PART ONECAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING

28/1/11BY SEAN AND CIARAN

WATER LEVELS

Global average sea levels have risen by 10 - 25 cm over the past100 yearsIn the next 100 years water levels could rise about 50 cm more

Polar Bear Extinction

Polar bears could be extinct in 100 years if climate change continues to melt the North Pole's ice.

Coral Reefs

For years they have been threatened by man. Physical destruction from boats, fishing and pollution. Now their biggest threat may be from climate change.

Bogged off

Peat lands are the ultimate carbon store.› It is estimated that peat lands contain

5,000 tones of carbon per hectare .

Greenhouse gasses

Scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal cause greenhouse gasses to escape into the air

THE END

BY CIARAN AND SEAN