Tropical Storms
A storm that draws its energy from the sea and is categorized by its high speed winds and rainfall.
What is a Hurricane?
Global warming leads to this side affect that results in rising sea levels
Fishing ports are being lost as a result of various reasons. When this happens it is known as
What is loss of industry?
Who is affected by climate change?
What is everyone?
High temperatures in areas that do not get this kind of weather deviation
What is a heatwave?
An underwater earthquake results in this disaster
Rising sea levels result in this type of issue
What is flooding?
The sun releases these kinds of rays that are harmful to humans in large amounts
What are UV rays?
The polar icecaps melt, resulting in what being lost
What is loss of habitat?
Low temperature in areas that do not commonly see such low temperatures
What is a cold snap/wave?
Associated with floods and high rainfall, which moves large amounts of soil
What is a mudslide?
More water in the ocean leads to a change in what kind of concentration
What is decreased salt concentration?
A person displaced by a result of climate change
What is a climate refugee?
By what year will we see an increase in the sea level, which is drastic enough to flood cities like Miami and New York
Dry forests and brush and extreme heat can result in this type of natural disaster
What is a Wild/Forest fire?
Similar to a hurricane, these tropic storms are specific to the Pacific reason in the north west.
What is a Typhoon?
This stream will be disrupted if there are too many changes in the ocean
What is the Gulf Stream?
An increase in aridity that results in low, to no rainfall and the drying of plants. Specifically in an area where there should be more rainfall and humidity
What is desertification?
What is a cause of climate change?
What is greenhouse gases?
Losing animals and plants as a result of climate change results in loss of. (Hint! It contains the prefix bio)
What is loss of biodiversity?
A hurricane and typhoons can be categorized as this type of storm
What is a cyclone?
When coral reefs are left dead and white it is known as
Increased aridity leading to crop failures
What is drought and famine
What amount will the sea level rise by the year 2100
What is 1.8m-2.4m?
What is one of the big reasons that we can not use fences or damns around the coast to fight back rising sea levels
What is expensive?