Global Warming & Climate Change: in The Philippines

Global Warming &
Climate Change
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Global Warming
Global warming results from an increased greenhouse effect in the
atmosphere. You can picture it as a blanket of gases that wraps
around the Earth and holds the heat in.
Carbon dioxide is the most common gas that causes global
warming.
As global temperatures increase, the climate changes.
Global warming is when the earth heats up (the temperature rises).
It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor,
nitrous oxide, and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the
earths atmosphere, which increases the temperature.
This hurts many people, animals, and plants. Many cannot take the
change, so they die.

Global Warming
What is not Global Warming?
It is not caused by a hole in the ozone layer.
It is not caused by poisonous gases.
It does not mean that we are running out of oxygen.
It is not too late to do something about it.

Global Warming
What causes Global Warming?
We all use energy all day, everyday!
Most of our energy comes from burning fossil fuels, such as coal, gas
and oil.
Fossil fuels are polluting our world and causing it to get hotter

Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, which
makes the Earth warmer. People are adding several
types of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, and
each gas's effect on climate change depends on three
main factors:
How much?
People produce larger amounts of some greenhouse gases than
others. Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas you hear people
talk about the most. That's because we produce more carbon
dioxide than any other greenhouse gas, and it's responsible for
most of the warming.

Greenhouse Gases
How long?
Some greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere for only a short
time, but others can stay in the atmosphere and affect the
climate for thousands of years.

How powerful?
Not all greenhouse gases are created equal! Some trap more
heat than others. For example, one pound of methane traps
about 21 times as much heat as one pound of carbon dioxide.
Greenhouse Gases

Water vapor
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Tropospheric ozone
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
This act as
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse Gases
Carbon dioxide
combustion of solid waste, fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal), and wood
and wood products
Methane :
production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil. Methane emissions
also result from the decomposition of organic wastes in municipal solid
waste landfills, and the raising of livestock.
Nitrous oxide
agricultural and industrial activities, as well as during combustion of solid
waste and fossil fuels.
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur
hexafluoride (SF6),
industrial processes.

Greenhouse Effect
The Earth gets energy from the
sun in the form of sunlight. The
Earth's surface absorbs some of
this energy and heats up. That's
why the surface of a road can
feel hot even after the sun has
gone downbecause it has
absorbed a lot of energy from
the sun. The Earth cools down
by giving off a different form of
energy, called infrared
radiation. But before all this
radiation can escape to outer
space, greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere absorb some of it,
which makes the atmosphere
warmer. As the atmosphere gets
warmer, it makes the Earth's
surface warmer, too.

Greenhouse Effect
If it were not for greenhouse gases trapping heat in the atmosphere,
the Earth would be a very cold place. Greenhouse gases keep the
Earth warm through a process called the greenhouse effect.
Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the
atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to
pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the
warmed surface of the earth.
Climate Change
Philippines climate is
described as tropical and
maritime.
Climate of the Philippines has
somewhat high temperature
and high humidity, and
rainfall.
Climate of the Philippines and
countries of Central America
are alike to some extent.
Temperature
Humidity
Rainfall
Most
significant
elements that
affect the
countrys
weather and
climate
Climate Change
Due to tropical location the country has a uniformly warm
temperature.
Mean annual temperature of the country is 26.6C excluding Baguio
whose mean annual temperature is 18.3C.
Coolest Month
January whose mean temperature of 25.5C
Warmest Month
May whose mean temperature of 28.3C
Philippines has a high relative humidity, and the average varies from
71% in March and 85% in September.
March to May have the highest levels of temperature and humidity.
Climate Change
The latest recorded rainfall
which is put more than 60%
of Philippine capital under
water was on August 20,
2013.
Flooding after ensued two
nights of intense monsoon
rains, intensified by typhoon
Maring

Climate Change
Another record-
breaking rainfall was
that on 2009 during
typhoon Ondoy with
455 mm of rain in 24
hours.
Climate Change
Rain gauge apparatus
Device intended to
gather rainfall through a
tipping bucket system,
which quantifies and
records amount of water.
Climate Change
If you dont care, who will?
Global warming is the most serious threat facing the planet
-Tony Blair
Climate Change is a far greater threat to the world than
international terrorism
-Sir David King. UK Governments Chief Scientific Adviser
Scientist predict that the Earth will warm 1.4 5.8C in the next 85
years!

Solutions
Use less energy
Use different sources of energy
Always remember to switch the bathroom light off after you go to
the toilet
Only fill the kettle with the amount of water you need
Dont leave your computer on after youre finished using it.
If you feel cold try putting on a jumper before you turn up the
heater.

Hydroelectric energy

Wind Energy
Geothermal Energy Solar Energy

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