Impacts Of Climate Change

• Sea level rise is caused by the thermal expansion of oceans.
• Sea level rise is also caused by melting of glaciers and ice caps.
• Low lying coastal areas will suffer flooding (Bangladesh)
• Flooding leads to may people being forced to leave their homes and lose farmland.
• People fleeing from floods also leads to climate refugees which puts strain on resources in other countries.
• More extreme weather such as flooding and droughts
• Increased sea temperatures cause more intense and frequent storms
• Increased precipitation in northern hemisphere (scotland)
• Increase in tropical disease as warmer areas expand. 40 million people in Africa are exposed to Malaria
• Predicted extinction of at least 10% of land species
• Coral reefs suffer 80% coral bleaching causing the coral to turn white
• A prolonged dry season can lead to forest fires (Australia)