16.3 - effects of climate change Flashcards
Global warming poses a threat to animal mirgrations due to
changes in durations of seasons
Ocean warming is harming corals as
sea particles try to rebuild themselves
Absorbed CO2 into water creates
Carbon acidic or H2CO3
effects of ocean acidity
-harms us and sea cretures
-limits abilities of coral and other shell building organism
Are future climate change impacts easy or hard to determine?
Hard
Amount of natural diasters between 2013-2014 and cost
13.8 natural disasters, costing $1 billion each
growth of heat wave season in the US
50 days
Lym disease chances have been increased due to
warmer summers & winters
Percent of US population that will need to relocate because of rising oceans
40%
Fast melting glaciers will
hurt others water supply
Rising salt water increases chances of
river contamination along with people’s water lines
