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Ecosystem definition Living And Nonliving Things Working Together To Form A Unique Environment.

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My choices & air quality What Are The Connections Between My Choices And The Quality Of Our Air? Source: (sky) Bombia Design (traffic) capsweb (walking) istockphotos.com (biking) istockphoto.com

Why is Fresh, Clean Air Important? Why Is Fresh, Clean Air Important?

Where Does Air Pollution Come From? Source: iom-world.org Where Does Air Pollution Come From?

3% 25% 68% 3% 1% Source: (data) Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (garbage fire) istockphoto.com (fireplace) ebibleteacher.com (industry) lbl.gov (traffic) capsweb (airplane) istockphoto.com Percent Contribution to Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants

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Source: we-energies.com Layers of the Atmosphere Some Gases in Car Exhaust Contribute to Global Warming

Worldwide ImpactsClimate Change Changing ecosystems – –Temperature – –Rainfall Sea level rise More intense storms/ weather events Increased risk of species extinction Source: United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Northwest ImpactsClimate Change Changes in rain patterns – –Winter flooding – –Summer drought Less snowpack in the mountains Increased potential for forest fires Degraded salmon habitat Source: UW Climate Impacts Group

South Cascade Glacier, 1928 Northwest ImpactsClimate Change South Cascade Glacier, 1928 Source: US Geological Survey

South Cascade Glacier, 1966 Northwest ImpactsClimate Change South Cascade Glacier, 1966 Source: US Geological Survey

South Cascade Glacier, 2006 Northwest ImpactsClimate Change South Cascade Glacier, 2006 Source: US Geological Survey

Atmospheric Co 2 concentration (ppmv)...Warm the Earth Source: factsontheback.com Year Increasing Levels of CO 2...

Where Do Greenhouse Gases Come From? Source: iom-world.org Where Do Greenhouse Gases Come From?

15% 9% 39% 13% 1% 19% 4% Source: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Percent Contribution to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

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Source: Bronchi, Bronchial Tree, and Lungs

Source: (left) uh.edu (right) South Coast Air Quality Management District Healthy vs. Unhealthy Lungs

Good None Moderate Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion Unhealthy Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially small children, should limit outdoor exertion Descriptor Precautions Our Regions Air Quality Index Source: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Source: Environmental Protection Agency 30 miles Troposphere Stratosphere 6 miles smog Protective Ozone Layer Layers of the Atmosphere

Nationwide Emissions 53% 8% 13% 2% 24% Source: