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PART ONE CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING. 28/1/11 BY SEAN AND CIARAN. WATER LEVELS. Global average sea levels have risen by 10 - 25 cm over the past 100 years In the next 100 years water levels could rise about 50 cm more. Polar Bear Extinction.
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PART ONECAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING 28/1/11 BY SEAN AND CIARAN
WATER LEVELS Global average sea levels have risen by 10 - 25 cm over the past 100 years In the next 100 years water levels could rise about 50 cm more
Polar Bear Extinction • Polar bears could be extinct in 100 years if climate change continues to melt the North Pole's ice.
Coral Reefs • For years they have been threatened by man. Physical destruction from boats, fishing and pollution. Now their biggest threat may be from climate change.
Bogged off • Peat lands are the ultimate carbon store. • It is estimated that peat lands contain 5,000 tones of carbon per hectare .
Greenhouse gasses • Scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal cause greenhouse gasses to escape into the air
THE END • BY CIARAN AND SEAN