• Sea level will continue to rise. The oceans are predicted to rise something like
half-a-meter by 2100, maybe as much as 1 meter - goodbye to much of
Bangladesh, much of the Nile valley, Louisiana. Doesn’t stop there: it
won’t stabilize until maybe 2300, by which time the rise could be several
meters.
• The amount of evaporation would increase, and may end up clouding us in.
• Changing weather patterns could affect agriculture (alter forests, crop yields,
and water supplies).
• Some forests may disappear, leading to extinction of wildlife species
(changes in biodiversity).
• Deserts may expand into existing rangelands.
• Warmer temperatures mean mosquitoes will spread in areas that were
previously too cold for them to survive. Mosquitoes carry infectious diseases
like malaria and encephalitis.
• Ground-level ozone pollution will likely worsen, increasing respiratory
diseases like asthma.
• Deaths from heat waves will rise.
• Some plants and animals may face extinction if habitat changes.
• Billions of dollars in property damage from sea level rise and worsening
storms.
• The northern Europe would be much colder on average.
• Northern U.S. states could actually experience longer growing seasons. The
U.S. Great Plains could have frequent droughts.
• The midwestern U.S. could become a vast desert
Ø Taking actions now is similar to taking out an insurance policy. You may
never need it, but you are thankful you have one if a disaster strikes.