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CLIMATE CHANGE Global Warming
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What’s climate change?
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Change in average weather over time and over a region
Includes changes in: Temperature Wind patterns Precipitation
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Global warming T has risen 1ºC since 1850 Human activities
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What makes the climate change?
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This effect is a natural phenomenon, which helps maintain a stable temperature and climate on Earth
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Increasing greenhouse gases trap more heat
“Greenhouse effect” Increasing greenhouse gases trap more heat [Image 1] Earth’s surface absorbs heat from the sun and then re-radiates it back into the atmosphere and to space. [click, Image 2] Much of this heat is absorbed by greenhouse gases, which then send the heat back to the surface, to other greenhouse gas molecules, or out to space. Though only 1% of atmospheric gases are greenhouse gases, they are extremely powerful heat trappers. By burning fossil fuels faster and faster, humans are effectively piling on more blankets, heating the planet so much and so quickly that it’s hard for Mother Nature and human societies to adapt. 7
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What impacts of climate change have already been observed?
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Glaciers are melting 1914 2005 Portage Glacier
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Sea level is rising Bangladeshi Village
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Damage associated with coastal flooding are increasing
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Droughts will also become more common
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Biological systems are changing
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What actions can be taken to reduce global warming?
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Educate about global warming
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Recycle
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Refill
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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
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The Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), aimed at combating global warming
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