Over 100 years ago, people Over 100 years ago, people worldwide began burning more worldwide began burning more

coal and oil for homes, coal and oil for homes, factories, and transportation. factories, and transportation.

Burning fossil fuels Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse releases greenhouse gasesgases like:like:• carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide, • water vapor,water vapor,• methane &methane &• nitrous oxidenitrous oxide into the atmosphere. into the atmosphere.

These These added greenhouses gasesadded greenhouses gases have caused Earth have caused Earth

to to warm more quicklywarm more quickly than it has in the past.than it has in the past.

… … global temperatures are global temperatures are expected to continue to rise.expected to continue to rise.

And as And as human activities continue human activities continue to addto add carbon dioxide carbon dioxideand otherand othergreenhouse or greenhouse or heat-trapping heat-trapping gases to the gases to the atmosphere…atmosphere…

CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGECHANGE

is already beginning to is already beginning to transform lives on transform lives on

Earth…Earth…

Around the globe,Around the globe,seasons are shifting which destroy seasons are shifting which destroy

harvests and cause hunger…harvests and cause hunger…

Around the globe,Around the globe,

temperatures are temperatures are climbing…climbing…

Extreme drought is Extreme drought is increasing due to higher increasing due to higher

evaporation rate.evaporation rate.

With this, crops are With this, crops are withering leading to withering leading to food shortages.food shortages.

Risk of Risk of fire…fire…

……is increasingis increasing

Sea levels are rising.Sea levels are rising.Melting ice sheetsMelting ice sheets

could raise sea could raise sea levels high levels high

enough to flood enough to flood coastal areas coastal areas

around the around the globe…globe…

Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=rising-sea-levels-subject-of-run-up-2009-03-10

according to scientists according to scientists gathering in Denmark for gathering in Denmark for

a three-day climate-a three-day climate-change conference.change conference.

Sea levels are rising.Sea levels are rising.

Around the globe,Around the globe,surface water temperatures are surface water temperatures are warming…warming…

About a About a quarter of quarter of

the world's the world's coral reefs coral reefs died in the died in the

last few last few decades.decades.

heavier rainfall is causing heavier rainfall is causing flooding in many regions.flooding in many regions.

Around the globe,Around the globe,

Around the globe,Around the globe,

heavier rainfall is causing heavier rainfall is causing flooding in many regions.flooding in many regions.

Flooding caused by more intense Flooding caused by more intense rainfall is due to warmer rainfall is due to warmer

temperatures.temperatures.

Flooding caused by Flooding caused by warmer temperatureswarmer temperatures

Flooding caused by Flooding caused by warmer temperatureswarmer temperatures

Flooding caused by Flooding caused by warmer temperatureswarmer temperatures

ecosystems are ecosystems are changing.changing.

Vulnerable & Vulnerable & endangered endangered

species, coral species, coral reefs, and polar reefs, and polar

animals may die. animals may die.

Around the globe,Around the globe,

Hot summer Hot summer weather is lasting weather is lasting for several days.for several days.

there are more there are more frequent heat frequent heat waves. waves.

Warmer Warmer temperatures affect temperatures affect human health and human health and more deaths occur more deaths occur due to heat waves.due to heat waves.

Around the globe,Around the globe,

Left ignored & Left ignored & uncontrolled,uncontrolled,

CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGEcould continue could continue to increasingly to increasingly affect our lives affect our lives

and putting more and putting more risk of the future risk of the future

generation.generation.

Having this global problem,Having this global problem,

CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE, , thus, requires nothing less than a thus, requires nothing less than a

UNITED GLOBAL RESPONSEUNITED GLOBAL RESPONSEin order to resolve it.in order to resolve it.

To take stand against this To take stand against this serious CLIMATE CHANGEserious CLIMATE CHANGE, ,

Earth HourEarth Hour was organized by was organized by WWorld orld WWildlife ildlife FFund.und.

Earth Hour, has become a Earth Hour, has become a global sustainability global sustainability

movement participated by movement participated by hundreds of millions of hundreds of millions of

people all over the world people all over the world by doing something quite by doing something quite

simple… simple…

This global event is designed This global event is designed to to promote awarenesspromote awareness of an of an ever growing concern about ever growing concern about

CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE..

This symbolizes that by working This symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a together, each of us can make a

positive impact on this fight -positive impact on this fight -to protect our future and that of to protect our future and that of

future generation.future generation.

This year, This year, Earth HourEarth Hour

will be celebrated onwill be celebrated on

SaturdaySaturdayMarch 26, 2010 March 26, 2010

8:30 PM – 9:30 PM8:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Everyone is Everyone is encouraged to participate encouraged to participate

Earth Hour byEarth Hour by turning OFF non-essential turning OFF non-essential

lights & applianceslights & appliances in their homes & business in their homes & business

establishments.establishments.

On this On this Earth Hour,Earth Hour,

let us go beyond the hourlet us go beyond the hour. .

let us think about what else we let us think about what else we can do and change in our daily can do and change in our daily life that will benefit our planet. life that will benefit our planet.

After the lights go back on…After the lights go back on…

Let us all show our Let us all show our commitment to protectcommitment to protect the one thing that the one thing that unites us all:unites us all:

Our future depends on it.Our future depends on it.

Together, our actions add up.Together, our actions add up.

the PLANET.the PLANET.

Our choice to act Our choice to act and get involved with now and get involved with now

can affect the future of our planet.can affect the future of our planet.

Let us Let us go beyond the hour go beyond the hour

for for Earth Hour 2011.Earth Hour 2011.

The world is changing…The world is changing…

As such, As such, we all we all need to act now need to act now

before our climate before our climate changes beyond changes beyond

repair…repair…

Let us be the CLIMATE SAVERS Let us be the CLIMATE SAVERS in our own little ways…. in our own little ways….

Together, let us make a Together, let us make a difference.difference.

Mar 26, 2011 (8:30 PM – 9:30 PM)Mar 26, 2011 (8:30 PM – 9:30 PM)

Let us all save Let us all save the date, and the date, and help save the help save the Earth,Earth,

for our future and that for our future and that of future generation.of future generation.

EARTH HOURMarch 26, 2011 (8:30 PM – 9:30 PM)

This time, LET US This time, LET US GO BEYOND THE HOUR…GO BEYOND THE HOUR…