And although it’s hardly comparable with life-threatening floods, climate change may already be making you late for work. Climate change affects rainfall patterns, meaning both drought and flooding will be more common, and more intense. Because we all need clean waterĭid you know that 2 in every 3 people worldwide live in regions of severe water scarcity? Even a small increase in global temperatures will destabilise the water cycle and could make water scarcity much worse. Climate change is very bad news for anyone hoping to see the Great Barrier Reef one day. Today, the ocean is 26% more acidic than it was in 1990, and the Great Barrier Reef has just experienced unprecedented back-to-back bleaching events in 20. Ocean acidification – from increased CO2 in the atmosphere – compounds the problem. Warmer air and ocean temperatures cause coral bleaching, where corals lose their colour and may die. ![]() ![]() Finding Nemo or Dory may become harder as their beautiful homes crumble under the stress of our changing climate.
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