ENBUS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Glacial Motion
27 May 2016
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Enbus 102 climate change as a business model. 5-20% increase in yields of rain-fed agriculture in some regions. Increased frequency, duration and intensity of heat waves in cities that currently experience them. Gradual replacement of tropical forest by savannah in eastern amazonia. Risk of significant biodiversity loss through species extinction in many tropical areas. Significant changes in water availability for human consumption, agriculture and energy generation. Increased risk of inland floods, more frequent coastal flooding and increased erosion from storms and sea level rises. Reduction of crop productivity in southern europe. By 2020, between 75-250 million people are projected to be exposed to increased water stresses. Yields from rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50% in some regions. Agricultural production including access to food, may be severely compromised. Freshwater availability projected to decrease in central, south, east and southeast. Coastal areas will be at risk due to increasing floods.
