Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Sea Level Rise
Credit: USGS
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Melting Glaciers
Credit: NOAA
1914
2008
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Wildfires
Credit: U SFW S
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Effects on Animals
bark beetle destructionbark beetles
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Extreme Weather Events
Credit: NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Food Production
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Causes of Climate Change
Human Activities (driving cars, raising
livestock, burning fuel for industry, etc.)
Increase in greenhouse gases leads to increased greenhouse effect
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Causes and Effects of Climate Change
Human Activities
(driving cars, raising
livestock, burning fuel for industry,
etc.)
Increase in greenhouse
gases leads to increased
greenhouse effect
(Effect on Nature) (Effect on Humans)
Climate ChangeOptional Addendum: Weather and Climate The Effects of Climate Change on Humans and the Environment
Causes and Effects of Climate Change
Human Activities
(driving cars, raising
livestock, burning fuel for industry,
etc.)
Increase in greenhouse
gases leads to increased
greenhouse effect
Increase in average global temperature
Polar ice meltCoastal
flooding and loss of homes
(Effect on Nature) (Effect on Humans)