Climate Change Human Direct Impacts

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1. How does climate change result in more severe and more frequent heat waves?

• Temperatures are likely to increase further
• Warmer temperatures lead to more snowmelt
• Increased temperatures lead to excessive rainfall
• Oceans are warmer and there is more water vapour in the atmosphere

2. How does climate change result in more severe and more frequent droughts?

• Oceans are warmer and there is more water vapour in the atmosphere
• Increased temperatures and higher rates of evaporation
• Increased temperatures lead to excessive rainfall
• Warmer temperatures lead to more snowmelt

3. How does climate change result in more severe and more frequent wildfires?

• Increased temperatures lead to excessive rainfall
• Warmer temperatures lead to more snowmelt
• The amount of dead trees and vegetation increases
• Oceans are warmer and there is more water vapour in the atmosphere

4. What are some direct impacts of more severe and frequent heat waves due to climate change on humans?

• Heat waves can result in more severe and frequent droughts
• Heat waves can lead to widespread crop failures
• Heat waves result in more frequent wildfires
• Heat waves can increase the price of food items
• High temperatures can cause heat stroke in humans

5. How does climate change result in more severe and more frequent wildfires and what are their impacts?

• Wildfires can result in large amounts of harmful gases entering the atmosphere
• Warmer and drier climate increases dead trees and vegetation, making it easier for wildfires to start
• Wildfires can destroy buildings and properties, resulting in homelessness and economic losses
• Wildfires can cause the depletion of soil moisture necessary for crops to grow
• Wildfires can result in a loss of human lives through suffocation, burns, and injuries

8A. How does climate change impact the frequency and intensity of heat waves?

• Climate change makes heat waves less severe
• With climate change, temperatures are likely to increase, causing heatwaves to become more severe and frequent
• Climate change has no impact on heat waves
• Climate change decreases the frequency of heat waves

8B. Which sentence from the text best supports your answer to "How does climate change impact the frequency and intensity of heat waves"?

• Heat waves have caused thousands of deaths worldwide

• One example is the 2003 heat wave that hit Europe

• With climate change, temperatures are likely to increase further

• A heat wave can be defined as a period of excessively hot weather that is abnormal for the location and usually lasting for several days or longer

9A. What are the direct impacts of severe droughts on humans?

• Severe droughts lead to an increase in clean water supply
• Severe droughts have no impact on human health
• Severe droughts can lead to dehydration, death, hunger as crops fail and food supply is affected
• Severe droughts lead to an increase in food supply

9B. Which sentence from the text best supports your answer to "What are the direct impacts of severe droughts on humans"?

• With a shortage in clean water, people may dehydrate and die. People also die of hunger as crops fail and food supply is affected

• An example is Afghanistan where a prolonged and severe drought in 2018-2019 affected more than two-thirds of the country

• The WHO estimates that 55 million people globally are affected by droughts annually where their health and livelihoods are affected

• Severe droughts are becoming more frequent, especially in places which are already experiencing drier climates