DEFINITION OF GLOBAL WARMING

A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE OVERALL TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT CAUSED BY INCREASED LEVELS OF CARBON DIOXIDE, CFCS (CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS), AND OTHER POLLUTANTS.

THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

THE PHENOMENON WHEREBY THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE TRAPS SOLAR RADIATION, CAUSED BY THE PRESENCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF GASES SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER VAPOR, AND METHANE THAT ALLOW INCOMING SUNLIGHT TO PASS THROUGH BUT ABSORB HEAT RADIATED BACK FROM THE EARTH'S SURFACE.

GREENHOUSE GASES
CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON MONOXIDE METHANE NITROUS OXIDE TETRAFLUOROMETHANE HEXAFLUOROETHANE SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE TRIFLUOROMETHANESS TETRAFLUOROETHANE DIFLUOROETHANE

CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING

GASES
CARBON DIOXIDE METHANE

SOURCE
MOST COME FROM THE COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS IN CARS, FACTORIES AND ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION. RELEASED FROM LANDFILLS AND AGRICULTURE S),

NITROUS OXIDE FROM FERTILIZERS, GASES USED FOR REFRIGERATION AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES, LOSS OF FORESTS CHLOROFLUOR OCARBONS OTHERWISE THEY WOULD STORE CO2. THEY DEGRADE THE OZONE LAYER AND HAVE HEAT-TRAPPING POTENTIAL THOUSANDS OF TIMES GREATER THAN CO2

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

RISING SEA LEVEL INCREASED TEMPERATURE

HABITAT DAMAGE AND SPECIES AFFECTED

CHANGES IN WATER SUPPLY

SOLUTION OF GLOBAL WARMING

SIMPLE THINGS TO DO
TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER OR THE TV WHEN YOURE NOT USING IT. TAKE SHORTER SHOWERS. HEATING WATER USES ENERGY. KEEP ROOMS COOL BY CLOSING THE BLINDS, SHADES, OR CURTAINS. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS WHEN YOU LEAVE A ROOM. USE COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS.

SIMPLE THINGS TO DO
DRESS LIGHTLY WHEN ITS HOT INSTEAD OF TURNING UP THE AIR CONDITIONING. OR USE A FAN. DRESS WARMLY WHEN ITS COLD INSTEAD OF TURNING UP THE HEAT. OFFER TO HELP YOUR PARENTS KEEP THE AIR FILTERS ON YOUR AC AND FURNACE CLEAN.

WALK SHORT DISTANCES INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR A RIDE IN THE CAR.

PLANT A TREE. RECYCLE.

ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION AND OUR GOAL