GLOBAL WARMING

K. GOPI

CARBON DIOXIDE GAS

0.038% by volume and 0.057% by mass Respiration Combustion Decay of organic material Removed by photosyntesis- carbon cycle To maintain favourable temperature on earth (green house effect) CO2 , temperature

CARBON CYCLE

GREEN HOUSE EFFECT

Energy from the Sun : visible light (short wave) and infra-red radiation (longer wave) IR radiates back to the space The heat is not completely escape from the Earth Some reflected by clouds and some absorbed by atmospheric gases Greenhouse effect-atmospheric glass that makes sure temperature is not too cold for living organisms

GREEN HOUSE GASES

Greenhouse gas-any gas that absorbs the IR radiation
ex: CO2, H20 vapour and CH4 ,atmospheric pollutants-oxides of nitrogen (NO2) and CFC NO2-combustion of oil and coal & exhaust fumes CFC- propellant in aerosols and coolant in refrigerators

EVIDENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING

Polar ice melt Glacier retreats Rising sea levels Changing weather and ocean current patterns Coral bleaching

CHANGING WEATHER AND CURRENT PATTERNS

Salinity decreases Slows ocean currents (warmer to colder region through convection) Alteration of heat and rainfall distribution

CORAL BLEACHING
Microscopic algae live simbiotically in the cells of corals to give the distinctive colouration Under high water temperature, algae expelled and the loss of colour happens Coral starts to die