World at Risk Key Words

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L C K C Q D K X Y N X J R T S A Y V V M Q
F K Y Y Q C A C L I M A T E C H A N G E Y
Q V I A H T E P X B E X A I X B R J R K F
K O C C F T W B S L G W N O W B L G Y W F
O D E S T R U C T I V E B O U N D A R Y C
C O N S T R U C T I V E B O U N D A R Y Y
V B G G R E E N H O U S E E F F E C T K V
V G E O P H Y S I C A L H A Z A R D C R E
D X Y V C O N T E X T H A Z A R D J L W X
C L Q O F W L K W Y F D U D A P G H U M L
N V B P K F F D B F M X P D C G W W Y J C
P T T A U V U L N E R A B I L I T Y X D H
F E E D B A C K M E C H A N I S M X A E T
W D P M G L O B A L W A R M I N G R R W V
F H G B W Q Y W D T B V E U H V H O O V N
V N H A V W S O C D B M Y N N T G M N X S
A S T H E N O S P H E R E C T T P A W D A
J O I X K H P S O R D B F Y N E P G N M R
L E G L D C N O L F Q F K S W P R Q T J F
W M H Q P V J A P F Q L A U S J T Y M C S
A N T H K A I C F U R I B F G D P Q D R H

Clues

  • A boundary between plates where the plates are converging (moving together) (11, 8)
  • A boundary between plates where the plates are diverging or moving apart (12, 8)
  • A hazard formed by tectonic/geological processes (earthquakes,volcanoes and tsunamis) (11, 6)
  • A high risk combined with an inability of individuals and communities to cope (13)
  • A recently measured rise in the average surface temperature of the planet (6, 7)
  • A semi-molten zone of rock underlying the Earth's crust (13)
  • Any long term trend or shift in climate (average weather over 30 years) detected by a sustained shift in the average value for any climatic element (e.g. rainfall, drought, storminess) (7, 6)
  • The warming of the Earth's atmosphere due to the trapping of heat that would otherwise be radiated back into space - it enabled the survival of life on Earth (10, 6)
  • Where the output of a system acts to amplify (positive) or reduce (negative) further output (e.g. the melting of Arctic permafrost leads to the release of trapped methane which leads to further global warming) (8, 9)
  • Widespread (global) threat due to environmental factors such as climate change (7, 6)

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