4. Beginning in what year were about a million Syrian refugees unleashed on Europe by a civil war inflamed by climate change, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?

5. How many major cities are there currently with average maximum summertime temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the World Bank and when was it formed?

2. What do CCS and BECCS refer to?

3. Describe the Camp Fire. When and where did it occur and what damage did it cause?

4. How do wildfires affect greenhouse gas emissions?

5. How did Hurricane Harvey impact Houston environmentally?

6. What is the relationship between Syria and climate change, according to the author?

7. What does the author say about methane release in relation to melting ice sheets in "Drowning"?

8. How is "Anthropocene" defined?

9. What does the author project will happen in terms of wildfire growth by 2050?

10. What is a "hyperobject"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Kyoto Protocol? When was it adopted? When was it entered into force? How many parties are there to the Protocol? What is its goal?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the Neolithic Revolution in terms of climate change. How did the adjustment to an agrarian system affect culture and civilization? How did it affect the planet? Why do some individuals believe that the agrarian transition was a negative event?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the increase in hurricane frequency globally in the past century. How have hurricanes changed? What has caused these changes? What is projected for the future regarding hurricane activity?

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