Presented By:

Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Dhangrali (Ropar)

Created under DE Program by:

Kawaljit Singh
Balwinder Kaur
Amarjit Singh
Kulwinder Singh
 Index
• Introduction
• Causes
• Drawbacks
• Gallery
• Measures to Prevent
• Glossary
Introduction: Global Warming
Global warming is the increase in the average
temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and
oceans in recent decades and its projected
continuation.

More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere

than has been in the past 650,000 years. This
carbon stays in the atmosphere, acts like a
warm blanket, and holds in the heat — hence
the name ‘global warming.’
The world is undoubtedly warming. This warming is largely
the result of emissions of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases from human activities including industrial
processes, fossil fuel combustion, and changes in land use,
such as deforestation.

Continuation of historical trends of greenhouse gas

emissions will result in additional warming over the 21st
century, with current projections of a global increase of
2.5ºF to 10.4ºF by 2100, with warming in the U.S. expected
to be even higher.

This warming will have real consequences for the United

States and the world, for with that warming will also come
additional sea-level rise that will gradually inundate coastal
areas, changes in precipitation patterns, increased risk of
droughts and floods, threats to biodiversity, and a number
of potential challenges for public health.
The Gases from the Industries
 Environmental Destruction
The massive ice sheets in the Arctic are melting at alarming
rates. This is causing the oceans to rise. That’s how big
these ice sheets are! Most of the world’s population lives on
or near the coasts. Rising ocean levels, an estimated six
feet over the next 100 years or sooner, will cause massive
devastation and economic catastrophe to population centers
worldwide.

The United States, with only four percent of the world’s

population, is responsible for 22% of the world’s greenhouse
gas emissions. A rapid transition to energy efficiency and
renewable energy sources will combat global warming,
protect human health, create new jobs, protect habitat and
wildlife, and ensure a secure, affordable energy future.
 Health Risk
Malaria. Dengue Fever. Encephalitis. These
names are not usually heard in emergency
rooms and doctors’ offices in the United States.
But if we don’t act to curb global warming, they
will be. As temperatures rise, disease-carrying
mosquitoes and rodents spread, infecting people
in their wake. Doctors at the Harvard Medical
School have linked recent U.S. outbreaks of
dengue fever, malaria, hantavirus and other
diseases directly to climate change.
Due to Global Warming Effect
 Catastrophic Weather
Super powerful hurricanes, fueled by
warmer ocean temperatures are the
“smoking gun” of global warming. Since
1970, the number of category 4 and 5
events has jumped sharply. Human
activities are adding an alarming amount
of pollution to the earth’s atmosphere
causing catastrophic shifts in weather
patterns. These shifts are causing severe
heat, floods and worse.
Hurricanes
The climate system varies through natural, internal
processes and in response to variations in external forcing
factors including solar activity, volcanic emissions,
variations in the earth's orbit (orbital forcing) and
greenhouse gases.

The detailed causes of the recent warming remain an active

field of research, but the scientific consensus identifies
increased levels of greenhouse gases due to human activity
as the main influence. This attribution is clearest for the
most recent 50 years, for which the most detailed data are
available.

Contrasting with the scientific consensus, other hypotheses

have been proposed to explain some of the observed
increase in global temperatures, including: the warming is
within the range of natural variation; the warming is a
consequence of coming out of a prior cool period, namely
the Little Ice Age; or the warming is primarily a result of
variances in Solar radiations.
Polar Bear threatened by Oceans inundates island
nations
Droughts due to global Ecosystems shifts up
warming mountainside
Global Warming May have permanently
damaged reefs in the oceans (Pacific
Oceans Image)
Post Glacier
To achieve this goal we must fundamentally
transform the way we power our global
economy, shifting away from a century’s
legacy of unrestrained fossil fuel use and its
associated emissions in pursuit of more
efficient and renewable sources of energy.
Such a transformation will require society to
engage in a concerted effort, over the near
and long-term, to seek out opportunities and
design actions to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
 Some Simple Steps to prevent
Global Warming
• Awareness in the People
• Less Usage of Fossil Fuels
• Use renewable sources as much as u can
• Stop burning non degradable products
• Prevents those tasks which will increase
greenhouse gases.
• Stop Deforestation
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