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Update to 2016 Presentation
Bill McKibbon wrote Eaarth in 2009. What has been happening to our planet in those short seven years? Are the changes McKibbon describes still occurring? Is the evidence stronger or weaker for global warming? What are the possible consequences for the future? For this assignment you will chose one of the topics below and drawing on extensive and careful online research (you are also encouraged to go to the library!) you will create an (outstanding!) five-minute Powerpoint or Prezi presentation updating us to the present.
Your presentation also needs to include a one-page handout with key information you want the rest of the class to take away, and relevant resources for further investigation. Bring enough copies for all students and the professor. Rehearse your presentation, stick to the five-minute time, and use outstanding Powerpoint presentation skills! (Be sure to study and follow the suggestions at this link!) Topics: World temperatures Drought World hunger Methane from permafrost & livestock Arctic sea ice Greenland / Antarctica glacial melting Parts per million in the atmosphere of CO2 / How fast do we need to cut fossil fuel use? How fast are we cutting it? Available/ Identified carbon reserves (oil, coal, gas) vs. allowable carbon use to stay below 2º C Animal & Plant extinctions Ocean acidification & coral reefs, fisheries, etc. Amazon and global deforestation HurricanesForest fires Floods Pine Beetles Accomplishments and limitations of 2015 Paris conference Cost and availability of wind & solar Government subsidies for fossil fuel industry Fossil fuel divestment movement, esp at colleges incl. WMU Predictions about speed of sea-level rise Created by: allen.webb@wmich.edu |