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Global warming effect on:
South America
South America's climate is changing. Precipitation patterns are shifting, temperatures are rising,
and some areas are experiencing changes in the frequency and severity of weather extremes such
as heavy rains. The impacts range from melting Andean glaciers to devastating floods and
droughts.
Effect of global warming on south America.

North America:
According to the American Government’s Climate Change Science Program, "With continued
global warming, heat waves and heavy downpours are very likely to further increase in
frequency and intensity. Substantial areas of North America are likely to have more frequent
droughts of greater severity.
Climate change in the United States is causing effects in

the United States that are widespread and varied. In 2012, the United States experienced its
warmest year on record. Different regions experience widely different climatic changes.
Changes in climate in the regions of the United States appear significant. For example, drought
conditions appear to be worsening in the southwest while improving in the northeast.
Europe:
Climate change is likely to increase the frequency of flooding across Europe in the coming

years. Heavy rainstorms are projected to become more common and more intense due to higher
temperatures, with flash floods expected to become more frequent across Europe.
Climate change in Europe has resulted in an increase in temperature of 1 °C in Europe in the last
hundred years. According to international climate experts, global temperature rise should not
exceed 2 °C to prevent the most dangerous consequences of climate change.
Africa:
Increases in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns also significantly affect population
health across Africa. Warmer temperatures and higher rainfall increase habitat suitability for
biting insects and the transmission of vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever, malaria and
yellow fever.
The IPCC expects Central Africa to see a decrease in the length of wet spells and a slight
increase in heavy rainfall. West Africa has been identified as a climate-change hotspot, with
climate change likely to lessen crop yields and production, with resultant impacts on food
security.
Antarctic:
The warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is causing changes to the physical and living
environment of Antarctica. The distribution of penguin colonies has changed as the sea ice
conditions alter. Melting of perennial snow and ice covers has resulted in increased colonisation
by plants. Over the past 50 year been one of the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. This
warming is not only restricted to the land but can also be noted in the Southern Ocean. Upper
ocean temperatures to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula have increased over 1°C since 1955. It
has now been established that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is warming more rapidly than the
global ocean as a whole. Studying climate change in Antarctica is important because it enables
scientists to predict more accurately future climate change and provide information to politicians
and policy make
Asia:
By 2050, parts of Asia may see increasing average temperatures, lethal heat waves, extreme
precipitation events, severe hurricanes, drought, and changes in water supply (see figure below).
The Asian GDP that is at risk from this warming accounts for more than two-thirds of the total
annual global GDP impacted.
Global warming can result in many serious alterations to the environment, eventually impacting
human health. It can also cause a rise in sea level, leading to the loss of coastal land, a change in
precipitation patterns, increased risks of droughts and floods, and threats to biodiversity.
Australia
Rising sea levels and more frequent and intense storm surges will see more erosion of
Australia's coastline, wearing away and inundating community and residential properties. Health:
Increasingly severe and frequent heat waves may lead to death and illness, especially among the
elderly.
Australia is experiencing higher temperatures, more extreme droughts, fire seasons, floods and
more extreme weather due to climate change. Rising sea levels add to the intensity of high-sea-
level events and threaten housing and infrastructure.

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