18 - Schmëlze vum Mieräis

Schmëlze vum Mieräis 18 Photo : NASA
Set 1 www.climatefresk.org 18 Duerch d'Schmëlze vum Mieräis geet de Mieresspigel net erop (en Äiscube am Waasser deet d'Glas net iwwerlafe, wann e schmëlzt). Par contre, wann d'Äis schmëlzt, gëtt d'Uewerfläch do méi däischter a reflektéiert d'Sonnestrahle manner (Albedo - Effekt).

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Cause

Energiebilan vun der Äerd

Energiebilan vun der Äerd


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Other possible consequences

Forçage radiatif

Schmëlze vum Mieräis

When the ice pack melts, a white surface is replaced by a dark blue surface, which has a lower albedo and therefore absorbs more energy. This relationship is not essential but it does allow another feedback loop of the game to be put forward.
terrestresch Biodiversitéit

Schmëlze vum Mieräis

The poor polar bear is a powerful symbol of the climat. If players make this connection, suggest they draw a bear!
Mieresbiodiversitéit

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There's probably some sort of link here...

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Wrong consequences

Zousätzlechen Zäreneffekt

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This link would mark confusion with the amplifying effect due to albedo. The white sea ice melts to reveal a darker surface underneath and the extra energy absorbed warms the Earth. This mechanism is called albedo and has nothing to do with the greenhouse effect. It belongs to the orange arrows on card 13, not to the red arrows.
Perturbatioun vum Waasserkreeslaf

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The melting of the Arctic ice pack, but also the melting of Greenland's glaciers may lead, in the distant future, to a disruption of the thermohaline circulation (which gives rise to the Gulf Stream). But beware, the "Water Cycle" card does not refer at all to the thermohaline circulation.
Montée vum Mieresspigel

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This it the trap in which participants can fall while playing with cards set n1. Therefore, do not ask them to read the cards from the beginning. Once they have put them in place, ask them to read the texts.
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