What is the greenhouse effect

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Assignment:

a. Describe what "the greenhouse effect" is. Clearly relate the connection between human activities, the greenhouse effect, and climate change. Explain how at least two of your daily activities contribute to the greenhouse effect (and therefore, climate change).

b. Describe at least three predicted effects of global climate change on human societies and/or the environment. Cite your information source(s); you will receive no credit for information given without a citation.

c. Tell us three ways that climate change has already affected you or your family. Be clear and specific, and tell us how this has affected you/them.

d. Explain whether the deduction that humans are causing most of today's climate change is based on science or pseudoscience. Defend your answer using credible references (i.e., citations).

e. For Everyone: Read the Yale E360 interview/ article, How Can We Make People Care About Climate Change? When you think about the global climate crisis, which of the five main psychological barriers feels most familiar to you personally and why? How do you think it may affect your thoughts and behaviors?

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