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Global Warming
Renata Karapanceva
Global Warming
global warming
an increase in the earth's average
atmospheric temperature that causes
corresponding changes in climate and
that may result from the greenhouse
effect.
How Does It Happen?
Causes
1
Driving, Flying
SUVs, Trucks, Minivans
5
Power Plants
2
Eating Meat & Exotic Foods
6
Deforestation
3
Owning a House!
7
Chemical Fertilizers
4
The Electricity
8
Consuming Large Amounts of Water
Average food item travels 1000 miles
How many trees did they cut?
So great but so bad
Burning tons of coal
Paper products
Croplands
Emission Percentages per Country for 2008
Remaining
Countries All
Together
24%
Annual CO2 Emissions by Percentage
China
23%
Canada
2%
Germany
3%
Japan
4%
Russia
6%
United States
18%
India
6%
European Union
(27)
14%
Statistics provided by the
United Nations Statistics Division
Emissions by Country per Capita for 2011
17.3
16.2
12.8
12.6
9.8
9.9
Japan
Germany
7.2
1.6
China
United
States
India
Russia
South
Korea
We can see that results change
when emissions are counted by
nation or per capita
Canada
Effects of Global Warming
CURRENT EFFECTS
•Ice
is melting worldwide
•decline of the Adélie penguins on
Antarctica
•Sea level rise became faster over the last
century
•Some butterflies, foxes, and alpine plants
have moved farther north or to higher,
cooler areas.
•Precipitation has increased across the
globe
•Spruce bark beetles have boomed and
chewed up 4 million acres of spruce trees
FUTURE EFFECTS IF NOT PREVENTED
•Sea
levels are expected to rise
between 7 and 23 inches
•Hurricanes and other storms are
to become stronger
•Species that depend on one
another will be out of sync
•Floods and droughts will become
more common
•Less fresh water will be available
•Diseases will rapidly spread
•Ecosystems will change
Maldives
The sinking paradise
A paradise of 1 192 islands
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Located in the Indian Ocean
People inhabit 192 islands
Dravidian people that derive from what is now
known as India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal
Vulnerable to climate change
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2.4 meters above sea level
sea levels to rise 37 centimeters
Maldives Islands - Global Warming
Whose carbon dioxide is that?
Should states be held accountable for
their contribution to global warming?
Is Mohamed Nasheed right to seek
help and awareness from states?
Mohamed Nasheed
The Island President
How do we fix the problem?
Based on Joanna Burch Brown’s chapter on
compensation and climate change, can you
see the Adaptation and Compensation Fund
benefiting and improving the situation of
the Maldives?
How do we influence
and create global
prevention in both
action and attitude
towards global
warming?
The Wildlife, The Animals
The innocent species
Melting of Ice Caps
Melting of Ice Caps
Unable to swim or hunt
food without ice
Hungry and need ice to
live on
Dying because of
dangerous swimming
conditions or hunger
Some may die of hunger
some may migrate
On Thin Ice: Polar Bears and Global Warming
Much Thinner Ice: The Great Melt
Penguins are Dissapearing
Investigating Environmental Inequities
Climate Change and Environment Injustice in a Bi-National Context - Grineski et al.
The article argues that socially
marginalized cities and
communities suffer greater
environmental injustices.
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According to Grineski et al social
factors such as class, family
structure, age, access to health
care, population density, and
school density determine the
vulnerability of a group of people
in regards to natural disasters.
Do you believe that
the medians used in
Grineski et al.’s article
such as the
representation of
class, are true to the
experiment and its
findings?
How do the Grineski
et al. and the de Onis
readings relate in
regards to women’s
experiences with
global warming? Is
there something
missing from their
research?
How Women in Bangladesh promote
women’s rights as well as
environmental sustainability
Women in Bangladesh
fight climate change |
Global Ideas
The use of global warming disasters
to enforce capitalist ideas
Naomi Klein – The Shock Doctrine
THE THEORY
After a natural disaster, the shock
people experience forces them to
forget about their past and only
worry about their present
circumstances and survival. This is
often the time that the population
is most vulnerable and
governments use this opportunity
to impose their beliefs and
policies.
The Shock Doctrine Documentary
Shock
Doctrine
applies to
Katrina and
Sri Lanka
Activity: Sustainability
What are some ways that we can become more
sustainable and raise awareness for global warming?
The Active Participant of Environmental Justice
Activity
Color
your pot
Let it dry
for a few
seconds
Enjoy being
environmen
tally friendly
You can paint your pot whichever way you like in reference
to social justice. You may want to draw a polar bear or a
penguin. You can paint the Maldive Islands. You can create a
poster like picture that raises awareness on issues. You can
create a green pot with messages like “save the polar bear”,
“save the planet”. Etc. It is up to you, be creative!
If you are not sure how to plant the Herb please refer to the
back of the packaging there is detailed information on how
to plant the seeds as well as how to maintain them in the
future.
Put 3mm
soil on top
of disk and
water lightly
Put soil into
the flower
pot
Water the soil
and put seed
disk on top
During this activity get together with some of your
classmates and discuss the benefits or disadvantages of
growing your own fruits, herbs, vegetables, etc. in relation to
global warming. Be prepared to share this with the class.
http://planetsave.com/2009/04/18/human-global-warming-what-are-themain-causes/
http://planetsave.com/2009/06/07/global-warming-effects-and-causes-a-top10-list/
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/conservation/news-how-globalwarming-and-natural-process-threaten-maldives
http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/
http://www.allaboutwildlife.com/endangered-species/species-mostendangered-by-global-warming/4256