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

3. What do we know…

4. How do we study it?

5.  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

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

7. Causes?  Transportation

8. Causes?  Air Conditioning and Heating

9. Causes?  Urban Heat Island

10. Causes?  Manufacturing

11. Causes?  Solid Waste

12. Causes?  Loss of Photosynthesis

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

14. So what!!!!!

15.  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

16. How can you help?

17. The End