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2. Climate change? – possible consequences
06/04/19
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Climate change? – possible consequences D
Give three possible effects of global warming.
Give three ways in which the risk of global warming can be reduced.
How big do you think the risk of global warming is? Explain your answer.
Give an example of how humans are trying to work out the size of the risk of global warming.
climate change - this could make it impossible to continue growing some food crops in particular regions
extreme weather conditions in some regions
rising sea levels due to melting continental ice and expansion of water in the oceans, which would cause flooding of low-lying land
Reduce amount of fossil fuels burnt, reduce burning of forests to clear land, use renewable energy sources, be more energy efficient. C
Big risk, changes of it happening are high and the consequences of it happening are very serious.
A/B
Computer climate models using data from weather, atmospheric measurements and ice cores to predict what will happen in the future.