LIFESCI 2H03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Herpes Simplex Virus, Indoor Air Quality, Solar Zenith Angle
22 Mar 2016
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Lecture 8 - climate change and indirect impacts: climate trends. General increase in global surface temperatures over the decades, and change in precipitation: effects of climate change on social dynamics. Which of the following would be a form of change in social dynamics resulting from climate change: malnutrition, military or political conflicts, mental depression, ecosystem damage. Wednesday, march 2, 2016: climate change and the limits of crops. With increases in temperatures, our crops will be stressed. Productivity reduced by 1% in africa (corn). They are already struggling for food so it"ll just make matters worse. Greater the change in temperature, greater the impact. Global production potential is threatened when the local temperature increases by just 1 c. Estimated net impact of climate trends for 1980-2008 on crop yield: Estimated net impact of climate trends for 1980-2009 on crop yields for major producers and for global production.
