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Global Warming

Learn about the difference between global warming and climate change, their impacts, facts about emissions, the Kyoto Protocol, and how you can help save the planet. Spread the word and change the world!

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Global Warming

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  1. Global Warming Biol. 1010 2008 Spring

  2. Which is which? • Global Warming • Just to do with near-surface air temperature • The consequences of this only • Nothing else • Climate Change • More diverse set of changes • Weather changes • Water temperature • Biome breakdown • Vegetative growth

  3. What is climate change? • (Sometimes referred to as Global Warming) • Climate Change is the process by which human emissions of Greenhouse Gases are believed to be causing changes in the Earth’s climate system. • Watch out for the difference!

  4. Climate or Global • Remember that Climate describes an area's long-term atmospheric conditions. • Global climate change describes trends and variation in Earth's climate, • involving aspects such as • Temperature • precipitation, and • storm frequency and intensity. • People often use the term global warming synonymously in casual conversation, • but global warming refers specifically to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature.

  5. The Diagram Very good way to understand global warming!

  6. Impacts • Impacts of climate change are listed here based on a scientific concensus

  7. Flooding • The Maldives will sink • Parts of many nations will also sink • London • Florida • The Bay Area • Holland • Many island nations

  8. Waste not! Facts about your car • Not efficient at all!

  9. Kyoto Protocol • drafted in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, the Kyoto Protocol mandates signatory nations, by the period 2008-2012, to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases to levels below those of 1990

  10. How can you help? • Learn first - as you have today • Spread the word • Change your habits • Change the habits of others • Become a politician • Change the world! • SAVE THE WORLD!!!

  11. Save the Planet

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