Monday, January 18, 2010

Questions:

WHAT'S CLIMATE CHANGE?
WHO'S AL GORE?
WHAT IS HE FAMOUS FOR?
LET'S FIND OUT! ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. Do scientists agree about global warming?
2. What is causing global warming?
3. What is the difference between "global warming" and "climate change?"
4. What will happen if global warming continues?
5. What is being done about global warming?
6. What can I do about global warming?

Answers:

1. Yes, they do. They think that the earth will keep warming if we don’t find a solution.

2. There are two causes of global warming. The first one is fossil fuels (oil, coal...) and deforestation.

3. The Global warming refers to the increase of the Earth's average surface temperature and the Climate change is a broader term that refers to long-term changes in climate.

4. Sea level may rise and the people will move to find new homes. Some animals and plants became extinct.

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Stop global warming:

To help more kids better understand global warming, the Pew Center recently collaborated with Nickelodeon to research children's and parents' attitudes and behaviors toward the environment. Nickelodeon is using the information for an interactive campaign called The Big Green Help.

There's a lot you can learn about global warming. To help, this page provides answers to six key questions about global warming, how it occurs, and how you can help to stop the process. For more tips on actions people can take, visit our What You Can Do page.



Sunday, January 17, 2010