effect of climate change

• Hotter temperatures

  Higher temps increase heat related illnesses. they make it harder to work and move around. Wild fires start more easily and spread more rapidly
• Severe storms

  They happen because of change in rainfall. landslide destroy homes and they cost communities billions
• Increased drought

  Increased drought stirs sand storms that move billions of tons of sand across the continents. Deserts spread which reduces the amount of land that can be farmed and there is a threat of not having water on a daily basis
• Warming and rising oceans

  The ocean soaks up most of the heat from global warming - this melts ices sheets and raises sea level which threatens coastal towns. the ocean also absorbs more CO2 making it more acidic which endangers animals
• loss of species

  Forest fires, extreme weather, invasive pests and diseases threaten the survival of species
• not enough food

  changes in climate and increase in extreme weather events contribute to global hunger and poor nutrition. Fisheries, crops and livestock is all destroyed or produce less. Heat stress diminishes water and grasslands for grazing
• health

  changing weather patterns expand diseases ie malaria. extreme weather increases disease death. Increased hunger in places where food is hard to find means people can't eat which weakens their immune system
• Food security

  all people at all time have social, economic and physical access to safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary requirements