effects of sea level rising by nathalie troost, bram nap, youri de ruiter & selina van luik
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FOOD SUPPLIES
Effects on the food supplies:
Crops will be destroyed Infected crops Contamination of the ground
Less space to grow crops
Water supplies contaminated Even less drinking water
EXTINCTION
Effects on animals:
Decreasing habitat Contamination of the water
Less food
Melting ice sheets Animals moving to other places
Different “natural” enemies
DISEASES
Effects on diseases:
Vector-borne diseases Contaminate the water supplies
Increase of breeding grounds for mosquitoes Main cause of malaria and dengue
Infected water snails Able to adapt to salty water levels
PRECAUTIONS
No certain solution yet Creating lakes in Australian desert
Global warming must be decreased first
You can do things yourself Not putting appliances on standby
Not possible to completely stop it Thermal expansion