Projected Changes and Projected Effects
 
Projected Changes Projected Effects

Higher Maximum Temperatures:

 

Higher Minimum Temperatures:

 

More Severe Precipitation:

 

More Summer Drying:

 

More Tropical Cyclones:

-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)