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Global warming and climate change

Causes and effects

Causes

Water vapor,

methane

CO2

Agriculture

Fossil fuels

Deforestation

Greenhouse gases

Carbon dioxide, methane,

nitrous oxide, water vapor, ...

Ocean

acidification

Global warming, climate change

Feedback

Snow cover

reduction: less

sunlight reflection

Water vapor

increase

Permafrost thaw;

methane release

Disease carrier,

pest propagation

Direct impact on

human health

Effects

on humans

Effects on the environment

Habitat destruction

Intensified weather events:

Heat, storms, floods, droughts, wildfires...

Ecosystem collapse:

Arctic, Barrier Reef, ...

Glacial retreat,

ice sheet melt

Coral bleaching,

fish stock decline

Human migration

and conflict

Direct physical

harm to humans

Biodiversity loss,

species extinction

Freshwater loss,

desertification

Sea level rise,

coastal submersion

Flooded cities,

farmland

Crop failure,

farmland loss

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