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Hi, it's me again! Climate change, climate change, It's destroying not only my habitat in the Arctic, but it's causing chaos on Earth! Learn how and why climate change is affecting our planet! Hope you learn a lot about this HUGE problem.cbg

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So what is this climate change everyone is talking about?

  • Climate is the “average weather” that a given region, like for example Ottawa, Ontario, experiences.
  • Changes can occur in weather patterns over time. It can become colder or warmer.
  • Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere.
  • This increase in temperature can cause changes in climate.
  • When scientists talk about CLIMATE CHANGE, they are concerned about global warming that is caused by human activity.

Global warming is happening all over the world!

Global warming has been happening slowly for centuries. However, RIGHT NOW because of increased pollution and the continuous burning of fossil fuels, more and more greenhouse gases are being produced than ever before. These gases are trapping the warm air around our planet. This is called the GREENHOUSE EFFECT. This has been increasing at such a rate that there has been and continues to be significant climate change.

 

United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Predicts

In 2007 the United Nations estimated that the global average temperatures on the surface of the earth could increase so much that

  • ice caps will melt,
  • animal habitats will be destroyed,
  • glaciers would melt and the sea levels will rise.
  • Extreme weather patterns would develop all over the world- from droughts
    to too much rain, causing great hardship for everyone.

We Must Act Now

  • The increase in greenhouse gases is caused by human activity.
  • We must act now to make a difference