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8 STS Climate Change
8 STS Climate Change
and
CLIMATE CHANGE
BRYAN LLOYD P. BRETAÑA
Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Southern Mindanao
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Climate
Change
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Greenhouse Effect
The Sun’s energy
passes through the
car’s windshield.
Difference
GLOBAL WARMING CLIMATE CHANGE
is the increase of the is a broader term that
Earth’s average surface refers to long-term
temperature due to a changes in climate,
build-up of greenhouse including average
gases in the atmosphere. temperature and
precipitation.
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Portage Glacier
Alaska
1914 2004
Colorado River
Arizona
Why is global
warming
happening?
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Pollution from
Pollution from coal,
coal, natural gas,
natural gas,
and oiland oil
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Impacts of
Climate
Change
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National Academy of Sciences
Ecological Impacts
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Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
Activity
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
Local Impacts
National Academy of Engineering
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
Coastline
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
Coastline
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
the Arctic
National Academy of Engineering
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
the Arctic
National Academy of Engineering
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
the Arctic
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Engineering
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
Rate of warming,
indicated by colors
(red=higher rate).
Image created with data from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
Impacts in Western
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Mountains
National Academy of Engineering
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
Deserts
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Institute of Medicine
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Deserts
Institute of Medicine
National Research Council
2002 2004
Sea-level Rise
• Fragments barrier islands, reconfigures
shorelines
• May leave certain ecosystems struggling
to adapt—in particular those adapted
to the conditions between land and sea
• Landward movement of mangroves and
marshes may be inhibited by human
development
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The rufous
hummingbird has
become a year-
round resident in
Alabama.
Temperate Communities
Climate Change in
the Philippines
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Snapshot of Greenhouse
emissions
Climate Variability
IPCC 4 First National
Communication
Temperature ↑0.2º
C per decade ↑2-3º C with doubling
GHG @ 2000 level ↑0.1ºC CO2
Impact on agriculture,
forestry, and land
• Land degradation
reduces productivity,
and changes in land-use
in turn increase
emissions
• 1990-2000: 3.3% rice
production lost as a
consequence of
typhoons, floods,
drought.
• El Nino (97-98)
resulted in ↓6.6%
GDP in agriculture
production
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Impact on agriculture,
forestry, and land
• Land degradation reduces
productivity, and changes in
land-use in turn increase
emissions
• Degraded land causes
migration to less productive
land
• Loss of subsistence-based
livelihoods: 35% of labor force
depends on sector
• 55.9% of CO2 emissions from
land use & forestry (2000)
• Loss of biodiversity due to
habitat destruction
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Global
Warming:
Shifting Gears
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Goal:
Reductions in
2007
CO2 Per Year
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Produce electricity
efficiently
Use electricity
efficiently
Vehicle efficiency
of Metric
Biofuels
Billions
Carbon capture
Reductions and storage
2007 in CO2
Per Year
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Simple Things To Do
500 lbs.
of coal
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.