• HIMADRI DEKA • ASLAN ALI • MINAXI BODO PROJECT TITLE
• GLOBAL WARMING INTRODUCTION
• GLOBAL WARMING REFERS TO THE LONG-TERM INCREASE IN EARTH’S AVERAGE
SURFACE TEMPERATURE, PRIMARILY CAUSED BY THE EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASES (SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, AND WATER VAPOR) FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES LIKE BURNING FOSSIL FUELS AND DEFORESTATION. THESE GREENHOUSE GASES TRAP HEAT IN THE ATMOSPHERE, LEADING TO A RISE IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURES. EFFECTS
• THE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING INCLUDE RISING SEA LEVELS, MORE
FREQUENT AND SEVERE HEATWAVES, DROUGHTS, FLOODS, AND OTHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, AS WELL AS CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY. THESE IMPACTS ARE ALREADY BEING FELT AROUND THE WORLD, AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD IN THE COMING DECADES UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. MEASURES
• GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS CAN ALL TAKE STEPS TO
ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING BY REDUCING THEIR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND TRANSITIONING TO CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES LIKE WIND AND SOLAR POWER. OTHER SOLUTIONS INCLUDE IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, REDUCING MEAT CONSUMPTION, AND PLANTING TREES TO ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. THANK YOU