Global Warming

Your Text GLOBAL Here WARMING

Final Project For English -174

Prepared By Mubarak Saeed Al Dhaheri

Supervised by Mr. James Mclaughlin

OUT LINE Introduction Causes Effects Facts Solutions My Opinion

THE GREATEST HREAT

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The Greatest Threat

“Climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today.” Sir David King Former Chief

Greenhouse Effect “Greenhouse gases” (e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, CFC’s) trap heat in the

Greenhouse gases in

Solar energy passes through

Radiant heat is

CO2: The Most Significant

C + O2

(Combust ion)

Burning carbon-containing fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide

Pollution is the Primary Cause What do these pollutants do? – Global Fever

Other Factors 1) Albedo 2) More energy goes directly into warming 3) Atmosphere layer is thinner in the Arctic 4) Increased heat transfer from

5) Alterations in atmospheric

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Animals Wetlands and forests Weather and storms

Columbia

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Melting ice, glaciers and permafrost

People and culture

Tony

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NOAA photo

Impacts of Warming on Earth

Ownership No one owns the North Pole – Yet Issues Potential claimants to North Pole ownership: ØRussia ØCanada ØDenmark (via Greenland) July 2008 USGS estimate: 13% of undiscovered oil & 30% of undiscovered gas lie under Arctic seabed Oil & gas recovery possible – But at what environmental & human costs?

What We Can Do R E D U C E CO 2 EMISSIONS

My opinion

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