i konw theremany things going around the world about global warming but i can't see the effect of greenhouse and global warming affect on australians. help someone!
2007-07-19 21:40:10 · 4 answers · asked by kuai g 1 in Environment ➔ Global Warming
Omg yes, it's absolutely freezing here right now. I'm in Queensland, Australia and we're having one of our coldest winters ever.
2007-07-20 00:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by Shivers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, the more extreme the climate already is the more pronounced the effects of global warming will be. Consequently the most dramatic effects have already been observed in extremely hot places like Africa and Asia and extremely cold places like Siberia and the Arctic.
Australia has the advantage of being a well developed nation and has the finances and resources to mitigate against many of the effects of global warming. For example, if global warming leads to drought in Australia and the crops fail then food can be imported, but if the same thing happens in Africa you have a famine and people die.
One effect is a gradual warming of average temperatures but this will be barely noticeable in Australia which has a variable climate. If for example it was 1°C warmer today than yesterday you'd probably not notice, you certainly wouldn't notice if this change occured over 60 years.
One thing that has been observed in Australia is an increase in the number of adverse weather and related events such as droughts and wild fires. No single event can be blamed on global warming but the general trend is an upward one and looks likely to continue.
Another noticeable effect in Australia is occuring in the oceans. As with many effects this isn't immediately noticeable unless you set out to look for it. The oceans are becoming more acidic and this is affecting the corals and marine life.
There are many other effects, here's a page outlining some of them, not all will apply to Australia - http://profend.com/global-warming/pages/effects.html
2007-07-20 03:51:06 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i could see what information is accessible on ocean temperatures. they're the main important ingredient to climate modifications on the land too. want to be a sprint ambitious - discover the information from the early British explorers (they took water temp and intensity measurements 4 hundred years in the past) around the Pacific basin and a few are on line. Sorry i'm unable to tell you the place to look.
2016-10-22 03:42:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
P. 896 - 902. It has all the basics of GW effects.
http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/Report/AR4WG1_Pub_Ch11.pdf
2007-07-19 22:20:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anders 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