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    Global warming refers to the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system. It is primarily caused by increasing carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere. Effects of global warming include more extreme weather, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and ice sheets, more wildfires, and threats to plants and animals. Mitigating further global warming requires worldwide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through measures like use of renewable energy and energy efficiency, while adapting to current and future impacts of climate change already underway.

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    Global warming refers to the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system. It is primarily caused by increasing carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere. Effects of global warming include more extreme weather, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and ice sheets, more wildfires, and threats to plants and animals. Mitigating further global warming requires worldwide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through measures like use of renewable energy and energy efficiency, while adapting to current and future impacts of climate change already underway.

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    Global warming refers to the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system. It is primarily caused by increasing carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere. Effects of global warming include more extreme weather, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and ice sheets, more wildfires, and threats to plants and animals. Mitigating further global warming requires worldwide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through measures like use of renewable energy and energy efficiency, while adapting to current and future impacts of climate change already underway.

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    Report 10:

    Global
    Warming

    Ballon ● Tatud ● Valderrama


    What is global warming?
    • term used to describe a gradual increase in the average
    temperature of the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and its oceans
    (Live Science, 2016; Bradford, 2014)
    The Greenhouse Effect
    Causes of
    Global Warming
    Natural Causes
    Volcanic eruptions
    Permafrost
    Water vapor
    Anthropogenic
    causes
    • Global warming is largely due to human actions
    Burning of fossil fuels
    Industrialization
    Deforestation
    Chemical fertilizers
    ENVIRONMENT
    • Greenhouse gases are trapping
    more heat in the Earth's
    atmosphere

    • The 2001-2010 decade is the


    warmest since 1880

    • Increased by more than 1°F (0.7°C)


    • Decrease in very
    cold days and
    nights

    • Increase in
    extremely hot days
    and warm nights.
    • Warmer temperatures can also lead to a chain
    reaction of other changes around the world
    • weather patterns
    • snow and ice
    • affects the oceans
    • plants and animals
    Effects on Weather
    • Rising air and sea temperatures have
    a number of effects on the water
    cycle, and this increases the odds for
    more extreme weather events.
    Intense hurricanes and tropical storms.

    • Warmer water in the oceans pumps more


    energy into tropical storms and hurricanes,
    making them stronger and potentially more
    destructive.
    Intense Rainstorms
    High evaporation of water from land and sea
    allows the atmosphere to hold more moisture—thus
    setting the stage for more extreme precipitation.
    • The atmosphere's water-holding capacity increases by
    about 4 percent for every 1° Fahrenheit (0.6° Celsius)
    rise in temperature.

    • Storm passes through a warmer atmosphere holding


    more water = Extreme precipitation
    Winters are shorter, fewer cold records are set,
    more precipitation is falling as rain and less as snow.
    • Heighten the risk of flood, and
    cause economic and social disruptions for
    communities unprepared to cope.
    •streams, rivers, and lakes to
    overflow
    •contaminates drinking water
    •creates hazardous-material
    spills
    •promotes mold infestation
    •unhealthy air.
    Drought

    • an extended period of dry weather


    caused by a lack of rain or snow.
    • three consecutive months of “way below
    normal” rainfall or about 60 percent
    reduction from average rainfall (PAGASA)
    • In the Philippines, PAGASA said a total of 30 areas or 38
    percent of the country is likely to experience drought by the
    end of March.

    Rizal, Palawan and Catanduanes in Luzon; Antique, Capiz,


    Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Eastern Samar,
    Northern Samar and Samar in the Visayas; and Zamboanga del
    Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Bukidnon, Lanao
    del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur,
    Davao Oriental, South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan
    Kudarat, Basilan, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Sulu and Tawi-tawi
    in Mindanao.
    • More moisture evaporates from land and
    water and plants, leaving less water.

    • jeopardize access to clean drinking water,


    • fuel out-of-control wildfires
    • dust storms,
    • extreme heat events,
    • flash flooding
    • watering crops
    • making electricity at hydroelectric dams
    Effects on Glaciers
    • Glaciers are large sheets of
    snow and ice that are found
    on land all year long.

