PPT-Climate change and the atmosphere

Esteban Cubillos CPSP218L Fall 2008 Presentation Outline Atmosphere review The importance of the atmosphere The mutual relation between the atmosphere and climate change Carbon Cycle Water Cycle. … The Great Debate!. There are many . Sceptics. , and there are certainly many things to be sceptical of…. Climate Change Scepticism. …but . is . climate change. one of them? . Open a newspaper or simply switch on your T.V. and there is likely to be someone who is arguing that climate change is not worth worrying about.. Climate Change. A change in weather patterns over a LONG period of time. Can happen naturally- volcanoes, solar flares, . etc. However, now when you hear climate change, we are generally talking about human caused climate change. When you complete this module, you will be able to. Explain natural causes of global climate change.. Trace the flow of carbon through the carbon cycle.. Explain the natural and human-related processes that cause increases and decreases in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.. Using these websites, the textbook and your own research- complete a table of information about how people at different scales are responding to climate change. Individual . Local. National. International. Key Concepts. Climate vs. Weather. What is . weather. ?. Conditions of the atmosphere over a . short. period of time (e.g. day-to-day).. Includes current temperature, rainfall, snow, wind, floods, etc.. Learning Objectives. :. To understand the evidence for and against global climate change- World and UK temperatures for the last 100 and 1000 years. To know the causes of global warming. To know the consequences of global climate change- social, economic, environmental and political consequences of global climate change and how they change the way we live. . … The Great Debate!. There are many . Sceptics. , and there are certainly many things to be sceptical of…. Climate Change Scepticism. …but . is . climate change. one of them? . Open a newspaper or simply switch on your T.V. and there is likely to be someone who is arguing that climate change is not worth worrying about.. Two . Adelie. penguins stand atop a block of melting ice on a rocky shoreline at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, in East Antarctica January 1, 2010. PAULINE ASKIN/REUTERS. Jenny Pollock . HOD . Atmosphere Essential Question: How are we changing our atmosphere? Learning Goals: Be able to identify the layers of the atmosphere. Describe what molecules make up the atmosphere. Atmosphere Atmosphere CLIMATE CHANGE IS ONE OF THE DEFINING ISSUES OF OUR TIME It is now more certain than ever based on many lines of evidence that humans are changing Earth146s climate The atmosphere and oceans have warm long-term weather patterns. for a particular area.. On Earth we have different climates depending on where you are. . Can you think of any  different climates?. 2. What is climate change?. Climate change. :. To understand the evidence for and against global climate change- World and UK temperatures for the last 100 and 1000 years. To know the causes of global warming. To know the consequences of global climate change- social, economic, environmental and political consequences of global climate change and how they change the way we live. . Climate. is what you expect, . Weather . is what you get!. Everyone has heard the phrase, but what does it actually mean?. Climate. Change . = The change in average conditions of a particular place over a long period of time. (We usually link ‘climate change’ to rising temperatures but this is . An Enormous Cloud of Air Pollutants and Ash from Mt. Pinatubo. June 1991: Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) exploded. Airborne pollutants, deaths, and damage. Affected climate temperature. James Hansen(NASA) cooled the temp of the earth by )0.5* over a 19.