CLIMATE CHANGE

DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA

• Driest year-2013
• 22% of normal precipitation
• $1 billion unplanted crops
• $4 billion spent on wildfires

SEA ICE AND COASTAL EROSION

• NOAA predicts seas to rise 1-3ft.
• Less ice leads to warmer oceans
• Greenland lost 177 billion tons of ice per year
• After 25 feet, most cities would be underwater
• ("Sea Level Trend")

LEFT 1979-2007 RIGHT 2012

AFFECTS ON ANIMALS

• Many animals are losing their habitat
• Forced to move north
• Leading to extinction
• Hurting hunting and fishing ("Impacts and Adaptation")

SOLUTIONS

• Wind power vs. fossil fuels
• Alternative energy will save money
• Limitations on factories
• Deforestation causes 10% of the issue
• ("Global Warming Solutions")

WIND ENERGY IN THE US

WORKS CITED

• "Accelerated Ice Loss from Greenland." Climate Central. Climate Central, 30 Mar. 2010. Web. 28 Jan. 2014.
• "Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis." NSIDC. National Snow and Ice Data Center, 8 Jan. 2014. Web. 27 Jan. 2014.
• "Causes of Climate Change." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, 9 Sept. 2013. Web. 07 Jan. 2014.
• "Effects." NASA. Ed. Amber Jenkins. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. Web. 08 Jan. 2014.
• "Global Warming Solutions." Global Warming. Union of Concerned Scientists, 6 Sept. 2013. Web. 25 Jan. 2014.

WORKS CITED

• "Impacts & Adaptation." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, 9 Sept. 2013. Web. 06 Jan. 2014. Ci
• Magill, Bobby. "Calif. Drought Spurs Some Cities to Conserve." Climate Central. Climatechange.org, 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 28 Jan. 2014.
• "Renewable Energy Map." NRDC: Renewable Energy for America. Web. 28 Jan. 2014.
• "Sea Level Trends." NOAA Tides & Currents. NOAA. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.