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WHAT’s THE SCIENCE BEHIND CLIMATE CHANGE?

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WHAT’s THE SCIENCE BEHIND CLIMATE CHANGE?

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  1. WHAT’s THE SCIENCE BEHIND CLIMATE CHANGE? http://previews.123rf.com/images/kozzzlova/kozzzlova1208/kozzzlova120800004/14828123-People-on-the-planet-Stock-Vector-earth-planet-cartoon.jpg

  2. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NTIiWbEQsuw/maxresdefault.jpg WEATHER- over a short period of time ; “what’s happening outside today” Raining? Snowing? Cold? Hot? Humid? CLIMATE- global average; Patterns/trends over relatively long periods of time. Climate? OR Weather? VIDEO Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)Feb 26 , 2015 Past Chairman of US SenateENVIRONMENT and Public Works Committee

  3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2568825/Science-academies-explain-global-warming-reality.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2568825/Science-academies-explain-global-warming-reality.html

  4. GREENHOUSE EFFECT:Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, including water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, trap heat energy keeping Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere warm THIS IS A GOOD THING! It makes life on Earth possible! http://previews.123rf.com/images/kozzzlova/kozzzlova1208/kozzzlova120800004/14828123-People-on-the-planet-Stock-Vector-earth-planet-cartoon.jpg

  5. PROBLEM Greenhouse gases have been increasing So . . . atmosphere is trapping more heat and planet is warming up https://static.skepticalscience.com/pics/WMOGraphs.jpg http://www.animationplayhouse.com/aahot.gif

  6. WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY?

  7. CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN ATMOSPHERE ARE INCREASINGCurrent CO2 level in atmosphere: 407 ppm ~ highest in 650,000 years https://globalclimate.ucr.edu/images/evidence_CO2.jpg

  8. CO2 CONCENTRATION and TEMPERATURE http://www.southwestclimatechange.org/files/cc/figures/icecore_records.jpg

  9. https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

  10. What does the science say? IT’S GETTING WARMER 9 of 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2000

  11. ARCTIC ICE IS DISAPPEARING VIDEO https://climate.nasa.gov/

  12. ANTARCTIC ICE IS DISAPPEARING VIDEO http://www.businessinsider.com/antarctica-giant-iceberg-breaking-off-2017-1 VIDEO

  13. January 2017 was third-warmest January on record https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2550/january-2017-was-third-warmest-january-on-record/

  14. AGW: Anthropogenic Global Warming“Human caused climate change: http://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Pies-Public-Science.jpg

  15. THERE IS NO “CONTROVERSY” Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journalsshow that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities. Depending on exactly how you measure the expert consensus, it’s somewhere between 90% and 100% that agree humans are responsible for climate change, with most of our studies finding 97% consensus among publishing climate scientists. The greater the climate expertise among those surveyed, the higher the consensus on human-caused global warming. https://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-scientific-consensus-intermediate.htm

  16. THERE IS NO “CONTROVERSY” Most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE"The scientific evidence is clear: global climate change caused by human activities is occurring now, and it is a growing threat to society." (2006) US NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES"The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify taking steps to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere." (2005) INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIES JOINT STATEMENT"Climate change is real. There will always be uncertainty in understanding a system as complex as the world’s climate. However there is now strong evidence that significant global warming is occurring. The evidence comes from direct measurements of rising surface air temperatures and subsurface ocean temperatures and from phenomena such as increases in average global sea levels, retreating glaciers, and changes to many physical and biological systems. It is likely that most of the warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities (IPCC 2001)." (2005, 11 international science academies)

  17. WHY DO WE NOT LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS? I’m not a SCIENTIST . . . https://www.pinterest.com/pin/50313720817854238/

  18. THIS IS CRAZY! If you were at the airport and 97% of the airplane mechanics said “The plane was unsafe and was going to crash” and 3% said “ I’m not a mechanic, but it will be fine” . . . . WOULD YOU GET ON THE PLANE? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b2/58/cc/b258cc8976aafff5b8919409cc828e4d.jpg

  19. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/50313720817521853/ EFFECTS OF INCREASINGCO2 in ATMOSPHEREand CLIMATE CHANGE ?

  20. POLAR ICE IS MELTING https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sea-ice-hits-record-lows-at-both-poles/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_ENGYSUS_NEWS

  21. Sea Ice Hits Record Lows at Both Poles http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/files/2014/04/Figure3.png

  22. What’s so bad about warming up a little? http://healthandenergy.com/images/global2.gif Cartoon from Brookings Register Coastal flooding

  23. http://www.defendscience.org/graphics/NASA-SLR.gif

  24. Global average sea level up 8 inches since 1880 Predicted rise by 2100 = 2.5 feet to 6.5 feet depending on: how quickly land-based glaciers melt how quickly we cut back on carbon emissions. A complete meltdown of the Greenland ice sheet, could push sea level riseto 23 feet. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/sea-level-rise/

  25. thttp://www.unhcr.org/en-us/climate-change-and-disasters.htmlthttp://www.unhcr.org/en-us/climate-change-and-disasters.html CLIMATE REFUGEESSea level rises for a 4°C warming scenario could submerge land currently home to 470 to 760 million people. “This is not a migration as we’ve known it before.”

