Long terms impacts of Global Warming on Australia
· Fire fighting officials are concerned that the effects climate change
will increase the frequency and intensity of bushfires. Australian’s lives and
homes will be endangered and the environment will suffer severe consequences
more regularly as the number of bushfires increase
· The CSIRO predicts that a temperature rise of between 2-3 degrees could incur some of the following extreme weather occurrences:
- Wind speeds of tropical cyclones could intensify by 5 to 10%
- Tropical cyclone rainfall could increase by 20-30%
· The CSIRO predicts that the results in Australia of a temperature rise of between only 1 and 2 degrees will be:
- Southward spread of malaria receptive zones.
- Risk of dengue fever among Australians increases from 0.17 million people to 0.75-1.6 million.
· The Great Barrier Reef is under threat and if it becomes extinct not only with the environment and biodiversity be affected also the tourism industry.
· Additional results of a temperature rise of between 3 and 4 degrees Celsius will be:
- 32% possibility of diminished wheat production
- 55% of primary habitat lost for Eucalyptus
- 25–50% reduction in common timber yield in North Queensland
· The CSIRO predicts that a temperature rise of between 2-3 degrees could incur some of the following extreme weather occurrences:
- Wind speeds of tropical cyclones could intensify by 5 to 10%
- Tropical cyclone rainfall could increase by 20-30%
· The CSIRO predicts that the results in Australia of a temperature rise of between only 1 and 2 degrees will be:
- Southward spread of malaria receptive zones.
- Risk of dengue fever among Australians increases from 0.17 million people to 0.75-1.6 million.
· The Great Barrier Reef is under threat and if it becomes extinct not only with the environment and biodiversity be affected also the tourism industry.
· Additional results of a temperature rise of between 3 and 4 degrees Celsius will be:
- 32% possibility of diminished wheat production
- 55% of primary habitat lost for Eucalyptus
- 25–50% reduction in common timber yield in North Queensland
The Great Barrier Reef
· The Great Barrier Reef could be killed as a result of the rise in water
temperature. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the reef has experienced
unprecedented rates of bleaching over the past two decades, and additional
warming of only 1 °C is anticipated to cause considerable losses or contractions
of species associated with coral communities
· Some areas are already dead and many more will follow. Animals that rely on the reef for shelter also suffer. Increased greenhouse gases in the air will warm the oceans and make them more acidic.
· By 2050, scientists predict we may lose 95 per cent of existing coral reefs as seas become too warm and acidic. Reefs will be dominated by algae.
· Ocean acidification is an additional threat to coral reef survival. It reduces the corals' ability to build their skeletons. This will result in weaker coral structures, thus reducing their ability to withstand physical disturbances from storms
· Some areas are already dead and many more will follow. Animals that rely on the reef for shelter also suffer. Increased greenhouse gases in the air will warm the oceans and make them more acidic.
· By 2050, scientists predict we may lose 95 per cent of existing coral reefs as seas become too warm and acidic. Reefs will be dominated by algae.
· Ocean acidification is an additional threat to coral reef survival. It reduces the corals' ability to build their skeletons. This will result in weaker coral structures, thus reducing their ability to withstand physical disturbances from storms
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