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Effects of Climate Change, https://www.unicef.org/wash/water-scarcity#:~…
Effects of Climate Change
Physical Change
Melting Glaciers
Melting glaciers have a drastic effect on our climate and ecosystems. Melting glaciers increase sea levels making certain areas much harder to access. They also help reflect sunlight back into space but as they melt more sun gets absorbed into the earth and temperatures rise. This creates a cycle of ice melting and temperatures rising. Many animals also depend on ice to move around like polar bears and the more ice melts the more polar bear numbers continue to drop. All in all the melting of glaciers have drastic effects on our ecosystems and temperature
Rising Global Temperatures
Rising global temperatures are one of the most direct effect of climate change. This is mainly produced by their being an increasingly higher amount of green house gases. These gases trap heat inside our atmosphere heating up the earth. As the average temperature goes up around the world our ecosystems and natural reserves feel the wrath. Ice caps melt at a faster rate, their is an increase in heatwaves and wildfires, and their is more stress on our ecosystems.
Changing Precipitation
Increased rainfall
More severe droughts and floods
Ecological Change
Coral Bleaching
Climate change has been raising ocean temperatures at a speedy rate. This is causing the ocean to be beyond a temperature corals can tolerate. When the water is too warm corals release the algae that live inside of them that provide their food and colour. Without the algae corals are more likely to die and become white.
Habitat Loss
Warmer temperature melts ice leading to less arctic habitats
Deforestation from wildfires
Species Migration
Animals move towards cooler climates
Disruption of food chain
Increaed competition with native specie in new habitat
Social Change
Water shortages (advisories)
Approximately 4 billion people on earth experience water shortages for at least 1 month of the year. It is partly caused by the change in precipitation an area receives which has drastically changed as climate change worsens. Climate change alters rain patterns causing more severe droughts and stronger floods. People who live in these areas face water shortages.
Food Insecurity
Impacts on Indigenous communities
Climate change has deeply affected indigenous patterns. It has disrupted their food supply from sources. For ex: Less fish around for Indigenous people to fish due to rising sea levels and salmon being forced to go elsewhere. Climate change has also displaced some indigenous communities due to more severe weather. Longer winters, more wildfires and floods.
Displacing
Less wildlife to hunt
Economical change
Impacts on Fishing
Fish are not turning up where they are suppose to be
Lots of fish die or get washed up on the beach
Fisherman jobs get signifciantly reduced.
Impacts on Tourism
Tourism has been deeply affected by climate change with unpredictable weather and temperature changes tourism has token it's tole. Due to many abrupt changes many geographical sites in nature have much shorter seasons where they can be seen. Tourism in countries has also been deeply affected as unpredictable weather patterns causes tourist to stay away from certain destinations. All in all tourism has token a deep hit as climate change worsens.
Dead crops (lack of produce)
People starve more due to less access to food
Animals are forced away from these area's creating forced migration
Damage to Infrastructure
Humans get trapped in certain areas
Increased repair cost
Water and sewage systems get put under lots of strain
Climate Migration (Refugees)
Displacement
Flooding
Droughts
Raised Sea levels
Increased Housing Demand
Large Cities
Higher prices
Homelesness
https://www.unicef.org/wash/water-scarcity#:~:text=Key%20facts,by%20as%20early%20as%202025
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https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html
https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/effects/
