Students from around the world calculated their class mean and standard deviations for their footprints and posted them on our world map.
Do you see differences across the globe? If so, why do you think those differences exist?
Did you use the calculator to try to reduce your footprint down to the average from a citizen of another country? What changes would you have to make to lower your footprint in this way? Are you going to try and take some of these actions in your daily life?
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Rise in temperature
Climate change has become a big problem in the world. There are many effects on climate change like sea level rise. But another big effect is temperature rise.
Temperature rise is a big deal because over time the earth won't be livable for humans. According to KQED.org the temperature at the end of the 21st century in the US will be 12 degrees higher in Fahrenheit. This is a big change and calls for something different
Citations
"Climate Change." KQED. N.p., n.d. Web.