Presentation

On
GLOBAL WARMING

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Department of CST Priyojit Debnath
Topic on Global Warming
Name: Priyojit Debnath
Roll Number: 46/CS/19/39
Department: Computer Science
Content
 Introduction
 What is Global Warming?
 How Global Warming Works.
 Example of the Greenhouse Effect.
 Difference between “global warming” and “climate change.
 Effects of Global Warming.
 Why is global warming happening?
 How is Global Warming measured?
 When did Global Warming started?
 What can you do to help solve the problem?
 Conclusion
 Reference
 Introduction
 Is the world getting warmer?
 If so, are the actions of mankind
to blame for earth’s temperature
increases?
 What can/should be done about
these issues?
 What is global
warming?
 Global Warming is the increase of Earth's
average surface temperature due to effect of
greenhouse gases,
 such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning
fossil fuels or from deforestation, which trap
heat that would otherwise escape from Earth.
 This is a type of greenhouse effect.
How Global Warming Works

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

 Example of the
Greenhouse Effect
The Sun’s energy
passes through the
car’s windshield.
This energy (heat)
is trapped inside
the car and cannot
pass back through
the windshield,
causing the inside
of the car to warm
up.
 What’s the difference
between “global warming”
and “climate change”?
Difference
GLOBAL WARMING
is the increase of the
Earth’s average surface
temperature due to a build-
up of greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere.
CLIMATE CHANGE
is a broader term that
refers to long-term
changes in climate,
including average
temperature and
precipitation.
Effects of Global Warming
Rising Sea Level Increased Temperature

Habitat Damage and

Species Affected Changes in Water Supply
Portage Glacier
 Alaska

1914 2004
Colorado River
 Arizona

June 2002 Dec 2003

Burning of Fossil Fuels

Pollution from coal,

natural gas, and oil
Global Atmospheric Concentration of CO2
What is carbon dioxide and how is it
discovered?
Joseph Black, a Scottish chemist and
physician, first identified carbon dioxide in
the 1750s. At room temperatures (20-25 oC),
carbon dioxide is an odourless, colourless
gas, which is faintly acidic and non-
flammable. Carbon dioxide is a molecule
with the molecular formula CO2. The linear
molecule consists of a carbon atom that is
doubly bonded to two oxygen atoms,
O=C=O.
 Applications of carbon dioxide by
humans
Humans use carbon dioxide in many different ways.
The most familiar example is its use in soft drinks
and beer, to make them fizzy.
Carbon dioxide released by baking powder or yeast
makes cake batter rise. Some fire extinguishers use
carbon dioxide because it is denser than air.
Carbon dioxide can blanket a fire, because of its
heaviness.
The part carbon dioxide plays in
environmental processes
Carbon dioxide plays an important part
in vital plant and animal process, such as
photosynthesis and respiration.
 Environmental problems - the
greenhouse effect
 Greenhouse gasses absorb some of the heat
and trap it near the earth's surface, so that the
earth is warmed up. This process, commonly
known as the greenhouse effect.
 The amount of heat in the troposphere depends
on concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse
gasses and the amount of time these gasses
remain in the atmosphere. The most important
greenhouse gasses are carbon dioxide, CFC's
(Chlor-Fluoro-Carbons), nitrogen oxides and
methane.
 Carbon dioxide and health
The primary health dangers of carbon dioxide are:
- Asphyxiation. Caused by the release of carbon dioxide in a
confined or unventilated area. This can lower the concentration of
oxygen to a level that is immediately dangerous for human health.
- Frostbite. Solid carbon dioxide is always below -78 oC at regular
atmospheric pressure, regardless of the air temperature. Handling
this material for more than a second or two without proper
protection can cause serious blisters, and other unwanted effects.
Carbon dioxide gas released from a steel cylinder, such as a fire
extinguisher, causes similar effects.
- Kidney damage or coma. This is caused by a disturbance in
chemical equilibrium of the carbonate buffer. When carbon dioxide
concentrations increase or decrease, causing the equilibrium to be
disturbed, a life threatening situation may occur.
How is global warming
measured?
 Ice Core Data

CO2 Measurements Before 1958 - Antarctica

CO2 Atmospheric
Measurements

CO2 Measurements Since 1958 – Mauna Loa, Hawaii

 1000 Years of CO2 and
Global Warming
Temperature
(Northern Hemisphere) CO2 Concentrations
Degree Celsius Increase

Parts Per Million

2000
1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000
Year Year
Global
Warming:
Shifting Gears
Billions of Metric Tons Carbon

Goal:
Reductions in
2007
CO2 Per Year
 Carbon Tons Carbon Our Goal

Produce electricity
efficiently
Use electricity
efficiently
Vehicle efficiency
of Metric

Solar and Wind

Power
Biofuels
Gigaton

Carbon capture
Billions

and storage
Reductions
2007 in CO2
Per Year
What’s being done now to
reduce our emissions?

Wind Power Solar Power Fuel-Efficiency

Simple Things To Do
Turn off your computer or the TV
when you’re not using it.

Take shorter showers. Heating water uses energy.

Keep rooms cool by closing the blinds, shades, or

curtains.

Turn off the lights when you leave a room.

Use compact fluorescent bulbs.

Be Bulb Smart—Use CFLs
What’s the Compact
Incandescent difference? Fluorescent

500 lbs. of
coal

•1,430 lbs. CO2 pollution avoided

•$30 saved
Simple Things To Do
Dress lightly when it’s hot instead of turning up
the air conditioning. Or use a fan.
Dress warmly when it’s cold instead of turning
up the heat.
Offer to help your parents keep the air filters on
your AC and furnace clean.
Walk short distances instead of asking for a
ride in the car.

Plant a tree. Recycle.

 Conclusion
 There is very little doubt that global warming will
change our climate in the next century. So what are the
solutions to global warming? First, there must be an
international political solution.
 Second, funding for developing cheap and clean
energy production must be increased, as all economic
development is based on increasing energy usage.
 We must not pin all our hopes on global politics and
clean energy technology, so we must prepare for the
worst and adapt. If implemented now, a lot of the costs
and damage that could be caused by changing climate
can be mitigated.
Reference
 www.google.com
 www.wikipedia.com
 www.pptplanet.com
Thanks