GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS

IMPACT ON THE WORLD

CLIMATE
SEQUENCE
 Introduction
 Historical Background
 Scientific Basis
 Causes
 Global Climatic Impacts
 International Efforts
 Conclusion
 Recommendation

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INTRODUCTION

 Global Warming: “The phenomenon of

increasing average air temperatures near
the surface of earth.” (Encyclopedia
Britannica)

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
 Silent Spring by Rachel Carson on
September 27, 1962---- Contemporary
American Environmental Movement

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 SCIENTIFIC BASIS 1/4

Green House Effect

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 SCIENTIFIC BASIS 2/4

Source: http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/5362/new-information-about-
snowball-earth-period 6
 SCIENTIFIC BASIS 3/4

Source: http://www.livescience.com/37743-greenhouse-effect.html 7
 SCIENTIFIC BASIS 4/4

Source: GRID-ARENDAL : http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/climate/page/3060.aspx

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 CAUSES 1/3

Source: IPCC Assessment Report 4

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 CAUSES 2/3

By gas By sector
Source: U.S. EPA 2009 10
 CAUSES 3/3

Total CO2 emissions

Between 1950-2001 in billions of
U.S.
186.1 tons
European
Union
127.8 Russia

Ukraine 68.4
21.7
Poland China
Canada
14.9
14.4 Kazakhstan
10.1
57.6 Japan

Mexico
India 31.2
7.8 Kuwait
15.5
Trinidad
and
Australia
Unite
Tobago South Africa d 7.6
Arab
8.5 Emir
ates

US: 4% of world’s total population

25% of the world’s greenhouse gases

Source: TIME magazine, 2001 11

GLOBAL CLIMATIC IMPACTS
 Global Surface Temperature
 Arctic Sea Ice
 Land Ice
 Sea Level

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 Global Surface Temperature 1/2

Source: http://climate.nasa.gov/key_indicators 13
 Global Surface Temperature 2/2

Source: IPCC Assessment Report 4 14

 Arctic Sea Ice 1/2

Source: http://climate.nasa.gov/key_indicators 15
 Arctic Sea Ice 2/2

Source: Arctic Council 2004 16

 Land Ice

Source: http://climate.nasa.gov/key_indicators
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 Sea Level 1/2

Source: http://climate.nasa.gov/key_indicators
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Sea Level 2/2

1-5 meters in Bangladesh 7-8 meters in Florida

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 GLOBAL CLIMATIC IMPACTS

Source: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/
gw-impacts-interactive/ 20
 EVENTS

Source: http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/55279/Extreme-Weather-Climate-
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Events-2012
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 1/3

Organizations:
 WMO 1950
 UNEP 1972
 IPCC 1988 (WMO’s & UNEP’s Initiative)
 UNFCCC 1992

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INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 2/3
Conferences:
 Stockholm Conference (United Nations
Conference on the Human Environment)
1972

 Rio Summit (United Nations Conference on

Environment and Development (UNCED))
1992

 Rio 2012 (United Nations Conference on

Sustainable Development (UNCSD))

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INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 3/3

Protocols:
 Montreal Protocol (1987)
 Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC (1997)

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MYTH OR REALITY?????????

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RECOMMENDATION

 Implementation of Polices at National and

International Level

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THANKYOU

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Q &A

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