the potential effects of global warming Flashcards
melting of polar ice caps leads to
if they melt this will lead to sea levels rising causing flooding in coastal regions worldwide
destruction of habitats leads to
e.g. if grassland turns to a desert this leads to the loss of habitat for resident species - leading to the extinction of species
drought and desertification leads to
leads to crop failure and therefore to food shortages and famines
increased extreme weather events leads to
extreme weather (like hurricanes) could become more frequent as there is more energy present in weather systems due to global warming
spread of disease leads to
as the planet warms - disease carrying organisms (like mosquitos) are likely to survive in more countries meaning diseases (like malaria) can become more common
change in crops leads to
as areas warm it will become possible to grow different - this will beneficial to some countries
increase in heat related illness and deaths leads to
in recent years there have been increases in death rates in the elderly associated with heat waves which will become more common
a potential effect of global warming: m… p… i… c…
melting polar ice caps
a potential effect of global warming: d… o… h…
destruction of habitats
a potential effect of global warming:
d… a… d…
drought and desertification
a potential effect of global warming: i… e… w… e…
increased extreme weather events
a potential effect of global warming: s… o… d…
spread of disease
a potential effect of global warming: c… i… c…
change in crops
a potential effect of global warming: i… i… h… r… i… a… d…
increase in heat related illness and deaths
