1. A Presentation by Shafeeq Rabbani Dedicated to “THE ENGLISH SCHOOL FAHAHEEL, KUWAIT”
2. “THE ERA OF PROCRASTINATION, OF HALF-MEASURES, OF SOOTHING AND BAFFLING EXPEDIENTS, OF DELAYS, IS COMING TO ITS CLOSE. IN ITS PLACE WE ARE ENTERING A PERIOD OF CONSEQUENCES.” WINSTON CHURCHILL Hurricane Jeanne September 2004
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4. IN THIS PRESENTATION… What is global warming? How is it affecting our environment? Reasons behind Global Warming. What can we do about it?
7. Major heat waves 1901 United States Midwest heat wave 1936 North American heat wave 1976 United Kingdom heat wave 1976 European heat wave 1980 United States heat wave 1983 European heat wave 1988 North American heat wave 1992 Venezuela heat wave 1993 South East heat wave 1995 Chicago heat wave 1995 European heat wave 1998 Indian heat wave 1998 Middle east heat wave 1998 Southern heat wave 1998 Mexican heat wave 1999 Northeast heat wave 2001 Eastern United States heat wave 2003 European heat wave 2003 Pacific Northwest heat wave 2005 Desert Southwest heat wave 2006 North American heat wave 2006 European heat wave
9. MAJOR STORMS SPINNING IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC SINCE THE 1970s HAVE INCREASED IN DURATION AND INTENSITY BY ABOUT 50 PERCENT. MIT STUDY, 2005
26. POPULATION INCREASE 10 9 8 Billions of People 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 160,000 BC 100,000 BC 7,000 BC 6,000 BC 5,000 BC 4,000 BC 1,000 BC 1 AD 1000 AD 1776 AD 1945 AD 2050 AD 2006 AD 3,000 BC 2,000 BC
27. Advances in Technology OLD HABITS + OLD TECHNOLOGY = PREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES OLD HABITS + NEW TECHNOLGY = DRAMATICALLY ALTERED CONSEQUENCES
30. What is the Student Council Doing? We are going to look into the recycling of materials here at school. We will need your help and notices will come out shortly. We need your help and understanding if we are going to do our bit.