Global WarmingGlobal Warming

Prepared by: ME Prepared by: ME

What is Global Warming?What is Global Warming?

The changes in the surface The changes in the surface air temperature, referred to air temperature, referred to as the global temperature, as the global temperature, brought about by the brought about by the enchanced greenhouse enchanced greenhouse effect, which is induced by effect, which is induced by emissions of greenhouse emissions of greenhouse gases into the air.gases into the air.

Causes and Effects of Global Warming

Impacts of Global WarmingGlobal warming is already underway with Global warming is already underway with consequences that must be faced today as consequences that must be faced today as well as tomorrow. Evidence of changes to the well as tomorrow. Evidence of changes to the Earth's physical, chemical and biological Earth's physical, chemical and biological processes is now evident on every continent.processes is now evident on every continent.

The Climate Hot Map arranges current and The Climate Hot Map arranges current and future climate impacts into five main future climate impacts into five main groupings:groupings:

•PEOPLE - Health, Food, Water use and PEOPLE - Health, Food, Water use and Costs.Costs.

• FRESHWATER – Extreme wet, extreme FRESHWATER – Extreme wet, extreme

dry and Land ice.dry and Land ice.

• OCEANS – Sea level, Sea ice and Ocean OCEANS – Sea level, Sea ice and Ocean

chemistry.chemistry.

• ECOSYSTEMS – Lakes and rivers, Land ECOSYSTEMS – Lakes and rivers, Land

and Salt water.and Salt water.

• TEMPERATURE – Air,Ocean, Water and TEMPERATURE – Air,Ocean, Water and

Ground.Ground.

Global Warming SolutionsGlobal Warming SolutionsSolving global warming means investing Solving global warming means investing in clean energy, green jobs and smart in clean energy, green jobs and smart energy solutions.energy solutions.

This five step plan will repower, refuel, This five step plan will repower, refuel, rebuild. rebuild.

1.1.Set limits on global warming pollution.Set limits on global warming pollution.

2.2.Invest in green jobs and clean energy.Invest in green jobs and clean energy.

3.3.Drive smarter cars.Drive smarter cars.

4.4.Create green homes and buildings.Create green homes and buildings.

5.5.Build better communities and Build better communities and transportation networks.transportation networks.