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The Case for Global

Warming
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What is Global
Warming?
 The increase of the Earth’s
average surface temperature
caused by greenhouse
gases.
 Both man-made and natural.

Causes of Global
Warming
 Fossil fuel
◦ Coal
◦ Petroleum
◦ Oil
◦ Natural gas
 Methane
 Deforestation


Jason Liao
Effects of Global
Warming
 Warmer climate.
 Melting of the polar ice caps.




 Rising sea levels.
 Intensified droughts and heat
waves.
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Jason Liao
Effects of Global
Warming
 More and stronger hurricanes.
 Spread of disease.
 Economic damages.
 Habitation destruction.

Jason Liao
Skeptics of Global
Warming!
 Our objective is to prove that global
warming is real beyond any arguments
that skeptics may come up with.

 To win this case, we have to look into what


skeptics are claiming for the warmer
climate.

 Let’s play devil’s advocate.

Jason Liao

Facts Disproving GW
 CO2 is not a pollutant. In fact, it is
necessary for life to be sustained on
Earth.
 Water vapor is the most prevalent
greenhouse gas, not CO2.



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 There are at least 33 occurrences of


receding of ice shelves in history.
Richie Tyas
The Climate Bill is a

Hoax!
The bill states that it will cut emissions by 20%
by 2020.
 There is no solid evidence that global warming
is occurring.
 The Senate is trying to predict an outcome that
is not truly foreseeable in the future.
 America was built on industry and factories,
but this bill will try to neutralize these assets.

Richie Tyas
Conclusion of Skeptics
 Why should we believe that the
world is going to end because of
greenhouse gases and decaying
ozone layer?

 There is no real evidence; these


changes were not noted in earlier
times.

Richie Tyas
Positions Against Global
Warming
 Uninformed Argument
 Misinformed Argument
 Cherry Picking
 Urban Myths
 Non-Scientific

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Gregory Zilberg
Some Examples
 No evidence
 Not Enough Time To Determine
 Colder temperatures in x
 Satellite Records vs. Models
 Antarctic Sea Ice Fluctuating
 Arctic Sea Ice Melt %

Gregory Zilberg
Some Examples

Gregory Zilberg
Proving the Case
 Is it happening? Yes.
 All effects of global warming are
proven and supported by research.
 We can all feel the heat.

Jason Liao
Arctic Ice Shrinkage
 280,000 square miles of ice disappeared in a
year.
 From 1958-1976, the average thickness of ice
was 10 feet.
 Now, the ice is less than 4 feet.
 Increased methane release in the air.
 In 2007, the Arctic ice was at its 30 year low.

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Jason Liao
Higher Temperatures
 Average air temperature has increased 1.1°F
over the century.
 If carbon emission aren’t reduced, average air
temperature can increase 3-10°F.
 Starts the domino effect.

Jason Liao
Rising Sea Levels
 Warmer temperatures cause ice to melt.
 Sea level has risen about 20 mm since the
1800s.
 Sea level rises 3 mm/year.




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 Ocean continues to become warmer and


overcome cooler waters.

J ason Liao
Heat Waves and Diseases
 In 2003, more than 20,000 people in Europe
and 1,500 people died of heat waves.

 Warmer temperatures allow animals, insects,


and microbes to thrive in once-cold areas.

 In 2000, climate change caused over 150,000


deaths in the world.

Jason Liao
Stronger Storms
 Hurricanes and tropical storms get energy
from warm water.

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 Ex. Hurricane Katrina.

Jason Liao
Killing Off Wildlife
 Research shows that by 2050, ¼ of all
species will become extinct.
 In 1998, the species Golden Toad was
driven into extinction by global
warming.
 Destroying coral reefs by suffocating
the algae.
 Birds will head to cooler climates.

Jason Liao
Conclusion on Global
Warming
 Global warming is a very real danger to
our way of life as we know it. Every day we
get closer to reaching a disaster caused by
the steadily increasing warming of the
atmosphere. There may be no absolutely
conclusive evidence that right-out silences
the skeptics, but there is enough conclusive
evidence in favor of the argument FOR
Global Warming.

Gregory Zilberg

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