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A few Indicators
A few Indicators
Breaking away of Larsen 4, 3,250 Sahara dust off the coast of Africa,
sq km in area off Antarctic ice shelf technically aerosols moving into
the oceans
Global Warming
A few Indicators
A few Indicators
A few Indicators
A few Indicators
• The first, and possibly most severe ice age may have
occurred from 800 to 600 million years ago (the late
Proterozoic Age) covering the earth like a snowball; It is
said that the end of this cold period was responsible for the
subsequent Cambrian Explosion
Global Warming
• Natural greenhouses
gases include: water
vapor, carbon di oxide,
nitrous oxide and ozone
• Manmade greenhouse
gases include:
hydroflorocarbons (HFCs),
perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
and sulphur hexafluoride
Global Warming
Sources of GHGs
Sources of GHGs
Global Warming
Carbon sinks
• Forests
• Ocean
Phytoplanktons are
the best carbon
sinks
Global Warming
Prevention or Mitigation?
Global Warming