GLOBAL

WARMING

Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane, trap heat and sunlight in the earth’s atmosphere, increasing the temperature.

Warming of the earth through carbon dioxide (CO2) being pumped into the atmosphere. Then the gases trap heat like the glass in a greenhouse. This is where the term “greenhouse effect” came from.

Atmosphere WarmingAtmosphere Warming Soil Warming Soil Warming Sea WarmingSea Warming

Tropical Forests & Grass Lands will disappear ,Ground water level will go

down and heat will increase.

Wind Warming will make cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons more violent and frequent.

Greenhouse gases in atmosphere Solar energy

passes through

Radiant heat is trapped

Our atmospheric “blanket” is over 37% “thicker” than it used to be

Increase in Green House Gas warms the planet

Decrease in Green House Gas cools the planet

Unfortunately there is a steep increase of the temperature in the last three decades

Greenhouse gases make the earth too hot, just like

Thicker blanket traps too much heat in SUMMER.

Thinner blanket is “just right.” IN SUMMER

Geographic North Pole is called the Arctic and includes almost the entire Arctic Ocean and northern areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. 

Geographic South Pole is called the Antarctic and includes the continent of Antarctica and parts of the surrounding Southern Ocean

1) Melting ice and Glaciers

2) Animals

Greenland Ice Sheet Greenland is now losing 20 percent

more mass

than it receives from new snowfall

each year.

Glacier in Argentina

This glacier of Argentina has lost more than 4 kilometres in 4 years and still losing.

January 2004 position

January 2001 position

Glacier in Chile

Glacier in Chile appears to be losing mass than its diminishing

400 Years Old ICE Shelf Melted in Antarctic

220 meters thick Larsen B shelf existed for at least 400 years prior to breakup

An picture is worth for thousand words

Before the warming: Glacier National Park, USA 1932

After the warming: Glacier National Park, USA 1988

Gangotri glacier has retreated more than 850 meters, in the last 25 years

It has retreated more than 76 meters from 1996 to 1999

Snow and sea ice reflect 85-90% of sun’s energy

Ocean surface and dark soil reflect only 10-20%

Increased melting of

snowand sea ice

Increased melting of

snowand sea ice

More of sun’s heat energy is absorbed

More of sun’s heat energy is absorbed

More dark earthand ocean surface is

exposed

More dark earthand ocean surface is

exposed

Land or water warms faster

Land or water warms faster

The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer

by 2040

2000 2040

2001-2003 : A significant increase in the melting area has been observed along the edge of the ice cap in Greenland.

Where the whole water will go while the melting?

In Oceans

So the Oceans Water level will rise!

It is predicted that if the melting of ICE in the poles will be continuous then………

V.TOUGH STRRUGLE FOR FOOD

• Keep rooms cool by closing the curtains.

• Conserve electricity! DO NOT leave appliances on standby

• Conserve electricity! DO NOT leave appliances on standby

• Turn off the lights when you leave. • Turn off the lights when you leave.

Alternate energy Sources Nuclear Wind Geothermal Hydroelectric Solar Fusion

•Avoid turning up the air conditioner. Instead dress lightly or use a fan.

•Avoid turning up the air conditioner. Instead dress lightly or use a fan.

•Keep the air filters on your AC clean.•Keep the air filters on your AC clean.

•Walk short distances instead of asking for ride in the car.•Walk short distances instead of asking for ride in the car.

Compact Fluorescent

•Plant a tree•Plant a tree •Reduce, Reuse, Recycle•Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Together we can make a big change!Together we can make a big change!

OUR COMBINED EFFORT CAN SAVE THE EARTH FROM GLOBAL WARMING

http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp

http://www.marinebiology.org/coralbleaching.html

www.treehugger.com/2009/02/01-week/ http://www.climate-leaders.org/

climate-change-resources/india-and-climate-change/regional-circumstances

http://www.sos-arsenic.net/english/environment/#sec1.2

http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Thumbnail_gallery_of_all_images