Global Warming
What is Global Warming?
The rise in global temperatures due to greenhouse gases.
What species contributes to the cause of global warming?
Humans
What is biodiversity?
the variety of life on Earth, including all living things and their interactions.
What disruption does global warming create?
Rising sea level, health, ecosystems, and food production.
What causes global warming?
Burning fossil fuels/ pollution.
What kind of species are at risk if the ice melts in their environment?
Polar bears, walruses, seals, narwhals, beluga whales, and bowhead whales.
Altering habitats, causing species to migrate to new areas, disrupting food chains, species unable to adapt
How does global warming affect biodiversity?
How are habitats affected by increased temperature?
How can humans reduce global warming?
Recycling, using electric cars, burn less fossil fuels, recycle, and eat more plant/vegetables.
What kind of species does global warming help and which kind does endanger?
Invasive species can migrate and kick out native species.
What can negatively impact marine biodiversity?
Warming waters
How does global warming disrupts human's health?
worsen air quality, which can lead to asthma attacks and other respiratory and cardiovascular health effects.
How does controlling global warming help the life cycle?
Maintains the environment stable for species to survive.
what species are affected by warming oceans?
seals, sea lions, whales and dolphins.
how can biodiversity be protected?
establish protected areas like nature reserves, combat deforestation and habitat loss, reduce pollution in air, water, and soil.
How is the cycle of life disrupted by rising temperatures?
Habitats are lost, less reproduction, and less food.
Humans, animals, plants, coral reefs.
What life does global warming damages?
What species has gone extinct because of global warming?
Golden Toad
which biodiversities are most at risk for climate change?
Tropical rainforests, polar regions, and coastal areas.
How is the food web disrupted by global warming?
changes participation patterns, affect predator-prey relationship, and impacts reproduction.