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How We Affect The World . By: Emily Batley, Daisy Lopez, Lacey Bollmer , Rhena Ripley. Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions . Constant Problems . Incensement in extreme weather: Wildfires Hurricanes Floods Drought Tropical storms Leads to climate changes More Technology Advances - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How We Affect The
World By: Emily Batley, Daisy Lopez, Lacey Bollmer, Rhena Ripley
Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Constant Problems Incensement in extreme weather:
Wildfires Hurricanes Floods Drought Tropical storms Leads to climate changes
More Technology Advances No progress in improving energy source to be
environmentally friendly
2001 9/11
Emissions into the air War in Afghanistan Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) Humans are 66% responsible for global
warming (Current statistic is 90+%)
2002 Antarctica
Larsen-B ice shelf break Collapsed in one month
Arctic summer sea ice Record low
2003 Iraq war started
2004 Global warming publicity
Cover of National Geographic Cover of Business Week Magazine Central theme of Michael Crichton’s best-
selling novel, State of Fear
2005 Warmest
year on record 1998 and
2007 tie for 2nd warmest
“How much are you consuming?”
2006 Start of energy consumption steady
growth at 2.3% per year 21.3 billion tons of CO2 from fossil fuels
per year Natural processes can only absorb about
half of produced
2007 Australia
Lost 25% of crop productions Due to desertification
Tegua Island, Pacific Ocean 100 residents relocated
Rising sea levels Frequent flooding
2009 Moscow, Russia
Extreme heat waves 33 days of heat over 91.4° 11,000 died
Forrest fires Drought Crop failures
2010 Indonesia and Australia
Unusual rains starting in May- Oct(normal dry time)
Indonesia Almost double rainfall June- Oct.
Australia May-Oct. 152% higher rainfall
Future 2040
Predict Arctic to have 1st ice-free summer 2030
Over a billion cars will be driving on planet earth
2050 add one more billion 2050
1billion + people with water shortage 2080
Mountain eco-systems will lose more than half of wildlife species