climate change

ACIDIFICATION

the action or process of making or becoming acidic.

What is happening to the oceans?

What does this do to shellfish?

For oysters, scallops and other shellfish, lower pH means less carbonate, which they rely on to build their essential shells. As acidity increases, shells become thinner, growth slows down and death rates rise. ... They're using a form of calcium carbonate to build their shell that dissolves really easily.

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DEFORESTATIOn

Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests to make the land available for other uses. 

What are trees used for?

oxygen wood desks pencil houses tables  

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ICECAP MELT

DEFINITION: The ice caps are the thick layers of ice and snow that cover the North and South Poles. This could cause the ice caps to melt.

It would make the sea level go up

If all the ice covering Antarctica, Greenland, and in mountain glaciers around the world were to melt, sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet). The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. ... Scientists are studying exactly how ice caps disappear.

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WATER VAPOUR

Water vapor, water vapor or aqueous vapor is the gaseous phase of water. It is one state of water within the hydrosphere. Water vapor can be produced from the evaporation or boiling of liquid water or from the sublimation of ice.

Warmer air is able to hold more moisture. As the climate warms, air temperatures rise, more evaporation from water sources and land occurs, thus increasing the atmospheric moisture content.

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