GLOBAL W A R M I NG

L O RENZO SOUZA C AL VO
PEDRO
WHAT IT IS:

• GLOBAL WARMING IS THE CURRENT RISE IN TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR AND

OCEANS. IT IS HAPPENING MAINLY BECAUSE HUMANS BURN COAL, OIL, AND 
NATURAL GAS; AND CUT DOWN FORESTS.[2] AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TODAY
ARE ABOUT 1 °C (1.8 °F) HIGHER THAN BEFORE 
PEOPLE STARTED BURNING A LOT OF COAL AROUND 1750.
REASON:
• THE PRESENT GLOBAL WARMING IS MOSTLY BECAUSE OF PEOPLE BURNING
THINGS, LIKE GASOLINE FOR CARS AND NATURAL GAS TO KEEP HOUSES WARM.
BUT THE HEAT FROM THE BURNING ITSELF ONLY MAKES THE WORLD A TINY BIT
WARMER: IT IS THE CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE BURNING WHICH IS THE
BIGGEST PART OF THE PROBLEM. AMONG GREENHOUSE GASES, THE INCREASE
OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF GLOBAL
WARMING. SVANTE ARRHENIUS PREDICTED THIS MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS
AGO. ARRHENIUS CONFIRMED THE WORK OF JOSEPH FOURIER 200 YEARS AGO.
TEMPERATURE CHANGE IN THE LAST 50 YEARS
SOLUTIONS:
• CONSUME LESS ENERGY AT HOME
• WALK ON FOOT OR USE A BIKE
• EAT MORE VEGETABLES
• CONSIDER YOUR TRANSPORT
• THROW LESS FOOD AWAY
• REDUCE, REUSE, RECICLE AND REPAIR
• CHANGE THE FONT OF ENERGY IN YOUR HOME
• CHANGE TO NA ELETRIC VEHICLE