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Global Warming
Biol. 1010
2008 Spring
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Which is which?
 Global Warming
 Just to do with near-surface air temperature
 The consequences of this only
 Nothing else
 Climate Change
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More diverse set of changes
Weather changes
Water temperature
Biome breakdown
Vegetative growth
What is climate change?
 (Sometimes referred to as Global Warming)
 Climate Change is the process by which human emissions
of Greenhouse Gases are believed to be causing changes in
the Earth’s climate system.
 Watch out for the difference!
Climate or Global
 Remember that Climate describes an area's longterm atmospheric conditions.
 Global climate change describes trends and
variation in Earth's climate,
 involving aspects such as
 Temperature
 precipitation, and
 storm frequency and intensity.
 People often use the term global warming
synonymously in casual conversation,
 but global warming refers specifically to an increase in
Earth's average surface temperature.
The Diagram
Very good way to understand global
warming!
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Impacts
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 Impacts of
climate
change are
listed here
based on a
scientific
concensus
Flooding
 The Maldives will sink
 Parts of many nations will also sink
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London
Florida
The Bay Area
Holland
Many island nations
Waste not! Facts about your car
 Not efficient at all!
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 Kyoto Protocol
 drafted in 1997 in
Kyoto, Japan, the
Kyoto Protocol
mandates signatory
nations, by the
period 2008-2012,
to reduce emissions
of six greenhouse
gases to levels
below those of
1990
How can you help?
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Learn first - as you have today
Spread the word
Change your habits
Change the habits of others
Become a politician
Change the world!
SAVE THE WORLD!!!
Save the Planet
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