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Climate Change, Climate change has enormously damaged human infrastructure…
Climate Change
Demographics
China relies on fishing the most and due to a decrease in fish population, seafood market/restaurants demands will decrease affecting people's income.
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Damages your health such as:
- Burning eyes
- Runny nose
- Chronic heart
- Lung disease
- Anthrax
- Tuberculosis
- Water-borne diseases
- Vector-borne diseases
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Climate change has enormously damaged human infrastructure rapid shifts in temperature and caused billions of dollars in damages and increases taxes.
Climate change have cause $75,000,000,000 flood damages in the United States.
US taxpayers had to pay more than $350,000,000,000 over the past decade due to climate change, according to a report released last year from the nonpartisan federal watchdog of the Office of Government Accountability.
A government report from the United States back in November 2018 suggested the possibility of US GDP falling 10% as a result of climate warming, including major shifts in geography, demographics and technology.
In 2018, a devastating natural event that happened in India killed more than 2,000 deaths, losses of 37,807 million dollars and a decrease in per capita GDP of 0.36% due to extreme heat, floods and sandstorms.
Transportations release greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. The buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases such as methane causes the earth's atmosphere to warm, resulting in global warming.
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Shortages of energy would be created due to the increased use of electricity.
Shortages of energy affect human health, access to education, socioeconomic status, and the environment. 7.6 Some populations are more vulnerable to the impacts of energy choices than others.
Due to the increase in heat, there is a possibility there will be an increase on electrical demands on cooling (for example, air conditioner, fans, etcetera).
Lots of countries depend on tourism for a certain amount of their total GDP. Climate change has threatened some countries and is beginning to decrease the tourism rate, threatening their economies.
Some states (e.g., The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico) rely on coral reefs as tourism the most. If climate change causes coral bleaching and threatens the coral reefs, they won't be as much of a tourist attraction anymore.
The higher the temperature gets, the less snow there would be and threatens places like Switzerland, France, Austria that relies on skiing.
Climate change also has infected the ecosystems. Habitats are being changed, the timing of events such as flowering and egg-laying are both shifting, and species changing their home ranges.
The disappearing ice has challenged species in Antarctica, where some populations on the western peninsula have collapsed by 90% or more due to rising temperatures. This amount of melting contributes to sea-level rise.
Endangered species that are affected by the melting glaciers include:
- Polar bears
- Walruses
- Arctic foxes
- Snowy owls
- Reindeers
- Adélie penguin
- Krill
A sudden increase in temperature and acidification can lead to loss of habitat and marine species. Shifting ocean currents and warming water change the distribution of fish stocks and change the structure of the ecosystem.
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Rising sea levels and rising rate of erosion could take control of seaside nations and small islands.
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An increase in temperature can cause heat-related illness, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. It may also trigger some heat stress conditions to the human body which are:
It may also trigger some heat stress conditions to the human body which are:
- Paleness
- Sweating
- Rapid heart rate
- Muscle cramps
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Fainting
Human activities, especially burning fossil fuels for energy, increase the number of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and cause the temperature to increase.
An increase temperature in the atmosphere increases the rates of droughts, heatwaves causing wildfires and major deforestation.
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After effects:
- Erosion
- Landslides
- Debris flows
- Altered water quality
- Floods
The hotter the day goes, the more risk for students to get heat-related illness and decrease their performance in school, especially for those who are living in low-income communities.
This could affect their education system
and also affect their future.
Climate change and poverty are closely linked because climate change disproportionately affects the poor in low-income communities and developing countries around the world.
Those in poverty have a higher chance of experiencing the adverse effects of climate change due to increased exposure and vulnerability.
It is found that low-income individuals and communities are more revealed to environmental hazards and pollution and more difficult to recover from the effects of climate change.
For example, it may take longer to rebuild low-income communities after a natural disaster. According to the United Nations Development Program, developing countries suffer 99% of the toll from climate change.
Chlorine, bromine and CFC supplies have a detrimental effect on the ozone layer in the atmosphere. The supply of these substances in the world's stratosphere will result in the depletion of the ozone layer.
Climate change can boost food production.
An example of this is that warmer temperature can
cause greater yields of some crops at higher latitudes.
Although climate change can boost food production, it can also decrease food yields. Some examples are:
- Erosion
- Desertification
- Rising seas
The higher the temperature gets, the rate of evaporation increases on both land and sea.
Climate change may also cause flooding by increasing heavy rainfall during storm or rising sea level.
Less fresh water will be available, as glaciers store about three-quarters of the world's fresh water and glaciers are currently melting.
Rising temperatures may as well create a negative impact on coral reefs because to thrive, coral reefs needs a specific temperature (23-29C). As waters rapidly warm, coral reefs losews the components that give it its colour and help it produce food, a process called bleaching. It'll slows their growth and leaves them vulnerable to algae, disease, and death.
Pavements can soft and expand due to higher temperature and creates rutting and potholes. Construction activities are limited due to heatwaves, specifically in areas with high humidity. Many vehicles can overheat and tires will deteriorate more quickly. Rail travel and freight transport will be disrupted by tropical storms, hurricanes, flood or falling debris,
Aircraft performance and airplanes can face cargo restrictions, flight delays and cancellations due to extreme heat events.
An increase in temperature can cause heat-related illness, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. It may also trigger some heat stress conditions to the human body which are:
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