Global Warming and Environmental Science

Risks of Global Warming and Climate Change

Global Warming and climate change has already had observable effects on the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is ending earlier, plant and animal ranges have shifted, and trees are flowering sooner. Effects that scientists had predicted within the past would result from global climate change are now occurring loss of sea ice, accelerated water level rise and longer, more intense heat waves. In each of our nine cases, the extent of physical climate risk increases by 2030 and further by 2050. Across our cases, we discover increases in socioeconomic impact of between roughly two and 20 times by 2050 versus today’s levels. We also find physical climate risks are increasing across our global country analysis whilst some countries find some benefits.