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 What is Global warming ?
G Global warming -- a gradual increase in planet-wide
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O Earth has been hottest in at least 400 years, and
B possibly even the la`st 2,000 years.
A Studies indicate that the average global surface
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 GREEN HOUSE GASSES
The gas traps heat more effectively than all other
G gasses are known as Green house gasses, occur
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W Most abundant greenhouse gas which
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 Carbon dioxide
Next most abundant greenhouse gas
G that flows into atmosphere from
L many processes such as
O By burning of fossil fuels, solid
B wastes & wood products, to drive
A vehicles, generate electricity,
L deforestation (huge cutting of trees
W Volcanic eruptions
A The respiration of human being
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G Nitrous oxide
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The concentration of of nitrous oxide
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 Methane
An effective insulator trapping over 20
G times more heat than does the same
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W The digestive processes of ruminant
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 IMPACT OF GLOBAL
WARMING
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 CLIMATE • As per scientists’
prediction the warmed
world will be more
humid & hot which will
G result in more water
L evaporation from earth
O • Humid weather will
B enhance rainfall but
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W • Storm will be more
A strong & frequent
R • Weather pattern are
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 Melting Ice in the Arctic
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 SEA LEVEL

• Sea level world wide

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A of Netherlands, 17.5%
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 AGRICULTURE •Increase in temperature
may cause a pole-ward
Shift of agricultural
zones and shift in
growing seasons.
G •Equatorial zones, where
L agriculture is generally
O unproductive now, will
B deteriorate further.
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fertile, like parts of south
W America, New Zealand,
A and Southern Africa,
R condition are Predicted
M to become more arid and
I crop yields to become
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 ANIMAL
• Animal and plants will find
it difficult to escape from or
adjust to effect of warming
because of less availability of
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plant and animal Species
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 HUMAN HEALTH

•As per IPCC more people will get sick or die

G from heat stress due to warmer nights
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B •Allergies & respiratory disease grow as warmer
A air grows as it will be more charged with
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 Reuse & Recycle

G • whenever you can, recycle paper, plastic,

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 Use Less Heat and Air
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G Setting your thermostat just 2

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B in summer could save about 2,000
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 Change a Light Bulb
CFLs last 10 times longer than
incandescent bulbs, use two-thirds
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O less heat.
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A If every family in India replaces
L one regular light bulb with a CFL, it
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A of greenhouse gases, the same as
R taking 27.5 million cars off the
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 Drive Less and Drive Smart
Less driving means fewer
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 Buy Energy-Efficient Products

G Home appliances now come in a range

L of energy-efficient products
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B Avoid products that come with excess
A packaging, especially molded plastic and
L other packaging that can't be recycled. If
W you reduce your household garbage by
A 10 percent, you can save 1,200 pounds
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 Plant a Tree
If you have the means to plant a tree,
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B “A single tree will absorb
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dioxide during its lifetime”
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 Use the "Off" Switch
G Save electricity and reduce global
L warming by turning off lights when you
O leave a room, and using only as much
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A light as you need.
L And remember to turn off your television,
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A you're not using them.
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 As an organisation

G Change technology:
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Utilize renewable energy
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Life is a Gift from God,
and how I make it – is a gift to
God
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