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Effects of climate change
Agriculture and food
Climate change can affect the production of crops as well as types of crops that are grown in certain areas by affecting agricultural inputs such as water for irrigation and amounts of solar radiation that affect the growth of plants
Climate change will impact production differently in different areas. The south side of the country with is already warm and dry will have a negative impact on production than the wetter north and east sides of the country. The upland areas of the east will have a rise in production due to the warm and cozy temperature while the lowlands suffer from droughts.
Water Stress and water insecurity
Lack of access to water is an issue of concern, particularly in developing countries. Climate change which is causing warmer climates will only aggravate this situation
Water scarcity not only creates competition for water resources among countries. The conflicts among countries can become serious leading to war.
Global warming leads to a reduction in the availability of water and hydropower potential and changes the seasonal flow of rivers in regions supplied by melting water from major mountain ranges
Sea levels
Sea level rise is both due to thermal expansion as well as melting of ice sheets. Sea level has been expanding as a rate per year. Warming seas will also fuel more intense tropical storms.
Effect on UK - sea level will severely affect the people living in coastal areas. Some coastal areas are already experiencing extreme storms, floods and coastal erosion due to the rise in sea level.
Positive effects
Many crops like peaches, oranges and apples which are not grown in the UK before can be grown in the UK.
The is less burden to the heat the room temperatures because the environment itself is bit warm.
Better transportation system and fewer accidents due to less extreme winters which block the transport activities to some extent.
Water resources
Floods due to heavy downpours are a major climate change problem that the country will be facing. In addition, it will put stress on water resources, biodiversity and natural habitats
UK could also face the threat to its water security and supply due to declining summer river flows, reduced groundwater replenishment and increased risk of drought.
Ecosystem and Biodiversity
Climate change has the potential to create enourmous biodiversity loss, affecting bother individual species and their ecosystems that support economic growth and human well-being
species from the tropics to the poles are at risk. Many species won't be able to survive the rising temperatures
Maine life will be severely affected not only by an increase in sea temperature and changes in ocean circulation but also by ocean acidification as the concentration of carbon dioxide dissolved in the oceanic water will rise.
Health
A warmer and more unstable climate would lead to higher levels of some air pollutants and increased transfer of diseases through unclean water and contaminated food. So climate change has a direct impact on human health
Flooding creates a suitable environment for disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes this causes disease such as malaria to come back
The effusion of greenhouse gases has led to the depletion of the ozone layer. The ozone layer protects us from the harmful sun radiation. Depletion of this layer leads to an increase in skin cancer. It could also lead to a rise in the number of people suffering from eye diseases such as cataracts.