Climate Change- Local And Global Effects

Question 1

Scotland-

Warming climate

Answer 1

Improve growing conditions and increase productivity of agriculture and forestry
Additional spending on irrigation

Question 2

Scotland-

Rainfall patterns change

Answer 2

Increased competition for water

Summer droughts becoming more frequent and more severe causing problems for water supply and quality

Question 3

Scotland-

Sea level rise

Answer 3

More flooding, erosion and coastline retreat
Consequences for costal communities and supporting infrastructure
Sea walls must be strengthened, raised or abandoned in low lying areas

Question 4

Scotland-

Warmer conditions

Answer 4

Disease and pests spread quicker
New threats become established
Impact on health of people, plants and animals

Question 5

Scotland-

Snowfall

Answer 5

Reduced snowfall- economic impacts on ski industry

Question 6

Scotland-

Milder winters

Answer 6

Less cold related injuries and influenza related deaths

Question 7

Tuvalu-

air temperature

Answer 7

Increasing air temperature of up to 4°
Increase in intensity of extreme heat days and warm nights
Decline in cooler weather
Periods of drought with shortages of water

Question 8

Tuvalu-

Sea level rise

Answer 8

Predicted to increase by 4mm per year
Tuvalu is very low lying
Sandy beaches have been eroded and buildings that were a distance from the shore are under threat

Question 9

Tuvalu-

Tropical cyclones

Answer 9

Reduced in number but increase in intensity by up to 11%

Ocean surges already flood inland and wash away houses

Question 10

Tuvalu-

Ocean acidity

Answer 10

Will increase and impact upon the health of the reef ecosystems (reducing number and diversity of fish)
Bleaching of coral makes islands less habitable through reduction in the ocean-provided traditional foods

Question 11

Tuvalu-

Burial

Answer 11

Burial grounds have been inundated with some people choosing to exhume bodies and bury them further inland

Question 12

Tuvalu-

Ocean temperatures

Answer 12

Continue to rise
Reduction in diversity of fish due to increased temperature and acidification of the sea
Expanding ocean water will also result in flooding

Question 13

Global-

Sea level

Answer 13

Rising due to expansion of the sea as it becomes warmer

Melting of glaciers and ice caps

Question 14

Global-

Precipitation

Answer 14

Increase, particularly in the winter in northern countries but some other areas like the USA Great Plains may experience drier conditions

Question 15

Global-

Coral

Answer 15

Suffer from 80% bleaching

When water too warm, corals expel the algae living in the tissue causing them to turn white

Question 16

Global-

Weather

Answer 16

Prolonged dry season can lead to forest fires
More extreme and variable weather (eg flooding and droughts, more frequent and intense hurricanes and increased sea temperatures)

Question 17

Global-

Crops

Answer 17

Longer growing seasons (eg in many parts of Northern Europe), increasing food production and the range of crops being grown