Climate change 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyClimate changeGCSEEdexcel Created by: Holly45Created on: 02-03-15 17:07 The little ice age -The cold conditions can lead to crop failures -The price of grain increased resulting in unrests -Remote areas like Greenland became inhabitable 1 of 8 Impacts on megafauna they could not cope with the climate change, with their preferred food; so they died humans hunted them to extinction 2 of 8 UK climate temperate maritime climate (mild and wet) may to July are driest prevailing south-westerly winds bringing moist air from the Atlantic the Gulf Stream ocean current that brings warm water across the atlantic air masses are large bodies of air with particular properties 3 of 8 Greenhouse effect gases retain heat from the sun recent changes in CO2 levels are a result of burning fossil fuels largest contributing countries are China, Russia, USA, India and Japan 4 of 8 What we do developed countries burn coal, gas and oil which produce 39% of CO2 transport produces 29% of CO2 nitrous oxide is produced by jet engines deforestation occurs becuase people are burning forests to clear land which produces CO2 and reducing the number of trees means they cannot absorb CO2 5 of 8 Impact on temperatures and sea levels sea levels have risen by about 200mm since 1870 as temperatures rise so water expands melting ice caps 6 of 8 Futures for developed countries (UK) changes to fish species as temperatures rise increase in storms means more erosion more frequent floods cost of NHS caused by more heat waves 7 of 8 Futures for developing countries (Bangladesh) more floods and increase in rainfall severe water shortages more frequent and stronger cyclones 8 of 8
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