Evidence for Climate Change
Examining scientific evidence from various sources that supports the reality of global climate change.
Key Questions
- Analyze how ice core data provides insights into past atmospheric composition and temperatures.
- Evaluate the reliability of different proxy data sources for reconstructing past climates.
- Explain how changes in glacier mass balance and sea level provide evidence of a warming planet.
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