Climate Change Warms the Earth Changing Rain Patterns Puts Strain on Small Scale Farming practices Increases Social/Political Tension Affects Frequency of Disease Storms become more severe Overtime, the Ability of people, especially impoverished peoples, to recuperate is diminished Climate Change Warms the Earth Changing Rain Patterns Puts Strain on Small Scale Farming practices Increases Social/Political Tension Affects Frequency of Disease Storms become more severe Overtime, the Ability of people, especially impoverished peoples, to recuperate is diminished Changing Rain Patterns Rainy areas will get more rain. When it does rain it will in intense bursts, producing floods. Dry areas will become more dry P uts Strain on Small Scale Farming Practices Climate Change Warms the Earth Changing Rain Patterns Puts Strain on Small Scale Farming practices Increases Social/Political Tension Affects Frequency of Disease Storms become more severe Overtime, the Ability of people, especially impoverished peoples, to recuperate is diminished Subsistence farmers who survive off their cropsare threatened. A strain is put on larger scale and corporate farms. Good farming land gets destroyed Less water means people have to compete for resources I ncreasing Social Tensions Climate Change Warms the Earth Changing Rain Patterns Puts Strain on Small Scale Farming practices Increases Social/Political Tension Affects Frequency of Disease Storms become more severe Overtime, the Ability of people, especially impoverished peoples, to recuperate is diminished Climate change can lead to political instability. One of the causes of the Genocide in Darfur has been attributed to water shortages. Tensions over water already exist in some parts of the Middle East. D isease Citizens of tropical and sub-tropical environments are already exposed to a number of parasitic and infectious diseases. Global warming is expected to result in extend areas of influence of diseases or intensifying outbreaks Many believe that climate change has killed between 150,000 and 5 million people per year just based on diseases alone. (ex. Malaria, Yellow Fever, Influenza etc). Climate Change Warms the Earth Changing Rain Patterns Puts Strain on Small Scale Farming practices Increases Social/Political Tension Affects Frequency of Disease Storms become more severe Overtime, the Ability of people, especially impoverished peoples, to recuperate is diminished Climate Change: Developed & Developing Nations Why do you think some states tackle poverty more than other states? Is there enough action from the government battling poverty? Can you describe what it means to live in poverty? Describe the social gap that exists between the rich and poor. What are the causes and effects of this gap on society? How will global warming affect this gap? Should this gap be closed? If so, what can be done to close it? Thinking about US Foreign Policy: Should the United States take more action to combat poverty in other nations? How do you think US Foreign policy will be effected by climate change? (how has it been, how should it be?) Discussion ?s