Causes of Climate Change

The Temperature is Rising The annual temperature is increasing everywhere and in Canada its at about 1 degree Celsius in the past and in the past 50 years it has increased by 2.5 degree Celsius. Glaciers, ice sheets and seas ice are melting. Large population depends on the melting of glaciers for drinking water, if the glaciers are gone so is the drinking water. Ice also reflects sunlight, now the light will be absorbed causing the temperature to increase faster. Exposed soil will release methane with is a GHG and it will absorb thermal energy which will increase the temperature even more. Ocean Levels are rising Thermal energy is absorbed by water and therefore the climate will expand. Ice melting so the water will be added to the oceans, which will cause ocean levels to rise. Which will cause flooding in coastal regions. If Greenland fields melt sea level could rise as much as 7 meters. Increased severe weather Increase number of severe violent weather actions such as Hurricanes and tornadoes. Just recently in 2011 the US saw its first category 5 tornado, theyre thinking of adding a class 6 because the storms are getting more and more severe. Changes in Season The growing seasons become longer, summers are longer and winters are getting shorter and now spring occurs sooner so frost-free growing period is lasting loner into the fall. Animal breeder seasons are starting sooner and becoming stronger.

Impacts of Global Warming

DISEASE Spread of disease can happen because when countries get warmer the bugs will migrate north that will bring the diseases and plague with them. SEVERE WEATHER As temperature of oceans rise it will increase the risk of having more dangerous deadly hurricanes, tornadoes and natural disasters. DROUGHT AND HEAT WAVES There will be an increase probability of drought and heat waves throughout hotter regions. Although some regions will get wetter a lot of regions will receive a hot of drought and Africa will get the short end of the stick and receive the worst of it. These intense conditions could potentially lead to conflicts and war. FLOODING It will also cause economic consequences because of all the coastal flooding and all of the hurricanes it will cost billions of dollars to repair all of the damage. Manhattan being a coastal city, will also be drowned along with various different FOREST FIRES Warmer and dryer weather will cause dry lads of vast forests to catch on fire. Thus making warm, dry areas such as Australia the country that is at the most risk of having deadly forest fires. SMOG A combination of vehicular fumes and ground level ozone with some industrial pollution, his heat waves will create smog and will be a chronic health threat to those living in urban areas. VOLCANOES It will also increase volcanic activity shifting pressures brought about by lightning of the vast ice sheets allow the earths crust to bounce back and can cause eruptions and earth quakes in unexpected places around the world. This can also inject tons of gases and solids into the atmosphere that can remain there for weeks.

TRANSPORTATION Amongst a lot of these negative there are some positive effects. Since the ice caps melt, ships will be able to travel through the arctic will more efficient, safer and faster routes to get their way to other locations. This will save thousands of kilometers and reduce transportation costs and energy use. EXTINCTION Extinction amongst different species will be lost ex the polar bears will go extinct because thy cant get to their prey which happen to be seals, who will probably also go extinct. (The polar will become hotter and theyre not used to that) for the same reason above the ocean life will go extinct because the ocean will be absorbing a lot more of CO2 which is a lot more than what is expected for them to hold. And even if one animal goes extinct from this it will affect entire food webs and chains. ANIMAL ATTACKS Global warming may also cause domestic animal attacks because since the animals have to migrate more because thats where their normal climate is there will be more attacks on people. This will happen because there may not have been bears previously but now since they migrated north, the people living there wont expect them and wont be prepared.