POLLUTION POST

By: Kevin Martinez

Climate Change

• Weather changes

• Usually lasting for long periods of times

• Are dangerous to the enviorment

• And Living species

What is Climate change?

• Pollution harms the enviorment and is usually emmited by big companies.

• We also pollute.

• Littering garbage or disposing toxic chemicals

What Causes Climate change?

• Pollution acts like a cover around Earth
• Causes various changes in weather (Storms, Floods, Forest fires)
• Rise of the Earths Temparature correlates with the "Industrial Revolution".

How does pollution Causes a change in Climate?

• Plastic breaks down into Microplastics.

• As it decomposes it releases methane gas

• Again covering the Earth, rising it's temperature

How does littering Causes a change in Climate?

What Can We do?

• Lower the production of Industries.

• Use Energy sparingly.

• Don't Litter or repurpose trash.

• Turn to renewable friendly energy.

• Research Products that are eco friendly.

Solutions

Sources:

• https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change

• https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/

• https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_production.html#:~:text=To%20produce%20electricity%2C%20a%20turbine,the%20blades%20of%20the%20turbine

• https://www.fastcompany.com/91002919/why-no-snow-this-christmas-

• 2023#:~:text=Climate%20change%20is%20playing%20a,and%20unusual%20weather%20events%20occurring.

• https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/what-is-climate-change.html

• https://www.tribalclimatecamp.org/does-littering-cause-global-warming/#:~:text=this%20harmful%20behavior.-,Impact%20of%20Littering%20on%20Global%20Warming,like%20methane%20as%20the%20 degrade.

• https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/weather-climate

• https://www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/publications/climate-change-faqs/how-do-we-know-climate-change-is-happening/#:~:text=Multiple%20independent%20data%20sets%20show,are%20changing%20the%20planet%27s%20climate.