ENVIRONMENTGLOBAL WARMING

INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY STUDYUB0201

GROUP 1MOHAMMAD AZRI BIN MD UMAR

10T001806th APRIL 2010

LECTURER: PG HJH ROHANIAH PG HJ METUSSIN

OVERVIEW• DEFINITION• CAUSES• EFFECTS• STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS• PROBLEMS WITH THE SOLUTIONS• WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THE IMPACT?• CONCLUSION

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GLOBAL WARMING?

GLOBAL WARMING• INCREASE IN EARTH’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

WHAT CAUSES GLOBAL WARMING?• EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASES• TWO FACTORSi. NATURALii. HUMAN

NATURAL FACTORS• RELEASE OF METHANE FROM ARCTIC TUNDRA &

WETLANDS

AL GORE’S STATEMENT ON CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING

“One clear relationship is that excessive greenhouse gases in the atmosphere causes the temperature gets warmer because it traps more heat inside”

HUMAN FACTORS

EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY

HURRICANE KATRINA

MELTING OF ICE CAPS & GLACIERS

SIBERIA PERMAFROST DISSAPEARING

STRATEGIES TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING

DEVELOP & USE

CASE STUDY

SOLUTIONS PROBLEMS?• HIGH DEMAND FOR ENERGY• FOSSIL FUEL DOMINANCE• MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE RENEWABLE

ENERGY• UNITED STATES REJECTED THE KYOTO

PROTOCOL , YET THEY ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR GREENHOUSE GASES EMITTER

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THE IMPACT?

MANAGING SEA DEFENSENetherlands North Sea Storm Barrier

PREDICTION, TRACKING & WARNING

DISCOVERIES

PROVIDE & IMPROVE

CONCLUSION• A QUICK SAND• HUMAN IS RESPONSIBLE• FURTHER EXCESSIVE EMISSION EQUALS TO

SEVERE CONSEQUENCES• PEOPLE NEEDS TO WORK TOGETHER

REFERENCES

• Retrieved on March 24, 2010 from http://hubpages.com/hub/Netherlands-North-Sea-Protection

• Retrieved on March 24, 2010 from http://www.spacedaily.com/2006/091208165914.4rilf938.html

• Retrieved on March 24, 2010 from http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/press_releases/pr_835_en.html

• Retrieved on March 26, 2010 from http://www.carbonfreezone.com/index.php/resources/global-warming/56-solution-to-global-warming.htm

• Retrieved on March 26, 2010 from http://www.divesitedirectory.co.uk/global_warming_coral_effects.html

• Retrieved on March 26, 2010 from http://environment.about.com/od/faqglobalwarming/f/globalwarming.htm

• Retrieved on March 26, 2010 from http://www.causesofglobalwarming.net/• Retrieved on March 26, 2010 from

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/• Retrieved on March 27, 2010 from

http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/global_warming_worldbook.html

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