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Sadra Sepehri D block
11/6/2011
What is Global Warming?What is Global Warming?
Introduction
Global Warming is the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth
“Evidence continues to build that the world is slowly but surely getting warmer.” James Hansen
Earth temperature has warmed up by 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900
How are human activities causing global warming?
Burning fossil fuels release Co2 in atmosphere.
More Co2 means “thicker” atmosphere and that means more Co2, more heat, is trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Coal burning plants produce 2.5 billion tons of Co2 every year
Automobiles create nearly1.5 billion tons of Co2 annually
1 gallon of gas is equal to 19 pounds of Co2
Other air pollution also cause global warming
How can we reverse the effects of global warming?
We should stop pumping Co2 into Earth’s atmosphere
Economies should start using cleaner carsCountries should use more renewable
energy such as wind energy, solar energy, wave energy, geothermal energy and etc.
Scientists should use technology to cut the amount of carbon dioxide
Should a national change policy be implemented? Why or why not?International cooperation is needed because
emissions to the atmosphere circulate worldwide.
Benefits of climate change will be worldwide too
Some examples of those benefits are climate stabilization and health
Incentives opportunities and economic opportunities are also ways to stop global warming
United Nation held an earth summit in 1992 ( Rio de Janeiro)
All countries should agree to work together because it is something that affects everyone
Many countries met in Kyoto, Japan and signed an agreement called Kyoto Patrols
U.S and Australia haven’t agreed yet because the are afraid that reduction in energy could harm their economy make unemployment worse.
How does Greenhouse emission cause global warming?
The sun’s rays heat the earth’s land and sea and make it livable for humans and other living things
More than one-third of the heat bounces back off the earth’s surface but green house gases capture the heat
Some of the green house gases are carbon dioxide ( most important one), methane (CH4) nitrous Oxide (N2O), ozone (O3), water vapor, halo carbons
The progress is called “green house emission” because it is similar to the way glass traps the heat inside a green house
Natural green house effect makes a big deference to temperature of our earth
Without it average temperature is 0 degrees Fahrenheit, but with it average temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit
Green house effect is now stronger and can trap more of sun’s energy
What are the impacts of global warming?The greatest of global warming is the
increase in extreme weather
Arctic’s perennial polar ice cap is declaring at the rate of 9% per decade
Global warming doesn’t make hurricanes, but it makes them stronger
Rising sea level will lead to coastal flooding ( Florida, Gulf of Mexico and etc.)
Other great impacts of global warming are more common and intense heat waves, rising average air temperature over land and sea, warmer Springs and longer summers
Career Atmospheric scientists mostly study the atmosphere
surrounding our Earth. Also, they analyze the changes in the atmosphere that might affect the rest of our environment. For example, atmospheric scientists forecast the weather, study the weather in the past years, and examine the current weather
Salary: $55,150- $101,340Trends: Operational meteorologist, Climatologist,
Physical meteorologist Advancements: The American Meteorological
Society (AMS) offers the Certified Consulting Meteorologist professional certification for consulting meteorologists.
CareerExperienced meteorologists can advance
supervisory and governmental jobs, or might work on more complicated forecasting jobs.
Related Careers: Environmental scientist and specialist, Geoscientist and hydrologist
High School Career academiesHigh School: River Hill High SchoolCareer Academy: Allied Health Academy Reason: I liked to know more information
about the academy that includes Pharmacist. Pharmacist is one of the careers which might be eligible after finishing this academy
Cornell University
Ithaca , New YorkYearly tuition of $25,185.00 for New York state
residents and $41,325.00 for non resident studentsThe program requirements are Atmospheric sciences,
Mathematics, statics, computer science, and basic physical science
Cornell University has 13,935 under graduates, 3,179 first time degree-seeking freshman, 7,004 graduate enrollments, and 13,885 degree seeking undergraduates
Community ServiceVolunteered at a nursing home I think that we all should help the elderly
because they were once young and helped others too. We can learn a lot of life lessons by listening to the stories they have to tell us.
Prior Job Experience
Babysitting, Clarksville, Maryland, 2103Life guard, Columbia Association, 2014-2019Cashier, Giant Pharmacy, 2015-2017
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“Weather Extremes May Be the New Norm.” Map. Los Angles, California: n.p., n.d. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 4 Dec. 2011. <http://sks.sirs.com>.