Factors Affecting Climate Change
Factors Affecting Climate Change
Factors Affecting Climate Change
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1. The Sun - provides the primary source of energy driving Earth’s climate system, but its
variations have played very little role in the climate changes observed in recent
decades. There are four factors:
3. The Hydrosphere - Oceans hold much more heat than the atmosphere – act as a
heat reservoir. A lot of energy is required to change the temperature of water by even
one degree Celsius temperature of large bodies of water changes slowly and by small
amounts.