Slideshow about global phenomenons

1. Global Climate
Phenomenon

2. GLOBAL CLIMATE PHENOMENON
Thesephenomenaincludetheincreasedtemperaturetrends describedbyglobalwarming butalso
encompasschangessuchas sea levelrise icemasslossinGreenland Antarctica theArcticand
mountainglaciersworldwide shiftsinflower plantblooming andextremeweatherevents

4. WEATHER
This termrefers totheday to daychanges orpatterns intheatmosphereataparticular
placeandtime Weatheris determinedbythefollowingfactors
Air temperature
Air pressure
Amountand type ofprecipitation
Types ofclouds
Wind strength and direction
M
eteorologists fromthePhilippineAtmosphericGeophysicalandAstronomicalServices Administration PAGASA underthesupervision
oftheDepartmentofScienceandTechnology DOST issuedailyweatherreports

5. As weatheris definedas theday to daystateoftheatmosphere Climateis describedto
bethecumulativepatterns ofweather
inaparticularplaceovertime InthePhilippines theclimateis eitherdryorwet
• Temperature andprecipitation arethetwonoticeablefactors thatdescribe
climate
CLIMATE

6. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE TEMPERATURE
Latitude P roximity to Large Bodies
ofWater
E levation
The temperature decreases as the latitude increases north or
southoftheequator TheLatitudinalpositionofacountry orits
distance from the equation and Earths axial tilt define its
climate
Proximityoflandmassestobodiesof
watercaninfluenceairtemperature
dependingonthetemperatureofocean
currents whichareblownfromthesea
TemperatureDecreases with
elevation Thehigherthe
elevation thelowerthe
temperature

7. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE PRECIPIATION
Proximity to Mountain R anges Wind
M
ountains influenceprecipitationintwoways theorographic effect
andtherainshadow effect
• Orographic effectrefers tothedynamics ofairandprecipitation
onthewindwardslopeofmountains
• R ain shadow effectoccursontheleewardslopeofmountains
whichis generallydryandreceives onlyless raincalledrainshadow
• Winds thatoriginatefromawarmareabringaboutwarm
temperatures whilewindfromacoolareacools theair
• Windtravelingverticallycanpushwarmairupward
whichcools downtoformrainclouds Whensaturated
withmoisture theserainclouds produceprecipitation

8. CLIMATE CHANGE
• Is acentury scaleproblemthathas beenbroughtaboutby
industrialization whichhas contributedtotheemissionofgreenhouse
gases Greenhousegases aregaseous substances thatabsorb
infraredradiationfromthesunandtraptheheatintheatmosphere
The earth willbe too cold withoutthem butalso too hotif
there is too much greenhouse gases
is thesignificantvariationofaverageweatherconditions becoming forexample warmer
wetter ordrier overseveraldecades orlonger

9. GLOBAL WARMING
• is thelong termaverageincreaseinglobal
temperature Climatechangeis aresultofbloval
warmingandrefers tothechanges inprecipitation
patterns intensityandfrequencyandepisodesof
heatwaves anddrought
Human activities produce greenhouse gases
which raise the global temperature global
warming thatin turn trigger climate change

10. TOP 5 CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING
• Carbondioxideemissions fromburninggasoline
• Carbondioxideemissions fromfossilfuel burningpowerplants
• M
ethaneemissions fromanimals agriculturesuchas ricepaddies andfrom
Arcticseabeds
• Increaseintheuseofchemicalfertilizers oncroplands
• Deforestation

11. CARBON AND ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS
C arbon footprint E cological footprint
• refers totheamountofcarbondioxide
releasedintotheatmosphereas aresultof
theactivities ofanindividualor
organization
• measures theuseofresources againstEarths
capacitytoregenerate
• is equivalenttooneplanetearth
• Thatis humans neededoneplanetEarthto
supportallofits activities

12. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
1.Direct Impacts on Temperature
2.Emergence of Climate-Sensitive Diseases
and Illnesses
3.Dislocation of Populations Due to Floods
and Natural Disasters
4.Impacts on Water Quality and Quantity
5.Low Soil Productivity

13. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
6. Extreme Weather
Extreme episodes of El Niño and La Niña are two effects of climate change.
During El Niño wind weaken
causing sea surface
temperatures to rise El Niño can
causedroughtinthewesternPacificbut
triggerwetwinters intheeasternPacific
• El Niño

14. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
During La Niña the opposite of El
Niño phenomenon cooler than normal
subsurfacewateraccumulates inthe
centralequatorialPacific
• La Niña

15. Montreal Protocol
THE ETHICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Intergovernmental Panel
on C limate change
Kyoto P rotocol
Was establishedby the UnitedNations Environmental
Programme UNEP and World M
eteorological
Organization WM
O as a scientific body to provide
worldwithclearscientific technicalandsocioeconomic
informationonclimatechange
Aims tocutdownglobalgreenhousegas emission
Aninternationaltreatythatlaiddown
thegoalsandframeworkthatsoughtto
reducetheuseofandeventuallyphase
outozone depletingsubstances
Encourages industrialized
countries tostabilizegreenhouse
gas emissions

16. QUIZ TIME!!!

17. 1.This term refers to the day-to-day
changes or patterns in the atmosphere
at a particular place and time.
a. Climate
b. Weather
c. Temperature

18. 2. Weather is determined by the following
factors:
a. Latitude, Elevation, and Wind
b. Carbon dioxide and Methane Emissions
c. Air pressure and Precipitation

19. 3. Refers to the amount of carbon dioxide released into
the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an
individual or organization.
a. Ecological footprint
b. CO2 Footprint / Carbon dioxide footprint
c. Carbon footprint

20. 4. An international treaty that laid down the goals
and framework that sought to reduce the use of and
eventually phase out ozone-depleting substances.
a. Kyoto Protocol
b. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
c. Montreal Protocol

21. 5. Identify whether the picture below is an illustration
of:
a. El Niño
b. El Niña
c. La Niña

22. 6. ___________________ is one of the top 5
causes of global warming.
a. El Niño
b. Low Soil Productivity
c. Deforestation

23. 7. Identify whether the picture below is an illustration
of:
a. El Niño
b. El Niña
c. La Niña

24. 8. Is the significant variation of average weather
conditions.
a. Global Warming
b. Climate Change
c. Climate

25. 9. The primary gas responislbe for global warming is
____________.
a. Oxygen
b. Methan
c. Carbon dioxide

26. 10 -11.
Question: Do you agree that climate change is
both an individual and a global answer? Explain

27. 12. refers to the dynamics of air and precipitation on
the windward slope of mountains.
a. orthographic effect
b. Rain shadow effect

28. 1. B
2. C
3.
C/b
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. C
12. A

29. Human Impacts on E arth S ystems
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