This presentation show that our climate will be changing, if we don't any thing about it.

1. Source: NASA

2. © Steve Cole/Photodisc/Getty Images

3. Global Carbon Emissions
from Fossil Fuels
Source: U.S. Department of Energy/CDIAC
MillionMetricTonsofCarbon
1850 – 2009

4. © 2008 EPA/Everett Kennedy Brown/Landov

5. Some energy is radiated back
into space by the Earth in
the form of infrared waves
Some of this outgoing
infrared radiation is trapped by
the Earth’s atmosphere
and warms it
Most of this radiation
is absorbed by the
Earth and warms it

6. 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0
Age (years BP)
300
180
200
220
240
260
280
CO2Concentration
CO2(ppmv)
Source: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA

7. 300
180
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220
240
260
280
CO2ConcentrationTemperature
800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0
Age (years BP)
CO2(ppmv)
Source: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA

8. CO2Concentration
400
320
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180
200
220
240
260
280
2013 CO2 Concentration: 400
Temperature
800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0
Age (years BP)
CO2(ppmv)
Source: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA

9. 2013 CO2 Concentration: 400
CO2Concentration
400
320
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360
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180
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280
Temperature
800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0
Age (years BP)
CO2(ppmv) After 40 more years at the current rate of increase
Source: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA

10. As CO2 Increases, So Does the Temperature2000 Years of CO2 and Global Temperature
Data: (Temperature) Thompson, et al., “Abrupt Tropical Climate Change: Past and Present,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 103, no. 28
(CO2) Australian Academy of Science; Etheridge, et al., “Law Dome CO2, CH4 and N2O ice core records extended to 2000 years BP,” Geophysical Research Letters 33,
doi. 10.1029/2006GL026152, 2006. © 2006 American Geophysical Union. Reproduced/modified by permission of American Geophysical Union.

11. Summer Temperatures Have Shifted
•1951 – 1980
FrequencyofOccurrence
Source: NASA/GISS; Hansen, et al., “Perceptions of Climate Change,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 10.1073, August 2012
Deviation from Mean
0 1 2 3 4 5-1-2-3-4-5
Cooler than average
Average
Warmer than average
Baseline (1951 - 1980) mean
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0

12. Summer Temperatures Have Shifted
•1981 – 1991
FrequencyofOccurrence
Deviation from Mean
0 1 2 3 4 5-1-2-3-4-5
Cooler than average
Average
Warmer than average
Baseline (1951 - 1980) mean
Source: NASA/GISS; Hansen, et al., “Perceptions of Climate Change,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 10.1073, August 2012
Extremely hot
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0

13. Summer Temperatures Have Shifted
•1991 – 2001
FrequencyofOccurrence
Deviation from Mean
0 1 2 3 4 5-1-2-3-4-5
Cooler than average
Average
Warmer than average
Baseline (1951 - 1980) mean
Source: NASA/GISS; Hansen, et al., “Perceptions of Climate Change,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 10.1073, August 2012
Extremely hot
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0

14. Summer Temperatures Have Shifted
•2001 – 2011
FrequencyofOccurrence
Deviation from Mean
0 1 2 3 4 5-1-2-3-4-5
Cooler than average
Average
Warmer than average
Baseline (1951 - 1980) mean
Source: NASA/GISS; Hansen, et al., “Perceptions of Climate Change,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 10.1073, August 2012
Extremely hot
The “extreme”
temperature events
used to cover 0.1% of
the Earth. Now they
cover 10%.
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0

15. The Twelve Hottest Years on Record
Source: NASA/GISS
2009 2007 1998 2002
2006 2012 2011 2004 2001
2010 2005
2003

16. The Hottest Year Ever Measured
(Statistically tied with 2005)
Source: NASA/GISS

17. 2012 was the 36th
consecutive year with a
global temperature above
the 20th century average

19. Reagan National Airport, Washington, D.C.
July 6, 2012
© 2012 Phillip Dugaw

20. Australia Heat Forecast: January 4, 2013
50°
40°
30°
20°
10°
0°
-10°
-20°
-30°
Data: Commonwealth of Australia, 2013 Australian Bureau of Meteorology

