Coral bleaching

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Coral bleaching
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Mass extinction
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Habitat loss
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Healthy Coral
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Bleached Coral
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Rare Giant Jellyfish now common
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Palmer Drought Severity Index 1900-2002
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Signs that global warming is underway

• Sea level rise
• by thermal expansion AND ice melt
• Sea ice melting (Arctic and Antarctic)
• Glaciers melting worldwide
• Arctic and Antarctic Peninsula heating up fastest
• Melting on ice sheets is accelerating
• More severe weather (droughts, floods, storms,
  heat waves, hard freezes, etc.)
• Bottom line
• These changes do not fit the natural patterns
  unless we add the effects of increased Greenhouse
  gases

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What can you do?
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Reduce consumption
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Plant trees
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Drive less
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Shop smart
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Support alternative energy
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Unplug
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Heres How YOU Can Make a Difference

• And save up to 540 per year and reduce your CO2
  by 10,713 pounds per year !!!

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What you can do

1. Wash clothes in warm water or cold water, not
   hot. CO2 Reduction 350 lbs per yearMoney
   Savings 20 per year
2. Turn down your water heater thermostat 120 oF is
   usually hot enough.Changing from 140 to 120 oF
   CO2 Reduction 200 lbs per year Money Savings
   10 per year

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What you can do

• Use the energy-saving setting to dry the dishes.
  Don't use heat when drying. Only run a full load
  of dishes.CO2 Reduction 100 lbs per yearMoney
  Savings 5 per year
• Don't overheat or overcool rooms. Adjust your
  thermostat (lower in winter, higher in summer).
  For each 2-degrees lowered CO2 Reduction 350
  lbs per year Money Savings 20 per year
• Dont forget to change your filter often!

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What you can do

• Buy energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.
  By replacing six incandescent lights with compact
  fluorescent lights CO2 Reduction 500 lbs per
  yearMoney Savings 30 per year
• Wrap your water heater in an insulating jacket.
• CO2 Reduction 250 lbs per year Money Savings
  15 per year

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What you can do

• Install low-flow showerheads to use less hot
  water. CO2 Reduction 350 lbs per yearMoney
  Savings 20 per year
• Insulate your attic this can save about 20 of
  home heating bills
• CO2 Reduction 2000 lbs per year Money Savings
  125 per year

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What you can do

• Plant trees next to your home.For each tree
  CO2 Reduction 13 lbs per year
• When you buy a car, choose one that gets good gas
  mileage. For an increase from 20 mpg to 23 mpg in
  average fuel efficiency
• CO2 Reduction 3000 lbs per year Money Savings
  300 per year on gas

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What you can do

• Reduce your trash generation Buy minimally
  packaged goods choose reusable products over
  disposable ones donate items to charity, etc.
  By reducing household trash by 10 CO2
  Reduction 1200 lbs per year
• Recycle your potentially recyclable trash (paper,
  plastics and glass.) By recycling half of
  household trash
• CO2 Reduction 2400 lbs per year

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