local Impacts of climate change

Question 1

what is the consequence of more intense rainfall

Answer 1

can trigger land slides and hill slides damaging roads railways and causing serious injury

Question 2

rising temperatures in the winter

Answer 2

less snow at ski centers impacts tourism and jobs
Scottish plants and animals struggle to survive
hares have a winter coat that relies on snow

Question 3

what does rising sea temperatures in Scotland mean

Answer 3

hadock and cod are migrating away north potentially increasing it’s price and/or changing our diet

Question 4

rising temperatures in the summer can cause illness

Answer 4

consistently resulting in increased demand on the NHS

Question 5

what is a consequence of rising sea levels?

Answer 5

may result in more extreme coastal wether for low lying regions
increased flooding would damage homes, buildings and transport networks