What are eight effects of global warming?

Answer 1

1. Climate changing all over the world.
2. Warmer atmosphere means more energy in the atmosphere, so more severe weather events.
3. Warmer atmosphere and oceans mean sea ice, ice caps and glaciers are melting, raising sea levels which will flood coastal cities worldwide.
4. Warmer and more acidic oceans are killing coral, krill and other shellfish with deadly results further up their food chain.
5. Melting glaciers in the Andes and Himalayas will no longer feed some of the great world rivers, threatening the lives of millions.
6. Warmer, wetter or drier habitats will become unlivable for many species of insects, birds and animals. They move, adapt or die.
7. Rainfall patterns will change meaning an end to many traditional crops. Farmers, especially the poor, will be helpless in the face of famine.
8. Climate refugees in their millions will seek refuge in cooler countries as their own economies collapse, with governments unable to feed their people.