Climate Change in Our Own Backyard
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- Q1According to the article "As Our Cities Grow Hotter, How Will We Adapt?" Louisville, Kentucky faces a severe shortage of what?BiodiversityNon-reflective SurfacesClean Rivers & StreamsTree Cover60s
- Q2What is the "urban heat-island effect?"When air pollution and smog above cities traps solar radiation and heatWhen dark, paved surfaces absorb solar radiation, raising the temperature of the air around themWhen a particular hot-spot "island" inside a city (like an industrial zone) warms the surrounding areaWhen rising convection currents of hot air from cities are blocked by cooler air from surrounding rural farmland60s
- Q3According to the article "As Our Cities Grow Hotter, How Will We Adapt?" what was responsible for killing approximately 86 people in the city of Louisville in 2012?Heat WaveAir PollutionFlash-FloodingSevere Storms60s
- Q4Which the following methods have NOT been pursued by the City of Louisville to help remedy its environmental problems?Requiring all new construction to use only white, reflective roof tilesReplacing dark asphalt and concrete with lighter-colored pavementPlanting more trees, grass, and green spacesCutting back on excess heat seeping out of buildings and the tailpipes of cars60s
- Q5According to the E.P.A., has the state of Kentucky warmed MORE or LESS than the average state in the U.S. over the last half-century?MORESo far, LESS60s
- Q6Has precipitation in the state of Kentucky INCREASED or DECREASED in recent years?INCREASEDDECREASED60s
- Q7Has the risk of flooding in the state of Kentucky INCREASED or DECREASED in recent years?DECREASEDINCREASED60s
- Q8Has the threat of drought INCREASED or DECREASED in the state of Kentucky in recent years?INCREASEDDECREASED60s
- Q9Have fish populations Kentucky's waterways gone UP or DOWN in recent years?UPDOWN60s
- Q10Have the frequency of toxic algal blooms in Kentucky gone UP or DOWN in recent years?UPDOWN60s
- Q11Has the frost-free growing season for Kentucky's farmers got LONGER or SHORTER in recent years?LONGERSHORTER60s
- Q12Is the amount of forested area in KY expected to INCREASE, DECREASE, or REMAIN THE SAME in the immediate future (as a result of Climate Change)?DECREASEREMAIN THE SAMEINCREASE60s
- Q13Who is considered AT RISK due to increased Ozone levels in Kentucky's atmosphere?All of the abovePoorSick & AsthmaticElderly & Young60s