PPT-THE FORECAST IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

What could we be facing in the years ahead How will the Arctic and Africa be affected Direct impacts environmental social and economic effects that occur in a specific place due to temperature and rainfall changes . Many people consider that Global Warming is the greatest environmental threat of the 21. st. Century. . However, during the 80s and early 90s scientists argued about the causes and effects of global warming. . WORLD AT RISK. What is the connection?. x. 80,000. What’s happening to Greenland?. ‘If you’re a fisherman in Greenland global warming is doing wonders for your business because the harbour no longer freezes over’. Fauna. Dr. Natalie . Boelman. Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers. 11 January 2014. Dr. Natalie . Boelman. http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/user/nboelman. Explores the cascade of changes triggered when Arctic vegetation and seasonality are altered . By Matthew and saeb . What is global warming. Carbon dioxide and other air pollution that is collecting in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket, trapping the sun's heat and causing the planet to warm up. Coal-burning power plants are the largest U.S. source of carbon dioxide pollution -- they produce 2.5 billion tons every year. Automobiles, the second largest source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually. By Amanda Vang and Sydney Billington. What is Global. Warming?. Global warming is a when the earth’s temperature increases and it can change the earth’s climate permanently. Released greenhouse gases, increased amount of carbon dioxide, burning fossil fuels and human activities such as driving and cutting down trees and plants can cause global . Created and presented by Brandi graham. What is global warming and why is it happening? . Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's climate. Define the Problem. Gather the Evidence. Identify the Causes. Evaluate an Existing Policy. Develop Solutions. Select the Best Solution (Feasibility . vs. Effectiveness. ). PPA Steps. What do you think Global Warming is?. Warming, sea level rise . and . extreme weather. Bert G Drake. Senior Scientist, Emeritus. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. drakeb@si.edu. . . 410-867-1957. Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Summary for PolicymakersDrafting Authors:Myles Allen (UK), Mustafa Babiker (Sudan), Yang Chen (China), Heleen de Coninck (Netherlands/EU), Sarah Connors (UK), Renée van Diemen (Netherlands), Opha Pau Coover ii 2008 Leslie Charles Coover ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Coover iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The greenhouse effect results when certain gasses trap the energy of the sun as it radiates upward from the eart Global warming is a key threat to biodiversity but few researchers have assessed the magnitude2climates calculated changes in habitatnumerous uncertainties in this approach we undertook a sensitivity Global warming is when the earth heats up and the temperature increases. More recently, the temperatures have been rising, causing more dangers for people, animals, plants and our environment.. The Greenhouse Effect. Scientific Basis for Human Induced Climate Change. Jagadish Shukla. Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences (AOES),. George Mason University (GMU). Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA). Robert G. Strom, Professor Emeritus. Department of Planetary Sciences and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. University of . Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. List of Presentations. Part 1 --- Summary of Global Warming.