Global Warming

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Krizza Sapio
Vince Alegre
Angelo Guiban
Giles Sanchez
Shamelle Fernandez
Dayne Clarrise Giner
 What is Global Warming?
• Global warming is both a
natural and a human-induces
increase in the average global
temperature.
• It has been linked to an
increase in the carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere.
• Global warming is the long-
term rise in the average
temperature of the Earth's
climate system. It is a major
aspect of climate change, and
has been demonstrated by
direct temperature
measurements and by
measurements of various
effects of the warming
 What is the Green House Effect?
• The greenhouse effect is the process
by which radiation from a planet's
atmosphere warms the planet's surface
to a temperature above what it would
be without this atmosphere.
Radiatively active gases in a planet's
atmosphere radiate energy in all
directions
• The greenhouse effect is a warming
of Earth's surface and the air above it.
It is caused by gases in the air that
trap energy from the Sun. These heat-
trapping gases are called greenhouse
gases. The most
common greenhouse gases are
water vapor, carbon dioxide, and
methane.
 What causes Global Warming?
• Burning fossil fuels
-When we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas to create
electricity or power our cars, we release CO2 pollution into the
atmosphere.
Australians are big producers of CO2 pollution compared to the
rest of the world. Our level of CO2 pollution per person is nearly
double the average of other developed nations and more than
four times the world average.

• Deforestation & Tree-Clearing

-Plants and trees play an important role in regulating the climate
because they absorb carbon dioxide from the air and release
oxygen back into it. Forests and bushland act as carbon sinks
and are a valuable means of keeping global warming to 1.5°C.

• Agriculture & Farming

-Animals, particularly livestock like sheep and cattle, produce
methane, a greenhouse gas. When livestock are grazed at a large
scale, as in Australia, the amount of methane produced is a big
contributor to global warming.

Some fertilisers that farmers use also release nitrous oxide,

which is another greenhouse gas.
 What are the effects of Global Warming on
us Humans?
• The effects of global warming include rising sea levels,
regional changes in precipitation, more frequent extreme
weather events such as heat waves, and expansion of
deserts. Ocean acidification is also caused by greenhouse gas
emissions and is commonly grouped with these effects even
though it is not driven by temperature. Surface temperature
increases are greatest in the Arctic, which has contributed to
the retreat of glaciers, permafrost, and sea ice. Overall,
higher temperatures bring more rain and snowfall, but for
some regions droughts and wildfires increase
instead. Climate change threatens to diminish crop yields,
harming food security, and rising sea levels may flood
coastal infrastructure and force the abandonment of many
coastal cities. Environmental impacts include
the extinction or relocation of many species as
their ecosystems change, most immediately the
environments of coral reefs, mountains, and the Arctic.
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