Impacts of Climate Change

C[blank_start]limate[blank_end] c[blank_start]hange[blank_end] is set to increase the [blank_start]temperature[blank_end] of the ocean

Carbon dioxide makes ocean waters increase in pH and become more basic

What % of ocean area will rise as a result of climate change?

[blank_start]Southern[blank_end] parts of Australia will experience a [blank_start]20-30%[blank_end] decrease in rainfall in the future at this rate of climate change

While there will be 10-50% increase in [blank_start]bush fires[blank_end] in Australia, the occurrence of [blank_start]cyclones[blank_end] will be less frequent

In the best case scenario, how high are sea levels expected to rise in the future?

Ocean acidification causes the shells of marine life to become thin, pitted and weak

The image shown depicts the affects of climate change on what region of the earth? (insert answer in label)

How many tonnes of carbon dioxide is held in the Northern Hempisphere's permafrost?

The global mean surface temperature is set to increase from between [blank_start]0.3[blank_end] degrees to [blank_start]1.7[blank_end] degrees by the end of the 21st century (best case scenario)

What percentage of emitted carbon dioxide has diffused into the ocean?

[blank_start]Warmer[blank_end] ocean temperatures will decrease the abundance of [blank_start]phytoplankton[blank_end] which are a valuable part of the ocean food chain

While there are many negative impacts of climate change, climate change has had which of the following positive impacts?

When [blank_start]permafrost[blank_end] that stores [blank_start]greenhouse[blank_end] gases melts, the gases are [blank_start]emitted into[blank_end] the atmosphere