DEFINITION OF GLOBAL
WARMING
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE OVERALL TEMPERATURE OF THE
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE
GREENHOUSE EFFECT CAUSED BY INCREASED LEVELS OF
CARBON DIOXIDE, CFCS (CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS), AND
OTHER POLLUTANTS.
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
THE PHENOMENON WHEREBY THE EARTH'S
ATMOSPHERE TRAPS SOLAR RADIATION,
CAUSED BY THE PRESENCE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE OF GASES SUCH AS CARBON
DIOXIDE, WATER VAPOR, AND METHANE
THAT ALLOW INCOMING SUNLIGHT TO PASS
THROUGH BUT ABSORB HEAT RADIATED
BACK FROM THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
GREENHOUSE GASES
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CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
METHANE
NITROUS OXIDE
TETRAFLUOROMETHANE
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HEXAFLUOROETHANE
SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
TRIFLUOROMETHANESS
TETRAFLUOROETHANE
DIFLUOROETHANE
CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING
GASES
SOURCE
CARBON
DIOXIDE
MOST COME FROM THE COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS IN CARS,
FACTORIES AND ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
METHANE
RELEASED FROM LANDFILLS AND AGRICULTURE S),
NITROUS OXIDE FROM FERTILIZERS, GASES USED FOR REFRIGERATION AND
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES,
LOSS OF
FORESTS
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD STORE CO2.
CHLOROFLUOR
OCARBONS
THEY DEGRADE THE OZONE LAYER AND HAVE HEAT-TRAPPING
POTENTIAL THOUSANDS OF TIMES GREATER THAN CO2
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)
EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING
RISING SEA LEVEL
INCREASED TEMPERATURE
HABITAT DAMAGE AND
SPECIES AFFECTED
CHANGES IN WATER SUPPLY
SOLUTION OF GLOBAL WARMING
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.
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.
ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSION AND OUR GOAL