11.3 Flashcards
What are the harmful effects of climate change?
Rising sea levels, more climatic hazards, Stronger typhoons and blizzards, flooding, drought, heat waves and wildfires, spread of disease, Disruption of crop yields and supply and extinction of species.
How has the climate of Hong Kong changed in recent decades?
Rising air temperature, Visibility is getting worse
What are the causes of changing climate in Hong Kong?
Urban development in Hong Kong, urban development in the Zhujiang Delta Region and Global warming.
How can we ease climate change? ( carbon footprint)
Reduse energy consumption, develop renewable energy resources
What should we do to deal with climate change? At the individual level
- use less AC
- Save energy
- Eat more vegetable than meat
- Grow more green plants
- Use products without CFCs
What should we do to deal with climate change? At the national level
- Encourage cycling
- Waste separation
- Increase the energy efficiency of new buildings.
- buy permits
- Increase the share of renewable energy
- Encourage people to save energy
- Education ( educate the public about the importance of being environmentally friendly and raise awareness among the citizens concerning different environment-related issues.)
What should we do to deal with climate change? At international level
International cooperation is needed.
What is CFC?
CFC is a chemical that produces greenhouse gasses into the air.
Persistent high temperatures will cause _________, which will increase the number number of cases of heat stroke.
Heat waves
Drought conditions will lead to a decrease in vegetation cover on land, and will then worsen the problem of _________.
Desertification
A _________ is an abnormal rise of seawater generated by a storm.
Storm surge
Plants and animals that cannot adapt to climate change will danger of _________.
Extinction
Climate change shortens the shipping routes among countries in the _______ Circle.
Arctic
CLimate change may lead to a longer _________ season in the temperate regions. Farmers there can grow more food.
Growing
_________ ice at the Poles leads to a rise in sea level.
Melting
If _________ is heated up and expanded, sea levels will rise.
seawater
Tropical __________ such as malaria will spread to the temperate areas because of a warmer climate.
diseases
If seawater becomes warmer, ____________ will lose its colour and turn white.
coral reef
In China< seawater seeps into the ground in the coastal areas, This makes the groundwater become salty and affects the supply of ____________.
fresh/ drinking water
