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GLOBAL WARMING
CONCEPT ,CAUSES, CONCEQUENCES
 CONCEPT
• Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system
observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900)
due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which
increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth’s atmosphere.
The term is frequently used interchangeably with the term climate
change, though the latter refers to both human- and naturally
produced warming and the effects it has on our planet. It is most
commonly measured as the average increase in Earth’s global surface
temperature.
 CAUSES
1. Burning fossil fuels
When we burn fossil fuels like coal, and gas to create electricity or power
our cars, we release CO2 pollution into the atmosphere.
2. Deforestation
Deforestation to use wood for building materials, paper and fuel increases
global warming in two ways -- the release of carbon dioxide during the
deforestation process and the reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide that
forests can capture.
• 3. Farming
• Industrial farming and ranching releases huge levels of methane and carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere. Farming contributes forty percent of the
methane and twenty percent of the carbon dioxide to worldwide emissions.
• 4. Fertilizers
• The use of nitrogen-rich fertilizers increases the amount of heat cropland can
store. Nitrogen oxides can trap up to 300 times more heat than carbon
dioxide. Sixty-two percent of nitrous oxide released comes from agricultural
byproducts.
 CONCEQUENCES
•1. Ecosystems:
Global warming stresses ecosystems through temperature rises, water shortages, increased fire
threats, drought, weed and pest invasions, intense storm damage and salt invasion, just to name a
few. Some of Australia’s great natural icons, such as the Great Barrier Reef, are already threatened.
2. Species:
One in six species is at risk of extinction because of climate change. To survive, plants, animals and
birds confronted with climate change have two options: move or adapt. With the speed of climate
change we are experiencing already, it’s often not possible for a species to adapt quickly enough to
keep up with its changing environment. And with the amount of habitat destruction, moving is
becoming increasingly difficult.
3. Damage to homes:
Increasingly severe extreme weather events like bushfires, storms, floods, cyclones and coastal erosion, will see
increased damage to homes, as well as more costly insurance premiums.
4. Health:
Increasingly severe and frequent heat waves may lead to death and illness, especially among the elderly. Higher
temperatures and humidity could also produce more mosquito-borne disease.
5. Water:
Reduced rainfall and increasingly severe droughts may lead to water shortages.
• SUBMITTED TO -
• Ranika Dadhich
• SUBMITTED BY –
• Liza Makhija
• Jiya Khaturiya
• Keshav Agrawal
• Hitharth Ladha
• Laksh Jain
• Harkirat Singh