Oceania

Geographic information 18°S of the equator Islands Biggest island is Australia Population: 36,000,000

Environmental Change

Sea level Rise 25,00 islands Predicted image of australia in 2050

Weather change Phillipines – environmental hot spot New zealand 20 damaging tornadoes each year. Cyclone yasi (190mph) in australia.

extinction Temperature change Migration season, hibernation e.t.c Certain species can’t adapt. More than 1,200 bird species have become extinct in the Pacific islands and archipelagos desertification

Economic effects L.E.D.C’s and M.E.D.C’s will react differently. Sea level rise will submerge land under ocean. Population of australia is most dense near the coast. 20% of Gdp globally spent on tackling Climate change. Infrastructure,farmland,buildings e.t.c

Social effects migration- 11,600 possible environmental refuges could migrate to new Zealand if sea level’s swamp their country. Loss of homes, property

THE LIKLYIHOOD IS THAT THEY WILL DIE!!