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Card 6

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The probability of a hazard event occuring.

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Card 7

Front

How much solar radiation a surface reflects.

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Card 8

Front

A long term shift in climate detected by a sustained shift in the average value for any climatic event.

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Card 9

Front

When the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increase due to human activity.

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Card 10

Front

Energy sources that are rich in carbon and release CO2 when burnt.

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Card 11

Front

A recently measured rise in the average surface temperature of the planet.

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Card 12

Front

The warming of the Earth's atmosphere due to the trapping of heat that would otherwise be radiated back into space.

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Card 13

Front

The point at which a system switches from one state to another.

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Card 14

Front

Where the output of a system acts to amplify or reduce further output.

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Card 15

Front

How often an event of a certain size occurs.

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