Global Warming

By: Saundra Bratz

Climbing Temperatures

• Average Temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees around the world since 1980

• If you look at the 21 hottest years measured, 20 of the 21 have occurred within the last 25 years

Melting Ice And Glaciers

• Arctic region may have its 1st completely ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier

• Glaciers are rapidly melting• Sea level is rising• Montana’s Glacier National

Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910

Extreme Weather

• Hurricanes have increased by 50% in intensity and duration since the 1970’s

• Higher temperatures equal more severe weather

Animal Extinction• By 2050, rising

temperatures could lead to the extinction of more than a million species

• The Emperor Penguin population has declined by 70% over the past 50 years

Disappearing Coral Reefs

• Coral populations could collapse by 2100

• Coral “bleaching” is caused from higher water temperatures

Agriculture• Higher temperatures

and less rainfall have a negative impact on crops, especially in low latitude areas

• Increased poverty impact

Disease• 30 new diseases have

emerged over the last 25-30 years

• Old diseases that had been under control are now surging again, such as Swine Flu and E. Coli

• Mosquitoes, Ticks, Algae, Rodents, etc are showing up in new areas

Greenhouse Gases

• There are 7 types of greenhouse gases, most commonly known: carbon dioxide

• They trap heat in the atmosphere and can stay there for hundreds to thousands of years

• Also known as the greenhouse effect

Simple Ways To Help Global Warming

• Change your light bulbs

• Ride the bus• Hang up clothes

on a clothes line

• Open windows• Say “no” to

plastic bags

Go Green• Use aluminum water

bottles• Use cloth bags instead of

paper or plastic• Composting• Turning heat down, put

on a sweatshirt instead, etc.

• Take leftovers home from restaurants

• Limit your water usage, get conserving shower heads and toilets to save gallons per day

Works Citedhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html

http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm

http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/06/07/global-warming-effects-and-causes-a-top-ten-list/

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/article/0,28804,1602354_1602354,00.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_and_agriculture#Poverty_impacts

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/energy-environment-2007/tips_environmental_main_a1.asp

http://42explore.com/globewrm.htm

http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/energy/energy-program-reports/feeling-the-heat-global-warming-and-rising-temperatures-in-the-united-states

Gore, Al. An Inconvenient Truth. 33 E. Minor Street. Emmaus, PA. Rodale Publishing. 2006