Categorii: Tot - droughts - hurricanes - flooding - economy

realizată de Lindsay Adymy 6 ani în urmă

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Effects of global change on the economy

The impact of global change is broad, encompassing economic, environmental, and health-related challenges. Rising temperatures contribute to atmospheric and oceanic changes, leading to phenomena such as warming seas that create oxygen-poor dead zones harmful to marine life.

Effects of global change on the economy

Effects of global change on the economy

What we can do to help the economy from global change effects

Carpool / limit milage when driving
turn of appliances when not in use
eat less meat
buy Energy Star home appliances
Live in a smaller home with better insolation to cut heating bill.

Increase in temperatures effecting atmosphere and oceans

Increase in Wildfires
destroys wildlife and loss of habitation.
Severe snow storms
Damage to trees and road ways. When snow melts causes flooding damage.
warming oceans
they hold less oxygen as they warm. Creating dead zones for the fish
Increase in flooding
Land and property damage

Increased hurricanes cost billions

hurricane damage to the economy
hurricane Erma cost 100 billion in damage in the U.S
hurricane Harvey cost 150 billion in damage in the U.S
hurricane Sandy cost 70 billion in damage in the U.S
hurricane Katrina created 108 billion to 250 billion in damage , in the U.S

Threats to the environment

longer summers
increase in droughts

destruction of agricultural production

melting ice caps cause oceans to rise

causes flooding damage, water could rise as much as four feet

increase in healthcare insurance

Alergie sufferers will have greater side effects

people with asthma have greater side effects

more viruses in the summer