Normal equatorial flow Climate Variability El Ni o Southern Oscillation Human caused climate change Alternative Energy sources Vertical normal flow ENSO disruption of flow Vertical ENSO flow Normal vs enso pressures 1 Atmospheric feedback mechanisms Human contributions to climate change Fire Deforestation Agriculture Overgrazing Cities Heat island Particulates Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide Carbon cycle gigatons and exchange of carbon per year Sources Volcanic gases Respiration Decay Combustion of carbon compounds Removing fixation organisms decreases removal from atmosphere Forests tropical and temperate Greenhouse gases Transparent to visible light Opaque to re emitted heat energy Carbon dioxide is powerful greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide Human caused increase in CO2 From 280 ppm to 380 ppm in 200 years Increases plant vigor negative feedback Carbon reservoirs Dissolve in ocean Dissolution of carbonate minerals Sinking of carbonate skeletons tests 2 Atmospheric Carbon dioxide trend CO2 emissions a 7 Gt 10 Gt 5 Gt Hydrocarbon CO2 emission trend US energy use Curb carbon fuel use Reforestation b 0 7 yr 13Gt Modest pop growth c 7Gt 17Gt decline Rapid pop growth Variety of sources d 7Gt 28Gt by 2080 Rapid pop growth Fossil fuel use Increase in surface temperature Temperature trend 30 years Methane increase From agriculture From warming of permafrost but more formed on sea floor causing reduction Ozone depletion allowing more energy to reach Earth s surface Variance in solar intensity Positive feedback mechanisms Albedo decline results in warming Increased temperature causes more rainfall and reduces iron fertilization of sea http en wikipedia org wiki Global average temperature Red and green are trends predicted from satellite measurements 3 Temperature trend 150 years Northern Hemisphere surface temperature variation Temperature Trend 2000 years Temperature Trend 12 000 Years http en wikipedia org wiki Global average temperature http en wikipedia org wiki Global average temperature Temperature trend 450 000 years Temperature trend 5 000 000 years Curves of reconstructed temperature at two locations in Antarctica and a global record of variations in glacial ice volume Today s date is on the left side of the graph http en wikipedia org wiki Global average temperature http en wikipedia org wiki Global average temperature 4 Temperature Trend 65 000 000 years Temperature trend 500 000 000 years http en wikipedia org wiki Geologic temperature record http en wikipedia org wiki Geologic temperature record Temperature Change Other greenhouse gases Carbon Dioxide Water system Water vapor Methane Chlorofluorocarbons CFCs Nitrogen oxides Rice paddy field CO2 T evaporation T evaporation cloud cover albedo T Positive outweighs negative feed back 5 Ozone Hole Sea Ice Breakup at Antarctica Increase in surface temperature Surface warming Sea level rise Shift in climate zones Increased intensity of cyclones both tropical and midlatitude http earthobservatory nasa gov Library GlobalWarmingUpdate global warming update5 html Precipitation change Documented sea level rise http earthobservatory nasa gov Library GlobalWarmingUpdate gl obal warming update6 html 6 Predicted Sea Level Rise Shoreline shift with sea level rise Implication of sea level rise Mitigation Reduce fossil fuel use Alternative fuels Nuclear power Renewable sources Geothermal Water power Plants Forests reduce logging plant trees Algae fertilize sea removes CO2 Biomass energy sources Current nuclear plant capabilities by country 437 nuclear power reactors in operation in 30 countries These reactors supply about 15 2 of the world s electricity France depends on nuclear power for 78 of its electricity supply In Japan the figure is 30 Emits only 1 6 grams of carbon equivalent per kilowatt hour This is about the same negligible emission rate as wind and hydropower http www iaea org NewsCenter Statements 2007 ebsp2007n011 html Nuclear power Safety utmost concern Well designed plants with redundant safety mechanisms installed Well constructed and continual inspection Determine method of dealing with waste Deep burial popular but short sighted recycle or breed to short half life substances more reasonable Rockets to space seems dangerous 7 Wind Power http www earthship com staticpages index php page sale osCsid e2e983564ec7a5b9921a71236bed60c8 Building for passive Sun heating Photovoltaic and Water heating also incorporated Note operable skylight for cooling http www bergey com Geothermal Geothermal http geothermal marin org GEOpresentation sld012 htm http geothermal marin org GEOpresentation sld045 htm Geothermal Brady Hot Springs northern Nevada dries onions for Burger King http geothermal marin org GEOpresentation sld087 htm Geothermal Reykjavik in the 1930s http geothermal marin org GEOpresentation sld094 htm 8 Geothermal Reykjavik today Tidal Lagoon http www forbes com global 2003 0721 042chart html http geothermal marin org GEOpresentation sld095 htm Grand Coulee Dam Hydroelectric power North America s largest concrete structure Located on the Columbia River in Central Washington http www forbes com global 2003 0721 042chart html Wave energy Biomass Direct burning of plant material Oil harvested from seeds Plant material converted to Alcohol methanol and ethanol Converted to methane http web engr oregonstate edu prudell 9
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