Good Afternoon! Please get a computer, log on, and go to Links on class website. If it isn’t plugged in, don’t take it.

Republicans & Democrats

Discussion Questions 1.Do you believe global warming/climate change is happening? 2.Do you believe human activity is contributing to it? 3.What evidence do you have to support your answers to #1 and #2?

Discussion Questions 1.Do you believe global warming/climate change is happening? 2.Do you believe human activity is contributing to it? 3.What evidence do you have to support your answers to #1 and #2? YesNo YesNo

Get a computer and….. 1.Go to class web site 2.Go to “Links” and search for the four “Climate Change” sites listed there.

HW: Due Monday!

The Carbon Cycle

Carbon Cycle & Climate Change Essential Question: How is human activity linked to global climate change?

HW: Due tomorrow!

1. What’s the difference between climate and weather? Weather is short term (1 day, 1 year); Climate is long term weather patterns (decades, centuries)

2. What evidence is there that climate is changing dramatically? Give at least 6 different examples. 1.Glaciers, ice caps melting. 2.Sea levels rising. 3.Atmosphere temperatures rising. 4.Ocean temperatures rising. 5.Droughts, wildfires longer and more extreme. 6.Stronger hurricanes and other tropical storms such as……. Antarctica

Oct. 29, 2012

3. What are fossil fuels? Give examples and explain how they are formed. Coal, oil, natural gas. Formed by bodies of dead animals and plants under ground, under pressure for millions of years. Our main source of energy for cars, homes, business, etc. Are fossil fuels renewable or non-renewable?

4. How is the burning of fossil fuels believed by scientists to be causing global climate change? Burning fossil fuels adds carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to atmosphere. CO 2 acts like a blanket, trapping heat in atmosphere, causing climate to change.

Greenhouse

5. What evidence is there for scientists to conclude that it is burning fossil fuels that is causing climate change, and not some other natural cause? Increases of CO 2 in atmosphere correspond (match) with increases in CO 2 emissions from burning of fossil fuels. No evidence that sunspots, earth’s orbit, or volcanic activity are causing it. What happened in the early 1800’s that Caused people to burn more fossil fuels?

6. What are the likely effects of climate change on people and the environment? 1.Crop damage from heat, droughts, storms. 2.Millions of people killed or left homeless by floods. 3.Billions of dollars in damage from storms, floods, droughts, wildfires, etc. 4.Terrorist attacks from de-stabilized countries. 5.Increased acidity of oceans harms sea life, ocean food chains. $65 billion damage from hurricane Sandy Wildfires in Washington state

“…. the report warns that as temperatures rise and severe weather increases, food, water and electricity shortages could create instability in many countries, spreading disease, causing mass migration and opening the door for extremists to take advantage of fractures in already-unstable countries.

Syrian refugees

7. What are some ways we can reduce our impact on climate change? Give at least 5 different examples. 1.Use less electricity; turn off lights. 2.Switch to clean energy: solar, wind. 3.Drive more fuel efficient cars, burns less gas. Drive less. 4.Recycle and Re-use, saves energy. 5.Plant more trees, stop deforestation. 6.Support politicians and policies that reduce fossil fuel consumption. Get rid of those who don’t.

Even though majorities of scientists and voters know we should do something about this…..

We can’t. Why not?

Video House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2:47-9:07) with-jon-stewart-burn-noticed Q: Why can’t our government get anything done to reduce our impact on global climate change?

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Our government is corrupted at every level by Big Money……

Questions?

HW: Due tomorrow!

Q: How do the media (tv, radio, newspapers, on line news, etc.) make it difficult to solve the problem of climate change? A:

Climate Change debate: 1 for, 1 against

97 climate scientists for and 3 against

If 97 doctors told you eating something would give you cancer and 3 doctors disagreed, would you still eat it? If 97 engineers said MTHS was in danger of collapsing and 3 engineers disagreed, would we still have students here?

Questions?

Q: How is human activity linked to global climate change? What evidence is there to support this? A: Increases of CO 2 in atmosphere correspond (match) with increases in CO 2 emissions from burning of fossil fuels. No evidence that sunspots, earth’s orbit, or volcanic activity are causing it.

What are the likely effects of climate change on people and the environment? 1.Crop damage from heat, droughts, storms. 2.Millions of people killed or left homeless by floods. 3.Billions of dollars in damage from storms, floods, droughts, etc. 4.Terrorist attacks from de-stabilized countries. 5.Increased acidity of oceans harms sea life, ocean food chains. $65 billion damage from hurricane Sandy Somali drought refugees flee to Kenya

What would happen if all the ice melted? rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map