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“. “. “ The evidence is in: global warming has caused severe floods, droughts, and storms. More violent and frequent storms, once merely a prediction of climate models , are now a matter of observation. ”. GLACIERS ARE MELTING. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 1941. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 2004. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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“““The evidence is in: global warming has caused severe floods, droughts, and storms. More violent and frequent storms, once merely a prediction of
climate models, are now a matter of observation.”
GLACIERS ARE MELTING
MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 1941
MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 2004
PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 1920
PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 2005
Coral reefs are bleaching
WEATHER IS BECOMING MORE EXTREME
Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe all over the planet.
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01980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Other weather related events
Storms
Floods
Droughts
Geophysical
year
number of reported disasters per year
Source: CRED (2011)
95º F/35º C - Ascension Islands
97º F/36º C - Solomon Islands
99º F/37º C - Finland
102º F/38º C - Belarus
108º F/42º C - Ukraine
108º F/42º C - Colombia
108º F/42º C - Zambia
114º F/45º C - Russia
116º F/46º C - Nigeria
116º F/47º C - Cyprus
116º F/47º C - Bolivia
117º F/47º C - Myanmar
118º F/48º C - Chad
122º F/50º C – Sudan
123º F/50º C - Qatar
124º F/51º C - Jordan
126º F/52º C – Saudi Arabia
126º F/52º C – Iraq
127º F/53º C – Kuwait
128º F/54º C - Pakistan
119º F/48º C - Niger
Record heat by
Countries
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1831
Are all these records and extremes
a coincidence?
it’s a clear limit
Degrading Nature increases the likelihood of
extremeweather events...
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