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The effects of climate change - Coggle Diagram
The effects of climate change
Agriculture (Farming)
Drought → lower crop production.
Floods damage fields.
In some places, longer warm seasons → longer growing time
Weather
Stronger storms
Longer heatwaves
More droughts
Heavier rain
More wildfires
Biosphere (Plants & Animals)
Animals move to cooler places.
Some species lose their homes.
Mosquitoes move to new areas → more diseases like malaria.
Changes in biomes → less biodiversity.
Ice and oceans
Ice on land melts causes sea levels rise.
Higher sea levels → more flooding in coastal areas.
Ocean becomes more acidic → coral reefs get weaker.
People and communites
Homes destroyed by storms or floods.
Some families must leave their homes.
Problems with clean water and food.
More health risks and diseases.
Economy
Damage to houses and roads is expensive to fix.
Farmers and fishers lose money.
Tourism goes down in some areas.
Politics (Government Actions)
Governments need to spend more money on protection and rebuilding.
Countries must work together to reduce CO₂.