Topic/Title - Rising Seas - : Observations: Conclusions

Topic/Title _____________Rising Seas_____________________
Observations: Conclusions: Question:
Ice melting from land into

the ocean Is the rate of sea-level rise
increasing?
coastal floodingincreases
increases the flow of salt the flow of waters
warming salt water
thatinto estuaries and nearby groundwater aquifers.
expand
water
low-lying into estuaries
wetlands and dryand
land
nearby groundwater aquifers.
Summary:
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Global mean sea level has risen about 8–9 inches (21–24 centimeters) since 1880. The rising water level
is mostly due to a combination of melt water from glaciers and ice sheets and thermal expansion of
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seawater as it warms.
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Topic/Title________________Extreme Heat____________________
the number of deaths due

Increases
to extremevolume.
heat is expected
to keep increasing over How Common Are Heat-Related
time. Illnesses and Deaths?
Heatwaves are growing in
frequency and intensity around global warming derives
the world due to climate change. from the anthropogenic
high pressure systems. greenhouse effect, caused
by human activity.
Summary:
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Topic/Title__________________Water Woes__________________
the region’s ability to provide waterIncreasing

to its global temperatures cause
people and economies will be severely tested
water to evaporate in larger amounts,
which will lead to higher levels of
atmospheric water vapor and more Why Is the Middle East So
It is expected that by 2025, 80-90 frequent, heavy, and intense rains in Vulnerable?
million people will be exposed to the coming years.
water stress. Excess runoff eventually travels
to larger bodies of water like
lakes, estuaries, and the ocean,
the reduction in the availabilitypolluting
of the water supply and
water will stoke tensions over limiting water access for humans
diminishing resources. and ecosystems.
Summary:
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Climate change is already affecting water access for people around the world, causing more
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severe droughts and floods. Increasing global temperatures are one of the main contributors
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to this problem. Climate change impacts the water cycle by influencing when, where, and
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how much precipitation falls.
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Topic/Title _____________Climate and Conflict _____________________

moderate temperatures and precipitation

by highlighting remaining
patterns systematically increase the risk Why is climate change a UN
of conflict challenges in this field and Security Council concern?
contemporaneous temperature the approaches we expect
has the largest average effect by will be most effective at
far, solving them
Climate change may be associated
with conflict within a country because
with each 1σ increase in temperature large temperature increases can
increasing interpersonal conflict by shock
2.4%social institutions and produce
and intergroup conflict by 11.3%. conflict over time
Summary:
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The evidence is clear that climate change does contribute to increased conflict but along indirect
pathways. There are a variety of context factors — in particular, socioeconomic conditions,
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governance, and political factors — that interact and play a key role in translating climate change
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into conflict risks.
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Topic/Title _Rising Seas_________

Observations: Conclusions: Question:

Ice melting from land into

the number of deaths due

the region’s ability to provide waterIncreasing

Topic/Title _Climate and Conflict _________

moderate temperatures and precipitation

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