GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE

CONSEQUENCES OF THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES

GROUP 1
Julius Quiben
Taraveer Singh
Jeslyn Espiritu
Rica Mae Almiron
Joan Prieto
Regin Pataueg
Nerine Alejandre
Angel Marie Romero

>GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

•WHAT IS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ?

Global climate change refers to the average long-term changes over the entire Earth. These include
warming temperatures and changes in precipitation, as well as the effects of Earth's warming, such as:
Rising sea levels. Shrinking mountain glaciers.

Global climate change is anticipated to exacerbate the impacts of pollution and other environmental
disturbances on human health and well-being. Prime examples were discussed before with respect to
food and water security. In addition, the many impacts of global climate change are likely to pose other,
additional risks to human health and well-being. An illustration of the numerous potential impacts of
global climate change on human health is presented in Fig. 26.8. The case of the influence of climate
change on the incidence of vector-borne diseases is highlighted in information box 26.10.

WHY IS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IS IMPORTANT?

The impacts of climate change on different sectors of society are interrelated. Drought can harm food
production and human health. Flooding can lead to disease spread and damages to ecosystems and
infrastructure. Human health issues can increase mortality, impact food availability, and limit worker
productivity.

•WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be
natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been
the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Changing our main energy sources to clean and renewable energy is the best way to stop using fossil
fuels. These include technologies like solar, wind, wave, tidal and geothermal power. Switch to
sustainable transport. Petrol and diesel vehicles, planes and ships use fossil fuels.

Climate Change is the defining issue of our time and we are at a defining moment. From shifting weather
patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic
flooding, the impacts of climate change are global in scope and unprecedented in scale.

•EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for
over 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide
emissions. As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun's heat.
Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests and farming livestock are increasingly influencing the climate
and the earth's temperature. This adds enormous amounts of greenhouse gases to those naturally
occurring in the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming.

•Why is climate change so important?

Climate change is already impacting human health. Changes in weather and climate patterns can put
lives at risk. Heat is one of the most deadly weather phenomena. As ocean temperatures rise, hurricanes
are getting stronger and wetter, which can cause direct and indirect deaths.

How will climate change affect us?

Climate change is already impacting health in a myriad of ways, including by leading to death and illness
from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, storms and floods, the
disruption of food systems, increases in zoonoses and food-, water- and vector-borne diseases, and
mental health issues.

•What is the consequences of climate change?

The impacts of climate change on different sectors of society are interrelated. Drought can harm food
production and human health. Flooding can lead to disease spread and damages to ecosystems and
infrastructure. Human health issues can increase mortality, impact food availability, and limit worker
productivity

•What are the causes and consequences of climate change?

Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and destroying rainforests, have an increasing influence on
the climate and the Earth's temperature. This adds huge quantities of greenhouse gases to those
naturally present in the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming.

•What is the most important consequence of climate change?

The most important consequence of climate change is the global increase in temperature and how that
is affecting various animal species all over the Earth, the health of humans, and the rapid rise of sea
level. Every year hundreds of species are diminishing due to the global temperature increase.

•What are the consequences of human activity?

Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels,
and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and
undrinkable water.

>CONSECQUENCES OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES

•Burning fossil fuels, releasing chemicals into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of forest cover, and
the rapid expansion of farming, development, and industrial activities are releasing carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere and changing the balance of the climate system.

>HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

•Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels,
and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and
undrinkable water. These negative impacts can affect human behavior and can prompt mass migrations
or battles over clean water.

>The consequences of human activities in changing the surface of the Earth.

•Human modification of the landscape and human-caused climate changes are fundamentally altering
Earth’s surface processes and creating ecological challenges that scientists and policy makers are
struggling to address.

•The environmental impacts of human activity in Earth are expected to increase as the climate
continues to warm and as the world becomes progressively more populated, industrialized, and
urbanized. Scientific research has generally succeeded in documenting the magnitude of these
biophysical changes, including habitat loss for creatures in Earth and fragmentation, soil erosion,
biodiversity loss, and water depletion and degradation.

•Soil erosion provides a prime example to understand what is at stake. Although a natural process, soil
erosion has greatly accelerated globally due to cultivation, deforestation, and a host of other land-use
practices. Increased soil erosion generates sediment supply that often exceeds the transport capacity of
stream systems, leading to vast sediment storage on channel beds, on hillslopes, and in floodplains. This
historical sedimentation has already had significant impacts on channel processes, aquatic systems, and
fisheries. Moreover, these legacy sediments represent a future risk because they can be remobilized and
introduced into aquatic systems even following landscape amelioration.

HOW WE CAN HELP OUR ENVIRONMENT AS A STUDENT.

•Plant a tree. Trees provide food and oxygen. They help save energy, clean the air, and help combat
climate change.

•Volunteer. Volunteer for cleanups in your community. You can get involved in protecting your
watershed, too.
•Educate. When you further your own education, you can help others understand the importance and
value of our natural resources..

" ONE OF THE FIRST CONDITIONS OF HAPPINESS IS THAT THE LINK BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE SHALL
NOT BE BROKEN."

References.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/global-climate-change

https://www.slideshare.net/Nabiilah/causes-and-effects-of-climate-change

https://www.concernusa.org/story/human-activities-that-cause-climate-change/

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health