Mauna Loa, HawaiiBy Aria Chambers & Nina Fuentes

GLOBAL WARMING AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

July 2011

WHAT IS MAUNA LOA?

The largest volcano on Earth! Located on the island of Hawaii

It is called Mauna Loa meaning, “The Long Mountain”

Last erupted in 1984

AVG. YEARLY TEMPERATURE

AVG. YEARLY TEMP IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT (1960-2010)

Year Temp

1960 (t= 0) 44.45

1965 (t=5) 43.29

1970 (t=10) 43.61

1975 (t=15) 43.35

1980 (t=20) 46.66

1985 (t=25) 45.71

1990 (t=30) 45.53

1995 (t=35) 45.86

2000 (t=40) 46.23

2005 (t=45)0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

f(x) = 0.0717575757575757 x + 43.6074545454545R² = 0.542331016900987

Temperature

TemperatureLinear (Temperature)Linear (Temperature)

Every 5 years

r = 0.736

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION LEVELS

AVERAGE CO₂ EMISSIONS (1960-2010)

Year CO₂ Emissions (PPM)

0 316.9

5 320

10 325.7

15 331.1

20 338.7

25 345.9

30 354.2

35 360.6

40 369.4

45 379.70 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

f(x) = 1.40848484848485 x + 312.529090909091R² = 0.987801697670134

CO2 Emissions (PPM)CO2 Emissions (PPM)Series5Linear (Series5)

r = 0.993

DO THESE MODELS SUPPORT “GLOBAL WARMING????”

Definition: The current rise in average temperature of Earth’s oceans and atmosphere.

How it affects living beings:Sea Ice & Glaciers MeltBirds stay up NorthMore intense hurricanesSea level rises

My Answer:

Yes

CONCLUSIONS……

For both sets of data the graphs linear graphs increase. In particular both sets of data show that as more time passed, both the average yearly temperature and the carbon emissions levels increased.

However the correlation is stronger for carbon emissions than that for measuring the average yearly temperature. This is indicated by each correlation coefficient.

These results indicate that global warming is an issue that needs to studied for the future of the planet.