Global warming

Global warming

Definition

•Global warming is the rise in temperature of the earth by the increase of the green house gases.

Green house gasesGreen house gases

• CO2• CFCs.• Ozone •Methane .• Nitrus oxide.

Causes:-

• IndustrializationIndustrialization•UrbanizationUrbanization• Atmospheric pollution.Atmospheric pollution.• Influx of green house gases Influx of green house gases

etc.etc.

Impacts

• Increasing temperature on sea and land.• Melting of snow over polar regions.• Sea level rise.• Loss of organisms on the earth.• Loss of bio diversity.

impacts

• Flood and drought• Temperature increase in oceans• Occurrence of cyclones.• Changing of rainfall pattern.• Shifting of life towards polar

regions.

• Reduce the use of plastics.• Afforestation.• Reduce the use of fossil fuels.• Reduce the use of air

conditioner and refrigerators.• Reduce the emitting of CFCs.

Review questions

•What is global warming?•What are the green house

gases?•How can we reduce the

global warming?