Negative Effects Of Rain In America

Along with global warming, factors such as population growth and increased demands, inefficient use of water resources, overuse of groundwater, mismanagement of water supply systems, misguided policies, and so on contributed to the occurrence of one of the worst droughts that California is experiencing in 2014-2015, which has a negative impact not only on environment, but also on social and economic sectors of California.

These parts are the most sensitive to heat waves, coastal storms, air pollution and drought. Water shortage will increase while wildfire will be increasing in the future. Sea ice and thawing permafrost will most happen in the Arctic. Along the coasts and across the western United States both increasing population and changes in climate place growing demands on transportation, water, and energy infrastructure. (2) Rising temperatures also worsen air pollution by increasing ground level ozone, which is created when pollution from cars, factories, and other sources react to sunlight and heat. The hotter things are the more smog and heat we get and the more of it we have. Dirtier air is linked to higher hospital admission rates and higher death rates for asthmatics. It worsens the health of people suffering from cardiac or pulmonary disease. And warmer temperatures also significantly increase airborne pollen, which is bad news for those who suffer from hay fever and other allergies. (3)

How El Nino Affecs Alabama Weather What is El Nino and what damage does it cause? El Nino is a periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean that sets off unstable weather patterns across the globe. Every time one develops in Alabama, cooler and wetter develops in the fall and winter months. The most serious El Nino weather pattern occured in 1997, creating floods and more snowfall in well-populated areas of the country.

With global warming, ecosystems will take a hit, as species will try to adapt to the changes around them. Species that cannot change their old habits will not survive due to survival of the fittest. Changed ecosystems could even lead to extinction of some kinds. This would upset the food chain, as the balance of nature completely flips upside-down. Mosquitoes can be a good example of how global warming effects North Dakota as well. With the perfect living conditions brought by climate change, mosquitoes have a longer lifespan and have more chances to spread diseases. Malaria and West Nile are just two of the many diseases easily spread. The number of people infected or sick with these diseases if multiplied even more since the mosquitoes have the perfect environment to grow in and expand (“Global Warming”). Even something as inconsequential as wildlife can be great affected by global warming in North

How Climate Change Effects The MidwestClimate Change in the Midwest effects people, ecosystems and infrastructure such as transportation, communication, sewage, water and electric systems. Environmentally climate change increases heat stress, flooding, drought, and late spring freezes. It helps disease prevalence, it also increases competition with native or nonnative species. Climate Change also causes erosion with land, also cause crop failures and reduces industrial products. Explanations will be included under this paragraph along with the main ideas in this paragraph. Climate change can affect

Although, all of this is in jeopardy. Low snow fall could cause all of these companies, jobs, and resorts to go downhill. Mitch Tobin, a journalist, had this to say about snow sports economy and risk factor. “But for me and millions of other Americans, playing in the snow is essential to our well-being. We’ll neglect family, friends, work, the health of the planet, and other concerns in order to get our white powder fix. Call it an addiction or healthy habit, snow sports are more than fun and games: they’re also an economic engine that climate change threatens to freeze.” (Tobin)

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Public Health, researchers from California concluded the following: “Drought-impacted households might perceive physical and mental health effects and might experience financial or property impacts related to the drought” (Barreau et al. 783). Now the key question is as follows: Can this research be beneficial to all citizens of California? In other words, can local and state politicians assist with the creation and implementation of procedures and solutions that can be used to reduce and/or prevent the future physical, mental and financial impacts related to the drought?

This next graphic displays the typical precipitation during the different El Niño years listed up at the top. This is shown through anomalies/averages. As you can see, California and the Gulf states have large amounts of precipitation up to 5 inches above normal, due to the storms that cut across those areas. The northern parts of the U.S. have close to nearly normal rainfall, while the Ohio Valley and areas of Washington are below the normal amount of precipitation shown by the negative anomalies.

