Effects of Climate Change - Global & In the UK
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- Effects of Climate Change
- Global impacts
- Environment
- Temperatures expected to rise 0.3-4.8 Celsius between 2005 and 2100.
- Glaciers melt - rising sea levels.
- Loss of polar habitats.
- Increasing sea temps - loss of coral reefs.
- Distribution and quantity of species could change.
- Economic
- More extreme weather precautions needed.
- Permafrost - collapse of buildings, more difficult to mine.
- Crops suffer from climate change.
- High latitude countries will benefit from warmer conditions.
- Water shortages.
- Social
- Wildfires destroying homes etc.
- Coastal areas lost to flooding.
- Migration and overcrowding from evacuation.
- Changing rainfall patterns.
- Malnutrition, bad health and death from starvation.
- Environment
- UK Impacts.
- Environment
- Winter rainfall increase by 16%.
- Summer rainfall decrease by 23%.
- Droughts in southern England.
- Increased rainfall and sea level rise - flooding.
- Loss of habitats by the coast.
- Species move north to get lower temperatures - leads to species extinction.
- Economic
- Increased/ Decreased tourism in some areas.
- Fishing infrastructure at risk- livelihoods affected.
- Longer growing season - better productivity.
- New crops in southern England but reduced rainfall.
- Social
- Cold/heat related illnesses - especially the elderly.
- Dry summers- high population density in southern England.
- Damage to homes and businesses- low lying areas near the coast.
- Environment
- Global impacts
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