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Extreme heat and a lack of rainfall in 2018 has led to a lower yield and a smaller potato crop.
Climate change affects human health at all ages, from infancy through adolescence, adulthood and old age. [3] Factors such as age, gender and socioeconomic status influence to what extent these effects become wide-spread risks to human health. [9]: 1867 Some groups are more vulnerable than others to the health effects of climate change. These ...
Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to increased body temperature. It can be caused by either environmental conditions or by exertion. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke. [1] It can affect any or all anatomical systems. [2]
Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise. Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an overall ...
In the context of climate change and temperature rise, it is predicted that Zika virus will affect more than 1.3 billion people by 2050. [82] This is largely due to the expansion of environments conducive to vector growth and life cycles, such as those with temperatures ranging from 23.9 °C to 34 °C. [ 83 ]
The effects of climate change vary in timing and location. Up until now the Arctic has warmed faster than most other regions due to climate change feedbacks. [164] Surface air temperatures over land have also increased at about twice the rate they do over the ocean, causing intense heat waves.
Because the price of salty snacks has increased 36% compared to 2020, people are buying fewer chips, and doing things like switching from name-brand to store-brand varieties to save money.
Trees killed by acid rain, an unwanted side effect of burning petroleum. The combustion process of petroleum, coal and wood is responsible for increased occurrence of acid rain. Combustion causes an increased amount of nitrous oxide, along with sulfur dioxide from the sulfur in the oil. These by-products combine with water in the atmosphere to ...