climate change- effects and impacts Flashcards
8 impacts and examples of climate change
low-lying coastal areas will suffer flooding, leading to large-scale displacement of people and loss of land for farming and destruction of property. For example, Bangladesh is a low lying coastal area and due to the effects of climate change leading to mass flooding, many people have had to move away and crops have been destroyed.
It is possible for the old and very young to die as a result of a rise in heat waves. For example, the 2003 heat wave is estimated to have been the cause of over 2000 extra deaths in England and Wales, and 35000 elsewhere in Europe, such as Italy, Spain, and France.
Extreme and variable weather, such as floods, droughts, and intense hurricanes, will become more frequent due to increased sea temperature.
For example, globally, these weather-related natural disasters result in over 60,000 deaths every year, mainly in developing countries, reports the World Health Organisation.
Forest fires can be the result of a prolonged dry season. For example, it is estimated that from 1971 to 2021, human-caused climate change contributed to a +172% increase in burned areas.
Sea temperatures increasing is leading to coral reefs bleaching, and expelling the algae causing it to turn white. For example, up to 90% of coral cover has been lost in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Tanzania and in the Seychelles during the massive 1997–98 bleaching event.
Tourism problems are only going to increase as less snow in some mountain resorts means economies that rely on skiing as income will suffer as skiing season is reduced/disappears from lack of snow. For example, 90 percent of ski slopes in Italy and 70 percent in Austria are now covered by snow cannons, according to data released by the the Swiss lift operators association, Seilbahnen, in 2021.
Large displacement of people, loss of land for farming, and destruction of property occurs from the flooding that low lying coastal areas suffer from. For example, The World Bank estimates that by 2050, more than 140 million people may be forced to migrate due to rising sea levels, with Asia being particularly vulnerable.
Due to the adverse impacts habitat loss has on indigenous animals/ plants, and areas where migration to new habitats is more difficult, extinction rates for land species will increase. For example, WWF’s 2020 Living Planet Report said there was an average 68% drop in mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian populations since 1970, much caused by habitat destruction
low-lying coastal areas will suffer flooding, leading to large-scale displacement of people and loss of land for farming and destruction of property
Bangladesh is a low lying coastal area and due to the effects of climate change leading to mass flooding, many people have had to move away and crops have been destroyed.
It is possible for the old and very young to die as a result of a rise in heat waves
The 2003 heat wave is estimated to have been the cause of over 2000 extra deaths in England and Wales, and 35000 elsewhere in Europe, such as Italy, Spain, and France
Extreme and variable weather, such as floods, droughts, and intense hurricanes, will become more frequent due to increased sea temperature
Globally, these weather-related natural disasters result in over 60,000 deaths every year, mainly in developing countries, reports the World Health Organisation
Forest fires can be the result of a prolonged dry season
It is estimated that from 1971 to 2021, human-caused climate change contributed to a +172% increase in burned areas
Sea temperatures increasing is leading to coral reefs bleaching, and expelling the algae causing it to turn white
Up to 90% of coral cover has been lost in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Tanzania and in the Seychelles during the massive 1997–98 bleaching event
Tourism problems are only going to increase as less snow in some mountain resorts means economies that rely on skiing as income will suffer as skiing season is reduced/disappears from lack of snow
90 percent of ski slopes in Italy and 70 percent in Austria are now covered by snow cannons, according to data released by the the Swiss lift operators association, Seilbahnen, in 2021
Large displacement of people, loss of land for farming, and destruction of property occurs from the flooding that low lying coastal areas suffer from
The World Bank estimates that by 2050, more than 140 million people may be forced to migrate due to rising sea levels, with Asia being particularly vulnerable
Due to the adverse impacts habitat loss has on indigenous animals/ plants, and areas where migration to new habitats is more difficult, extinction rates for land species will increase
WWF’s 2020 Living Planet Report said there was an average 68% drop in mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian populations since 1970, much caused by habitat destruction
