Analyzing Geoscience Data (3 of 5)

Related to Short-term Climate Trends

This is the Gorge du Ziz, an oasis between the High Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Desert in Morocco. This oasis is one of the world's largest date producers. The people live modest lifestyles that are not quite industrialized and resultantly do not contribute much to the causes of climate change. Yet, climate change from the carbon emissions from highly industrialized nations will affect these people all the same. 

Ecological footprint (per capita)—   Morocco: 1.77   Colombia: 1.91   USA: 8.04