Global Warming Flashcards
1
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Effects of climate change on the environment
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Plants and animal species living in high mountains (eg mountain hares) could have become extinct if temperature rise by 2 degrees.
Rising sea levels could cause floods in low lying areas such as strangford lough, destroying habitats.
2
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Effects on people
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South England will have warm summers, similar to south France. There is a 1 in 40 chance that from 2012 a heat wave could kill 3000 people
Pests and aphids could carry tropical diseases like malaria
3
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Effects on the economy
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Rising temp and lower snowfall could case the Scottish ski industry to disappear
More people could holiday in southern England.
Eg during the 1995 heatwave in Kent,Surrey and Sussex tourism reached a record 1.5 billion in July
