Chemistry In Context
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 4, Problem 31Q
The Arctic has been called “our canary in the coal mine for climate impacts that will affect us all.”
- a. What does the phrase “canary in the coal mine” mean?
- b. Explain why the Arctic serves as a canary in a coal mine.
- c. The melting of the tundra accelerates changes elsewhere. Give one reason why.
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