Effects to Global Warming 1.Spread of Disease 2.Precipitation Patterns Change 3.Hurricane strength 4.Melting of Ice Caps (Many Problems)

Spread of Disease

As northern countries warm, disease carrying insects migrate north, bringing plague and disease with them. Not only up in latitude but also up in elevation.

Precipitation Patterns Change Although some areas of Earth will become more wet due to global warming, other areas will suffer serious droughts and heat waves. Africa will receive the worst of it, with more severe droughts also expected in Europe. Water is already a dangerously rare commodity in Africa, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global warming will exacerbate the conditions and could lead to conflicts and war.

Hurricanes Studies show that the number of hurricanes may stay the same but the strength of the hurricanes will increase because of the warmer temperatures of the ocean.

Melting of the Ice Caps SEA LEVEL RISING: "We live in constant fear of the adverse impacts of climate change. For a coral atoll nation, sea level rise and more severe weather events loom as a growing threat to our entire population. The threat is real and serious, and is of no difference to a slow and insidious form of terrorism against us." -Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, at the 58th Session of the United Nations General Assembly New York, 24th September 2003

Melting of the Ice Caps Tuvalu is one of the places on earth that is most vulnerable to the affects of global warming. The threat of sea level rise may bring complete disaster to the 10,000 Tuvaluans residing on nine extremely low-lying coral atolls.

Melting of the Ice Caps EFFECTS THE OCEANIC CONVEYER BELT: Freshwater from the ice caps can stop the oceanic conveyer belt, making it colder in some areas such as England, which relies on the flow of warm ocean water for their summers.

Melting of the Ice Caps ECOSYSTEMS ARE CHANGING An example is the Penguins, which have seen a 33% reduction in their population in the past decade.

Melting of the Ice Caps POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP Ice caps are white, and reflect sunlight, much of which is reflected back into space, further cooling Earth. If the ice caps melt, more water will absorb more heat, melting the ice caps even more and making the situation worst.

Effects of Volcanoes on Earth’s Temperature and global Warming 1.Burning fossil fuels increase the CO2 in atmosphere and ocean and CO2 absorbs a lot of energy from _______ ______. 2.Gases that make up our atmosphere are: ______ _____ _____ _____ and ______ 1.These gases are transparent → allow Sun’s Radiation to go through. 2.During Volcano eruptions a lot of ashes are released to atmosphere. These gases are not transparents. Do not allow ________ ______. 3.The average temperature on Earth will _________ if the number of volcano eruption decreases.

High Court to Hear the Global Warming Case. Read with your partner to complete the reading assignment. Use Close reading strategies to answer the questions.