14. With our experimets we
have tried to understand
better the issue...
Sea ice vs land
ice…what is the
difference?
Does the presence of
land masses
influence ice melting?
Strange effects of
conduction...
15. IN ITALY
➢Between the years
2007 and 2012 the
5% of Italian
glaciers has been
lost
➢In this century all
the glaciers will be
gone
17. CORIOLIS FORCE
What is it?
It is a fictitious force that seems to act on objects that are
in motion within a frame of reference that rotates
What is its effect on atmosphere?
18. Link with global warming
It seems there is a correlation with cyclones
intensity but not with frequency
36. Energy consumption in agriculture
• Transport, freezing
• Machines, fertilisers, pesticides, irrigation
• Electricity, packing
• Freezing and cooking of food
1 ton of oil
=
4 years of human
work
SALAD IN THE BAG
Energy consumption:
7800 kcal
Calorie consumption
:200 kcal
30%
37. Environmental and economic impact
●250.000 million litres of water
●1,4 billion of hectares of
arable land
●3,3 billion of m³ di CO2
39. FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION
●1000 barrels of oil
●96.000 m3 of gas
●222 ton of coal
1.000 billion dollars per
year
+ additional costs
Environmental and economic impact