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• How precious and special our planet Earth is?
• How big is our universe?
• How big is our own sun ?
• How Cool is our Earth?
• When was the Farthest photo of earth taken ?
• Ever heard of Pale blue dot?
Have you ever wondered…..?!
How many stars in there?
200 to 400 billion stars
What do we see in here??
That’s our very own milky way seen from earth!
This picture shows the Sun which accounts for 99.86% of our solar system’s mass
How big is our Sun compared to the rest?
90% of stars are smaller than our Sun
Our nearest neighbor?
Proxima centuari
Is this our Moon? Significance of the image?
Can you name some natural satellites of other planets?
The Vacuum cleaner !! Of our solar system
Far side of the moon!
Smells like life finally?
Can you name some awesome features about earth?
http://youtu.be/sGpTkxdJG2E
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/decadaltemp.php
Temperature change in about 100 years?!
By 2030 nearly half the global population could be facing water scarcity. Demand could outstrip supply by 40 per cent
The human impact on climate during the industrial era greatly exceeds that due to known changes in natural processes, such as solar changes and volcanic eruptions……..
Human Activities affect Climate change
A 2013 study on non-smokers has found that Indians have 30% lower lung function compared to Europeans.
2013 Environmental Performance Index ranked India 155 out of 178 countriesIn cities like Bangalore, around 50% of children suffer from asthma
India was the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide in 2009 at 1.65 Gt per year, after China (6.9 Gt per year) and the United States (5.2 Gt per year).
The Global burden of disease study for 2010, published in 2013, had found that outdoor air pollution was the fifth-largest killer in India and around 620,000 early deaths occurred from air pollution-related diseases in 2010.According to a WHO study, 13 of the 20 most-polluted cities in the world are in India; however, the accuracy and methodology of the WHO study was questioned by the Government of India led by Manmohan Singh.
Ignorance ? Arrogance? Acceptance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923jxZY2NPI
Ignorance is a bliss , but knowledge is Power !