Climate change in a tropical climate

Question 1

What percentage of the world’s population rely on the Asian monsoon to bring water for agriculture

Answer 1

1/2

Question 2

What did the IPCC warn in 1994

Answer 2

that global warming would intensify monsoon which would increase people’s vulnerability to it

Question 3

How much would the frequency increase by

Answer 3

10%

Question 4

What would an increase in the intensity of rainfall result in

Answer 4

landslides and flooding

Question 5

why would an increase in flash flooding be detrimental given what has already happened

Answer 5

floodwater in 2002 killed 800 people in Bangladesh which also displaced millions, and increase in flash flooding will be even more fatal

Question 6

What will an increase risk of flooding do to crops

Answer 6

kill crops and damage food security predicted a 30% annual loss in rice crops

Question 7

What have geologists at the university of Liverpool predicted will happen

Answer 7

an increase in temp from 3-5 degrees will result in a 20% rise in summer monsoon rainfall

Question 8

What will changes to water cycles result in

Answer 8

an increase risk of water borne diseases such as cholera and will also increase the risk of malaria

Question 9

Low lying areas such as Bangladesh are particularly at risk why?

Answer 9

an increase in intensity could result i permanent flooding which will displace 13-30 million people which will lead to mass migration to India which could cause conflict and international tension in areas of the world where there is already political instability

Question 10

How will global warming increasing the intensity of the monsoon have a knock on affect else where in the world

Answer 10

drought in Indonesia as monsoon draws in moisture to help fuel the monsoon