Consequences of Global Warming

The consequences of Global warming can be categorized into its effect on:

1. On Weather Patterns

- Higher temperatures could lead to heavier rainfall and greater number strong hurricanes.
- Danger and Destruction imposed on low-lying coastal areas as well as reclaimed land by storms and hurricanes.
-Greater evaporation, especially during summer and fall, could amplify drought conditions and increase the risk of wildfires.

2. On Health

-Deadly Heat waves caused by prolonged dry season and increasing temperature on suburban areas and commercial areas will result in heat-related deaths

- Increase in smog pollution in some areas intensifies pollen allergies and asthma. Hotter conditions could also aggravate local air quality problems

-Warm temperature and disruptions in the ecosystem has contributed to more widespread outbreaks of malaria and dengue as warmer temperature allows disease carrying mosquitoes to travel farther distances and live in places which were once uninhabitable.

3. on Wild Life

- Increase in the global temperatures are expected to cause ecosystem disruptions, pushing species which cannot adapt to the verge of extinction.

-Irregular seasonal patterns affect migrating creatures such as birds and fishes like salmon as there will be less time to mate or an inconsistent mating season.

4. on Economy

- Droughts will affect the Agricultural industries as fewer crops can be produced annually.

- The Timber industry is also affected because of the increasing amount of dead trees caused by drought as well as trees in constant threat of forest fires.

- Acidification of rivers and oceans caused by the high carbon dioxide concentration, affects corals as well as shell fish, this can have negative impacts on the fishing industry.