An Inconvenient truth cmap

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This is a cmap about the main issues adressed in the documnetary called an inconvenient truth produced by Al gore

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What get into trouble is What get into trouble is not what we don’t know, not what we don’t know,

it’s what we know for sure it’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.that just ain’t so.

MARK TWAINMARK TWAIN

Atmosphere

IrreversibleClimate Change

North Hemisphere

Is reflected in

Summer: Decrease in CO2 Emmissions

Autum/Fall: Increase in CO2 Emmissions

Earth Breath once a year. In Summer

Temperature CO2

50 YEARS Carbon Dioxide emmissions are going to rise because of the unrestricted fossil fuels buring

Ice melting that involves KILIMANJARO MOUNTAIN, GLICER

NATIONAL PARK & HYMALAYAS Less Fresh Water will be available

Rising temperatures Heat Waves 2003 EUROPE AND INDIA

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEAD

Ocean warmerSTRONG STORMS LIKE HURRICANES AND

TYPHOONSDEVELOP IN CPOUNTRIES SUCH AS BRAZIL

Develop countries

Pressure

Technology

Political Issue

Food demands, Water and natural resources

Old habits + old technology = Predictible changesOld habits + new technology = dramatically altered consequences

If it is recognized, make big changes would be a moral duty

1.- GLOBAL WARMING IS CAUSED BY GREENHOUSE POLLUTION

2.- CHOOSE BETWEEN ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMET

3.- ACCEPTANCE AS INDIVIDUALS IF GLOBAL WARMING IS TRUTH OR NOT

USA did not ratified the

KYOTO PROTOCOL as nation

Most of cities are reducing their CO2 emmissions.

Buy energy appliances + light bulbs Change the thermostat and use clock thermostat to reduce ebergy for heating and cooling Recycle Walk or ride a bicycle, if not, buy an hybrid car Switch to renewable energy Plant trees Vote for leaders who pledge to solve this problem

“If you believe in prayer, pray that people will find the strength to change”

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