The implications of climate change

• Sea levels will rise, causing flooding in low-lying areas such as the Maldives and Kiribati.
• Storm activity will increase due to more atmospheric energy.
• Agricultural patterns will change, for example, the USA's grain belt will shrink and production is likely to decline, but Canada's growing season will get longer and probably more productive.
• There will be less rainfall over the USA, southern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
• Up to 40 per cent of wildlife species will become extinct.
• There is a degree of uncertainty over the exact impact of climate change.
• Some people even suggest that certain areas might get colder, such as north-western Europe of the Gulf Stream shuts down.