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- The land, sea and air getting warmer. Expanding oceans mean sea levels rise.
- Sea ice and glaciers melting, leading to sea level rise. Pacific island countries and any flat coastal lands will flood, as will Bangkok, Venice, London, New Orleans and many other major cities.
- Warmer atmosphere means changes in wind and rainfall. Agriculture and animal habitats are affected.
- Desertification means millions of people are at risk from famine. Poor countries especially will not be able to cope.
- Disappearance of glaciers from areas like the Himalayas will cut huge amounts of water from the major rivers in Asia. A water shortage will affect millions of people.
- Glaciers and ice caps are melting.
- Sea levels are rising.
- Temperature records are being broken and the heat waves are killing many people.
- Storms are becoming more violent and more dangerous.
- Crops are failing through drought and the famine is killing people.
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∙ 12y ago- Polar ice caps melting: The ice caps melting is a four-pronged danger. Beach erosion, low countries flooded, economic cost of repair and prevention.
- Economic consequences: Most of the effects of anthropogenic global warming won't be good. And these effects spell one thing for the countries of the world: economic consequences. Hurricanes cause billions of dollars in damage, diseases cost money to treat, changes in agricultural practices to continue to provide food will be expensive and control and conflicts exacerbate all of these.
- Increased probability and intensity of droughts and heat waves: Although some areas of Earth will become wetter due to global warming, other areas will suffer serious droughts and heat waves. Africa will receive the worst of it, with more severe droughts also expected in Europe, with millions at risk of starvation.
- Warmer waters and more hurricanes: As the temperature of oceans rises, so will the probability of more frequent and stronger hurricanes. We saw in this in 2004 and 2005.
- Spread of disease: As northern countries warm, disease carrying insects migrate north, bringing disease to humans and agriculture.
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∙ 11y ago- Temperatures are rising so oceans are expanding and ice is melting. This is raising sea levels and threatening low lying countries like the Pacific Islands. When coupled with high tides and storm surges, even large cities like New York become flooded.
- Extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is being absorbed by the oceans which are turning acidic. This is damaging coral and all shellfish.
- Droughts mean crops aren't growing fully. This is causing famines and deaths, especially in poorer countries in Africa.
- Changing animal habitats means that food chains are disrupted. If prey at the lower end of the chain disappears, that affects all animals further up. This is causing serious problems with animal numbers.
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What is one example of climate change from global warming?
Global warming is not any one single event. A day might be hotter than usual, or even during a period of rapid warming (such as is occurring now), any given day might be cooler than average. Even one year of unusually warm weather, by itself, does not qualify as evidence of global warming. The summer of 2012 in the US was the warmest on record. When compared against the five year average across many decades, a clear warming trend is established. Similarly, we had a couple of fairly cool years in the 1970s. That didn't mean the earth was cooling. But what has the long term trend been? Another example of an effect of global warming is the extent of arctic sea ice. This year it is the smallest ever recorded. That could be significant unless it was offset by gains in Antarctic ice. It wasn't.
What is the Conflicting evidence to global warming?
The basic evidence for global warming, that it is really happening, is that worldwide instrument measurements show that the world is warming and is continuing to warm. In fact, the last ten years were the warmest decade since instrumental records began in 1850, and the year 2010 was the warmest on record, slightly aboive the record set in 1998 and again in 2005, although because the temperature was only marginally higher, climate scientists regard the as the three equal hottest years globally.It is difficult to find evidence to refute the instrument measurements. The one serious doubt was based on the urban effect, in which instruments located in originally rural areas gradually become surrounded by urban development, resulting in localised higher temperatures. It was suggested that climate scientists had not properly adjusted for this effect where present, but independent scientists have since confirmed that appropriate adjustments have been made in the climate studies, and confirm that global warming really is happening.The evidence for global warming are the temperature records collected over the past century. These clearly show global temperature has increased, and dramatically so in the past 30 years.There isn't any convincing evidence against global warming. There is paltry (a little bit) of evidence to suggest not ALL current warming can be attributed to human activity, but for the most part the evidence we have gathered so far implicates the human consumption of fossil fuels as the primary cause of current global warming.If one focuses one's attention on a few specific areas of the globe rather than the globe in its entirety, one can build a flimsy case that global warming is not actually occurring. Some of those who argue there is no global warming pick one recent abnormally warm year, and draw a line from it through the coldest parts of more recent years in an effort to suggest temperature is declining, rather than using the standard five or ten year running average indicative of actual climate trend.
