Changing Climate
(Extreme Weather) by Gretchen Olsen
Global Warming
Global Warming, 2012
Rain Forest Destruction
Destruction of rain forests, increased fossil fuels, and the use of cars--> Increase in greenhouse gases--> Increase of temperature--> Melting ice caps and rising sea levels--> More extreme weather events.
Corn, 2004
Example of Climate Change
Another example is the heatwave in Texas in 2011. Because of Global Warming, Texas got hotter, and when Texas got hotter, it destroyed many crops and plants. That effected the people that relied on those crops.
Extreme Weather, 2012
What Can We Do?
Work Cited
Corn, John. London: Franklin Watts, 2004. Print.
Harvey, Fiona. "Scientists Attribute Extreme Weather to Man-made Climate Change." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 10 July 2012. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/10/extreme-weather-manmade-climate-change>.
"Natural Disasters." National Geographic. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/>.
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