Evidence of Global Evidence of Global Warming Warming

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Global Warming and Climate Global Warming and Climate ChangeChange

• Burning coal, oil and natural gas releases Burning coal, oil and natural gas releases carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. On average, this may warm the earth and On average, this may warm the earth and change the climate in other ways. change the climate in other ways.

Greenhouse Gasses Greenhouse Gasses

• A greenhouse gas inventory is an A greenhouse gas inventory is an accounting of the amount of greenhouse accounting of the amount of greenhouse gases emitted to or removed from the gases emitted to or removed from the atmosphere over a specific period of time.atmosphere over a specific period of time.

Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse Effect

• The Goldilocks Principle can be The Goldilocks Principle can be summed up neatly as "Venus is too hot, summed up neatly as "Venus is too hot, Mars is too cold, and Earth is just right."Mars is too cold, and Earth is just right."

World Climate History World Climate History

• Anyone familiar with the history of Anyone familiar with the history of European people and how is has been European people and how is has been shaped by climate—a story that has shaped by climate—a story that has been well known for some 30 or 40.been well known for some 30 or 40.

World Carbon Dioxide World Carbon Dioxide History History

• enervations before the arrival of the enervations before the arrival of the Europeans, the Gabrielinos had Europeans, the Gabrielinos had identified and lived in the best sites identified and lived in the best sites for human occupation.for human occupation.

Projected Climate Change due Projected Climate Change due to Global Warming  to Global Warming 

• With climate change, with warming and With climate change, with warming and an intense hydrological cycle, the water an intense hydrological cycle, the water cycle, we do in fact expect more cycle, we do in fact expect more extremes, more flooding and more heat extremes, more flooding and more heat waves.waves.

North Pole Changes North Pole Changes

• The shift is likely a normal oscillation of the The shift is likely a normal oscillation of the Earth's magnetic field, Stoner said, and not Earth's magnetic field, Stoner said, and not the beginning of a flip-flop of the north and the beginning of a flip-flop of the north and south magnetic poles, a phenomenon that south magnetic poles, a phenomenon that last occurred 780,000 years ago.last occurred 780,000 years ago.

Glaciers of the World Glaciers of the World

• The first photographs made for World The first photographs made for World View of Global Warming, ten years View of Global Warming, ten years ago, were of glaciers in Antarctica ago, were of glaciers in Antarctica and Peru. and Peru.

Greenland Changes Greenland Changes

• Climate change and global warming are hot Climate change and global warming are hot topics of discussion all over the world, and these topics of discussion all over the world, and these discussions are particularly relevant in relation to discussions are particularly relevant in relation to Greenland as the ice sheet is often mentioned in Greenland as the ice sheet is often mentioned in connection with the debates on increases in connection with the debates on increases in global temperature.global temperature.

Ocean Level Changes Ocean Level Changes

• The range reflects uncertainty about The range reflects uncertainty about global temperature projections and global temperature projections and how rapidly ice sheets will melt or how rapidly ice sheets will melt or slide into the ocean in response to slide into the ocean in response to the warmer temperatures.the warmer temperatures.

Animals facing extinction due Animals facing extinction due to Climate Change to Climate Change

• Birds with ranges in Scotland or in Birds with ranges in Scotland or in mountain regions will be wiped out - mountain regions will be wiped out - such as the snow bunting, which such as the snow bunting, which today survives only on the Cairngorm today survives only on the Cairngorm plateau. The Scottish crossbill, the plateau. The Scottish crossbill, the only bird species unique to the only bird species unique to the British Isles, is also likely to perish.British Isles, is also likely to perish.

Can we stop global Can we stop global warming? warming? • Global Warming is a dramatically urgent and Global Warming is a dramatically urgent and

serious problem. We serious problem. We • don't need to wait for governments to find a don't need to wait for governments to find a

solution for this solution for this • problem: each individual can bring an important problem: each individual can bring an important

help adopting a help adopting a