impact + description

Question 1

sea level rise

Answer 1

As glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt, there is also a change in the rates of heat absorption as ice is more reflective than water.

Rising sea levels will reduce the amount of land where a rapidly increasing population can reside.

cannot grow food on natural environments

Question 2

people movement

Answer 2

Declining ice cover will also have an impact on peoples who rely on glaciers and ice sheets for their livelihood.
Indigenous peoples such as the inuit in Alaska and Canada, Pacific Islanders

Inuit hunters have seen reduced numbers of species that are the basis of their diets such as seal, polar bear and narwhal. - climate refugee’s + food insecurity.

Question 3

agricultural output

Answer 3

The retreat of ice sheets and glaciers has a major input on food supplies and the food security of many communities.

Water resources become unreliable and crop failures increase.

Question 4

freshwater resources

Answer 4

Warming climates are changing water temperature and peak streamflow.
Leading to changing water distributions.

Communities relying on water are having to adapt to unreliable amounts of water.

Question 5

plant and animal communities

Answer 5

These animals lose their habitat as ice retreats.
migration pattern change.

humans need to fish more there are none left for predators such as penguins changing the food chain.

lead to the endangerment or extinction of species.

Question 6

disease

Answer 6

Diseases and disease carriers such as mosquitos and ticks will expand their range.

Malaria may expand in the warmer climate

Question 7

natural disasters

Answer 7

The melting of glaciers and ice sheets are leading to many more disasters such as flooding.

Flooding can change ecosystems considerably

Without the weight of glaciers tectonic plates are freer to move.