Climate change affects wild-life such as plants, animals and even us. It will cause sea levels to rise, coral reefs to die and it might even cause extinction of plants and animals.

Rising Sea Levels
In the past 100 years, sea levels have risen by 10-25cm. In the next 100 years they could rise by another 50cm or even more. This has happened because of polar ice and glaciers melting as well as sea water expanding as it heats up. This could cause islands and coastal areas to flood.

Dying Coral Reefs
Coral reefs will die due to coral bleaching. Coral bleaching occurs when the water temperature increases. The algae that gives the coral its colour and nourishment gets expelled and unless the water temperature cools, the coral will die.

Extinction of Plants and Animals
In the North Pole, the ice is melting by 10% per year. This is likely to increase because the white colour of the ice is no longer reflecting the sunlight. Also there is a change in their life style because of the changes in the seasons. The migrating birds have changed their time of travel and also their place of migration.

Loss of Food
There will be less food because of climate change. Crops will die by either drying or being flooded. The prices of food will increase therefore causing poor people who can’t afford the food to die.

Shif in Season Cycles
As summers are getting longer than winters.

Introduction of New Diseases
As bacteria are more effective and multiply much faster in warmer temperatures compared to cold temperatures.

Affecting Crop Production
As crops are getting destroyed by sudden change in temperatures rain patterns. The earth's atmosphere is also getting more unpredictable with heavy rains.

There are unfortunately some people who belive that Global Warming is a natural process and can not fiddle with the ecosystem.

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