introduction global warming unit__ 1.pptVIP

Global warming Greenhouse effects El nino Recent rapid melting glaciers on Greenland Germany Argentina I need to wake up: Melissa Etheridge from An Inconvenient Truth难以忽视的真相 Have I been sleeping? I’ve been so still Afraid of crumbling. Have I been careless? Dismissing all the distant rumblings. Take me where I am supposed to be To comprehend the things that I can’t see ***’Cause I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something’s got to break up I’ve been asleep And I need to wake up Now*** An Inconvenient Truth难以忽视的真相 导演戴维斯·古根海姆巧妙地把全球变暖的种种自然现象与戈尔先生的个人历史，以及他长期以来致力于警示和改善全球变暖现象的行动交织在一起，构成了一部具有强烈震撼力的纪录片。作为一名资深的环保主义者，戈尔先生在本片中站在一个具有思考深度和令人注目的方式，向大家展示了大量有关全球变暖给人类带来巨大危害的，无可争议的事实和信息。“戈尔先生在本片中完全脱离了政治性演讲的外壳，充分地展示了他的个人魅力，以一种幽默而又客观的态度给观众们罗列了种种事实，让他们自己去得出结论。 到了最后，所有的观众都被这些让人难以忘怀的画面深深打动，以至于他们都在座位上坐不住了”，导演古根海姆如是说。“难以忽视的真相”并不是一部表现绝望情绪的电影，但也不是仅仅喊出一个保护地球的口号而已。“很显然，我们现在面临着一个逐步加深的全球气候危机，这需要我们尽快地行动起来，以最聪明有效的方式解决问题”，戈尔语重心长地对观众说。 * * * * Scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels is causing global warming. Since these fuels are burned for energy, and everyone uses energy, everyone can help stop global warming just by using less energy or energy from renewable sources! * * * * Not included in IPCC model because this observation was made after the IPCC models have completed their model development phase and have started the lengthy integrations. Other processes not included, such as reduced capacities of land and ocean to store carbon, all contribute to accelerating global warming. i.e. global warming projections in IPCC AR4 are slower than what we might expect now. * * How is global warming measured? Ice Core冰芯 Data CO2 Measurements Before 1958 - Antarctica CO2 Atmospheric Measurements CO2 Measurements Since 1958 – Mauna Loa, Hawaii Temperature (Northern Hemisphere) CO2 Concentrations 1000 Years of CO2 and Global Warming Degree Celsius Increase Parts Per Million Year Year 1000 12