is the global climate really changing? the view from space joe piwowar department of geography
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Is the Global Climate Really Changing?
The View from Space
Joe PiwowarDepartment of Geography
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Global Change Claims
• The Earth's temperature is rising.
• Sea levels are going up.• Droughts are more common.• Our weather is getting
stormier.• Change is just part of a
natural cycle.
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Remote Sensing
• remote sensing– to sense (v) -
to feel, measure, detect, perceive
– remote (adj) - far away from a given place
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Remote Sensing
You are here!
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
The Earth’s Temperature is Rising
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
The Earth’s Temperature is Rising
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
The Earth’s Temperature is Rising
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
The Earth’s Temperature is Rising
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Sea Levels Are Going Up
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Sea Levels Are Going Up
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Sea Levels Are Going Up
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Sea Levels Are Going Up
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Droughts are More Common
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Droughts are More Common
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Droughts are More Common
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Droughts are More Common
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Droughts are More Common
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Droughts are More Common
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Droughts are More Common
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Our Weather is Getting Stormier
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Our Weather is Getting Stormier
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
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Our Weather is Getting Stormier
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Change is Just Part of a Natural Cycle
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
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Change is Just Part of a Natural Cycle
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Change is Just Part of a Natural Cycle
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Change is Just Part of a Natural Cycle
Is the Global Climate Really Changing? Joe Piwowar
Thank-you!
Joe Piwowar
Department of Geography
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