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Climate Risks - Coggle Diagram

- - - - brief & sudden, from days to weeks
      - cause immediate climate risks
        
        quick widespread destruction of properties, lives & services
      - irl example:
        torrential rains brought by tropical cyclone Seroja in April 2021 brought about flash floods in Timo-Leste and Eastern INdonesia
- - - - in general: lower access to water, food & health resources= less equipped to manage the impacts brought by the climate-related hazards
        
        lack of water & food: ppl have lower immunity, more susceptible to infectious diseases
        lack of access to healthcare: take longer to recover from diseases
        
        less productive at work, income reduced, limit actions & behaviour to cope w/ impacts of climate change, vicious cycle
    - - some natural systems more fragile & more likely to succumb to extreme weather & environmental degradation, incr vulnerability amongst communities dependent on these natural systems
        
        irl example:
        Great Barrier Reef: Aus tourism industry, generates revenue of $20.6 billion in the whole area, extreme weather events like marine heatwaves caused mass coral bleaching, tourist lose appeal to visit, locals who depend on tourism livelihood impacted