Climate Change
“The world we live in is the world we choose to live in, whether consciously or unconsciously. If we choose bliss, that’s what we get. If we choose misery, we get that, too.”
DETAILS
Climate change is when there is a big difference in normal climate patterns over a long amount of time. The Earth’s climate appears to be changing very fast, something that has not happened since the end of the last ice age, 10 000 years ago. Scientists are not sure exactly how much the climate has changed, or why this is happening, but they do believe that at least some of the changes are because of things we are doing.
Scientists believe that the world is getting hotter, which we can see by the melting of the polar ice caps and the rise in sea levels. They think that the increase in ‘greenhouse gases’, gases from factories, cars and aeroplanes that go into the atmosphere, are partly to blame. Global warming is also being made worse by the cutting down of forests and the burning of oil and coal. The ozone layer, which protects us from the sun's harmful UV rays, has become a lot thinner in recent years and in some places has been destroyed completely. This has happened as a result of the amount of aerosols that we use.
All these topics are now being studied from space by satellites. This will allow us to learn more about the Earth’s climate and help to monitor any changes.
Statistics
OZONE LAYER DEPLETING
Red-Damage 56%_______Blue-Repair 44%
CO2 EMISSION
Red-Emission 47%_______Blue-Clean 53%
Ice Caps Melting ,
Red-Ice Melted 56%_______Blue-Ice Sheets 44%
The Arctic region may have its first completely ice-free summer
Land in the state of California is suffering from drought
If everyone lived as people from US, it would take this many earths for evryone to survive
The world’s hottest year on record.Still rising!!!
How Can We Help
1 . Plant trees, to help suck carbon out of the air and stabilize the climate.
2 . Spread the word about Years of Living Dangerously. Tell your friends, family and coworkers to watch too.
3 . Recycling. Yes, recycling really can help stop climate change! That’s because re-using materials usually uses less energy, and thus creates less pollution, than extracting raw materials.
4 . Recycling. Yes, recycling really can help stop climate change! That’s because re-using materials usually uses less energy, and thus creates less pollution, than extracting raw materials.
5 . Saving water at home is another way to fight climate change. Why? Because the clean water that’s pumped to most homes in North America has been treated, which uses lots of energy.
6 . You can make a sustainable choice every time you need to go somewhere: choose a fuel efficient vehicle when purchasing, take public transportation if it’s available, carpool to work, ride a bicycle or walk when possible.