The 2001/2002 winter had 17 percent fewer skier visits compared to the winter of 2007/2008. This difference in skier visits resulted in $54.3 million in lost revenue. Some might attribute the difference in snowfall from year to year as a natural occurrence because in realistically no two winters will have exactly the same snowfall totals. However, there is evidence that shows there is a trend of shorter winters with lower-snowfall totals. Over the last century, the northeast United States has seen the average annual temperature has increased by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. For New England specifically, average winter temperatures have increased 4.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 30 years. This temperature increase has greatly affected snow fall in this region. Snowfall has decreased 10 – 60 inches (depending on the region) and decreased the average snow cover season by more than 15 days over the span of only 30 years.

Climate change increases the possibility of extreme weather events which in turn makes disease transmission more frequent in poor, developing countries. The weather event known as El Nino has been determined to be one of the leading environmental factors that influences disease. El Nino is a band of warmer than average water, which

el nino is a warm band of water that periodically develops in the Pacific Ocean near the equator off western South America. El Niño—Spanish for “the child” because it often occurs around Christmas—occurs about once every two to seven years. El Niño can affect the weather in large parts of Asia, Africa, Indonesia, and North and South America, causing both floods and droughts. An El Niño event is often followed by a band of colder than normal ocean waters called La Niña, which is Spanish for “the girl.” La Niña produces the opposite weather conditions. Both of these phenomena cause changes in air pressure in the western Pacific. Together these two events are known as ENSO, or El Niño–Southern

Easterly trade winds, can filter and transform into westerlies. Thus, allowing great masses of warm water to flow from the western Pacific toward the Americas. This then can reduce the upwelling of cooler, nutrient-rich waters from the ocean and shut down or reverse it completely. Overall, El Nino alters ocean life by reducing the fish populations along the eastern Pacific shores and it does this in a couple distinctive ways. As El Nino weakens upwelling of cool nutrient-rich water to the ocean surface, the amount of phytoplankton decreases.

4. In July of 2006 heat waves contributed to the deaths of at least 225 people in North America.

For Arizona, changes in the weather tends to mean cooler air and some waterworks, which is a balm to our constant heat. However, for the ocean, climate change can be a deadly change. Though, it does not seem a likely cause, changes in currents, tides and winds can disperse the borders of dead zones. In the northwest pacific dead zones can be up to 20,000 sq miles and winds can spread the dead zones and make them larger (Pope). Causing all marine life who are unable to swim away to die. When searching for sea life in one of these dead zones a marine biologist, Jane Lubchenco, said, “it was so overwhelming and depressing” to see only the bones of those animals left behind (Weiss). Strong winds are producing plankton to quickly at higher sea levels and isn’t being consumed quick enough by fish (Weiss). The left over plankton dies falling to the ocean floor and begins to decay. Which then causes a dead zone or spreads and already dead zone farther out. It wouldn’t be a problem if upper waters pushed oxygen to the rotting areas, but in Oregon, there has been a change with the wind. The wind is now pushing areas without oxygen to shallow waters and closer to shore (Pope). So, instead of taking oxygen to the dead zones, the winds are

Coastal lands, agriculture, weak permafrost, increase in disease, weather patterns, ocean circulation, and biodiversity are few elements affected by this emergency. There is major concern for coastal flooding. IPCC estimates that 43% of coastal wetlands will be asphyxiated, beaches will wear down 100 to 200 ft., and 5,000 square miles will be overwhelmed with sea water. (Greenpeace) In Chesapeake Bay, beaches have already been lost, resulting from more than an inch increase in sea level. Many islands and low surface level countries will be inundated . Millions of people could be affect in Bangladesh, China, and New York due to flooding. Any country with a small economy can suffer greatly being unable to adapt and replenish resources. Pests that use warm weather will have more time to reproduce and feed on infected species, usually passing on infections. Allergens and viruses will be more persistent. Forest fires will increase. An example for agriculture damage is Kansas’ ability to be 4 degrees warmer during winter which is bad news for the winter wheat grown with cold air usually sent southward from the Artic ice. Also, during summer Kansas can lose valuable cropland from soil losing 10 percent of its moisture. (NRDC) Shrinkage in fresh water supply will result in water stress for people that rely on spring water, such as the Himalayans