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Diapositiva 1 - Liceo Scientifico "A.Oriani"
11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo Masoli 1 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo 2 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo 3 • • • • • Melting glaciers Permafrost Biodiversity Global warming Bibliography 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo Masoli 4 • The ice cap and the glaciers that flow from it are disappearing fast. • Kilimanjaro is a striking symbol of global warming 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo Masoli 5 • The permafrost that holds together the slopes of some of Europe's highest mountain ranges is melting • Temperatures in rock and mud in the Swiss Alps have increased • Permafrost is a layer of earth of a few inches below the surface that is normally permanently frozen 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo Masoli 6 • • • • Introduction “Biodiversity” The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth 99.9 percent of species are now extinct 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo Masoli 7 • • • Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air An increase in global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation Warming is expected to be strongest in the Arctic 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo Masoli 8 •Climate change, Fred Pearce,1th September 2006 •http://www.newscientist.com/ (last access 05-2010) •http://www.time.com/(last access 05-2010) •Animals under siege map for Time, by T. Bucher, Time, April 13, 2009 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo Masoli 9 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani, Ravenna School year: 2009-2010 Interdisciplinary project: Man and the environment-Climate changes and endangered species Subjects involved: English, I.T. Teachers involved: Prof.ssa E. Siboni Class: 1°C PNI Students involved: Carlo Masoli e Filippo Mazzotti 11/08/2016 Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C RA Filippo Mazzotti and Carlo 10