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)