Wednesday, March 21

We went over the U.S. map. Then watched some more of that movie

Polar Bears:

  • are dying b/c ice is melting
  • they are drowning b/c they have to swim out farther to get their food
  • have gotten smaller than what they used to be
  • 1 million sq of ice melted in 2007
  • 1st animal to be put on dangered species list for anticipated status

Carterettes Islands:

  • located in papua new guinea
  • population of 2,000 miles
  • government brings food twice a year
  • one belief is that the coral reef is dying
  • another that the volcanoe underneath is sinking
  • last is that global warming is making higher water levels
  • people don't want to leave the island b/c they wouldn't feel safe any where else

Lake Chad:

  • The lake is disappearing
  • Used to be the 6th biggest lake in the world
  • Is 90% smaller than what it was 4 years ago
  • Used to be a main source of food for african people
  • serves 37 million people
  • Water is being pumped out and global warming are problems
  • want to take water from congo river to lake chad
  • has least amount of carbon and is effected by it most

Global Warming:

  • Sen. James Inhoffe says that people are not the problem to global warming, but needs for funding are.
  • gets his funding from energy and oil companies
  • IPPC in 2007 said that 90% of people are causing global warming

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