21. Australia Heat Forecast: January 14, 2013
50°
40°
30°
20°
10°
0°
-10°
-20°
-30°
54°
Data: Commonwealth of Australia, 2013 Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Two New Colors Had to Be Added to the Map

22. Change in Annual Global Temperature
•1880 – 2010
AnomalyRelativeto1901–2000Mean(°C)
1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2010
Source: National Climatic Data Center, NOAA
0.75
0.5
0.25
0
-0.25
-0.5

23. Increase in Heavy Precipitation Days
Source: Alexander, L. V., et al., “Global observed changes in daily climate extremes of temperature and precipitation,” J. Geophys. Res., 111, D05109,
doi:10.1029/2005JD006290, 2006. © 2006 American Geophysical Union. Reproduced by permission of American Geophysical Union.
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
•Worldwide

24. “Global warming is contributing to an
increased incidence of extreme
weather because the environment
in which all storms form
has changed from human activities.”
National Center for Atmospheric Research
June 15, 2011

25. “The only plausible explanation for the
rise in weather-related catastrophes is
climate change.”
Munich Re
One of the two largest reinsurance companies in the world
September 27, 2010

26. Hurricane Sandy
October 29, 2012
© 2012 NASA Photo via Getty Images

27. New Jersey Coastline
October 30, 2012
© 2012 Reuters/U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Handout

28. East Haven, ConnecticutEast Haven, Connecticut
October 30, 2012October 30, 2012
© 2012 AP Photo/Jessica Hill© 2012 AP Photo/Jessica Hill

29. Breezy Point, Queens, New York
October 30, 2012
© 2012 AP Photo/Mike Groll© 2012 AP Photo/Mike Groll

30. Manhattan, New York
October 29, 2012
© 2012 Christos Pathiakis/Getty Images

31. Causing bigger
and more frequent
FLOODS
So the rainstorms
(and snowstorms)
are getting
bigger
and
more intense

32. © 2010 Reuters/Ho New

33. Sukkur, Pakistan
August 8, 2010
© 2010 Reuters/Akhtar Soomro

34. Valenzuela City, Philippines
July 31, 2012
© 2012 AP Photo/Aaron Favila

35. Yongchuan District, Chongqing, China
July 23, 2012
© 2012 Reuters/China Daily

36. Deggendorf, Germany
June 7, 2013
© 2013 AP Photo/dpa, Armin Weigel

37. The same extra heat that evaporates water from the ocean
pulls moisture even more quickly from the soil
An Inconvenient Truth © 2006 by Paramount Classics, a Division of Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

38. Drought Conditions
Courtesy 2012 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews via University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
2000 – 2009
Dry Wet

39. Drought Conditions
2030 – 2039
Dry Wet
Courtesy 2012 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews via University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

40. Drought Conditions
2060 – 2069
Dry Wet
Courtesy 2012 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews via University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

41. 2090 – 2099
Drought Conditions
Dry Wet
Courtesy 2012 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews via University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

42. Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, Indiana
July 5, 2012
© 2012 AP Photo/Michael Conroy

43. Ryongchon-ri, North Korea
June 22, 2012
Both Koreas suffered through the
worst drought since record keeping
began over 100 years ago
© 2012 AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon

44. Farmingdale, Illinois
July 16, 2012
© 2012 AP Photo/Seth Perlman
“It’s like farming in Hell.”
Fred Below
Plant biologist, University of Illinois in Urbana
July 2012

45. Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
July 5, 2011
© 2011 MikeOlbinski.com

46. Hotter Years Typically Have More Fires
40 Years of Western U.S. Fire and Temperatures
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
62°
61°
60°
59°
58°
57°
56°
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Average Temperature
Number of Fires
AverageSpring-SummerTemperature(°F)
FiresonU.S.ForestServiceLand
Data: Climate Central, “The Age of Western Wildfires,” September, 2012

47. Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 26, 2012
© 2012 AP Photo/Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

48. Yarnell Hill Fire, Arizona
June 30, 2013
19 firefighters were killed
fighting the Yarnell Hill fire
© 2013 AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Story

49. © 2012 AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel

50. © 2012 AP Photo/The Norman Transcript, Jerry Laizure
Slaughterville, OklahomaSlaughterville, Oklahoma
August 3, 2012August 3, 2012

