Tag Archives: science

Greenhouse gases (GHG)

Greenhouse gases are gases found in the atmosphere that are capable of absorbing infrared radiation emitted from the Earth’s surface…+

Greenhouse effect

Some of the gases in Earth’s atmosphere, such as water vapour and carbon dioxide, play an important role in influencing…+

Other observed changes

With satellites, instrument data, and a range of other tools scientists are able to identify many other changes occurring around the…+

Global climate

On this page, we deal with these issues related to global climate and climate change: Global averages Temperature Precipitation Click…+

Arctic

We have observed a greater degree of warming in the Arctic than other parts of the world. Sea ice and…+

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Do you belong to a group or organization that is interested in learning more about climate change? One of our engaging and experienced…+

Manitoba’s climate

The charts below show how average temperatures have changed in Winnipeg in each season from 1872 to 2005. (1) Each…+

What causes climate change?

In this section, you will learn about the following key mechanisms that change the climate – now and in the past: Feedback…+

Is the climate changing?

In this section, we look at the following avenues of scientific evidence that clearly show that the climate is changing:…+

Science

In this section, we answer the most common questions about the science behind climate change: Are humans the cause? How…+

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