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Changing climates

The purpose of this module is to explore the climates of today and predict the climates of the future

  • Key Stage Three,
  • Module,
  • The carbon and water cycles, climate and change,
  • Environmental interactions and management
  • Overview
  • Weather or climate?
  • Why is our climate like this?
  • Can climate change?
  • What will the climate be in the future?
  • Does it matter if climate changes?
  • Hello from 2050
  • What can we do to develop sustainably?

Does it matter if climate changes?

Key questions

What are the impacts of changing climates on different parts of the world?

Are all people affected equally by climate change?

What are the impacts of changing climates on different parts of the world?

Impact of GW/CC affected by physical environment, economic robustness, availability and willingness to adapt to new technologies,

  • Case study areas at risk

  • Low lying areas, for example Maldives, inundation by sea water

  • Desert fringes, for example Sudan, incr unreliability of rains ,desertification, water stress

  • Lower courses of River valleys; flooding, for example London and Manhattan

  • Cyclone areas - increasing frequency and severity of storms, for example SE USA and SE Asia

  • Alpine glacier - melt, increase runoff and flood risk, for example Bangladesh

Are all people affected equally by climate change?

Those that are least able to adapt to impacts will be the most vulnerable. Global warming will exacerbate the effects of global inequalities.

Draw parallel with risk vulnerability in case of hazards- exposure to type of risk varies across the world. Risks can be loss of life, susceptibility to epidemics, water stress, loss of permanent home, increased forced mobility/migration through to loss of lifestyle and amenity choices, for example more expensive skiing holidays.

Links

  • Defra Film on YouTube

  • BBC table of Impacts

Starter

Watch the Defra video on changing climate on YouTube.

What impacts are shown in the video? What messages are being communicated in it? Is it effective?

Main Activity

Remember a few lessons back you looked at the climate in different location?

In the same groups as last time, create a table to summarise the climate in each location using the predictions from the IPCC factsheet. Split the summary into categories: water, ecosystems, food, coasts, industry and health. You can use the table template if you wish.

The BBC website might give you some more information.

Plenary

Which parts of the world may be most affected by a changing climate?

Are all the impacts negative?

What about the opportunities?

Downloads

  • Changing Climates Lesson 5 IPCC Regional Climate Predictions (.doc)
  • Changing Climates Lesson 5 IPCC Regional Climate Predictions (.pdf)
  • Changing Climates Lesson 5 Summary Sheet Template (.doc)
  • Changing Climates Lesson 5 Summary Sheet Template (.pdf)
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