Blue Planet: Designer Planet Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+

Based on the information in the images to the right, which of the following areas will be impacted if we reach 2 degrees Celsius of warming? Select all that apply - ALL Which of the temperatures below do you think is a good target for maximum warming in the next 100 years? For reference, we were at about +0.6oC from the average in 2014. Next, you'll test scenarios to reach the target you choose. You'll be scored for completing this screen, not any particular response. - +2 degrees Celsius What is the level of warming by 2150 - 8 ^ repeat - 8 Let's see just how good we are as a society - if we put in maximum effort on every single possible technology as soon as possible, where would our temperature rise be by 2150? - 2 Is your initial target possible with the technologies you tested? - Yes What are some of the environmental impacts of your targeted warming level? Use the data at right for reference - Increased damage from floods and storms, increased coral bleaching and increased species ranges shifts and wildfire risk What do you think some of the economic impacts of your targeted warming level will be? These could be related to the costs of getting to your target with current technology, or costs from the environmental impacts you identify - Complex, localized negative impacts on small holders, subsistence farmers and fishers as well as the increasing burden from malnutrition, diarrhea, cardiorespiratory, and infectious diseases Think back to what you've done so far - what are the factors that affect the temperature of the Earth? - Albedo Solar LuminosityDistance from the Sun Atmosphere Which of these factors do you think are areas that could be changed deliberately by human endeavor in the near future? - ALL (except distance from the sun)