Why should we be concerned about Global Warming?

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Why should we be concerned about Global Warming?
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Why should we be concerned about Global
Warming?
Many people consider that Global Warming is the
greatest environmental threat of the 21st
Century. However, during the 80s and early 90s
scientists argued about the causes and effects of
global warming. In the late 1990s scientists
reached a consensus that global warming was a
cause for concern. So, why should you be
concerned about global warming?
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Assignment
Your group assignment is to prepare and present a
5 minute power point presentation investigating
the following question Why should we be
concerned about Global Warming?

• Your presentation should include
• Introduction
• Explanation of the causes of global warming
  (incl. evidence)
• Explanation of the effects of global warming in
  both MEDCs and LEDCs (incl. evidence)
• Evaluation of the different viewpoints held
  about global warming by MEDCs and LEDCs
• Solutions to the problem
• Conclusion (incl. your own opinions on this
  subject)

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Introduction
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Explanation of the causes of global warming
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Explanation of the effects of global warming in
both MEDCs and LEDCs
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Explanation of the effects of global warming in
both MEDCs and LEDCs
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Evaluation of the different viewpoints held about
global warming by MEDCs and LEDCs
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Solutions to the problem
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Conclusion (including your own opinions)