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Understanding the causes of climate change

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Understanding the causes of climate change

SUBJECTS:  Geography, Science

YEARS:  7–8, 9–10


Did you know that climate change is not a recent phenomenon?

In the past, natural events led to changes in the climate. Although natural events still affect climate, they're not enough to explain the big changes we've been seeing in the last 150 years.

What changes on earth can account for such dramatic changes to our climate?

Watch this NASA animation to find out.


Acknowledgements

Video courtesy of NASA’s Global Climate Change website.


Production Date: 2015


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