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© Oxford University Press, All rights reserved. 1 Chapter 16 A WARMER WORLD Human factors in a warmer world Possible links to catastrophic weather extremes Curbing greenhouse emissions – a global problem –Likely patterns for AustraliaTRANSCRIPT
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CHAPTER 16CURRENT TRENDS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
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INTRODUCTION• A warmer world• Future agriculture• Clean air• Rising seas• Water issues• Habitat changes• Human health• Sustainable development• Natural disasters
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A WARMER WORLD
• Human factors in a warmer world• Possible links to catastrophic weather
extremes• Curbing greenhouse emissions – a global
problem– Likely patterns for Australia
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FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
• Major income source and food security for Australians
• Warming, water stress and challenges for Agriculture
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URBAN ATMOSPHERES
• Human impacts on the atmosphere• Meeting transport needs and improving air
quality in the future• Strategies for minimising impacts of
automobiles
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RISING SEAS• Relationship between global warming and
sea level• The geological record of sea level
variation• The projected future sea level from models• Measurement records and model
predictions
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WATER ISSUES
• Water availability• Drought and water sustainability• Population questions and water quality
issues• Role of groundwater
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HABITAT CHANGES
• Global expansion of human activities and habitat loss
• Species extinctions• Global warming and habitat changes
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HUMAN HEALTH
• Recent trends in human health patterns– Developing resistance to antibiotics– Increases in water-related diseases– Increase in asthma
• Changing age patterns, climates, and impacts in Australia
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• Main issues at a global scale• Precautionary principle• Strategies to address sustainable
development• Costs and benefits
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NATURAL DISASTERS• Climate-related patterns in Australia
– Drought– Flood– Cyclones and storms– Fire
• Geologically related patterns for Australia– Earthquake
• Impacts on the insurance industry