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How We Affect The World By: Emily Batley, Daisy Lopez, Lacey Bollmer, Rhena Ripley
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Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Constant Problems Incensement in extreme weather: Wildfires Hurricanes Floods Drought Tropical storms Leads to climate changes More Technology Advances No progress in improving energy source to be environmentally friendly
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2001 9/11 Emissions into the air War in Afghanistan Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Humans are 66% responsible for global warming (Current statistic is 90+%)
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2002 Antarctica Larsen-B ice shelf break Collapsed in one month Arctic summer sea ice Record low
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2003 Iraq war started
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2004 Global warming publicity Cover of National Geographic Cover of Business Week Magazine Central theme of Michael Crichton’s best- selling novel, State of Fear
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2005 Warmest year on record 1998 and 2007 tie for 2 nd warmest “How much are you consuming?”
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2006 Start of energy consumption steady growth at 2.3% per year 21.3 billion tons of CO2 from fossil fuels per year Natural processes can only absorb about half of produced
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2007 Australia Lost 25% of crop productions Due to desertification Tegua Island, Pacific Ocean 100 residents relocated Rising sea levels Frequent flooding
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2009 Moscow, Russia Extreme heat waves 33 days of heat over 91.4° 11,000 died Forrest fires Drought Crop failures
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2010 Indonesia and Australia Unusual rains starting in May- Oct(normal dry time) Indonesia Almost double rainfall June- Oct. Australia May-Oct. 152% higher rainfall
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Future 2040 Predict Arctic to have 1 st ice-free summer 2030 Over a billion cars will be driving on planet earth 2050 add one more billion 2050 1billion + people with water shortage 2080 Mountain eco-systems will lose more than half of wildlife species
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