1. CLIMATE CHANGE SILKE, VIKTORIA, JOSEFINE AND ANKE

2. INDEX WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE? CAUSES PROBLEMS / SIGNS SOLUTIONS IMPACTS FUTURE TRENDS SOURCES

3. WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE? Change of weather patterns Average weather => more or fewer extreme weather events for example: hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis...

4. CAUSES HUMANNATURE Burning of fossil fuelsVolcanic activity Agriculture => industryThe Greenhouse effect Reinforce the Greenhouse effectThe Earth’s orbit around the sun

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10. PROBLEMS Seasons are shifting Temperatures ↑ => Sea levels ↑

13. SOLUTIONS In December 2009 scientists set a target to stop the climate change: -Until 2050 the average temperature shouldn’t rise more than 2°C -Companies have to pay for the amount of CO2 they produce -All of us need to reduce the consumption of meat -What everyone can do is: -Reduce heating -TV not on standby -Watch less TV

14. IMPACTS North America: -Less snow (western mountains) -Heat waves Latin America: -Tropical forests are more and more replaced by savanna -Species extinction increases -Changes in water availability Africa: - Agricultural production is compromised

15. IMPACTS Europe: -Inland flash floods -Costal flooding -Less winter tourism -Less productive crop (Southern Europe) Asia: -Risk of flooding in coastal areas -Death rate rises in some regions Others: -Cultures become extinct -Sea gets more acidic  loss of biodiversity

16. FUTURE TRENDS Very likely to occure: -Extremely hot weather periods -Rainfall increases in high latitude  floods -Rainfall decreases in subtropical land regions  draughts Likely to occure: -Tropical cyclone intensity increases High confidence: - Decreasing water resources in semi-arid areas

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