Climate Change Climate Change (and You)(and You)
CBI VeteransApril 12, 2006
Mark van SoestbergenICBE
Your war my geography lessonYour war my geography lesson
Carbon DioxideCarbon Dioxide
Intercepts infrared waves going into space
Gasoline is 85.5% carbonGasoline is 85.5% carbon
1 gallon of conventional gasoline becomes172 cubic feet / 4.87 cubic meters of CO2
Every year, the United States produces enough CO2 to cover its Every year, the United States produces enough CO2 to cover its entire land surface, including Alaska and Hawaii, with 1 foot of pure entire land surface, including Alaska and Hawaii, with 1 foot of pure
CO2.CO2.
1 foot of pure CO2 per year1 foot of pure CO2 per year
Image courtesySeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
01-11-2002
We are here
Globally, temperatures are projected to rise an additional 2 – 5°C in the 21st Century
The oceans have absorbed about 30 times more heat than the atmosphere since 1955
Fabian, Sep, 2003
Global Climate ChangeGlobal Climate Changechanges everythingchanges everything
CO2 changes plant behavior
Increases temperature of the atmosphere,the earth’s crust and the oceans
Affects global hydro cycle
Expected sea level increase 21st Century:+ 1.2 meter
Florida + 5 meter, unavoidable w/out action
Courtesy: PBS
The atmosphere now holds 30% more The atmosphere now holds 30% more carbon than a century ago.carbon than a century ago.
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Humanemission rate in billiontC/yr
time
equilibrium
Latent atmospheric Carbon isabout 188 billion ton
Earth absorption ratein billiontC/yr de-carbonization pathway
-Nice meeting all of you!
"we must arrange a complete industrial change-out in 30 years and plant 10,000,000 km2 of trees by 2010"
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