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what will Humans have been found guilty of damaging the system that maintains life on Earth. in the past, we were not sure why world temperatures were rising. Now, scientists have huge amounts of data showing aclear pattern. There Why does chaate is strong evidence that humans have caused global warming, change matter? = 1 4m Higher temperatures willlead to... = Tee RO ea Ry eee ee ela (3 3 caps melting ret (leds Ly deed The Earths atmospheesa @) layer of gases, including carbon dioxide, water vapour and methane. Infrared radiation (heat) from the Sun goes through the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface. The Earth’s surface emits different infrared radiation. Some of this is absorbed by the atmosphere and ‘trapped: So the atmosphere keeps the Earth warm. what Be ora De rad will do? When fossil fuels burn, more carbon dioxide goes into the atmosphere. So the atmosphere absorbs more infrared radiation. And the Earth's temperature rises. Climate change So it looks like humans have caused climate Ly change. And we're the next generation of adults 4 on this planet. So it's our problem now. 4 A What will YOU do? \ di | There are loads of q things we can to do to help - we just need to get everyone “Qa doing them! Produce a brief for a campaign to get your school to take action on climate change. @ Include science to explain how your ideas will help slow climate change. Present your brief to the rest of your class. They will vote for the best campaign.

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