Impacts of climate change on the Antarctic

Use the article on moodle and these links to help you create a presentation on the impacts of climate change on Antarctica. Look at the impacts on the ice, sea level and life on the continent.

Impacts of climate change
British Antarctic Survey

Plate tectonics

Use the USGS online text book - This Dynamic Earth to complete the research task.

Video clips showing evidence of climate change

Clips from BBC Learning showing the evidence for climate change

Evidence of climate change - overview
Ice cores
Ice caps
Glacial retreat

L'Aquila earthquake

Click on the following links from the BBC reporting of the earthquake and write some notes on the following:

• Site and and characteristics of L'Aquila


• The impacts of the earthquake on the city and the people living there


• The rescue efforts


• The aftershocks


• Building construction

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Interactive map
Full CNN report

Natural causes of climate change

Is climate change natural?

BBC sunspot article

Using these articles and your own research, investigate the impact of volcanoes on climate change

Impact of volcanoes on climate - Met Office
Guardian article on impact of volcanoes
Impact of volcanoes on climate - research

Include an example of a volcano which has impacted the climate