ibio homework 6
(200 word overall)
You will continue to work on the impact of climate change in a specific location. Keep track of your work since it will be important for your final project!
In WEEK 4 you made FOUR predictions or hypotheses about the impact of temperature changes on your location.
PLEASE NUMBER YOUR RESPONSES!
1. Remind me (and you!): What were your predictions?
1a. WRITE prediction 1
1b. WRITE prediction 2
1c. WRITE prediction 3
1d. WRITE prediction 4
You used multiple websites to explore climate change in your location:
- Explore these websites: (NOTE: The list of sites sites archived in Jan. 2017 to work around very recent changes to federal government websites)
- EPA U.S. Climate Change.
- Explore the impact of changing climate on regions in the U.S. https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-change-impacts-region_.html
- Explore the potential for adaptation to climate change in the U.S. https://www.epa.gov/arc-x
- Read summaries of impacts in regions around the world. https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/international-climate-impacts_.html
- National Climate Assessment. Click on REGIONS to explore impacts in U.S. http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/highlights/overview/overview
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Explore temperature and precipitation data for U.S. cities (click “Display Trend”). https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/
- Explore climate data sets from around the world. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/wdcmet/data-access-search-viewer-tools
- Union of Concerned Scientists. Explore climate change impacts around the world. http://www.climatehotmap.org/
- EPA U.S. Climate Change.
- A website you identified.
2. Use these websites to identify EVIDENCE that supports your FOUR hypotheses or predictions. EXPLAIN this evidence – make sure you cite your sources. Feel free to explore beyond these websites as well – you will need to find additional resources for the WEEK 8 homework.
Example:
2a. I predicted that snowfall would increase in E. Lansing over the next 50 years. Website http://fakesite.com contains a map that shows that snowfall is expected to double in E. Lansing by 2040 and stay that way until 2060.