{"id":7326,"date":"2023-10-24T21:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.fossdle.org\/baccc\/?page_id=7326"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:04:32","slug":"the-local-national-and-global-impacts-and-consequences-of-climate-change-part-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.fossdle.org\/baccc\/modules\/module-2-impacts-and-consequences-of-climate-change\/the-local-national-and-global-impacts-and-consequences-of-climate-change-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Local, National and Global Impacts and Consequences of Climate Change &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:182px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:Extreme_Weather.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Extreme_Weather.jpg\/180px-Extreme_Weather.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"86\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">Photos of extreme weather<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\">\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How is climate change impacting the world in general and your nation in particular? How is climate change currently impacting you, personally, your household and your community specifically? What are the likely future impacts of climate change?\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:WMO_Report.png\" class=\"image\" title=\"News Headline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Headline\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/2\/22\/WMO_Report.png\" width=\"468\" height=\"151\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br style=\"clear:both\">\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change and increasingly extreme weather events have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50 years, disproportionately impacting poorer countries,\u201d the WMO and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said in 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p>That news got worse before it got better. Between 1970 and 2019, these natural hazards were responsible for\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 50% of all disasters (for a total of 11,000)\n<\/li>\n<li> 45% of all reported deaths (just over 2 million, 91% in developing countries)\n<\/li>\n<li> 74% of all reported economic losses ($3.64 trillion)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The good news is that \u201cimproved early warning systems and disaster management\u201d have led to \u201ca significant reduction in mortality,\u201d which is definitely something to celebrate.\n<\/p>\n<p>To get a glimpse of these impacts, watch one or two of the Emergency Natural Disasters videos at this climate change channel: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@climatechange\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@climatechange<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/course.fossdle.org\/baccc\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Emergency Natural Disasters<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The video Emergency Natural Disasters from 11.03. \u2212 17.03. 2023 Climate Chang\u0435! Flood shows the impacts of Cyclone Freddy when it reached Malawi (which occurred during the development of this course; Eswatini was spared when the cyclone turned north, but Malawi was hit hard and lost many people).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ve2lo0smara\" style=\"max-width:400px;\" class=\"arve alignleft\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map 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valid<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nIf you have trouble accessing the video, a summary is available below.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"h5p-iframe-1\" class=\"class1 class2 h5p-iframe h5p-initialized WEH5P\" src=\"https:\/\/course.fossdle.org\/BaCCC\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=8\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" style=\"width:100%;height:200px;font-weight: bold\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nKeep track, as you watch, of how many different countries on how many continents were hit by disasters in one week.\n<\/p>\n<p>Also, it is interesting to note that although earthquakes and volcano eruptions are not normally thought of as climate change-related disasters, research is beginning to show correlations between climate change (the melting of glaciers, for example) and the frequency of both earthquakes and volcanic disruptions.\n<\/p>\n<p>This is illustrated in the following publications.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"reading\" src=\"https:\/\/course.fossdle.org\/baccc\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_reading.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Readings<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/get-ready-for-more-volcanic-eruptions-as-the-planet-warms\/\">Get-ready-for-more-volcanic-eruptions-as-the-planet-warms<\/a><\/i><sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.geoscienceworld.org\/gsa\/geology\/article\/46\/1\/47\/521232\/\">Climatic-control-on-Icelandic-volcanic-activity<\/a><\/i><sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"outcomes\" src=\"https:\/\/course.fossdle.org\/baccc\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_objectives.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Lesson Outcomes<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> explain the difference between impacts and consequences of climate change;\n<\/li>\n<li> do research on the global impacts and consequences of climate change; and\n<\/li>\n<li> describe the national and local impacts and consequences of climate change that you have already experienced.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Terminology\">Terminology<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The following terms are important in understanding the science behind climate change. If you want to remember them, write their meanings in your learning journal as you encounter them in the course content.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>biodiversity\n<\/li>\n<li>consequences\n<\/li>\n<li>economy\n<\/li>\n<li>environment\n<\/li>\n<li>extreme weather\n<\/li>\n<li>impacts\n<\/li>\n<li>natural disaster\n<\/li>\n<li>precipitation\n<\/li>\n<li>social equity\n<\/li>\n<li>sustainable development\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"The_difference_between_impacts_and_consequences_of_climate_change\">The difference between impacts and consequences of climate change<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the dictionary, an impact is the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another. It also means noticeable effect or influence. (Both definitions fit with climate change.)\n<\/p>\n<p>A consequence implies more of an end result or by-product, the aftermath or repercussions of an impact \u2013 usually unwelcome or unpleasant, but not always, and often unintended (because we cannot think ahead of time of everything that might be impacted).\n<\/p>\n<p>When referring to the effects of climate change, the terms \u201cimpacts\u201d and \u201cconsequences\u201d are often used interchangeably, but they do have slightly different meanings.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Impacts<\/b> refer to the direct effects of climate change on natural and human systems. For example, the impacts of climate change could include the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, rising sea levels and changes in ecosystems and wildlife habitats.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Consequences<\/b> refer to the outcomes or results of those impacts on society and the environment. For example, the consequences of climate change could include damage to infrastructure and property from extreme weather events, the displacement of communities due to sea level rise and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, impacts are the initial effects of climate change on the physical environment, while consequences are the broader effects on society, the economy and the rest of nature that result from those impacts.\n<\/p>\n<p>Although the line is sometimes blurred, it is good to understand the distinction between impacts and consequences in order to understand the full scope and severity of the climate crisis and for identifying effective strategies for mitigating (see Module 4) and adapting (see Module 6) to its effects.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"activity\" src=\"https:\/\/course.fossdle.org\/baccc\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_activity.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Activity<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Copy or recreate the chart below in your learning journal. Fill in the consequences of the three climate change impacts listed (think in terms of environmental, social and economic consequences). Then identify two other impacts of your choosing. Discuss your answers with a friend or family member to see if you have forgotten anything.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/index.php?title=Impacts_and_Consequences&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Impacts and Consequences (page does not exist)\">Impacts and Consequences<\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"oeru1 table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th> <b>Impacts<\/b>\n<\/th>\n<th> <b>Consequences<\/b>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. The spread of disease vectors (animals that transmit disease)\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Less rainfall (precipitation)\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. An increase in precipitation\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"References\">References<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"cite_note-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><a href=\"#cite_ref-1\">\u2191<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\">Sneed, 2017. <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/get-ready-for-more-volcanic-eruptions-as-the-planet-warms\/\">Get-ready-for-more-volcanic-eruptions-as-the-planet-warms<\/a><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"cite_note-2\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><a href=\"#cite_ref-2\">\u2191<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\">Swindles et al.,2018. 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