Global Warming by SLC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf Facts and Information en-us 2017-07-20 22:09:24 UTC 2017-08-22 00:12:30 UTC hello@padlet.com cientists believe that global warming has affected many species, such as the Adélie penguins, whose population has dropped from thirty-two thousand breeding pairs to just eleven thousand in only three decades. https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181977620 2017-08-22 00:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181977620 Deforestation, the cutting down of large areas of trees, leads to high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and contributes to global warming.Scientists believe that global warming could cause the sea levels to rise by one to four feet by 2100. https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181977691 2017-08-22 00:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181977691 Greenhouse gases are efficient insulators. Insulators are materials that trap heat. These gases help keep Earth warm. However, excessive amounts of greenhouse gases could lead to global warming. Testing shows that Earth’s atmosphere has too much carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181977849 2017-08-22 00:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181977849 Earth naturally goes through warming and cooling cycles. However, Earth has never changed temperature at such a drastic rate. Over millions of years, most species can adapt to changing environments. When environments change in just a few hundred years, many species cannot adapt quickly enough to survive. Polar bears are a good example of this. Global warming has caused large amounts of polar ice to melt rapidly. Polar bears have been unable to adapt to their smaller environments. They need the polar ice to sleep and hunt large prey. The declining numbers of large ice floes have caused some polar bear populations to drop by more than 20 percent in less than twenty years. https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978139 2017-08-22 00:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978139 https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978310 Scientists believe that global warming has affected many species, such as the Adélie penguins, whose population has dropped from thirty-two thousand breeding pairs to just eleven thousand in only three decades]]> 2017-08-22 00:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978310 Climate scientists also advise against the continued logging and clearing of the rain forest. They argue that continued deforestation will release an additional two hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in the coming decades. While conservation of forests and rain forests will cost money, scientists believe that it is essential to any plan to combat global warming. https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978362 2017-08-22 00:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978362 https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978516 If allowed to continue, global warming will cause severe damage to both humans and the environment. Temperature increases of just a few degrees might not seem dangerous, but even small shifts in the overall temperature of the planet will have serious consequences. Many locations will not grow noticeably warmer. Instead, these areas will experience a dramatic increase in extreme weather. Tsunamis, hurricanes, thunderstorms, blizzards, and severe droughts could all become more common. Additionally, as Earth grows warmer at the poles, the ice caps will continue to melt. This will likely cause sea levels to rise and possibly make coastal areas unlivable over time.

]]> 2017-08-22 00:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978516 https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978702 2017-08-22 00:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978702 https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978709 Earth naturally goes through warming and cooling cycles. However, Earth has never changed temperature at such a drastic rate. Over millions of years, most species can adapt to changing environments. When environments change in just a few hundred years, many species cannot adapt quickly enough to survive. Polar bears are a good example of this. Global warming has caused large amounts of polar ice to melt rapidly. Polar bears have been unable to adapt to their smaller environments. They need the polar ice to sleep and hunt large prey. The declining numbers of large ice floes have caused some polar bear populations to drop by more than 20 percent in less than twenty years.]]> 2017-08-22 00:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978709 https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978794 While the burning of fossil fuels is a common form of pollution, it is not the only type. There are many forms of pollution that damage Earth’s water, land, and air. Illegally dumping trash and harmful chemicals into water sources damages oceans, rivers, and streams. Burying waste harms the land and can make it difficult for plants to grow. The smog produced by factories and cars pollutes the air and makes it difficult to breathe. Oil spills and other accidental polluting incidents also badly damage the environment. Government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency work to help reduce pollution and its effects on the planet.]]> 2017-08-22 00:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978794 https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978813 2017-08-22 00:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978813 https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978880 Climate scientists have suggested a variety of ways to slow and stop global warming. One of their main suggestions is that people switch from using fossil fuels to using alternative energy sources. Hydroelectric power, wind energy, and solar energy could be used to power homes and vehicles instead of oil, gas, and coal. This would drastically reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.]]> 2017-08-22 00:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/putahi_akoranga/8fqble1aguaf/wish/181978880