• Question: What will happen if global warming gets worse and if it does how will it affect humans and all the animals and wildlife on earth??

    Asked by Orla Graham :-) to Tora, David, Clare on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Tora Smulders-Srinivasan

      Tora Smulders-Srinivasan answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      If global warming continues, it will have devastating effects on humans and wildlife.

      Some animals might actually do better, but mostly the oceans will rise compared to where they are today and lots of places will drown.

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  • Photo: Daniel

    Daniel commented on :

    Hi there Orla,
    Global warming will get worse no matter what we do. Even if we stop generating CO2 tomorrow there is a residual effect that means the Earth will continue to rise in temperature over the next 100 years.

    Most experts now agree that a 2 degree raise in global temperature is certain by 2100. This is going to have far reaching consequences. The biggest, I think, will be the global distribution of water. Most predictions show that dry areas get drier and wet areas will get wetter and this causes us problems in producing the food we need. Indeed, producing the food we need to feed a global population over the next 50 to 100 years will be a major challenge – one enhanced by the impact that climate change will have.
    Another big issue will be sea-level rise. Higher temperatures will raise global sea levels – likely by around 50 cm by 2100. Given that more than 200 million people live in coastal areas at sea-level this will be a huge issue in terms of either coastal defence construction or re-location.