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* [[En-en_adult_card_13_additional_greenhouse_effect|Additional Greenhouse Effect]] | * [[En-en_adult_card_13_additional_greenhouse_effect|Additional Greenhouse Effect]] | ||
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== Card #12 : Carbon Sinks == | |||
=== Description === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult12Desc /> | |||
Half of the {{CO2}} we emit every year is absorbed by carbon sinks :<br> | |||
- 1/4 by the vegetation (through photosynthesis)<br> | |||
- 1/4 by the ocean<br> | |||
The remaining half (1/2) stays in the atmosphere. | |||
<section end=Cardadult12Desc /> | |||
=== Causes === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult12Caus /> | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_7_co2_emissions|{{CO2}} Emissions]] | |||
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=== Consequences === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult12Cons /> | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_11_concentration_of_co2|Concentration of {{CO2}}]] | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_24_ocean_acidification|Ocean Acidification]]<section end=Cardadult12Cons /> | |||
== Card #13 : Additional Greenhouse Effect == | |||
=== Description === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult13Desc /> | |||
The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon – and incidentally, the first of the GHGs is water vapor.<br> | |||
Without greenhouse effect, the planet would be 33°C colder and life as we know it would not be possible.<br> | |||
But {{CO2}} and other GHGs related to human activity increase the natural greenhouse effect and unbalance the climate. | |||
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=== Causes === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult13Caus /> | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_9_other_ghgs|Other GHGs]] | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_11_concentration_of_co2|Concentration of {{CO2}}]] | |||
<section end=Cardadult13Caus /> | |||
=== Consequences === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult13Cons /> | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_15_radiative_forcing|Radiative Forcing]]<section end=Cardadult13Cons /> | |||
== Card #14 : Energy Budget == | |||
=== Description === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult14Desc /> | |||
This graph explains where the energy accumulated on Earth due to radiative forcing goes :<br> | |||
it warms up the ocean, melts ice, dissipates into the ground, and warms up the atmosphere. | |||
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=== Causes === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult14Caus /> | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_15_radiative_forcing|Radiative Forcing]] | |||
<section end=Cardadult14Caus /> | |||
=== Consequences === | |||
<section begin=Cardadult14Cons /> | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_16_melting_of_glaciers|Melting of Glaciers]] | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_17_increase_in_water_temperature|Increase in Water Temperature]] | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_18_melting_of_sea_ice|Melting of Sea Ice]] | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_19_melting_of_ice_sheets|Melting of Ice Sheets]] | |||
* [[En-en_adult_card_21_temperaturet_rise|Temperature Rise]] | |||
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