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What is climate Change?
How carbon emissions are changing our climate
Scientific evidence suggests that climate change has already caused deaths, crop losses and poverty around the World and that the situation is set to worsen considerably.
Click the periods of time below to see how PURE believe that the UK might be affected in the future.
By 2025 - average UK temperatures will rise by 1°
- Flash floods regularly hit many communities.
- Water bills doubles as new resorviors become necessary.
- Malaria protection is needed for all Mediterranean holiday destinations.
- Restricited air transport quotas to reduce emmitions are introduced.
- Tropical plants become popular in UK Garden Centre.
By 2050 - average UK temperatures will rise by 2-3°
- Hosepipe bans become permanent within England and Wales.
- Major UK outbreaks of malaria means that the NHS is stretched by demand.People leave London as summer temperatures are unbearable.
- The cost of flying becomes prohibitive except for the super rich.
- Environmental refugees arrive in Britain from territories made uninhabitable.
By 2080 - average UK temperatures will rise by 4-5°
- The themes Barrier failed to prevent London from deluge.
- South coast beaches disappear as sea levels rise.
- Series water borne tropical diseases emerge from infested UK rivers.
- Light crude oil becomes more expensive than quality wine.
Human cost
- 150,000 dead in 2000 due to global climate change.
- $13.6bn lost crops in European Heat wave 2003
The Weather
- By 2080, 80 million more people are at risk from flooding
- 3 billion people could suffer increased water stress
Water and Ice
- The Arctic sea ice lost 14% of it’s area between 1978 and 1998
- In the same period, the Artic sea ice lost 40% of its thickness
How many more could die
According to PURE, governments, scientists and some important organizations believe:
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In the year 2000, global climate change led to the deaths of 150,000 people.
World Health Organization
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The European Heat Wave of 2003 contributed to 22,000 - 35,000 human fatalities and $13.6bn in crop losses.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
The Impact of global warming
According to PURE, governments, scientists and some important organizations believe:
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By 2080, 80 million more people are at risk from flooding; 290 million more people could be exposed to malaria; 3 billion people could suffer increased water stress.
UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Global warming could raise sea level one metre in the next century, inundating around 17% of Bangladesh.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Extreme weather predictions
According to PURE, governments, scientists and some important organizations believe:
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The Arctic sea ice lost 14% of its area and 40% of its total thickness between 1978 and 1998. Moreover, if present trends continue, many of the world’s mountain glaciers will disappear.
US Geological Survey
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Global warming will diminish the amount of water stored as snow in the Western United States by up to 70% in the coastal mountains over the next 50 years, leading to increased autumn and winter flooding and severe spring and summer drought.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US Department of Energy
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The cost for relocating Alaskan native villages because of flooding and erosion due to melting permafrost will be $100-400 million.
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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