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  • GLOBAL WARMINGBy Nor Suhada bt Ab Manaf

  • What is global warming?

  • Statistics

  • Information

    Over the last century the earth has warmed approximately 1 degree FahrenheitThe multinational Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) report concludes that in Alaska, western Canada, and eastern Russia, average temperatures have increased as much as 4 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit (3 to 4 degrees Celsius) in the past 50 years.The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen from 290 (ppm - parts per million) in 1900 to nearly 400 ppm.

  • What causes global warming?

    Carbon dioxide nitrogen dioxide methaneGreenhouse gas(GHG)

  • Graphs of greenhouse gases

  • Activities that contribute to the emission of greenhouse gasAnthropogenic burning of fossil fuel mining agricultureNature volcano eruption arctic tundra & wetland

  • Effects of global warmingChanges in sea level Nature disasterMalnutritionDisease spreadHealth problems

  • What we can do?Use hybrid carAwareness campaignRecycle paper, aluminium can and glassUse Renewable Alternative Energy SourcePrevent Deforestation EffortsUse Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Instead Of Incandescent Light Bulbs

  • THE ENDThank you for your attention