Celia Guyer, Courtney Rich, Houston Kelly, Nerma Mrguda, Ashley Smallridge

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Sources of conflict“The most recent satellite and ground based

observations show that sea-level rise is continuing to rise at 3 mm/yr or more since 1993, a rate well above the 20th century average. The oceans are continuing to warm and expand, the melting of mountain glacier has increased and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are also contributing to sea level rise." -Dr. John Church

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Human-induced global warming is causing glaciers and polar ice caps to melt, leading to a rise in ocean levels.

Rising sea levels caused by climate change are threatening to destabilize island nations and spark conflict across the world over energy and food reserves

The Arctic is melting, potentially making the extraction of undersea energy deposits commercially viable. Conflict is a remote possibility if these disputes are not resolved peacefully

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Its predicted warmer temperatures would change the location of South East Asian fishing grounds, leading to conflict over fishing rights, and lead to an increase in climate refugees fleeing the Pacific's sinking atolls.

Environmental changes would reinforce existing concerns regarding land availability, economic development and control over resources. multiplying the threats faced by fragile states and increasing the chance they would fail.

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What will this cause worldwide?Home loss/ Relocation of peopleClimate changesAreas of agriculture will be depletedIslands disappearing

What will happen in the United States?Florida and other states disappearingRelocation of many peopleNatural disaster increaseSome agriculture areas depleted Loss of jobs

Historical contextA main reason for rising sea levels is melting

ice sheetsThe last ice age ended around ten millennia

ago (Wisconsin glacial) During the peak, 33% of land was covered by

glaciers as opposed to the 11% it is nowWith many glaciers, sea level becomes lower,

and land mass becomes largerWhen the climate changes the ice will melt

and sea levels will rise.

Historical context continuedIn New York, over the last 150 years, there is about a

2 to 3 mm rise in sea level.This map shows there is about a 3-6 mm rise in most

areas, as shown in the year of 2010.

Major PlayersThere are two different types of major players

1. The people/areas near the sea/ocean

2. The people/places contributing to greenhouse gases and Global Warming

Negative contributorsThe U.S. and China are obviously the two

biggest greenhouse gas emitting countriesGreenhouse gases are considered to be the

greatest cause of the melting of the glaciersEveryday that we drive our cars to work, turn

on our heat, or even spray our hair with hair spray we emit things that contribute to greenhouse gases

Almost every industrialized country emits greenhouse gases but not many makes controlling them a big deal

Negative contributors trying to change

France, Sweden, Britain, Germany, and Canada are some countries trying to lower there greenhouse footprint

China has taken steps towards limiting greenhouse gases but they have so many people that it is hard

In the countries above government recommends alternative less fuel and greenhouse emitting transportation

Many of the natives of these countries have taken this to heart and try to use public transportation

SolutionsTHIS IS NOT AN UNPREVENTABLE

NATURAL DISASTER.Energy Efficiency: The cheapest, cleanest

source of energy, more renewable power, and strong efforts to clean up old fossil fuel plants.

Cleaner cars: Cleaner fuels and more transit.Green buildings and sustainable land use

practices, which will make this a more healthier place to live and work in.

More solutionsBecome an NRCM activist: contact our

legislators regarding important energy issues.

We need to adapt strong policies, at the state level.

We need citizens to get involved in local effort's, and to examine their own lives for ways to reduce global warming pollution.

Encourage humans to reproduce faster, as each human holds a few pints of water