Global warming is causing more extreme weather events due to increased greenhouse gases trapping heat in the atmosphere. Examples given include deadlier heat waves in the US and catastrophic flooding in Pakistan. The document discusses the scientific and Islamic perspectives on this issue. From an Islamic view, climate change is a result of humans disturbing the natural order and violating God's laws. Solutions proposed include living in harmony with nature, climate justice, fulfilling our role as caretakers of the Earth, and raising awareness of this important issue.

1. EXTREME WEATHER
CAUSED BY GLOBAL
WARMING

2. PREPARED BY:
1. Nur Ezryn Saffia Abu Zaharoff 1310720
2. Najwa Saleh 1316566
3. Rikha Kurnia Rahmawati 1218742
4. Zawani Hafizah Zainuddin 1315684

4. OVERVIEW
Introduction
Scientific Perspective
Global Warming Extreme Weather Two Examples
Islamic Perspective
Cause Solution
Conclusion

6. What is Global Warming?
• An increase in the Earth’s atmospheric and
oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur
due to an increase in the greenhouse effect
resulting especially from pollution1.
1Merriam Webster (accessed November 14, 2014); available from i.word.com/dictionary/global%20warming.

7. Hurricanes / Cyclones / Typhoons
Drought
Heat Waves
Tornadoes
Extreme
Weathers
Floods
Blizzard
s

8. World Climate Zones
Climatic Zones (accessed November 15, 2014); available from http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/images/worldclimate.gif.

9. Extreme Weather Most Affected Country Figures
Tornado United States of America 1,274 per year
Hurricane/Cyclone/
United States of America 268
Typhoon
Flood Bangladesh 30-70% of country
flooded per year
Drought Malawi, Africa 2 serious droughts in 20
years
Blizzard United States of America Average of 10.7 per year
Heat Wave United States of America Average of 243.3 deaths
per year

10. Effects
 Damages
 Lack of resources
 Health problems
 Deaths

12. GLOBAL WARMING
• Main culprit: Carbon dioxide gas, CO2
• Originates from:
1. Burning of fossil fuel
- petroleum (oil), natural gas, coal
2. Deforestation
-plants consume CO2 for photosynthesis

14. • CO2 remains in the atmosphere for longer
- CH4: 10 yrs
- NO: 100 yrs
- CO2: 100 yrs (80%) and 800 yrs (20%)

15. • Gases forming a warm blanket around the
planet Earth “green house effect”
• The gases absorbs heat reflected from the
Earth’s surface, which otherwise would be
going to space

16. EXTREME WEATHER
Forms
• Heat wave
• Intense precipitation
 Rain
 Snow
• Flood and drought
Change
• Intensity
• Frequency
• Duration
• Widespread

19. IMPACTS
European Heat Wave 2003
• ≥ 35 000 deaths (health-related)
• Southern Europe: drought
 affecting crops
• Portugal: forest fires of
Luxembourg size
• River Danube, Serbia:
lowest level in 100 years,
exposing bombs and tanks
from WW2
Pakistan Floods 2010
• Heavy monsoon rains
attributed to La Nina
• 1/5 of Pakistan’s land area
was underwater
• 20 000 000 affected
• Economic loss estimated at
USD 43 billion

20. Cause
Solution

21. The Qur’an says
Corruption has appeared in both land and
sea. Because of what people’s own hands
have brought about. So that they may taste
something of what they have done. So that
hopefully they will turn back (30:41)
But will we…..?

22. Disturbance of The Natural Order
Violation of God’s natural Law
Disasters have spread throughout the land and
sea, because of what the people have
committed.

23. 1. Changes in agriculture with extensive
deforestation and increased desertification as
well as the increase in livestock
2. The outcome of man’s greed;
the human being’s insatiable lust for the
enjoyment of the comforts of life and the
temptation from syaitan (Qur’an 4:119)
3. Harmful practices and habits towards nature

24. Solutions, based on Islamic
perspective
1. To be sensitive towards God’s works and
creation, and live harmony with natural order
“But waste not by excess for God loveth not
the wasters” (Qur’an 6:141)
2. Climate Justice (Qur’an 55: 1-13)

25. 3. Fulfilling our role of KHALIFAH
4. Applying the teaching of ISLAM as the
Religion of Harmony
5. Just as we might recognise the pressing nature
of the climate challenge, we must, as
expressed in Surat 103, Al–Asr,
simultaneously enjoin one another in ‘truth’
and ‘patience’.

27. Our Future
Future Climate Change (accessed from November 15, 2014); available from
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/images/science/ScenarioGlobalTemp.jpg.

28. Future Temperature Changes (accessed from November 15, 2014); available from
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/images/science/ScenarioGlobalTemp.jpg.

29. What can we do?
• 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
• Encourage others to conserve
• Increase our knowledge about global warming
and extreme weathers
• Raise awareness

30. Why should we care?

31. Bibliography
Climatic Zones. Accessed November 15, 2014. Available from
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/images/worldclimate.gi
Fazlun Khalid, Global Warming: An Islamic Perspective, the Islamic Foundation for
Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham UK.
Future Climate Changes. Accessed from November 15, 2014. Available from
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/images/science/ScenarioGlobalTemp.jpg.
Future Temperature Changes. Accessed from November 15, 2014. Available from
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/images/science/ScenarioGlobalTemp.jpg.
Merriam Webster. Accessed November 14, 2014. Available from
i.word.com/dictionary/global%20warming.
Saidi Ebraima Kebba, Climate Change and Global Warming: An Islamic Perspective,
Daru Salaam Islamic Centre.
Union of Concerned Scientists, Global Warming. Accessed November 13, 2014).
Available from http://www.ucsusa.org.