Results of Rising Temperatures

The results of rising temperature are many and varied on the land and in the ocean. We invite you to help gather authorative opinions and evidence of these effects which include melting glaciers and icecaps, loss of permafrost, drier countries and wetter countries and the pressures on plant and animal species. A section records famines and natural disasters which are expected to increase.

It is important to identify in advance at what point these will cause unacceptable damage to life on the planet - including us. Bear in mind that 1 degree of warming on average includes 6 degrees warming in some Northern areas and some cooling in other places. The most accurate climate models are starting to indicate the worst problem areas. The 11 states of the US West have shown above average warming leading to local losses of billions already.

The discovery of fossil forests and dinosaurs in Antarctica indicate a possible extreme future scenario. The changing species in Russia's forests are significant.

There are at present conflicting opinions regarding the effect of warming on the frequency and severity of earthquakes. There is also growing concern about the increasing frequency of severe flooding from recently discovered atmospheric rivers.

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1. Greenland Hydro Power Grows  amid hopes for tourism 20/06/16
2. Australia Warns of Poor outlook for Great Barrier Reef 13/08/14 
3. Hurricanes to get Stronger  by 160% 23/01/16 
4. First January Hurricane since 1938  17/01/16 
5. Melting Arctic to cost $60 trillion  24/07/13
6. Warming Benefits Arctic Economies  29/08/14
7. Fish Move Towards the Poles  29/02/16 
8. Australian Shiraz Migrates  15/07/14
9. USA Counts the Cost  in billions  26/06/14
10. May Hurricane Breaks 13 year old Record  28/05/14 
11. India Turning to Desert  21/06/14
12. Droughts will increase  10/04/14 
13. Secondary Rainfall Effects of Warming  15/11/13 
14. Amazon Danger Increases  26/10/13 
15. End of the Mammoths  09/02/14 
16. US Insurers Adjust for Climate Change risks 29/09/13 
17. Record Alaska Temperatures kill fish  08/08/13 
18. Major Populations Displaced by sea level and storms 17/07/13 
19. Cost of Carbon now $43 per ton  25/07/13 
20. Warming reducing seasonality  20/03/13 
21. Return of Grapes of Wrath  02/01/13 
22. More Frequent Extreme Rainfall Events 01/02/13 
23. USA Flood Risk Assessment  14/03/12 
24. Sea Level Rise 3mm pa but quite variable 24/09/12 
25. Slowing Planetary Waves  26/02/13 
26. Atmospheric Rivers and Megafloods 06/12/12 
27. Half Great Barrier Coral Lost in 27 years 02/10/12 
28. Maya Civilization Destroyed by Climate Change  09/11/12 
29. Arctic Ice Loss Equivalent to 20 years human CO2  pollution due to lost albedo effect 06/09/12 
30. Extreme Heat Covers more of the planet  Hansen says 05/08/12
31. Permafrost Threatened  20/09/12 
32. African Forest Resilient to Drier Conditions  28/08/12 
33. Sun Loses Grip on Earth Temperature  06/09/12 
34. Wet Places Wetter and Dry Drier 8 percent per degree  27/04/12 
35. Unprecedented Greenland Melt 02/08/12 
36. Solved! A mystery for eco-modelers  24/02/12 
37. Large Study of Effects 14/05/08
38. Dinosuar Methane Emissions Significant  07/05/12 
39. Temperature Affects Size  17/10/11 
40. Tornados More Frequent  03/03/12 
41. How fast will fish have to migrate ? 12/11/11 
42. Better Prediction of Ocean Role 30/10/11 
43. Volcanic Origin for Little Ice Age cooling by aerosols 20/01/12 
44. Heat Affects Crops 31/10/11 
45. Sea Levels will now rise for 500 years 13/10/11 
46. Arctic Effects More Extensive than Expected  06/05/11 
47. Wildlife Adaptation proportionate to temperature rise and 3 times expectations 18/08/11 
48. Driest Monsoons in 1000 years  in Peru 16/05/11 
49. Severe Climate Events Cause Permanent Change 13/10/11
50. Better Understanding of Greenhouse Gases  11/09/11 
51. Drought Could Hit Worlds Most Populous Areas  21/10/10 
52. Declining Plankton  10/08/10
