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    Here are some possible answers: 1. Yes, global warming poses a serious threat because the scientific evidence shows that the climate is changing due to human activities like burning fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases. If emissions keep rising, the impacts of climate change will continue to intensify. 2. If greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, the world's climate could change dramatically in the next century. Average temperatures could rise more than 3°C, causing more heat waves, heavy rain/snowfall, rising sea levels, stronger hurricanes, and worse droughts and wildfires in many regions. Some areas may become unsuitable for living. 3. Climate change impacts like worsening natural disasters, rising seas, more severe droughts and

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    Here are some possible answers: 1. Yes, global warming poses a serious threat because the scientific evidence shows that the climate is changing due to human activities like burning fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases. If emissions keep rising, the impacts of climate change will continue to intensify. 2. If greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, the world's climate could change dramatically in the next century. Average temperatures could rise more than 3°C, causing more heat waves, heavy rain/snowfall, rising sea levels, stronger hurricanes, and worse droughts and wildfires in many regions. Some areas may become unsuitable for living. 3. Climate change impacts like worsening natural disasters, rising seas, more severe droughts and

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    Lecture 5

    Global warming and Climate


    Change
    OBJECTIVES:
    At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

    • Differentiate global warming and climate


    change.
    • Explain the causes of global warming and
    climate change.
    The Carbon Cycle
    Carbon
    • It is the basic building
    block of life.
    • It is the fourth most
    common element in the
    universe.
    • Organisms need carbon
    for structure, energy or
    both.
    Carbon
    • Humans like, all animals,
    release carbon dioxide
    when they exhale or go
    the bathroom.

    • When a living organism


    dies and decomposes,
    all its stored carbon is
    released to the ground.
    Carbon Cycle
    • Carbon moves between
    the atmosphere, the
    oceans, the biosphere,
    and the geosphere.

    • Add carbon to
    atmosphere “store”
    • Remove carbon to
    atmosphere “sink”
    Earth’s Carbon Budget
    • The idea is to have the
    amount of carbon
    balanced.

    • All carbon produced by


    sources are taken up by
    sinks.
    Greenhouse Effect
    What happens inside
    a greenhouse?
    The Greenhouse Effect
    • A natural
    phenomenon
    where heat-
    trapping gases in
    the atmosphere,
    such as water
    vapor and
    carbon dioxide.
    Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
    • Greenhouse gases:
    -carbon dioxide
    -methane
    -nitrous oxide
    -water vapor

    • Too much greenhouse


    gases, there has been
    an enormous amount
    of heat trapped in our
    atmosphere.
    Global Warming
    • Refers to the marked
    increase in ambient
    temperature brought
    about by the release of
    greenhouse gases into
    Earth’s atmosphere.
    What causes global
    warming?
    Climate Change
    • A long range
    change in patterns
    of temperature,
    wind, and
    precipitation of a
    certain region or
    the entire planet.
    Climate Change
    • Climate change
    may be due to
    different factors:
    -Natural processes
    -Human activities
    What is the relation
    between global
    warming and climate
    change?
    Global warming
    contributes to climate
    change.
    “With the increase in
    population, there is an
    increase in carbon
    emissions”.
    Global Climates in
    the Past
    Global Climate in the Past
    • Evidences from
    geologic records.
    • Cycles of ice ages
    and interglacial
    periods.
    • Dinosaur ages
    • Global
    temperatures run in
    cycles of cold and
    warm.
    Activity 5
    Activity:

    Instructions: Answer the following questions.

    1. Do you think that global warming is really an imminent world


    threat? Why or why not?
    2. How could the world’s climate change in the next century if humans
    continue to produce enormous of greenhouse gases?
    3. What could be the effects of climate change on humans?
    4. What do you think should people do to address these effects?

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