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Social, Environmental and Economic consequences of climate change globally…
Social, Environmental and Economic consequences of climate change globally.
Social:
Jobs for low income countries, such as farming and fishing will be affected, caused by droughts and flooding for farming, and dirty water for fishing.
People will be evicted from their homes due to their being droughts which make the land not farmable. In other places rising water levels will force people out.
Infrastructure, water supplies can get polluted and travel routes damaged.
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Many tourists come to see coral reefs, if these are all white due to increased warming seas, then tourism will diminish affecting the local population.
Many people die in floods, hot weather and other extreme weather cycles every year, if these are more frequent then more people will die each year.
Water sources are drying up, these provide the water we drink, recreational areas and energy sources.
There will be conflicts often in developing countries over water, land and food supplies.
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Environmental:
Due to a loss of sea ice, polar animals such as the penguin and polar bear will be affected.
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Coastal ecosystems such as mangrove swaps, coral refs get damaged.
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Droughts could turn, vibrant ecosystems into desert.
Fresh water sources get contaminated by salty sea water, this is called salinisation.
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Economic:
Rising heats will mean some crops such as maize will often struggle to grow and yields decrease. Meaning a lot less money for farmers especially in the US.
There will be a big drain on government spending for storm and flooding clear up due to extreme weather.
An increase in food shortages from crop failure will require increased imports, draining government money.
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There will be a need for further protection to our coasts from rising water levels, all this costs money.
Major trade centers are often based on the edge of water sources these could either flood or dry up, causing dmaage to trade.
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