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What are
greenhouse gases?
Any gases that cause the “greenhouse
effect!”
Imagine… a car on a cool but sunny day…
Global Climate Change
• Identifiable change in the climate of
Earth as a whole that lasts for an
extended period of time (decades or
longer)
– When due to natural processes, it is usually
referred to as global climate variability
– Usually refers to changes forced by human
activities that change the atmosphere
Climate Changes Currently Happening
What causes Earth’s
climate to change?
 Changes in the atmosphere
 Natural processes
 Volcanoes
 Tectonic plate movement
 Changes in the sun
 Shifts in Earth’s orbit
 Human activities – any activity that releases
“greenhouse gases” into the atmosphere
Meet an Ice Core Scientist
What does this graph mean?
What about those natural
processes that can cause
climate change?
Click to explore these natural
processes at the EPA website!
“Their effects [those of human-caused
greenhouse gases], together with those of
other anthropogenic drivers, have been
detected throughout the climate system
and are extremely likely to have been the
dominant cause of the observed warming
since the mid-20th century.”
IPCC Conclusion:
• Warming and sea level rise will continue and will probably
occur more quickly than what we’ve already seen
• Even if greenhouse gases are stabilized, this will probably
continue to occur for centuries
• Some effects may be permanent
• Effects on Ecosystems
– Coral systemsand otherunique ecosystems cannot handle higher
temperatures well
– Wildfireswill increase
– Up to 30%of species will be at increasedriskfor extinction due to the
rapid changesin their ecosystems
• Effects in North America
– Warming in westernmountains: several effects
– Increasedrain: will actuallyhelp some crops
– Heat waves will increase in number, length, and intensity
– Coastal communities will be affected by increasedflooding and storms
Source: Climate Analysis Indicators Tool, World Resources Institute
References
• IPCC Summary Report for Policy Makers. 2014
• IPCC Summary Report graphics. 2014
• "About IPCC." IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change. 20 Apr. 2009
<http://www.ipcc.ch/about/index.htm>.
• "Climate Change | U.S. EPA." U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. 20 Apr. 2009
<http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html>.
• Rischard, J. F. High Noon: Twenty Global Problems,
Twenty Years to Solve Them. New York: Basic Books,
2002.
Presentation created by Cindy Barnes, 2015

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Global climate change presentation

  • 1.
  • 2. What are greenhouse gases? Any gases that cause the “greenhouse effect!” Imagine… a car on a cool but sunny day…
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. Global Climate Change • Identifiable change in the climate of Earth as a whole that lasts for an extended period of time (decades or longer) – When due to natural processes, it is usually referred to as global climate variability – Usually refers to changes forced by human activities that change the atmosphere
  • 8. What causes Earth’s climate to change?  Changes in the atmosphere  Natural processes  Volcanoes  Tectonic plate movement  Changes in the sun  Shifts in Earth’s orbit  Human activities – any activity that releases “greenhouse gases” into the atmosphere
  • 9. Meet an Ice Core Scientist
  • 10. What does this graph mean?
  • 11. What about those natural processes that can cause climate change? Click to explore these natural processes at the EPA website!
  • 12. “Their effects [those of human-caused greenhouse gases], together with those of other anthropogenic drivers, have been detected throughout the climate system and are extremely likely to have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.” IPCC Conclusion:
  • 13.
  • 14. • Warming and sea level rise will continue and will probably occur more quickly than what we’ve already seen • Even if greenhouse gases are stabilized, this will probably continue to occur for centuries • Some effects may be permanent
  • 15. • Effects on Ecosystems – Coral systemsand otherunique ecosystems cannot handle higher temperatures well – Wildfireswill increase – Up to 30%of species will be at increasedriskfor extinction due to the rapid changesin their ecosystems
  • 16. • Effects in North America – Warming in westernmountains: several effects – Increasedrain: will actuallyhelp some crops – Heat waves will increase in number, length, and intensity – Coastal communities will be affected by increasedflooding and storms
  • 17.
  • 18. Source: Climate Analysis Indicators Tool, World Resources Institute
  • 19. References • IPCC Summary Report for Policy Makers. 2014 • IPCC Summary Report graphics. 2014 • "About IPCC." IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 20 Apr. 2009 <http://www.ipcc.ch/about/index.htm>. • "Climate Change | U.S. EPA." U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 20 Apr. 2009 <http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html>. • Rischard, J. F. High Noon: Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them. New York: Basic Books, 2002. Presentation created by Cindy Barnes, 2015

