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    Climate Change, Does It Matter?: Martin Hedberg Meteorologist Swedish Weather Center

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    Climate change is occurring and matters. The document discusses evidence of climate change through changes in weather patterns over long periods of time. Both natural and human-caused factors contribute to climate change, with anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases being a major driver. The impacts of climate change are already affecting lives through rising temperatures, sea levels and extreme weather. While climate has always changed, human activity is accelerating it. Urgent action is needed through changes to energy use, development of renewable resources and carbon capture to mitigate climate change risks.

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    Climate change is occurring and matters. The document discusses evidence of climate change through changes in weather patterns over long periods of time. Both natural and human-caused factors contribute to climate change, with anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases being a major driver. The impacts of climate change are already affecting lives through rising temperatures, sea levels and extreme weather. While climate has always changed, human activity is accelerating it. Urgent action is needed through changes to energy use, development of renewable resources and carbon capture to mitigate climate change risks.

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    Climate change,

    Does it matter?
    Martin Hedberg meteorologist
    Swedish Weather Center
    Learning Outcomes
    At the end of this chapter, the students
    should be able to:

    1. Explain how climate change happen;


    2. Provide pieces of evidence to affirm the
    presence of climate change; and
    3. Discuss the implications of climate
    change.
    CLIMATE CHANGE
    WHAT?

    WHEN?

    HOW?

    WHY?
    Weather
    Short term changes in atmospheric variables such as temperature and rainfall.

    Natures way of balancing forces in the atmosphere.

    Climate
    Long term state of atmospheric variables like rainfall and temperature

    The average weather pattern over a longer period of time.

    100 years
    Climate change (Global Warming)
    A significant change in weather patterns.

    When you put it in the perspective of a longer period of


    time you find it has happened many times before.

    100 000 years


    Global Climate System
    Energy radiates from
    the earth surface Energy radiates from
    the atmosphere

    Greenhouse gases are


    being warmed by the
    Radiation from the radiation from earth
    sun warms the
    earth’s surface

    Without
    With
    greenhouse gases:
    +15
    -18 degrees!
    degrees!
    - Causes of Climate change -
    External causes
     Solar activity
     Earths orbit
     Meteorites

    Internal causes: Internal causes:


    Natural Anthropogenic
     Feedback  Emissions of greenhouse
     Volcanic eruption gases
     Particles/clouds
     Ocean circulation
     Land change
    Greenhouse
    gases
    (has a warming effect)
    Left in the atmosphere
    for 100 years

    Particles
    (mostly a cooling effect)

    Left in the atmosphere


    for 1 week
    Greenhouse Gases
     Acts like a glass
     Its role is to trap infrared heat energy
    trying to escape back to space.
     Includes water vapor,
    carbon dioxide,
    methane, nitrous oxide
    and ozone.
    Climate change is affecting
    our lives
    Ideström & Skinnarmo
     It’s getting warmer.

     More evaporation. And more rain.

     Sea-levels are rising, Glaciers are melting,


    Extreme weather...

    Plants and animals adapt, or disappear.

    People and societies adapt.


    Humanity's large self-deception

    ”It’s just natural climate change”

    ”When we understand all the physics,

    we can stop it”

    ”Somebody else has to lower their emissions”


    Many small steps. They all add up.
    Climate has…

    Long braking distance


    Climate has…
    Domino effects
    Climate has…
    Many irreversible processes
    YES Climate change
    matters.
    As usual.
    We must change how we live
     More effective use of energy

     Renewable energy

     Capture carbon dioxide


    from both bio-fuels and fossil fuels
    As an example…
    Community risks:
     Landslides and flooding from heavy precipitation
     Extreme droughts on crop production

    Community response:
     Contour farming
     Re-forestation
     Fruit trees production
     Dry farming techniques
     Drip irrigation
    Climate has changed

    Climate will continue to change

    Climate demands change

    Act Now!
    REFERENCES:
    1. Climate Change. Retrieved from:
    ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/campaign/ppt/climat
    echange.ppt

    2. Climate Change and You. Retrieved from:


    https://www.mona.uwi.edu/.../Climate
    %20Change%20and%20You%20-
    %206%20Thi...
    Activity: Triad
    Group yourselves into three.
    Each member in a group must be
    of the same interest or field.
    In your own field of interest,
    discuss how can you fight climate
    change.
     Title: Climate Change. How can I help?
     Discussion should only be limited to 1-page
    A4 size bond paper, Cambria font 11 with 1
    ½ spacing
     Names of the members should be written at
    the bottom right part.
     Send to aasok@xu.edu.ph on April 19,
    2018 at 10:00am.

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