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Global Warming3953
Global Warming3953
Global Warming3953
WARMING
Global Warming
an average increase in
Causes
Burning of fossil fuels (Coal/Crude oil)
Power plants generate electricity
Transportation-----fuels for transports (E.g.
LPG,
kerosene, fuel oil)
Industrial processes (E.g. manufacture of
cement, steel, aluminium)
Causes
Other greenhouse
gases emission
Agriculture
Forestry
Other land uses
Waste management
Greenhouse effect
Global Warming
Increase in greenhouse
gases
Global surface
temperatures
increased about 0.6C/century
since the late19th century
increased to 2C/century over the
past 25 years
Increase in Global
temperatures
Temperature
difference between
different parts of
troposphere temperatures (the
atmosphere
lowest 8 kilometers of the Earth's
Cooling parts:
parts of the southeastern U.S.
Increasing temperature
extremes
Regions that have temperatures (13C) warmer than the average:
United States
Most of the Europe
Regional
Temperatures
Environmental
and Human
Effects
Direct Temperature
Effects
Increase in average temperature
More extreme heat waves during the summer;
Less extreme cold spells during the winter
Harmful to those with heart problems,
asthma, the elderly, the very young and the
homeless
Extreme Events
Extreme Events:
Heat waves; Cold waves; Storms; Floods
and Droughts
Global warming
Climate-sensitive
diseases
Increase the risk of some infectious diseases
[particularly that appear in warm areas; are
spread by mosquitoes and other insects]
E.g. Malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever,
encephalitis
Air Quality
An increase in the concentration
of ground-level ozone
Food supply
Rising temperatures and variable
precipitation
Decrease the production of staple
foods in many of the poorest
regions
Increasing risks of malnutrition
Population
displacement
Rising sea levels
Increase the risk of coastal flooding
(Necessitate population displacement)
More than half of the world's population now lives
within 60km of the sea.
Most vulnerable regions: Nile delta in Egypt, the
Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh, many
small islands, such as the Maldives, the Marshall
Islands and Tuvalu.
UV Exposure
(Australia)
Skin Cancer
an abnormal growth of skin tissues.
Premature aging
make the skin thick, wrinkled, and leathery
Cataracts
No longer have transparent lenses in their
eyes
UV Exposure
(Australia)
Other Eye Damages
Skin cancer around the eyes
Degeneration of the yellow spot
Suppression of Immunity
Overexposure to UV radiation suppress
proper functioning of the body's immune
system and natural defenses of skin
UV-B radiation weakens the immune system
increases the chance of infection and disease
Measures on controlling
the problem
Government
* set some laws to limit the amount of
pollutants produced by factories
* develop the skills of using renewable
fuels, e.g. solar energy, wind energy
Measures on controlling
the problem
* encourage the factories to replace fossil
fuels by renewable fuels, which would not
cause environmental pollution
* carry out energy saving scheme
reduce the pollution produced by burning
fossil fuels
* build more plants reduce the pollutants
e.g. CO2
Measures on controlling
the problem
Citizens
* reduce the use of plastic bags as
burning plastic emit CH4
* recycle the resources, e.g. plastic
* reduce the use of sprays as CFCs
would be emitted out
Measures on controlling
the problem
* reduce the use of air-conditioner, which
will emit CFCs
* use public transportation instead of
private cars reduce the pollutants
emitted by cars
Sources
http://www.who.int/globalchange/climate/en/
http://resources.emb.gov.hk/envir-
ed/text/globalissue/e_m2_2_6.htm
http://epa.gov/climatechange/effects/index.ht
ml
http://www.tchps.edu.hk/greenweb/greenMai
ndGMsg5.htm
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalw
arming.html
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