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Climate Change & Global Warming Educational Posters
for science & social studies classrooms, home schoolers, offices.
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science > biology > health > ecology & environmental > climate change < peace & justice < social studies
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Climate change involves complex issues and facts that go beyond the sound clip of global warming, the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation.
Changes in greenhouse gas concentrations due to human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels have overtaken the Earth's capacity to self correct natural events such as volcanic eruptions.
The increasing global temperature changes will cause continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost, and sea ice, causing sea levels to rise; extreme weather events will increase and the amount and pattern of precipitation will change resulting in the expansion of subtropical deserts, changes in agricultural yields and species extinctions.
Quote from Nigel Calder, a British science writer ~ “Enthusiasm for the global-warming scare also ensures that heatwaves make headlines, while contrary symptoms, such as this winter’s billion-dollar loss of Californian crops to unusual frost, are relegated to the business pages. The early arrival of migrant birds in spring provides colourful evidence for a recent warming of the northern lands. But did anyone tell you that in east Antarctica the Adélie penguins and Cape petrels are turning up at their spring nesting sites around nine days later than they did 50 years ago? While sea-ice has diminished in the Arctic since 1978, it has grown by 8% in the Southern Ocean.”
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Poster text: Global Warming is an increase in global average surface temperature resulting from an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere.
Global warming is a serious problem, but with some info YOU are up to the challenge of doing your part. Here are some earth friendly steps you can take...
On the road - Drive or ride in cars less
• Take your bike
• Walk
• Car pool
• Hop on the bus and train
• Walk into fast food restaurants instead of using the drive through.
At home
• Turn off the lights
• Buy compact flourescent bulbs
• Run you dishwasher only with a full-load
• Unplug electronics (cell phone chargers) when not in use
• Take shorter showers and turn off water when brushing your teeth.
At your yard
• Use a push mower to mow your grass
• Air dry your clothes on a line outdoors
• Plant a tree – Trees suck up carbon dioxide and make clean air for us to breathe.
At the store
• Bring cloth bags to the market
• Buy products with less packaging
• Buy items made locally to reduce the energy required to drive the products to your store
• Buy organic food – Chemicals used in modern agriculture pollute the water wupply and require energy to produce
• Make sure to buy appliances with the energy star label. This label indicates appliances use less electricity.
TAKE ACTION - write, call, email. Do you part for global warming, and CONTACT, LOCAL, STATE, and NATIONAL LEADERS to urge support for efforts that reduce carbon emissions.
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Global Warming
Poster text: Causes/Consequences / Solutions : Natural forces such as volcanic eruptions, animal waste products and forest fires have always produced carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases, human activity seems to have greatly exacerbated the problem. ... Greenhouse Effect, Deforestation
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Life in the Global Greenhouse -
Poster Text: What are the problems of the enhanced greenhouse effect?
• The greenhouse effect ... The natural greenhouse effect ... Carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution ... Fossil fuels & deforestation ... Water shortages ... Life on Earth is Threatened ... The rise of sea level.
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Climate change - where has my ice gone? -
Poster Text: Climate change - How does it affect wildlife?
• The Artic ... Species migration ...
• beverages / food posters
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Looking to the future -
Poster Text: What alternative forms of energy can we use??
• Nuclear energy ... solar power ... biofuels ...
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Climate and Weather - how are they influenced?
Poster Text: Climate. How is it affected by the weather?
• Weather ... climate change ... Earth has 5 main climates ... The Earth's climate ... El Nino ... The Earth's orbit ... Increased global warming.
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Feast and Famine
Poster Text: Climate Change - How does it affect communities?
• The gap between rich & poor ... Wealthy lifestyles ... poorest countries.
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Your World, Your Responsibility
Poster Text: Global warming: How can we make a difference?
• Help reduce a global warming - Cut down on wasted energy ... Reduce fuel consumption and bills ... Recycle ... Choose a healthy planet lunch ... Use fuel efficient transportation systems ...
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Power Without Pollution
Poster Text: Greenhouse gasses - how can we reduce the pollution?
• Today's Challenge
• The Solution: Wind power ... Hydro-electric ... The Three Gorges Dam ... Geothermal energy ... Solar panels ... Wave power
• more pollution posters
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The Impact on Our World
Poster Text: Climate change - What is happening to our planet? Te impact of climate change is being felt across the globe.
• Lima, Peru ... The Maldives ... Los Angeles ... Thames Barrier in London ... Alaska, Canada & the Arctic ... Venice ... Bhutan ... Mid-Atlantic ... Asian costal plains ... United States
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The Effect of Fossil Fuels
Poster Text: Global warming - Fossil fuels are running out-
• What are fossil fuels? ... Are fossil fuels running out? Waht is the Carbon Cycle? ... Can we slow global warming & maintain energy supplies?
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