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So what is a
greenhouse? How
does it work?
What has this got
to do with global
warming then??
Our earth is surrounded by a layer of gases called
Greenhouse gases. Their job
Is to keep the earth’s temperature nice and warm or
there would be no life on the planet.
The main gases that make up this layer are carbon
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and
Chloroflorocarbons (CFC)
Spend 5 minutes in 2’s listing all the ways that you have
contributed to global warming in the last 24 hours!
So where are these gases coming from?
Power stations release huge
amounts of carbon dioxide as
they burn coal (a fossil fuel) in
order to produce electricity.
Just think for a moment about
how much electricity we all
use…..!
But who are the main culprits?
It’s many Less Economically
Developed Countrie’s
They are currently experiencing their
industrial revolution and are becoming the
greatest users and producers of electricity
and are burning huge quantities of fossil
fuels to keep their booming industries going.
This is creating masses of pollution and
contributing greatly to global warming.
6 of the 10 most
polluted cities in the
world are in China!
1.It was found that 9 hottest years on record occurred during the past 14 years. The
mean Earth temperature in 1997 was 0.43°C higher than the past 26 years.
Brilliant we will be
able to sunbathe
here in the UK!!
And even that’s not necessarily a good thing!!
But what are the real consequences of global warming
for us all?