  26. http://www.claybennett.com/pages/ocean_temps.html Changes in Gulf Stream http://zfacts.com/metaPage/lib/Atlantic_conveyor.jpg

  27. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina Increasing ocean temperatures = MORE SEVERE STORMS http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/WEATHER/08/25/tropical.storm/story.katrina.915p.jpg

  28. Number of Atlantic hurricanes each year has doubled over the past century. Proportion of major hurricanes to less intense hurricanes has sharply increased in recent years, http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/gw_hurricanes/fig26.jpg http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070730-hurricane-warming.html

  29. http://www.cactus-art.biz/note-book/Dictionary/aaa_Dictionary_pictures/drought.jpghttp://www.cactus-art.biz/note-book/Dictionary/aaa_Dictionary_pictures/drought.jpg Weather extremes Heat waves and drought Brookings Register

  30. http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/infographic-wildfires-climate-change.html#.WKtyOW8rLIUhttp://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/infographic-wildfires-climate-change.html#.WKtyOW8rLIU

  31. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=35720&in_page_id=34http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=35720&in_page_id=34 Changing habitats means loss of species

  32. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/50313720817527779/

  33. http://www.conchaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/florida-keys-coral-reef-loss.pnghttp://www.conchaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/florida-keys-coral-reef-loss.png What’s so bad a little more CO2? ACIDIFICATION OF OCEANS Affects coral reefs and shelled sea animals http://www.biologyjunction.com/clip0051.jpg

  34. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralbleaching-large.jpg http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2014-04-16-CoralReefEarthDrReeseHalterCORAL CORAL BLEACHING Warmer water causes corals to expel the algae living in their tissues and turn white. Destroys coral reef ecosystems and organisms that live there

  35. http://www.apzem.com/Blog/air-pollution-reduce-life-span.png HEALTH CONCERNS

  36. HOW DO WE FIX THIS?STOP RELEASING GREENHOUSE GASES INTO ATMOSPHERE !

  37. PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT !!!!! LANDMARK NEW CLIMATE AGREEMENT !!!!! • More than 130 countries (including US and China) signed the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at UN headquarters on April 22, 2016 (Earth Day!) • US pledged a 26-28% cut by 2025 compared with 2005 levels. • It sets a collective goal of keeping global warming below 2° C compared to pre-industrial times, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature rise to 1.5C. • It requires all countries to submit plans for climate action and to update them every five years, though such plans are not legally binding.

  38. Clean Power Plan United States-Clean Power Plan sets achievable standards to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 and giving states flexibility of how they will meet these goals . Feb 2016Supreme Court moved to temporarily block implementing the plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.Decision to come . . .

  39. http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/bravenewtraveler.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20080418-planet.jpghttp://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/bravenewtraveler.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20080418-planet.jpg HERE’S THE THINGEven if you don’t “believe” in climate change . . . Even if our politicians refuse toadmit there is a problem . . . . Even if countries can’t agree on emission levels … we should still work to reduce our emissions of global warming gases BECAUSE . . .

  40. http://www.inkcinct.com.au/Web/CARTOONS/2005/2005-379C--last-fossil-fuel.gifhttp://www.inkcinct.com.au/Web/CARTOONS/2005/2005-379C--last-fossil-fuel.gif THINGS WE DO TO “FIX CLIMATE CHANGE” make sense anyway! Fossil fuels are a limited resource… eventually they will be gone!

  41. THINGS WE DO TO “FIX CLIMATE CHANGE” make sense anyway! http://healthandenergy.com/global_warming_cartoons.htm Our supply of fossil fuels is dependent on countries that are not “friendly” to the U.S.

  42. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AXU_8yGrChFsoMxEHENwCXCcNfaWt5xKTeVop_gXC0bNpant1zzXx7k/https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AXU_8yGrChFsoMxEHENwCXCcNfaWt5xKTeVop_gXC0bNpant1zzXx7k/ THINGS WE DO TO “FIX CLIMATE CHANGE” make sense anyway! Drilling for and transporting fossil fuels has negative environmental consequences http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/embed/public/2014/07/14/oklahoma_chart.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZjvIZhH.jpg

  43. THINGS WE DO TO “FIX CLIMATE CHANGE” make sense anyway! Innovation and alternative energy technologies for automobiles and power generation are good for our economy https://www.iea.org/media/news/2016/news/MTRMRInfographic.png

  44. Pollution from fossil fuels makes people sick.

  45. THINK ABOUT IT REALLYBAD BAD GOOD! BEST!

  46. http://www.climateactionreserve.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/climatesummit.jpghttp://www.climateactionreserve.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/climatesummit.jpg

  47. THE SOLUTIONS MUST COME FROMAVERAGE CITIZENS . . . LIKE US!OUR LEADERS CAN’T FIX THIS WON’T

  48. WE CAN’T COUNT ON OUR LEADERS to FIX THIS http://e360.yale.edu/images/features/stahl_0401_energy_policy.jpg

  49. http://cdn.skim.gs/images/dws0o9mn3yft7sifgrz7/DonaldTrump_3 Our President is the ONLY world leader who does NOT accept climate science as REAL!

  50. 114th CongressJan 2015 Republican party is only political party in the WORLD that includes DENIAL of CLIMATE CHANGE as part of its platform https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/624/0*m34Q_EYlCc812YY5.png

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