Temperature Rise Affects:
- In areas such as Alaska, Greenland, the Arctic, and mountains, a large portion of subterranean land is PermaFrost. PermaFrost is a conglomeration of Soil, Rock, and Ice, has to remain at 0 degrees Celsius or lower to keep intact, making it very vulnerable slight temperature changes due to Global Warming. As it thaws, large Portions of land are broken off into the sea or melted releasing large amounts of co2 and methane trapped inside of it from decayed matter. Therefore, it can even promote Global Warming and destroy GreenLand which is in a dire state due to large amount of land it has been loosing.
- Extreme Precipitation and more severe storms are potential effects. Since the temperature is rising the air can hold higher levels of humidity. The atmospheres water holding capacity is 4% for every 1 degree fahrenheit increase in temperature. This can result in extreme rains which can create rain storms and floods.
- Regions who rely on water from rivers may face water shortages. ⅙ of the world’s population receives their water from rivers that derive their water from glaciers. Since these glaciers will be melting, they will have a water supply peak and then run out. In addition, these regions may be at risk from flash floods due to the melting of the glaciers.
- Accelerated Global Warming due to ice melting will occur, known as the Albedo effect. Since the glaciers reflect solar radiation back into space instead of having it being absorbed, a decline in land ice will contribute to climate change.
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