Global Warming Is Uncool

Negative impacts on Temperature
Average temperatures have climbed
1.4 degrees Fahrenheit around the
world since 1880, according to NASA's
Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
The United Nations' Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports
that 11 of the past 12 years are among the
dozen warmest since 1850 .

Human-made gases
Worldwide man-made emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main gas that causes global warming -- jumped 3 percent last year, international scientists claim.
Carbon dioxide is a by-product of the combustion of oil, gas, coal, wood (hydrocarbons) and can be identified with vehicle exhausts, coal fires etc.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS) Perfluorocarbons (PFC) Are a part of a group of compounds, containing fluorine in their make up, which have a very strong heating effect as well as depleting the ozone layer.

Amount of Greenhouse Gases

Effects of Global Warming
Scenarios studied by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predict that global warming will continue and get worse much faster than was expected.
Sea levels will rise, glaciers will melt, the Arctic will get smaller, and agriculture patterns will be affected as a result. Secondary effects include extreme weather, more tropical diseases, changes in the timing of seasonal patterns in ecosystems, and drastic economic impact.

Trends in Global Warming
Shows the increasing temperature from the year 1880 to the year 2000.

Alternatives
There are many alternatives to
omitting greenhouse gases. There are
choices such as renewable energy sources
such as dams, or electricital powered cars.
If many people make the decision to take
action and carpool, ride the bus, or simply
use more effective light bulbs is a step
forward to decreasing the impact of global
warming.

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Global Warming Is Uncool

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