"We must now agree on a binding review on mechanism under international law, so that this century can credibly be called a century of decarbonization.
Who is Angela Merkel.
Pulled out of Paris Agreement
Who is Donald Trump?
The oceans have absorbed much of this increased heat, with the top 700 meters (about 2,300 feet) of ocean showing warming of more than 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969.
What is Warming Oceans?
Global tempt since 1980's. Guess increase
What is 1.9F
Concentration of Carbon Dioxide has increased drastically since the last 200 years.
What is Fossil Fuels?
"People need to stop financing denial of climate change."
Who is Al Gore?
Created the Environmental Protection Agency.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Global sea level rose about 8 inches in the last century. The rate in the last two decades this is nearly double that of the last century and is accelerating slightly every year.
What is Sea Level Rise
Ice Sheet decrease
What is 413 gigatonnes per year.
When Carbon Dioxide is absorbed by seawater, a series of chemical reactions occur resulting in the increased concentration of hydrogen ions.
What is sea level acidification increase
"There's one issue that will define the shape of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate."
Who is Barack Obama?
Pledged to make Germany carbon neutral by 2050.
Who is Angela Merkel?
The thickness in ice has declined rapidly over the last several decades.
What is declining Arctic Sea Ice?
Sea level increase
What is 3.3 millimeters per year.
Increasing ocean acidification has been shown to significantly reduce the ability of reef-building corals to produce their skeletons
What is Ocean Acidification?
"We have a single mission: To protect and hand on the planet to the next generation."
Who is Francois Hollande. (President of France)
Created Endangered Species Act
Who is Richard Nixon?
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent. This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the upper layer of the oceans is increasing by about 2 billion tons per year.
What is Ocean Acidification?
Carbon dioxide parts per million
411 million
Decrease of Ph in ocean water in 200 years
0.1 ph units
"Climate change. Its already too late."
Who is Bill Gates?
Planted one three a day for 35 years.
Who is Padma Shri Jadav "Molai" Payeng
The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low temperature events has been decreasing, since 1950.
What is Extreme Events?
What is the change in temperature of the hottest April.
+1.94 F