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Why might Millennium Island disappear?

Your assignment is to produce a report on global warming. Your report must answer the questions below. Your information will come from the pack provided, the websites below and anything you can find yourself.

Your work will be judged on; 

  • the number of questions you answer
  • how clear your descriptions and explanations are
  • your use of pictures and diagrams with some explanation of what they show

Completing the task

When you are in the computer room

1. Open a new word document 
2. Type in the title and the questions you have to answer 
3. When you find useful information, cut and paste it under the relevant question

The following websites are good for information on global warming;

www.environmentaldefense.org/system/templates/page/issue.cfm?subnav=12

http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/

www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/

The main questions you have to answer are;

What is global warming?

Here you clearly explain what global warming is:

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/system/templates/page/issue.cfm?subnav=12

http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/dangerousexperiment/

What causes global warming?

Here you clearly explain what causes global warming by saying what gases are involved and describe where those gases come from

http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/dangerousexperiment/

What are the effects of global warming on the environment and on people?

Here you will clearly describe the effects of global warming on both the environment and people

http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/dangerousexperiment/ 

http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/ 

This website may also help with maps showing how parts of the world may change:

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/waterworld/index.html

www.foe.co.uk/climatechange/exlinks.html#broad

What are the possible solutions?

Here you will describe what could be done to reduce the effects of global warming

http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/