4 a climate change

Question 1

1.5 degree sea level rise

Answer 1

48cm rise by 2100 (nearly double current rate)

Question 2

1.5 degree warming impact on people`

Answer 2

1/3 world loses access to fresh water
10% global population displaced
52, 000 heat related deaths
decreased GDP per capita by 8% in 2100

Question 3

1.5 degree warming physical impact

Answer 3

40% sea ice melts
19% increase in dry lands
average rainfall increase by 2% and 17% land will experience extreme rainfall

Question 4

coral bleaching

Answer 4

90% reefs at risk at 1.5 degree increase
98% reefs at risk at 2 degree increase

Question 5

permafrost thaw at 2 degree warming

Answer 5

6.6 km 2 by 2030

Question 6

3 degree increase

Answer 6

25m rise in sea level
10% decrease in grain yield
death of 40% Amazon Rainforest

Question 7

4 degree increase

Answer 7

China harvest decreases by 1/3
500 billion tonnes carbon released by 2100 due to thawing permafrost