Understanding Weather Changes

What is the main factor causing weather disturbances?

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface

• High humidity levels

• Air pressure fluctuations

• Ocean currents

List three effects of rising temperatures on weather.

• 1. Increased storm intensity 2. Heavier rainfall events 3. Prolonged drought conditions

• Decreased humidity levels

• More frequent snowstorms

• Shorter winter seasons

How can rising temperatures lead to the destruction of plants and animals?

• Rising temperatures can cause heat stress in plants and disrupt habitats for animals, leading to their destruction.

• Rising temperatures increase rainfall, benefiting plant growth.

• Higher temperatures lead to more food sources for animals.

• Rising temperatures create more habitats for diverse species.

What does unpredictable rainfall mean, and how does it affect human life?

• It has no impact on agriculture or food supply.

• Unpredictable rainfall always leads to droughts.

• Unpredictable rainfall guarantees a stable water supply.

• Unpredictable rainfall can disrupt agriculture, cause water shortages or flooding, and negatively impact food security and human livelihoods.

Why do some areas experience severe drought due to rising temperatures?

• Rising temperatures lead to increased soil moisture retention.

• Higher temperatures cause more frequent rainstorms.

• Some areas experience severe drought due to increased evaporation and altered precipitation patterns caused by rising temperatures.

• Droughts are primarily caused by human activities unrelated to climate.

Explain how dry air and haze can easily form because of rising temperatures.

• Rising temperatures lead to increased humidity and cloud formation.

• Dry air and haze can form due to increased evaporation and concentration of pollutants from rising temperatures.

• Haze forms primarily from heavy rainfall and low temperatures.

• Dry air and haze are caused by decreased sunlight and cooler temperatures.

Give an example of a major flood that has occurred in the world and its impact on people.

• The 1998 Yangtze River flood, which had no significant impact on the population.

• The 2005 Hurricane Katrina, which primarily affected the United States.

• The 2010 Pakistan flood, which displaced millions and caused significant humanitarian and economic impacts.

• The 2018 Japan floods, which caused minor disruptions in rural areas.

What do "storms, big waves, and hurricanes" mean, and how are these phenomena related to extreme weather changes?

• Big waves are a sign of calm weather.

• Hurricanes are unrelated to climate changes.

• Storms are only caused by volcanic eruptions.

• Storms, big waves, and hurricanes are extreme weather phenomena caused by atmospheric disturbances and are related to changes in climate and weather patterns.

Based on the image of the big flood in Pakistan, what social and economic effects might occur due to this weather disturbance?

• Increased tourism revenue

• Displacement of communities, loss of lives, health risks, infrastructure damage, agricultural loss, increased poverty.

• Improved infrastructure development

• Higher employment rates

Why is it important to reduce temperature increases?

• To enhance the effects of natural disasters and climate variability.

• It is important to reduce temperature increases to mitigate climate change and protect ecosystems and human health.

• To encourage the use of fossil fuels and reduce renewable energy sources.

• To increase energy consumption and promote industrial growth.