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GLOBAL WARMING
CONCEPT ,CAUSES, CONCEQUENCES
 CONCEPT
• Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system
observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900)
due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which
increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth’s
atmosphere. The term is frequently used interchangeably with the
term climate change, though the latter refers to both human- and
naturally produced warming and the effects it has on our planet. It is
most commonly measured as the average increase in Earth’s global
surface temperature.
 CAUSES
1. Burning fossil fuels
When we burn fossil fuels like coal, and gas to create electricity or power
our cars, we release CO2 pollution into the atmosphere.
2. Deforestation
Deforestation to use wood for building materials, paper and fuel increases
global warming in two ways -- the release of carbon dioxide during the
deforestation process and the reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide
that forests can capture.
• 3. Farming
• Industrial farming and ranching releases huge levels of methane and
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Farming contributes forty percent of
the methane and twenty percent of the carbon dioxide to worldwide
emissions.
• 4. Fertilizers
• The use of nitrogen-rich fertilizers increases the amount of heat cropland
can store. Nitrogen oxides can trap up to 300 times more heat than
carbon dioxide. Sixty-two percent of nitrous oxide released comes from
agricultural byproducts.
 CONCEQUENCES
• 1. Ecosystems:
Global warming stresses ecosystems through temperature rises, water shortages,
increased fire threats, drought, weed and pest invasions, intense storm damage and
salt invasion, just to name a few. Some of Australia’s great natural icons, such as the
Great Barrier Reef, are already threatened.
2. Species:
One in six species is at risk of extinction because of climate change. To survive,
plants, animals and birds confronted with climate change have two options: move
or adapt. With the speed of climate change we are experiencing already, it’s often
not possible for a species to adapt quickly enough to keep up with its changing
environment. And with the amount of habitat destruction, moving is becoming
increasingly difficult.
3. Damage to homes:
Increasingly severe extreme weather events like bushfires,
storms, floods, cyclones and coastal erosion, will see increased
damage to homes, as well as more costly insurance premiums.
4. Health:
Increasingly severe and frequent heat waves may lead to death
and illness, especially among the elderly. Higher temperatures and
humidity could also produce more mosquito-borne disease.
5. Water:
Reduced rainfall and increasingly severe droughts may lead to
water shortages.
• SUBMITTED TO -
• Ranika Dadhich
• SUBMITTED BY –
• Liza Makhija
• Jiya Khaturiya
• Keshav Agrawal
• Hitharth Ladha
• Laksh Jain
• Harkirat Singh