What is Global Climate Change? Dr. Brian Shmaefsky Professor of Biology Kingwood College.

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What is Global Climate Change? Dr. Brian Shmaefsky Professor of Biology Kingwood College

What do we know…

How do we study it?

 Measure average temperature changes  Measure carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the air  Measure carbon chemicals in soil  Measure carbon chemicals in ice  Measure carbon chemicals in bottoms of lakes and other bodies of water  Measure other Earth changes

Test!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you name seven causes of global climate change?

Causes?  Transportation

Causes?  Air Conditioning and Heating

Causes?  Urban Heat Island

Causes?  Manufacturing

Causes?  Solid Waste

Causes?  Loss of Photosynthesis

Causes?  Natural 1. Volcanoes 2. Wildfires 3. Swamp gas 4. Animal wastes

So what!!!!!

 Overall warming of Earth  Some areas get warmer  Some areas get colder  Some areas get more rain  Some areas get less rain  Rising sea levels

How can you help?

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