BIO 1000
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Topic 13 Questions

• What are the main causes of global heating?

• What are the possible risks if global heating is not reduced?

• What should be done to slow or stop global heating?

RESOURCES

Text

• Chapter 15

• Chapter 16

PowerPoint

• Global Warming

On-line resources:

• NASA: Global Climate Change
• Where Words Touch the Earth
• Global Weirding
• The Arctic is Heating Up
• https://www.climateinteractive.org/
• http://www.causesofairpollution.net/what-is-air-pollution/

• http://www.stuffintheair.com/air-pollution-cause-global-warming.html

• http://www.explainthatstuff.com/air-pollution-introduction.html

• http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/

• http://scipeeps.com/air-pollution-from-cars/

• http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/pollution-overview/

• http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-ocean-acidification/?source=A-to-Z

• http://pollutionarticles.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-does-pollution-affect-animals.html 

• http://www.livescience.com/3864-global-warming-changing-wild-kingdom.html

• http://www.livescience.com/3863-animals-plants-adapting-climate-change.html (A large list of different species and how they specifically have adapted over the years, which people might find interesting )

• http://worldwildlife.org/threats/climate-change

• http://www.wcs.org/conservation-challenges/climate-change/climate-change-and-wildlife.aspx

Videos:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=1fjjCXbSB_k&feature=fvwp

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA2MWm_kbGw

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8swDhiiNDI

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcWpkWBX04E

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPXCoj4OFU&feature=related

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXmfQLC8ju4&feature=related

News Articles:

• http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/woolly-mammoth-victim-of-climate-change/story-e6frg8y6-1226495711124

• http://phys.org/news/2012-10-forests-climate-effectdamage-billions.html

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXmfQLC8ju4&feature=related

• http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/pollution-overview/

• http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/car-pollution-affect-environment-ozone-layer-20133.html

• http://standforless.com/air.html

• http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-11-09/news/8702040778_1_air-pollution-inspection-programs-inspection-rules