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HISTORY OF EARTH’S CLIMATE
Earth formed ~4.6 billion years ago
Originally very hot
Sun’s energy output only 70% of present
Liquid water present ~4.3 billion years
Life appeared ~3.8 billion years ago
Photosynthesis began 3.5-2.5 billion years ago
Produced oxygen and removed carbon dioxide and methane
(greenhouse gases)
Earth went through periods of cooling (“Snowball Earth”) and
warming
Earth began cycles of glacial and interglacial periods ~3 million
years ago
DEFINITIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE?
“Changes in the earth's weather, including
changes in temperature, wind patterns and
rainfall, especially the increase in the
temperature of the earth's atmosphere that
is caused by the increase of particular gases,
especially carbon dioxide” Oxford Dictionary
“Climate change is the change that can be
attributed “directly or indirectly to human
activity that alters the composition of the
global atmosphere and which is in addition to
natural climate variability observed over
comparable time periods” United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate
Change(UNFCCC)
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change refers to a set of
environmental concerns that are
related to human activity,
resulting in
Global Warming
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GREEN HOUSE
EFFECT
WHAT IS GREEN HOUSE
GLOBAL WARMING IS ALSO KNOWN AS
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
The greenhouse effect is
NATURAL! It is supposed to
happen! It would happen
even if there was not a
human being on the planet!
In fact if there was no
greenhouse effect then
humans could not live here
as the planet would be 33c
colder and would look like
and be as cold as Mars!
Rise in Earth’s
temperature
By certain atmospheric
gases
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food chain.
Reduction in Agricultural yields
Many marine species are coming to an end.
Phytoplankton, which form the foundation of the
oceanic food web, undergo several metamorphoses
before achieving adult form and are very vulnerable
to increased ultraviolet radiation.
Change in Wind patterns resulting in climatic
changes throughout the world.
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Temperature rise
Precipitation varies
Soil Moisture
Rising Sea Levels
Changing Habitats (Plants and Animals)
Extreme Weather
Food and Water Insecurity
Changes in wildlife adaptations and cycles
Melting of polar ice caps
Increase in sea level
Flooding in coastal areas
Ocean Acidification
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
A WARM FUTURE
Temperature change in
degree Celsius
CONCLUSION
• WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE:
• Efficient vehicles: Double car fuel efficiency in 2055
from 30 miles per gallon (mpg) to 60 mpg
• Reduced vehicle use: Halve the miles traveled by the
world’s cars in 2055
• Efficient buildings: Cut emissions by 25% in all
buildings
• CCS electricity: Capture and store carbon from
800 large coal power plants or 1600 large
natural gas power plants
CONCLUSION