Climate temperature has increased at an alarmingly
Climate change is the subject of how weather patterns change over decades or longer.
Over the years Earth’s global temperature has increased at an alarmingly dangerous rate. The mean global temperature from 1850-1890 was roughly 13.7 degrees celsius. By 2015 the mean global temperature was 14.
8 degrees celsius. This fact alone proves the point that climate change is not ending and it does have negative effects for the ecosystem. If this pattern continues to increase, unfortunately it can have damaging effects to animal life, plant life, and human life.
If the temperature continues to rise, the warm temperature will extend the growing season for plants. As a result of this the plants will need more water to live. If they dry out there is an increased risk of wildfires and failed crops.
Once the season ends, a shorter winter will neglect to kill the insects that increase the rate of infestations. Effects that scientists have predicted years ago are occuring now such as extreme heat waves, melting of the ice caps, and faster sea level rise. What scientists are predicting now, will occur in the future.People that will be affected most are people that live in coastal areas. Coastal areas are more vulnerable to increased temperatures, changes in storm intensity, and sea level rise. Coastal areas already face many problems such as being more susceptible to storms, but climate change worsens the problems that they already face.
Hurricanes or even rainstorms are a large threat to coastal areas because they get the most impact from large waves or big gusts of wind. Climate change does not help this factor because it increases the damages and destruction. Floods are expected to occur more frequently on more than half of the earth’s surface. In some regions, they could decrease.
During winter, snowfalls are expected to decrease in mid-latitudes, resulting in less significant snowmelt floods during the spring season. In Canada, increased rainfall is forecasted for the entire country.
