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1 Geography Sustainable Development Climate Change [Date] Today I will: - Understand how humans can cause the climate to change - Know the impact climate change has

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5 Since the Industrial Revolution (1860s) the global average temperature has risen significantly The eleven warmest years on record occurred during the past twelve years. Geography Sustainable Development

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8 Geography Sustainable Development - higher death toll amongst the elderly and disabled - increasing risk of forest fires More warm days and more heatwaves

9 Geography Sustainable Development More intense rainfall - more floods, landslides - pollution of water - destroyed harvests - higher wind speed and more rainfall More intense tropical storms:

10 Geography Sustainable Development - too little drinking water - food security threatened - potential impact on conflict and migration More droughts, more often:

11 Geography Sustainable Development Melting ice  reduction in water supplies  glacial lake outburst floods Qori Kalis Glacier, Quelccaya Ice Cap, Peru 1978 2002

12 Geography Sustainable Development Sea level rise - sea level rise will bring large coastal areas at risk - salt water intrusion threatens water supply and food security - impacts already being felt particularly during storm surge

13 Geography Sustainable Development Health and climate change - shift of diseases to new areas - increase of water borne diseases after floods - increase of diseases due to higher temperatures, humidity or drought

14 Geography Sustainable Development Read Pages 180 and 181. Answer question 7 on page 84 and question 3 on page 85 of the New Wider World Textbook.


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