CLIMATE ACTION

YEAR 9 EMERALD TIKO

TOPICS

.UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE: A

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

.EXPLORING THE IMPACT, CAUSES, AND

SOLUTIONS

.GLOBE WITH OVERLAY OF WEATHER

PATTERNS AND MELTING ICE CAPS

Understanding Climate Change: A Global

Perspective
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Human activities,
such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and
industrial processes, release greenhouse gases
(GHGs) like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane
(CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) into the
atmosphere.

Temperature Rise: Global temperatures have

been steadily increasing over the past century,
with each decade warmer than the last. This
warming trend is primarily attributed to the
increase in GHGs and other human-induced
factors.

Extreme Weather Events: Climate change is

linked to an increase in the frequency and
intensity of extreme weather events, such as
hurricanes, heatwaves, droughts, and heavy
rainfall.
Exploring the Impact, Causes, and

Solutions
Environmental Impact: Climate change leads to rising
temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, melting
glaciers, sea-level rise, and increased frequency of
extreme weather events. These changes threaten
biodiversity, disrupt ecosystems, and exacerbate natural
disasters.
Social Impact: Climate change disproportionately affects
vulnerable communities, exacerbating poverty, food and
water insecurity, and health risks. It also leads to
displacement and migration as people flee from
uninhabitable regions.
Economic Impact: The economic consequences of climate
change include damage to infrastructure, agricultural
losses, increased healthcare costs due to heat-related
illnesses, and impacts on industries such as tourism and
fishing.
Globe with overlay of weather patterns and melting ice

caps
Weather Patterns Overlay: Dynamic
overlays depict various weather patterns
across different regions of the globe. For
example, you might show swirling
hurricane systems in the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, monsoon rains in
Southeast Asia, drought conditions in
Africa, and heatwaves in North America
and Europe. These overlays could be
animated to illustrate the movement and
intensity of weather systems.
Globe Model: The visualization starts with
a 3D model of the Earth, representing its
landmasses, oceans, and atmosphere.
This could be a digital model or a physical
globe.
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Thank you