    • Global compilations indicate


    that the wastage of mountain
    glaciers during the last
    century has raised sea level
    by between 0.2 to 0.4
    mm/yr, or roughly 20% of
    the observed change .
    Oceans will rise between 2.5 and 6.5 feet (0.8
    and 2 meters) by 2100.
    Effects on
    Oceans
    The world's oceans are becoming more acidic,
    threatening sea life.
    • The ocean has dissolved inorganic carbon in
    three forms—bicarbonate, carbonate , carbon
    dioxide, or CO2.

    400 parts per million (ppm)


    CO2 = pH decreased to about
    30 % 8.1

    increase in
    280 parts per million (ppm)
    acidity CO2 prior to
    industrialization = pH of 8.2
    …to LIVING ORGANISMS
    Effects on
    Plants
    • Plants moving to cooler
    locations.

    • Growing seasons can become


    permanently changed

    • Plants ability to thrive and


    reproduce become limited

    • Insufficient water and nutrients

    • Forest fires
    Effect on
    ANIMALS
    Depends on healthy habitats. They need:

    • The right temperatures


    • Fresh water
    • Food sources
    • Places to raise their young
    TEMPERATURE

    • Removes hunting ground ex. Polar


    Bears
    • Cause population declines ex.
    trout, salmon
    • Massive coral bleaching which
    sustain huge numbers of fish
    WATER

    • Larger floods increase erosion


    levels, reducing water quality and
    degrading aquatic habitat.
    • Deprived of water sources.
    • Severe droughts stress and can kill
    plants that provide food and
    shelter
    FOOD

    • Altered food availability for


    migratory species
    • Milder winters cause seasonal
    food caches to spoil, so wildlife
    species depending on food stores
    are left without sustenance.
    PLACES TO RAISE YOUNG

    • Droughts eliminating essential


    breeding habitat
    • Rising sea level and changes in
    salinity could decimate breeding
    grounds ex. Mangrove forest
    To people’s health
    Temperature–Related Illnesses
    -heat cramps, heat stroke, and even death
    Air pollution
    -causes asthma and other lung conditions
    Infectious diseases
    -spread through insects
    • because we as humans caused global warming,
    we can also do something about it.
    MITIGATION and ADAPTATION
    • Reducing emissions of and • Adapting to the climate
    stabilizing the levels of heat- change already in the
    trapping greenhouse gases pipeline (“adaptation”).
    in the
    atmosphere (“mitigation”);
    2015 Paris Climate Conference
    • 2015 Paris Climate Conference:
    • aim to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on
    climate with the aim of :
    • keeping global warming below 2°C.
    • cut carbon emissions.
    • additional mitigation actions to move more rapidly to low-carbon
    technologies (electricity generation) .
    • the agreement binds all countries equally to these processes (but
    not targets),
    • though developed countries are expected to “continue taking the lead by
    undertaking economy-wide absolute emission reduction targets.”
    • R.A. 9729 (Climate Change Act of 2009)
    • R.A. 8749 (Clean Air Act)
    • R.A. 9003 (Solid Water Management Act)
    • R.A. 9275 (Philippine Clean Water Act)
    Government’s Roles:
    • the government has to help in improving our
    knowledge.
    • fostering growth helps coping with the consequences
    of climate change and facilitates adaptation.
    • set climate policy or prescribe particular responses or
    solutions to climate change
    • Adaptation – adapting to life in a changing climate –
    involves adjusting to actual or expected future climate.
    • reduce our vulnerability to the harmful effects of climate
    change
    • build flood defenses
    • plan for heatwaves and higher temperatures
    • install water-permeable pavements to better deal with floods and
    stormwater
    • improve water storage and use.
    References
    • Live Science. (2016). Global warming: news, facts, causes & effects. Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/topics/global-
    warming/

    • Time for change. (n.d.). Definition for global warming - what is global warming? Retrieved from
    http://timeforchange.org/definition-for-global-warming-what-is-global-warming

    • Union of Concerned Scientists. (2011). Global warming causes. Retrieved from http://www.climatehotmap.org/about/global-
    warming-causes.html
    • The New Mexico Solar Energy Association. (1972). Global warming FAQ. Retrieved from
    http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/Global_Warming/fossil_fuels_and_global_warming.htm

    • Bradford, A. (2014, December 15). What is global warming? Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/37003-global-
    warming.html
    • Natural Resources Defense Council. (2016, March 11). Global warming 101. Retrieved from https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-
    warming-101
    http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/global-warming-climate-change/threats-impacts/stronger-storms.xml

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