Earth Checkup Activity - Olivia and Astrid by https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu en-us 2023-09-10 14:00:31 UTC 2023-09-12 13:52:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Earth is sick with global warming agill110 https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692181912 According to the IPCC “ climate change is a threat to human well-being and the health of the planet”. So these are the symptoms we’ve diagnosed Earth with.]]> 2023-09-10 14:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692181912 agill110 https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692182425 Symptom 1: severe heat wave
The earth has heated up by 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years. UV rays over heating the surface and causing Earth to have fevers. Some prove is that this July of 2023 has been the hottest month ever recorded in the US. The main reasons the earth has been heated up is because there is extra greenhouse gasses building up in the atmosphere.]]> 2023-09-10 14:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692182425 agill110 https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692183554 Symptom 2: ocean levels rising
In the Atlantic right now ocean levels are rising because  sea caps are meltingSea levels are rising because ice caps are melting. Every time another one melts the ocean rises and sometimes causes swells. Some data is that since 1880 sea levels have raised 8 inches. 

]]> 2023-09-10 14:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692183554 agill110 https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692184497 Symptom 3: drought
Caused by severe drought and fires making Earths surface fiery and dry. This can be proven because of how many wildfires there have been due to drought and lack of water to the ground.
Another example is that:
www.reuters.com stated in an article called “ Canadian Wildfires Could Keep Burning Through Winter ” that the wildfire are presumed to continue through September and possibly into the winter months. This means that even though the air will become frosty and cold, Canada might not be able to stop the fiery swarms from consuming more of their forests. These wildfires are caused by the earth heating up.]]> 2023-09-10 14:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/agill110/cmt1d9zs6nx4g4uu/wish/2692184497