53. Earth is now a Windier World  29/03/11
54. Russia's Forests Promote Warming  30/03/11 
55. Glaciers Melting Faster in Patagonia 10/04/11 
56. Hurricanes may not be more frequent  12/11/10 
57. Canadian Islands Losing Ice Rapidly  16/04/10 
58. Atlantic Cold Tongue  13/02/11 
59. 9 Tipping Points 25/03/09
60. Uneven Sea Level Rise Threatens Bangladesh  15/07/10 
61. Feedback less than estimates used for models 10/01/10
62. Earthquake Frequency  25/03/11 
63. Thresholds of Climate Change in Ecosystems Government Report 21/01/09
64. Methane Release off Siberia leads to new fears 23/09/08
65. Caribbean Coral Devastation 11/06/09
66. B C Forest Fires More Severe 04/08/09
67. Catastrophic Methane Release Debate 30/10/08
68. Troposphere is Warming Too  19/11/10 
69. 30% of Land Birds Threatened 08/12/07
70. Infectious Diseases move to populated areas 28/01/09
71. Victoria Forest Fires explained 10/02/09
72. Himalayan Glaciers Retreat endangering Asia's water 13/12/08
73. Antarctic Ice Shelf Set to Collapse 20/01/09
74. Danger to Amazon
75. Borders Threatened in US study 07/09/08
76. Large fish in danger ? 27/10/08
77. Ozone Hole 8% larger in 2008 may be due to warming 20/09/08
78. Ocean Stratification Endangers Phytoplankton
79. EU Summary of Strategic Dangers 04/04/08
80. Himalayan Dangers from glacial lakes overflowing 20/04/08
81. Lake Warming endangers 2500 species 05/05/08
82. Water Shortage and Migration 25/01/08
83. One Third of Frogs Endangered 03/03/08
84. Chinese Rangelands will Suffer 06/07/08
85. Indus River and most Asian Rivers in Crisis 13/04/08
86. US West Starting to Suffer 01/04/08
87. Population Destabilized in every continent 11/03/08
88. Adriatic Doomed as current stops. 13/09/07
89. $500 billion hurricane by 2020 says report 07/04/08
90. Least Arctic Ice in History 19/09/07
91. Waking up to the Value of Water 20/04/08
92. Rising Hurricane Trend 31/07/07
93. Hurricane Increase Questioned 13/04/08
94. Disappearing Countries 19/09/07
95. Food Shortages 02/10/07
96. Uncontrollable Forest Fires more frequent 27/09/07
97. Forest Dieback Conference 18/09/07
98. Aspens Starving to Death in Colorado USA 05/04/08
99. NASA watches for hurricanes by measuring the Gulf water temperature. 17/08/07
100. Arctic Oil Dangers
101. Rising temperatures may Awaken Ancient Micro Organisms 14/08/07
102. Some Places Wetter and Others Drier 02/08/07
103. Larger but fewer storms may cause More or Less Forest Fires 30/08/07
104. Rainier Tropical Oceans Drier Land 28/08/07
105. 100 year flood every decade in NY study helps mayor take action 11/07/07
106. Food for the poorest in danger
107. Leading to War 11/07/07
108. Message from Everest 06/07/07
109. Appeal from Orissa 17/06/07
110. Whales Underfed 07/07/07
111. Wolves, Reindeer and Suicides
112. Trials of Increased CO2 and Ozone in Forest of Northern Hemisphere 28/08/07
113. Climate Change Affects World Agriculture
114. Wild relatives of Domestic Crops Endangered
115. Gulf Stream Weakening
116. Snow Loss in Antarctic
117. Permafrost erosion
118. Contribution of Arctic Methane 01/11/07
119. Antarctic Ice Thinning
120. Arctic Passage Widens
121. Prehistoric Upwelling Could be Repeated accelerating the warming.
122. Heatwaves and Floods in Britain
123. Chinese Agriculture in Danger
124. American Wildlife
125. Desertification
126. African Poverty
127. Moose Example of Sensitivity to Temperature
128. UN reports efforts Woeful
129. Loss of Species
130. Fish Endangered
131. Endangers Plant Pollinator Relationships
132. Heat Waves, Water Shortage and Drought Patterns
133. Dust and Hurricanes
134. Alaska Warmer Dryer
135. Ice Shelf Collapse linked to warming
136. African Drought
137. Greatest Unknown - Clouds
138. Difficulties of Antarctic Measurements
139. Mass Migration
140. Insect Population Increases
141. Warmer Ocean Dangers
142. Eventual Sea Level
143. Australia Warming Faster
144. Could Dolphin diseases be a first indicator of ocean problems?
145. More rain less rain
146. The Leaf Litter Study will help climate modelling