Group 4 Project

Megan Fernandes Adam Yang

Pavadee (Par) JitngamplangSawinee (Ae’ja) Galaputh

• Aspect of global warming– WEATHER

• Aspect of ISB’s carbon footprint– WASTE MANAGEMENT

Group 4 Project

What is weather

• State of the atmosphere– Temperature– Pressure– Precipitation

Temperature

Greenhouse Effect

- correlation between increasing carbon emissions and temperatures

Pressure

• 1: high pressure air descending

• 2: high pressure at surface• 3: low pressure at surface• 4: low pressure air rising

Precipitation

• Any form of water that falls to Earth

Extreme Events

Recent Examples of Extreme Weather

• Hurricane Katrina 2004

• Cyclone Nargis in Burma 2008

• Forest fires in Australia 2008 - 2009

• Heat wave in Europe 2006

• Drought in United States 2005-2008

• Flash floods and rise in river levels in parts of England and Wales 2007

Uncertainties

“Complex systems, such as the climate system, can respond in non-linear ways and produce surprises.”