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1 Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect Climate and Climate Change

2 What is the Greenhouse Effect? http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/ea rthguide/diagrams/greenhous e/ http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/ea rthguide/diagrams/greenhous e/ Natural effect Keeps our planet inhabitable Other greenhouse planets- Venus

3 Comparing the Earth to a greenhouse The glass=the earth’s atmosphere Inside the greenhouse=conditions here on earth’s surface Which type of ray is incoming? Which type of ray is outgoing?

4 Terrestrial Radiation The form of energy the earth gives off Infrared=outgoing Visible light=incoming

5 Greenhouse gases

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8 What is global warming the result of? Addition of more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere Greenhouse gases are added naturally and by human activities

9 What are the effects of global warming? Warmer temperatures globally Melting of polar ice cap and glaciers Sea level rise Climate change More severe weather? http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.ht ml http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.ht ml

10 What can you do? Lower your energy consumption (burning of fossil fuels) Recycle Lower your carbon footprint--------- http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/carboncalculator / http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/carboncalculator /


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