Editor's Notes

  1. Discuss what students think they know about this word before diving deeper. Begin this section by setting up the lab described in the lesson plan to compare how heat is trapped in three tanks.
  2. What are greenhouse gases? Any gases that cause the greenhouse effect! Includes water, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and several other very long-named chemicals (generally only created by very specific industrial processes) NOTE – Water is definitely the major greenhouse gas. However, water is in a very set cycles, – what goes up, comes back down Thus far, human-produced greenhouse gases simply go up; very little is taking them back out
  3. What is the greenhouse effect? A greenhouse (or car) is generally warmer than the air outside it because sunlight and heat pass through the glass into the car, but heat is then trapped in the car, making it warmer
  4. In Earth terms: Sunlight enters our atmosphere (some rays don’t penetrate and are already lost to space) Some of the heat from the sun is absorbed by our planet, but much of it is reflected back Most of that heat should pass through the atmosphere back into space HOWEVER – greenhouse gases “trap” the heat and keep it in our atmosphere After completing this section, refer back to the lab set up and ask students to relate the parts of the lab to the parts of the Earth in the image above.
  5. Now that we’ve created our own definition of this word, let’s look at it a little more closely.
  6. What is it? Identifiable change in the climate of Earth as a whole that lasts for an extended period of time (decades or longer) When it occurs by natural processes – we call it climate variability Usually refers to changes caused by human activities Often referred to as global warming since the temp is increasing Compare that definition to ours created in class
  7. Ask students to examine the graphs and explain their meaning – you might assign different groups different parts and then discuss as a whole. Shows the combined land and ocean temperature increase over time in the past 162 years. Bottom shows the averages for an entire decade, so there’s less “noise” – also makes the recent rapid increase more evidence – the boxes aren’t even touching the temperature has increased so much. Shows the overall surface temperature increase over 100 years. In almost all areas, it has increased by at least a few degrees. Sea ice is dropping, partially in the Arctic ocean – the temperatures are warmer and so there is less ice in those regions. Sea level changes in past 110 years – also increasing. Changes in precipitation over land in past 59 years – this is a more variable change. Some areas are the same, while other areas are getting significally more rain and others significantly less.
  8. Overall caused by changes in the atmosphere – 2 major possibilities Natural causes Volcanoes – release gases and particles into the air Plate tectonic changes – changing the location of landmasses on Earth affects wind and current patterns, which create climate patterns Solar changes – the sun can become hotter or cooler over time as it ages Orbit changes – Earth’s orbit does occasionally change, but it happens very slowly, over tens to hundreds of thousands of years. Human activities – any activities that release “greenhouse gases” into the atmosphere Includes burning fossil fuels, burning forests or grasslands, industrial activities, agriculture
  9. (While it may sound silly, What do the data say is correct since data is plural.) Now that we know what we’re talking about and how many people have been examining it, let’s look at what the actual data say. The students should now complete the “Getting to the Core: Investigating the Link Between Temperature and CO2” if desired – you can also look at the graphs if time is an issue. Link to video on ice cores - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDOQIkiIL9Q&feature=related
  10. The levels of anthropogenic GHG are rising every year – especially CO2. (In the graph, CO2 FOLU stands for Forestry/Other Land Use.) The percent increases at the top are particularly interesting because we have increased the amounts even more in the first decade of this century than in the 30 years prior.
  11. Click the link for an interactive look at three of the natural causes of climate change – all three should be cooling the planet, rather than warming it.
  12. IPCC statement from the 2014 summary report for policy makers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the international group formed by the United Nations to investigate climate change. It consists of hundreds of scientists around the world who pull together thousands of studies on climate, gases, atmospheric conditions, ecosystem changes, etc., etc. to make conclusions about climate change on our planet. The reports they produce take approximately 10 years often to complete as they are reviewing by hundreds of other scientists and the governments of the United Nations before final publication.
  13. While there is no way to know 100% what will happen due to global climate change, we can use computer simulations as well as evidence of changes already occurring to make conclusions about probable future effects.
  14. It is very likely that warming and sea level rise will continue and will very likely be larger than those already seen Even if greenhouse gases are stabilized, warming and rising sea levels may continue to occur for centuries – we started rolling a really big ball downhill, it will take a while for it to stop now, even if we’re not pushing it anymore. Some effects of warming (such as loss of glaciers) may be permanent. That’s not to say that more glaciers can’t form. But with the uneven distribution of warming on our planet, some areas will most likely have their climates altered for the foreseeable future (within many generations of human life).
  15. These are model predictions of what happens to ecosystems with greater increased temperatures and sea levels – only effects seen with a 1-2°C temp rise and sea levels rising at their current rate are included Effects on ecosystems: Many coral systems will collapse due to bleaching (coral death) Wildfires will increase; increased heat and decreased precipitation in some areas Up to 30% of species will be at increased risk of extinction due to climate change in their ecosystems
  16. Effects in North America: Warming in Cascade and Rocky Mountains would cause less snow pack, increased winter flooding, and reduce water in summer (less snow to melt and run down the mts) In certain areas, rain-fed crops will actually increase (decreased rain in one area is generally going to mean increased rain in others, though this may increase flooding in some areas, too) Heat waves will likely increase in number, length, and intensity Coastal communities and ecosystems will be affected by rising sea levels (increased floods and storms) (NOTE – This will be a much bigger problem in poorer countries with few resources to move populations or adapt to changes)
  17. It’s a pretty big problem, and it’s easy and tempting to simply throw our hands up and say, “It’s too late! There’s nothing we can do now!” But it’s not true! Even small changes, multiplied by everyone, can make a big difference. And we can make some big changes too with help! So… what can we do? Ask students to brainstorm ideas – the next slide shows where the majority of GHG emissions from from by sector.
  18. Based on this data, it becomes clear that energy production and usage are the largest contributor to GHG emissions. That leads us into our next section on electrical energy production – where does it come from?