- Thermohaline Circulation: a constantly moving ocean system of deep-seas circulation driven by temperature and salinity that also makes the water dense.
- The Belt circulates clockwise.
Effects of Global Warming
- Consequences: weather would drop between 9-18 degrees in Europe, which would cause them to be unable to grow crops in the snow.
- Solutions: THOR (Thermohaline Overturning) project, made between 9 European countries- GOAL: is to identify and predict the mechanism that controls the main distributor of heat into the European countries.
Climate Challenge
- Climate Change also referred to as Global Warming.
- Greenhouse Effect: thermal radiation from the Earth's surface is absorbed by the atmosphere.
- CO2, Nitrous Oxide, Methane are the main greenhouse gases.
- Most gases are created by human activity.
- Climate change is also occurring right now as we speak.
Wildlife at Risk
- Weather changes are forcing animals to find a new environment because of climate change.
- As temperature rises so do heat related illnesses and many are put at high risk for serious illness.
Economy loss
- Agriculture is an important sector of the U.S. economy
Safe/clean drinkable water
- Problem 3% of the world is drinkable ; 71% is what we have in the WORLD
- Average family uses more than 300 gallons of water; 13.7% out of 300 are being wasted on leaks!
- U.S. Alone are losing water resources from drilling
- UN suggest we need 20-50 liters of sale freshwater a day
- The world together 9,087 billion cubic meters per year
- Countries expect very large quantities of water (crops/watering plants) in the form of food (cow-> hamburgers) and products
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