UK climate change Flashcards
(10 cards)
By how much are UK temperatures expected to increase per decade?
About 0.2°C per decade.
How much warmer will the UK be on average by the 2020s?
Approximately 0.9°C warmer.
By how much warmer is the UK projected to be by the 2050s?
About 1.6°C warmer.
What geographic shift does a 1.6°C warming represent in the UK?
About 200 km northward, so Manchester’s future climate resembles today’s south coast.
By what percentage is annual precipitation in the UK expected to rise by the 2020s?
Around 5% increase.
By what percentage is annual precipitation projected to rise by the 2050s?
Nearly 10% increase.
What change in gale frequency is expected in northern UK?
An increase of about 30% in the frequency of gales.
Which UK region is projected to become drier with more frequent droughts?
The south-east of England.
Which UK region will tend to get wetter with more frequent flooding?
The north-west of England.
What contrasting climate impacts will the dry south-east and moist north-west experience?
South-east: more droughts; North-west: more floods.
