Introductory lectures

Question 1

how much does the IPCC predict sea levels to rise?

Answer 1

12cm by 2030
50cm by 2100
lowest lying land is the most fertile, also HIGH LEVELS OF DIVERSITY

Question 2

describe bangladesh and the problem of climate change there

Answer 2

roughly 30% of the land is below 2m contour above sea level
estimates of sea level rises are 1m rises by 2050 and nearly 2m by 2100
120 MILLION PEOPLE located in the delta region

Question 3

what effects on crops may occur due to climate change?

Answer 3

lower temperature constrains may expand crop ranges, 1 degree C in mean annual temps will move northern boundaries 150km - 200km north

Question 4

show examples of the changes in butterfly ranges in the UK

Answer 4

Boundaries becoming more northern. Species such as ORANGE TIP and PEACOCK now inhabit Scotland as its warmer.
Speckled wood has also increase its range into more northern territories
Also, alot of species have started to occur earlier in the year

Question 5

what will happen will Malaria ranges with climate change?

Answer 5

Optimal range of mosquitos is 15-32 degrees with 50% - 60% humidity.
IPCC predicts that this could spread from 45% of the world to 60% of the world by 2050