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Understanding my role in climate change and how it affects me
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"Global warming" describes an average temperature increase of the Earth over time. "Climate change" describes how weather patterns will be affected around the globe. (includes temperature and how that impacts the water cycle (ice melt, precipitation, and their impact on weather patterns) - NC State University
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How is Wisconsin’s Climate Changing? Wisconsin’s Changing Climate Wisconsin: Then Now In the future
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How is Wisconsin’s average temperature changing? How is Wisconsin’s average temperature changing? How can that impact our lives, our economy? Birkebeiner Birkebeiner Ice Fishing Ice Fishing Fly Fishing Fly Fishing Great Lakes Shipping Great Lakes Shipping
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Human Activity Natural Causes Ocean currents Earth’s tilt Earth’s orbit Volcanic Eruptions
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All living things on Earth have carbon in them Carbon combines easily with other elements to form new compounds Remember this cycle: Source: Buzzle.com
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Source: NASA Climate Kids
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When fossil fuels burn, we mostly get three things: heat, water, and CO 2. We also get some solid forms of carbon, like soot and grease. All that carbon stored in all those plants and animals over hundreds of millions of years is getting pumped back into the atmosphere over just one or two hundred years Source: NASA Climate Kids
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas – so it helps trap heat close to Earth So, its good….up to a point. National Geographic: Worldwide Carbon Dioxide Emissions Map Unit converter 1000 tonnes (metric ton) = 2,204,623 pounds
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Greenhouse gases are made out of: Water vapor Carbon dioxide Methane (CH4) – Found in animal waste & production in digestion, emitted from landfills as waste breaks down, emitted when natural gas and oil are burned
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Nitrous oxide – (Nitrogen cycle) – emitted through agriculture, industrial process, wastewater management and fossil fuel consumption
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Ozone -- Ozone - (ground level) - Formed when nitrogen oxides and VOC (volatile organic compounds) react in the presence of sunlight Eg. VOC - Emissions from industries, electric utilities, motor vehicles, and chemical solvents Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) - used to be used in aerosols, refrigerators, air conditioners, they are a VOC
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HOW WILL IT AFFECT US? Farming Farming Phenology Phenology Forestry Forestry Adaptation and Mitigation Adaptation and Mitigation GREENHOUSE GAS CALCULATOR Play the game to have a successful farm, while reducing greenhouse gasesgame
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What’s this greenhouse effect? National Geographic: Likely Scenarios if Climate Change Continues Brainpop Video: Greenhouse Effect National Geographic: The Greenhouse Effect
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Carbon footprint The amount of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, emitted into the atmosphere by a person, company, country, etc activities. What can I do to reduce carbon footprint?
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