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GLOBAL WARMING ?!?

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1. What is the global warming ?

2. What’s being done now to reduce our emission

3.What can you do to help solve the prolem?

What is global warming? Global warming is the

temperature rise that is unequivocally underway in Earth's atmosphere and oceans. With greater than 90% certainty, scientists have determined that global warming

CO2 Atmospheric Measurements

CO2 Measurements Since 1958 – Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Temperature (Northern Hemisphere) CO2 Concentrations

1000 Years of CO2 and Global Warming

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What’s being done now to reduce our emissions?

Solar Power Wind Power Fuel-Efficiency

What can you do to help solve the problem?

Simple Things To Do

Turn off your computer or the TV when you’re not using it.

Take shorter showers. Heating water uses energy.

Keep rooms cool by closing the blinds, shades, or curtains.

Turn off the lights when you leave a room.

Use compact fluorescent bulbs.

Be Bulb Smart—Use CFLs

IncandescentCompact

Fluorescent

500 lbs. of coal

What’s the difference?

• 1,430 lbs. CO2 pollution avoided • $30 saved

Simple Things To Do

Dress lightly when it’s hot instead of turning up

the air conditioning. Or use a fan.

Dress warmly when it’s cold instead of turning up the heat.

Offer to help your parents keep the air filters on

your AC and furnace clean.

Walk short distances instead of asking for a ride in the car.

Plant a tree. Recycle.

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