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Hello and welcome,This website is dedicated to save the endangerd species.Also,We thank you for looking at our website it means alot.From S.T.E.S members (Bianca,Chloe,Milly,Indi,Kacey,Brandon and Catlin.

​Seasonal Plants

​Global Warming

Today i was sitting in the sunshine thinking if i'm hot sitting here,imagine how hot it is for the polar bears with global warming!Here is some reasons why:

Greenhouses gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the atmosphere and regulate our climate. These gases exist naturally, but humans add more carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels for energy (coal, oil, and natural gas) and by clearing forests. Greenhouse gases act like a blanket. The thicker the blanket, the warmer our planet becomes. At the same time, the Earth’s oceans are also absorbing some of this extra carbon dioxide, making them more acidic and less hospitable for sea life.

The increase in global temperature is significantly altering our planet’s climate, resulting in more extreme and unpredictable weather. For instance, heat waves are becoming more frequent and many places are experiencing record droughts followed by intense rainfalls.

DEFORESTATION

Forests help protect the planet by absorbing massive amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most abundant type of pollution that causes climate change. Unfortunately, forests are currently being destroyed or damaged at an alarming rate. Logging and clearing land for agriculture or livestock release huge amounts of carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. It also diminishes those regions’ ability to absorb carbon pollution.

20%
Scientists estimate up to 20 percent of global carbon emissions come from deforestation – greater than emissions from every car, truck and plane on the planet combined.
SCIENTISTS AGREE, HUMANS CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE
Burning coal releases 70% more carbon dioxide than natural gas. Coal plant, Taiyuan, China.
Burning coal releases 70% more carbon dioxide than natural gas. Coal plant, Taiyuan, China.
Scientists in the United States and the world have reached an overwhelming consensus that climate change is real and caused primarily by human activity. Respected scientific organizations such as the National Academy of Science, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and World Meteorological Association (WMO) have all identified climate change as an urgent threat caused by humans that must be addressed.

“The need for urgent action to address climate change is now indisputable.”

— National Academy of Science

FOSSIL FUELS
Burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, to generate energy has the greatest impact on the atmosphere than any other single human activity. Globally, power generation is responsible for about 23 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions per year – in excess of 700 tonnes every second. Coal is especially damaging to our atmosphere, releasing 70% more carbon dioxide than natural gas for every unit of energy produced.Source-WWF