2. Greenhouse Effect, Climate Change, Global Warming Greenhouse Effect-Warming of the Earth’s surface as a result of atmospheric pollution by gases Climate change-long term alteration in global weather patterns, especially a increase in temperature and storm activity. Global Warming-an increase in the worlds temperature believed to be caused by greenhouse gases
3. How are they related? Climate change and global warming are both caused by greenhouse gases Climate Change Greenhouse gases Global Warming
4. What is Causing Global Warming? The main cause for global warming is the excessive amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Other contributors include methane, nitrous oxide and deforestation
5. Consequences if we don’t stop Sea levels will rise Hurricanes and other storms will be stronger Species that depend on each other could go out of sync Floods and droughts will be more common Less freshwater will be available Diseases will spread Ecosystem will change some species will become extinct and others could be more successful
6. How will global warming effect the economy? High CO2 Cause plants like corn and beans to grow very big causing farmers to have a abnormal growing season. This cause the need for more food all around the world. Prices will rise. Insects have more to feed on, severe drought, and scarcity for water could happen due to all these plants.
7. How can we fight global warming? Buy cars that are efficient Buy environment safe chemicals Buy light bulbs that are CFLs or LED Buy energy efficient light bulbs
8. Basic arguments of Global warming Some scientists do not believe human activities threaten to disrupt the Earths climate Our most reliable sources of temperature how no global warming trend. Is it a scam? A modest amount of global warming, should it occur, would be beneficial to the natural world and to human civilians.
9. Thoughts and Opinions Though global warming is caused by natural effects as well as human effects, the human effects are causing thousands of years of damage to be done in a very short amount of time. If we don’t change our energy system to a more eco-friendly one soon, the effects could be deadly.
