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Climate change throughout history

By sspeckman
  • The recycled paper manufacturing process is introduced

    The recycled paper manufacturing process is introduced

    The recycled paper manufacturing process is introduced starting in Philadelphia
  • The English started using coal

    The English started using coal

    Coal started to be used in the industrial revolution
  • Svante Arrhenius published an article about global warming

    Svante Arrhenius published an article about global warming

    This article started a discussion about global warming which later contributed to different observations being made.
  • Issues about the Antarctic ice sheets collapsing

    Issues about the Antarctic ice sheets collapsing

    People begin to worry about rising temperatures causing the Antarctic glaciers to collapse.
    Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfmYeVbKcNI
  • Clean air act

    Clean air act

    The clean air act is a federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources.
  • The first earth day in America

    The first earth day in America

    Brought attention to the problem of increasing waste and the importance of recycling.
  • Second oil energy crisis

    Second oil energy crisis

    The second oil crisis created a movement that encouraged the use of renewable energy sources.
  • Bleaching of the great barrier reef

    Bleaching of the great barrier reef

    Bleaching caused by climate change killed almost a quarter of its coral this year.
    ( video link: http://www.smh.com.au/national/startling-images-reveal-devastating-coral-bleaching-on-the-great-barrier-reef-20160321-gnnjt3.html )
  • China and the US: the countries driving the fossil fuel market

    China and the US: the countries driving the fossil fuel market

    China and the US are responsible for nearly half the worlds increase on oil demands in 2004.
    Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_2275341809&feature=iv&list=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA&src_vid=ynaOH7OmMcM&v=KaRBrj5GjIE
  • Carbon dioxide hits record high globaly

    Carbon dioxide hits record high globaly

    The global average concentration of the greenhouse gas passed 400 parts per million in March for the first time since record-keeping began.