effects of climate change

• Environmental impact

  Temperatures are expected to rise by 0.3-4.6 C between 2005 and 2100
• Environmental impact

  warmer temperatures cause glaciers to shrink, causing sea levels to rise. it also causes loss of polar habitats
• Environmental impact

  Coral reefs are being bleached due to increased sea temperatures
• Environmental impact

  The distribution and quantity of some species could change and biodiversity could decrease

  • some species are now found in higher latitudes as they are colder
  • some habitats have been destroyed, and species that are specially adapted to these areas may become extinct
• Economic impacts

  More money needs to be spent on predicting extreme weather events, reducing their impacts, and rebuilding after them
• Economic impacts

  Areas of permafrost are melting, which causes buildings built on top to collapse
• Economic impacts

  some farmers in high-latitude countries are finding that crops benefit from warmer conditions
• Economic impacts

  water shortages may affect our ability to generate power eg hydroelectric, dams
• Social impacts

  Increased wildfires in some areas damage homes and put peoples lives at risk
• Social impacts

  Low lying coastal areas could be lost, which could lead to overcrowding in other areas
• Social impacts

  Low crop yields could increase malnutrition, ill health, and death from starvation
• Effect on the UK

  Temperature will increase

  • the average summer is projected to increase by 3.9C by 2080
  • Winter rainfall is expected to increase by 16% in western parts
  • Summer rainfall is expected to decrease by 23% iN southern parts
• effects on UK

  droughts will be more frequent and intense

  flooding will become more common due to increased rainfall and sea levels rise
• effects on the UK

  sea levels rise 12-76cm by 2095
• effects on the UK

  warmer weather could boost the tourist industry if more people decide to holiday at home