Introduction

Define Global Warming

Greenhouse Effect

The Father of Global Warming

Protagonist views

Al Gore

Research and Data

Antagonist views

Climate-gate

Global Warming The worldwide rise in average surface temperatures

Thought to be caused by the Greenhouse Effect

The Greenhouse Effect

The ability of gases in the atmosphere to slow

down the release of heat into space at night

Greenhouse Gases

The Greenhouse Effect It is essential to life!

Other wise it would be 225°F in the day & -243°F at night.

The Greenhouse EffectThe burning of fossil fuels increases the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Other variables

The Father of Global Warming

Columbia University geochemist Wally Broecker is thought to be the father of Global Warming

PROTAGONISTPROTAGONISTSS

Host of the film “An

Inconvenient Truth” Former Vice President of

the United States Two time Presidential

Candidate (1988 and

2000) Nobel Peace Prize Winner Took the initiative in

creating the Internet

Al Gore on Global Warming

Global warming, along with the cutting and

burning of forests and other critical habitats,

is causing the loss of living species at a level

comparable to the extinction event that wiped

out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. That

event was believed to have been caused by a

giant asteroid. This time it is not an asteroid

colliding with the Earth and wreaking havoc:

it is us." — Al Gore

Mapping out temperature change

From: http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/graphs-diagrams-of-global-warming-and-climate.html

Carbon Dioxide

Allows sunlight and heat into theatmosphere, but doesn't let it getout, causing the Earth to heat up.

So what about the other gases?

Methane

That remains in the atmosphere for approximately 9-15 years.

Methane is over 20 times more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 100-year period.

Emitted from a variety of natural and human-influenced sources.

With the planetary effects of long-term human

negligence exposing itself more and more

everyday, experts are now experimenting with

cow farts and burps in an attempt to curb

global warming.

Cows – get them before they get you!

Certain environmentalists want to tax farmers and ranchers for the total number of cattle they own to offset their Methane output.

It’s not animal cruelty if you are

saving the planet.

Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous Oxide (N20) is clear, colorless gas

Lifetime of N2O is 120 years

It’s heat trapping is 310% more than CO2

Removed by photolysis

N2O has natural and human-related sources

Some Sources include:

▪ Agricultural soil management

▪ Mobile and stationary combustion of fossil fuel

▪ Adipic acid & nitric acid production

▪ Biologically

▪ 60% of N20 is natural

ANTAGONISTANTAGONISTSS

Current Views

The global temperature has risen 0.6° ± 0.2 °C.

More evidence shows increase in CO2 and Methane.

If we continue the temperatures will increase 1.4°C to 5.8°C in the next 100 years and include more extreme weather.

Antagonistic Views

1.IPCC Data is inaccurate

2.Warming is natural

3.Cause of warming unknown

4.Warming has few negative effects

IPCC data is inaccurateUnethical Graph

CRU’s data base was hacked in late 2009.

Included over 160 MB of emails, documents, and research.

Lacked research to create an accurate report.

Climate-Gate Controversy:

Ethical Graph

Antonino Zichichi-- Emeritus professor of nuclear physics at the University of Bologna and president of the World Federation of Scientists

Responses

Email - “The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can’t.”(Revkin, A C.)

IPCC 2007 - ”Is one that holds under a variety of approaches, methods, models and assumptions, and is expected to be relatively unaffected by uncertainties.”(Henig, J.)

NY Times - ”They seem so focused on winning the public-relations war that they exaggerate their certitude — and ultimately undermine their own cause.”(Tierney, J.)

Warming is natural

Solar Cycle chart

Khabibullo Abdusamatov, -- Mathematician and astronomer at Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences

25Unknown

“Portrayed that there

isn’t a major

catastrophe or death

knell hanging before the

world, but rather a

comparison of loosely

based ideas of climate

models and the changes

in CO2 levels which are

uncertain hypothesis.”

John Christy -- Professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

26Beneficial

“If there is global

warming caused by the

increase of CO2 level

that it would be a good

thing because it would

allow food, timber, and

temperatures to provide

a greater quality of life.

Warming has been

shown to positively

impact human health.”Craig Idso -- Faculty researcher, Office of Climatology, Arizona State University and founder of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change

Conclusion

Pew Research Poll

Overall we can see that if you take a

careful look at some of the factors you can

rule out that man has had a nil effect

when contributing to warming trend. One

scientist stated that there has been a

0.12% increase in CO2 levels and then

states,“ It’s miniscule It’s nothing.”(Dialog,

T.)

August H. "Augie" Auer Jr. – Retired New Zealand MetService Meteorologist, past professor of atmospheric science at the University of Wyoming

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