Kategorier: Alle - atmosphere - ecosystems - causes - soil

af MARTINA YELMINI 2 år siden

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Deforestation

The removal of forests, commonly referred to as deforestation, leads to significant environmental and social impacts. It disrupts the water cycle, leading to increased surface run-off, reduced interception, and heightened risks of natural disasters such as floods and droughts.

Deforestation

Deforestation

Global warming is the ongoing rise of the average temperature of the Earth's climate system which has various negative effects.

Causes

Climate change is likely to both increase electricity demand for cooling in the summer and decrease electricity, natural gas, heating oil, and wood demand for heating in the winter.

Forest soils

How will climate change affect the production of clean energy?

e.g.: solar, wind, water

Mining activities

coal, minerals and oil

infrastructure

Logging
Commercial farming

Food supplies

Livestock and crops

Cultivation

80% of forest losses

Wood

New infrastructure investments may be necessary to meet increased energy demand.

e.g.: nuclear power plants

Paper
Tools
Furniture
Shelter

Homes

Cities

Construction

Consequences

Climate change is supported by scientific evidence.

Natural disasters
Floods
Soil
Loss of soil minerals

infertil soil

Soil erosion occurs quicker
Loss of soil structure and depth
Ecosystems

Write down the consequences caused by this issue and how it will affect our lives and the environment in the future.

e.g.: flooding, rainfall increase

Loss of food and natural resources
Loss of habitats
Loss of biodiversity

Possible extincition of animal species

Humans
Less variety of plants
Displacement of communities
Atmosphere

Write down the consequences caused by the melting of the ice-caps and how it will affect our lives and the environment in the future.

e.g.: decreasing of polar bear habitat

Less oxygen production
Increase of CO2

Global warming

Decreased rainfall

Droughts

Loss of major carbon stores
Water cycle

Write down the consequences caused by this issue and how it will affect our lives and the environment in the future.

e.g.: decreasing of land surface

increased surface run-off
less interception