Effects of Globalwarming Ellington cordero

Melting ice and raising sea levels the melting of ice and snow from play land masses such as grenland and antartica causes sea levels aroound the world to rise.the rise in sea levels could affect coastal areas in several ways.

Global weather patterns Some scientist are concerned that global warming will also cause a change in ocean current patterns such as shutting off gulf stream.

Human health problems Very young and very old city dewellers are the greatest risk during heat waves.since trees and flowering plant such as grasses would flower earlier and for longer than they do now, people who are allergic to pollen would suffer from allergies for more than a year.

agriculture Higher temperatures could result in decrease crop yields. The demand for irrigation could increase which would futher deplete aquifers that have already been overused.

Effets on plants and animals Global warming may cause a shift in the geographical range of some animals. For example birds in the northern hemisphere may not have to migrate as far south for winter.