1. Environmental Wellness
&
Global Warming
By Jillian Swisher & Hannah Lewis

2. Environmental Wellness defined: the collective interactions of humans with the environment, and the short-term and long-term health consequences of those interactions

3. Climate Change:
Any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time (major changes in temperature, precipitation, wind, etc.)

4. What causes global warming?
Global warming is the recent and ongoing rise in global temperature near Earth’s surface
What causes global warming?

5. Global Warming & The Greenhouse Effect
Global warming happens when the greenhouse effect occurs
Greenhouse effect = when temperature rises due to heat being trapped in earth’s atmosphere (due to greenhouse gases being released into the air)

7. Indicators of Climate Change
Greenhouse gas emissions
Drought
Sea Level
High/low temperatures
Ocean heat
Snowfall
Precipitation patterns
Heat Related Deaths

8. Greenhouse Gases – What are they?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Fluorinated Gases
These gases absorb infrared radiation, contributing to the greenhouse effect
How are they produced?

9. Carbon Dioxide Methane Nitrous Oxide
Emitted through burning of fossil fuels, solid waste, trees and wood products
Methane
Emitted during production & transportation of coal, natural gas, and oil, and during decay of waste in landfills
Nitrous Oxide
Emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, also during combustion of solid waste & fossil fuels

10. Humans Contribution
Humans release large amounts of these gases into the air, which then trap energy in the atmosphere and cause the Earth to become warmer
Most of these emissions are from burning fossil fuel for electricity, heat and transportation

11. Ways we Contribute
Driving cars that run on gas/various kinds of transportation
Deforestation
Pollution & Landfills
Electricity
Industrial processes

12. Global Warming 101
YouTube

13. How can we reduce our contributions?
Energy Star products
Recycle
Use water efficiently
Carpool
Reduce electricity use

14. Consequences of Our Contributions
Weather: increased precipitation in some areas, while extreme droughts in other areas
Storms, floods, hurricanes likely to become more intense
Effects on our health (heat-related illness, death/damage from major storms)
Insurance costs rise due to increase in weather related disasters

15. What the Future Holds
Unless these emissions decrease substantially, there will continue to be changes to our environment. These changes are likely to have negative effects on humans (economic and health problems, agricultural issues, water supply issues, etc).

16. Questions?
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