51. © 2009 AP Photo/Mark Pardew

52. ArcticSeaIceExtent(millionkm2
)
8001200 1600 2010
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
550 A.D. to Present
Source: Adapted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Kinnard, et al, Nature 479, 509-512 © 2011
Reconstructed Sea Ice Extent
Modern Observations
Year
11
10
9
8

53. September Arctic Sea Ice Extent
1979 – 2012
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center, October 2012
MillionSquareKilometers
1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012
September ice extent
Trend
New record low

54. September 2012
Source: NASA Earth Observatory
September 1984
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
Sea Ice Concentration
0% 100%

55. © 1978 Dr. Lonnie Thompson
Qori Kalis Glacier, PeruQori Kalis Glacier, Peru
19781978

56. © 2011 Dr. Lonnie Thompson
Ice that took 1,600 years to
form has melted in just 25
Qori Kalis Glacier, PeruQori Kalis Glacier, Peru
20112011

57. Muir Glacier, Alaska
1880
Source: Hazard, G. D. 1880 Muir Glacier: From the Glacier Photograph Collection, Boulder,
Colorado USA; National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology

58. Muir Glacier, Alaska
2005
Source: Bruce F. Molnia, Bruce F. 2005 Muir Glacier: From the Glacier Photograph Collection, Boulder,
Colorado USA; National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology

59. As permafrost thaws, geologic
seeps in Alaska may release
250,000 metric tons of methane
to the atmosphere each year
Source: Alaska Dispatch, May 22, 2012
Photo © 2012 Marie Laure Geai
Methane Melt PoolsMethane Melt Pools
South-Central AlaskaSouth-Central Alaska

60. Those who deny
the existence of the
Climate Crisis
often claim there is
“no scientific consensus,”
however...

61. Every National Academy of Science of Every
Major Country in the World Confirms
Anthropogenic Global Warming
African Academy
of Science
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
The Caribbean
China
France
Ghana
Germany
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
India
Japan
Kenya
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mexico
Nigeria
New Zealand
Russia
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Sweden
Tanzania
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
Zambia
Zimbabwe

62. National Academies Rejecting the Science of
Anthropogenic Global Warming
None

63. “The need for urgent action to address
climate change is now indisputable.”
Joint Statement of the National Academies of Science
For the G8 + 5 Nations
May 2009
Here is what the National Academies say:

64. We Need to Act Now!

65. Need effective solution that would:
Have bipartisan support
Significantly reduce greenhouse gas
emissions
Be simple and transparent
Create new jobs
Reduce our dependence on foreign oil

66. We do have a solution!
*Carbon Fee
and Rebate
* Revenue-
Neutral
Carbon Tax

67. Dr. James Hansen Supports

68. Bill McKibben supports

69. Also supported by:
• Art Laffer • Greg Mankiw

70. George Shultz Lobbying for Carbon Tax

71. Now how exactly does this work?

72. Fee is placed on carbon, increases each
year. Within a decade clean energy cheaper
than fossil fuels.

73. With the “carbon rebate” 66% of all households
would receive more than they would pay for the
increased cost of energy.

74. Millions of jobs would be created: Clear,
consistent market signal, renewables 2.5 – 9.25X
more jobs than fossil fuel industry

75. Citizens Climate Lobby

76. Contact our Members of Congress

77. Media Exposure, LTEs

78. Meetings with M.O.C./Staffers

79. Seem impossible?

80. Other countries?

81. How long will it take?

82. How you can help!

83. It’s possible, and our children and
grandchildren are depending on us to take
action

85. Take Action Now:
• Listen to our intro call, details on back of bus card
• Write your Representative, Rep. ____, U.S. House of
Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. Ask her/him to
communicate with Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp,
urging him to convene a hearing to look at market-based
approaches to address climate change. Conservative witnesses
who could testify include:
• Art Laffer, former Reagan economic adviser.
Greg Mankiw, economic advisor to George W. Bush and Mitt
Romney.
Andrew Moylan, R Street Institute.
Gary Becker, Nobel laureate economist.
George Shultz, former Secretary of State.