Global Climate Change by STEM Illustrated

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

STEM Illustrated Board Editor-in-Chief Gloria Yu Writers Artists Anika Amin Miu Baholyodhin Miu Baholyodhin Clare Pei Mila Cooper Anika Ponnambalam Alice Kim Sophie Yang Clare Pei Gloria Yu Audrey Shueh Sophie Yang Gloria Yu Layout Designers Mira Ponnambalam Gloria Yu Faculty Advisors Kenneth Mills Rebekah Crane Ajanae Bennett Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Kenneth Mills for his crucial guidance and mentorship, Rebekah Crane for her detailed suggestions, and Ajanae Bennett for her support of STEM Illustrated. Also, thank you to Ian August for his assistance with the publication process. In addition, thank you to all students and faculty who supported STEM Illustrated along the way and made this publication possible.

STEM Illustrated, a publication created by students of The Lawrenceville School, aims to turn dif昀椀cult STEM concepts into fun, comprehensive graphic chapters to encourage and foster STEM education.

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To everyone who wants to learn more about the natural world.

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Table of Contents What is Climate Change?.......................................................10-11 Artist: Anika Ponnambalam, Writer: Mila Cooper The Greenhouse Effect............................................................13-17 Artist: Gloria Yu, Writers: Anika Amin & Mila Cooper & Audrey Shueh Global Climate System............................................................18-21 Artist: Gloria Yu, Writer: Gloria Yu Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration..............................22-24 Artist: Clare Pei, Writers: Clare Pei & Gloria Yu The Carbon Cycle....................................................................25-26 Artist: Gloria Yu, Writers: Alice Kim & Audrey Shueh The Carbon Cycle Poster.............................................................27 Artist: Sophie Yang, Writer: Sophie Yang

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Harmful Impacts of Climate Change....................................28-31 Artist: Gloria Yu, Writers: Clare Pei & Gloria Yu Reforestation............................................................................32-33 Artist: Miu Baholyodhin, Writer: Miu Baholyodhin Carbon Footprint....................................................................34-36 Artist: Gloria Yu, Writer: Clare Pei

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Key Terms Climate Change Global Warming The Greenhouse Effect The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect Global Climate System Climate Weather Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration Keeling Curve Carbon Cycle Fossilization Deforestation Reforestation Carbon Footprint

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National Geographic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The Nature Conservancy University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Introduction

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Climate Change: Causes, Effects, and Remedies

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The END.

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