What are the possible effects of global warming ... the following are key areas of impact identified to date:
- Spreading disease e.g. in Mexico, Dengue fever is spreading to higher elevations.
- Earlier spring arrival
- Plant and animal range shifts and population changes
- Coral reef bleaching
- Downpours, heavy snowfalls, and flooding
- Droughts and fires
- Heat waves and periods of unusually warm weather
- Ocean warming
- Sea-level rising - the current rate of a sea-level rise is three times the historical rate and appears to be accelerating.
- Coastal flooding
- Glaciers melting e.g. all glaciers in the Glacier National Park, Montana will be gone by 2070 if retreat continues at its current rate.
- Arctic and Antarctic warming
- Dying mangroves e.g. in Bermuda, rising sea level is leading to saltwater inundation of coastal mangrove forests.
- Beach loss - due to sea-level rising
- Permafrost thawing e.g. causing the ground to subside 16-33 feet (4.9-10 m) in parts of interior Alaska
- Reduced sea ice
- Sea bird population decline
These are some of the clearest indicators of the possible effects of global warming.





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