YEARS: 9–10
Have you heard of greenhouse gases?
What do you think they are? (The word 'greenhouse' is a big clue!) The delicate balance of greenhouse gases has been affected by the addition of an unprecedented amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) to our atmosphere in the last 150 years.
Watch this video to find out how CO2 is being added to our atmosphere and what this means for climate change.
Acknowledgements
Video courtesy of NASA’s Global Climate Change website.
Production Date: 2015
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