What are five ways in which the climate of the Caribbean region affect us every day?
sea and wind
Where can one find pictures from Hurricane Katrina?
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States
If humans are causing global warming give five examples of things you could do to stop it?
You can avoid using aerosol spray cans, which contain chlorofluorocarbons, which damage the ozone layer. You can also walk, ride a bicycle, or use public transportation to avoid using a car that produces exhaust.
List five effects that UV radiation could have on plants or animals as a result of ozone thinning?
The five effects are: Global warming eye cataract suppression of immune system Skin cancer Death of phytoplanktons.
What are the five main impacts of global warming?
There are no real effects. There is no evidence that global warming is real or, that its happening. The truth is during the civil war we experiences a minor ice age and the earth lost a few degrees, now we are just gaining them back. The earth is not heating up it's simply going back to normal temperature.
What temperature would it be without global warming?
About one degree cooler by the equator and five degrees cooler by the ice caps.
Five ways to protect yourself inan earthquake?
You can make safety kit kind in your basement stop global warming ect
What are facts about the world?
The five facts about the world is Global warming Climate change Endangered animals Pollution Credit crunch Lauren 12
What are facts about are world?
The five facts about the world is Global warming Climate change Endangered animals Pollution Credit crunch Lauren 12
What are five real dangers to life on earth because of global warming?
Heat wavesFloodingFamineInsect-borne and other diseasesLife as rivers dry up and glaciers disappear
Can humans handle global warming?
If humans can handle crawling out of oceans, losing there scales, grow lungs to breathe oxygen, and lose their tails after they learn to walk upright, I believe they can handle global warming- considering the earth has allegedly gone through FIVE ice ages, it must have gone through 5 warming trends as well. And the earth seems to have survived them all quite well.
What is one example of climate change from global warming?
Global warming is not any one single event. A day might be hotter than usual, or even during a period of rapid warming (such as is occurring now), any given day might be cooler than average. Even one year of unusually warm weather, by itself, does not qualify as evidence of global warming. The summer of 2012 in the US was the warmest on record. When compared against the five year average across many decades, a clear warming trend is established. Similarly, we had a couple of fairly cool years in the 1970s. That didn't mean the earth was cooling. But what has the long term trend been? Another example of an effect of global warming is the extent of arctic sea ice. This year it is the smallest ever recorded. That could be significant unless it was offset by gains in Antarctic ice. It wasn't.
Is in conclusion needed at the end of the body paragraphs in a five paragraph informational essay?
The phrase "In conclusion" is very overworked. Teachers and professors see it thousands of times. You should strive to word your closing in an unusual or thought out manner. For example, "With an abundance of opinions that state global warming is fact, few scientific studies have been done to prove this." Now that assumes you wrote about facts for global warming.
What are the five warming sections in Hebrew?
"the five warming sections" = hameshet hakhalakim hamekhamemim (חמשת החלקים המחממים)
What is the Conflicting evidence to global warming?
The basic evidence for global warming, that it is really happening, is that worldwide instrument measurements show that the world is warming and is continuing to warm. In fact, the last ten years were the warmest decade since instrumental records began in 1850, and the year 2010 was the warmest on record, slightly aboive the record set in 1998 and again in 2005, although because the temperature was only marginally higher, climate scientists regard the as the three equal hottest years globally.It is difficult to find evidence to refute the instrument measurements. The one serious doubt was based on the urban effect, in which instruments located in originally rural areas gradually become surrounded by urban development, resulting in localised higher temperatures. It was suggested that climate scientists had not properly adjusted for this effect where present, but independent scientists have since confirmed that appropriate adjustments have been made in the climate studies, and confirm that global warming really is happening.The evidence for global warming are the temperature records collected over the past century. These clearly show global temperature has increased, and dramatically so in the past 30 years.There isn't any convincing evidence against global warming. There is paltry (a little bit) of evidence to suggest not ALL current warming can be attributed to human activity, but for the most part the evidence we have gathered so far implicates the human consumption of fossil fuels as the primary cause of current global warming.If one focuses one's attention on a few specific areas of the globe rather than the globe in its entirety, one can build a flimsy case that global warming is not actually occurring. Some of those who argue there is no global warming pick one recent abnormally warm year, and draw a line from it through the coldest parts of more recent years in an effort to suggest temperature is declining, rather than using the standard five or ten year running average indicative of actual climate trend.
