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Laura Senkevitch

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DECODING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Fact. (Most) Scientists are terrible communicators.

Fact. Scientists already have enough conclusive data that things are wrong.

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DECODING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Global Warming

Climate Change

Global Change

Ultra Violet Rays!

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GLOBAL WARMING

Atmosphere

It’s real.It’s an average.It’s not the full story.

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GLOBAL WARMING

It’s not (just) Carbon Dioxide.It’s a ton of other gases, too.

CO2

Cutting down trees doesn’t help, either.

CLIMATE CHANGE

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Weather and Climate are not the same thing.

CLIMATE CHANGE

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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So much for growing corn and playing golf.

CLIMATE CHANGE

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Agriculture ShiftsWeather Extremes

Loss in BiodiversitySea Level Rise

Human Health DeclineEconomic Hardship

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GLOBAL CHANGE

Stratosphere

Atmosphere

(Ozone layerfound here.)

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UV Rays

CFCs

OzoneNot ozone.

GLOBAL CHANGE

Stratosphere

(Actually a gas, made of 3 oxygen molecules)

Two oxygen molecules are good for breathing, though...

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More Ultra Violet Radiation means more cancer. And not just for people.

GLOBAL CHANGE

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ALBEDO

GLOBAL CHANGE

Heat Trapping Heat Escaping

Troposphere Stratosphere

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GLOBAL CHANGE

Troposphere

Heat TrappingHeat Escaping

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GLOBAL CHANGE

Troposphere

Carbon Sinks

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GLOBAL CHANGE

Troposphere

Greenhouse Gas Creators

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GLOBAL CHANGE

Troposphere

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Acid Rain

Overpopulation

Eutrophication

Anoxic Conditions

Sea Level Rise

HumidityAlbedo Loss

Heat IslandTop Soil Depletion

Deforestation

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Fact. There is still so much more.