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    We Owe Ecology An Apology: Dovydas Germanavičius 8D

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    The document discusses the causes and effects of climate change. It explains that climate change is caused by burning fossil fuels like oil and gas, farming activities like cattle burping methane, and deforestation which reduces forests' ability to absorb carbon dioxide. As a result of climate change, the Earth is experiencing rising temperatures, more extreme weather, rising sea levels, and changes to seasons and rainfall patterns. The document encourages individuals to help prevent further climate change through actions like using energy-efficient lightbulbs, reducing car usage, and minimizing food waste.

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    The document discusses the causes and effects of climate change. It explains that climate change is caused by burning fossil fuels like oil and gas, farming activities like cattle burping methane, and deforestation which reduces forests' ability to absorb carbon dioxide. As a result of climate change, the Earth is experiencing rising temperatures, more extreme weather, rising sea levels, and changes to seasons and rainfall patterns. The document encourages individuals to help prevent further climate change through actions like using energy-efficient lightbulbs, reducing car usage, and minimizing food waste.

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    WE OWE E C O L OG Y

     A N A P O L OG Y        
    V YDA S GE RM AN AVIČ IU S 8D
    DO
    • CLIMATE CHANGE (OR GLOBAL
    GLOBAL  WARMING 
    WARMING), IS THE PROCESS OF
    OUR PLANET HEATING UP. 
    The Earth has warmed by an average of 1°C in the last
    century, and although that might not sound like much, it
    means big things for people and wildlife around the globe.
    Unfortunately, rising temperatures don’t just mean that
    we’ll get nicer weather – if only! The changing climate will
    actually make our weather
    more extreme and unpredictable. 

    As temperatures rise, some areas will get wetter and lots of


    animals (and humans!) could find they’re not able to adapt
    to their changing climate. 
    S CL I M AT E C HA N G E?
    WHAT CAUSE

    • 1. BURNING FOSSIL FUELS TR IE S HAVE BEEN


    S, IND US TR IA LI S ED C OUN
    • OVER THE PAST 150 YEAR
    NTS O F FOS S IL FU EL S  SU CH AS OIL AND GAS. THE
    BURNING LARGE AMOU G T HIS PROCESS ACT LIKE
    ATM OSP HER E  D U RIN
    GASES RELEASED INTO THE  E S UN A ND WARMING
    APPING H EAT FR OM TH
    AN INVISIBLE ‘BLANKET’, TR
    KNO W N A S TH E “GR EE NHOUSE EFFECT”.
    THE EARTH. THIS IS
    • 2. FARMING
    • BELIEVE IT OR NOT, COWS’ EATING HABITS CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS GREENHOUSE GASES. JUST LIKE US,
    WHEN COWS EAT, METHANE GAS BUILDS UP IN THEIR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND IS RELEASED IN THE FORM
    OF… A BURP! THIS MIGHT SOUND FUNNY, BUT WHEN YOU IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE ALMOST 1.5
    BILLION COWS RELEASING ALL THAT GAS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, IT SURE ADDS UP! 
    • 3. DEFORESTATION
    • FORESTS ABSORB HUGE AMOUNTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE – A GREENHOUSE GAS – FROM THE AIR, AND
    RELEASE OXYGEN BACK INTO IT. THE AMAZON RAINFOREST IS SO LARGE AND EFFICIENT AT DOING THIS
    THAT IT ACTS LIKE OUR PLANET’S AIR CONDITIONER – LIMITING CLIMATE CHANGE. SADLY, MANY
    RAINFORESTS ARE BEING CUT DOWN TO MAKE WOOD, PALM OIL AND TO CLEAR THE WAY
    FOR FARMLAND, ROADS, OIL MINES, AND DAMS.
    HOW WILL CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECT
    THE PLANET?
    THE EARTH HAS HAD MANY TROPICAL CLIMATES AND ICE AGES OVER THE
    BILLIONS OF YEARS THAT IT’S BEEN IN EXISTENCE, SO WHY IS NOW SO
    DIFFERENT? WELL, THIS IS BECAUSE FOR THE LAST 150 YEARS HUMAN
    ACTIVITY HAS MEANT WE’RE RELEASING A HUGE AMOUNT OF HARMFUL
    GASES INTO THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE, AND RECORDS SHOW THAT THE
    GLOBAL TEMPERATURES ARE RISING MORE RAPIDLY SINCE THIS TIME. 

    A WARMER CLIMATE COULD AFFECT OUR PLANET IN A NUMBER OF WAYS:


    – MORE RAINFALL
    – CHANGING SEASONS
    – SHRINKING SEA ICE
    – RISING SEA LEVELS
    •HOW CAN I HELP PREVENT CLIMATE CHANGE?
    •SMALL CHANGES IN YOUR OWN HOME CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
    TOO. TRY SWITCHING TO ENERGY-SAVING LIGHTBULBS,
    WALKING INSTEAD OF USING THE CAR, TURNING OFF ELECTRICAL
    ITEMS WHEN YOU’RE NOT USING THEM, RECYCLING AND
    REDUCING YOUR FOOD WASTE. ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS CAN
    MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 
    •SOURCE 
    https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/geography/general-geography/what-is-climate
    -change/

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