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This document provides information about global warming for a student named Aswathy S.S. at the Kerala University College of Teacher Education. It defines global warming as a gradual increase in the Earth's atmosphere temperature generally caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs and other pollutants from human activities like burning fossil fuels, deforestation, farming, and waste breakdown. The effects of global warming listed include increased ice melting, sea level raising, increased precipitation, and decreased fresh water availability.
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Welcome aswathy powerpoint work
- 1. WELCOME
- 2. KERALA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION NEDUMANGADU 2013-2014 NAME : ASWATHY S.S OPTION : SOCIAL SCIENCE REGISTER NUMBER :13983014
- 4. DEFENITION A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE OVERALL TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT CAUSED BY INCREASED LEVELS OF CARBONDIOXIDE,CFCS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS.
- 5. CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING Burning Fossil Fuels
- 7. Farming
- 9. EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING Increased Ice melting Sea level raising Increased precipitation Decreased amount of fresh water