Question 1

What are the Natural Hazards of Climate Change?

Accepted Answer

Natural hazards pose major risks to people and property. Natural hazards are natural processes which cause damage, injury and death. Meteorology hazards are caused by the weather and climate. Different factors affect hazard risk including the severity of the natural hazard, the ability of a place to cope with the hazard and the likelihood that a hazard will occur.

Question 2

Mitigation Strategies (Reduce the Causes of Climate Change)

Accepted Answer

Alternative energy production – using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels. Carbon capture – Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) traps, transports and stores CO2. Planting trees – increases the amount of CO2 absorbed from the atmosphere. International agreements – the Kyoto Agreement was signed by most countries in the world. They agreed to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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