Climate Change: Evidence and Explanations

By: Gabriel velazquez

Before & After Challenge
These next slides will show before and after pictures of places
that have been changed a lot by the effects of climate change.
Great Barrier Reef

The first image was taken during the early 2000s and the
second was taken on December 23rd 2020.
Antarctica

Antarctica has one of the most noticeable changes caused by climate change as
shown in these pictures.
Alaska

The first picture was taken during the early 2000s and the second was taken only a few years
later.
 Reflection Questions

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MendenHall Glacier & Polar bears
The MendenHall Glacier is a good example of how climate change has affected
the planet. Polar bears are also good examples of climate change as their habitat
has changed so drastically that they are struggling to survive. The increase in
Greenhouse gases have acted like a blanket around the atmosphere letting heat
in but not letting it out. Like the MendenHall Glacier the habitat of the Polar Bears
have melted and made life for them increasingly hard. The Temperature of the
Earth has increased and it has started to show immense changes throughout the
planet as seen in past images.
How might human activities contribute to climate change?

The increase in human population has also increased the amount of

power we have to use. People use so many things that are powered by
fossil fuels. This includes cars and maybe even heating in your home.
Contributing to climate change humans also eat a lot which means that
we have to mass produce food which also means animals that are used
for meat. Agriculture contributes to climate change as these animals let
out Greenhouse gases.
My Climate Terms
Greenhouse Gases

A gas that absorbs the heat from the sun (infrared radiation) in the
atmosphere.
Atmosphere

Layer of gas around a planet.

Melting

The process of going from solid to liquid.

Temperature

The degree or intensity of heat; the temperature of something is how hot

or cold it is.
Climate Change

A change to the average weather in a place over many years, primarily

caused by increasing atmospheric temperatures.