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• What is the focus of the study material?

  Effects of volcanic eruptions or earthquakes
• What is one environmental effect of climate change mentioned?

  Harbours may become blocked by sediment
• What may happen to valuable land in coastal areas due to climate change?

  It may need expensive coastal defence measures
• What does the IPCC estimate about coastal land loss?

  Up to 5% could be lost in 100 years
• What type of ecosystems could be damaged by climate change?

  Coastal ecosystems like mangrove swamps
• What are the categories for impacts of climate change mentioned in the study material?

  • Social (S)
  • Economic (E)
  • Environmental (E)
• What record was set in the North Atlantic in 2005?

  Record number of tropical storms
• What was the impact of the wettest December in the UK in 2014?

  Caused flooding in many parts of Britain
• What was the significant weather event in Western Russia in 2010?

  Worst ever wildfires
• What was the impact of hot weather on bacteria mentioned in the study material?

  More bacteria breeds on food
• What was stated about cases of foodborne illness by 2000?

  Extra 19,300 cases caused by bacteria