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Effects of Global Warming :recycle: :fire: - Coggle Diagram
Effects of Global Warming
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Temperature increase
Suspected to increase 8˚F by 2100
2000 to 2009 was hotter than any other decade in at least the past 1,300 years
Causes
Humans
Carbon dioxide, methane, soot, and other pollutants we release into the atmosphere
More frequent and severe weather
Storms
Heatwaves
Floods
10 weather/climate related disasters in 2015
annual average cost of $10.8 billion
Consequences:
Less access to clean drinking water
Wilfires
Property damage
Contaminates drinking water
Hazardous-material spills
Unhealthy air
Higher death rates
Who it effects:
Children
Elderly
Low-income communities
Minorities
Chronically ill individuals
Lack of access to air conditioning
Consequences:
Disasters
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Floods
Lightning
Illness
Heat exhaustion
Heatstroke
Cardiovascular disease
Kidney diseases
Dirtier air
Worsen air pollution
Increasing ground level ozone
Created from cars and factories
Higher wildlife extinction rates
Increased extinction risk due to climate change
Extinction occurring 114 times faster than should be
Pattern changes in an attempt to avoid heat
Ocean
Absorption of excess emissions (Ocean Acidification)
Threat to creatures with calcium carbonate shells or skeletons
Higher sea levels
By 2100, oceans will be one to four feet higher
threatening coastal systems and low-lying areas