Higher Maximum Temperatures:
Higher Minimum Temperatures:
More Severe Precipitation:
More Summer Drying:
More Tropical Cyclones:
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-more heat related deaths
-more heat stress in wildlife
-more damage to crops
-less amount of cold-related deaths
-less risk for damage to crops
-reduced heating demand
-more pests and disease
-more floods, landslides, mudslides and avalanches
-more soil erosion
-smaller heating demand
-less water quality/quantity
-more chance for forest fires
-more risks to human lives
-more risks to disease epidemics
-more coastal erosion leading to damage in infrastructure
-more damage to coastal ecosystems (like coral reefs)
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