Environnement
It is scientifically impossible to attribute every weather event to current climate change. Statistically, it is possible to prove that global warming increases the likelihood of extreme weather events. The direct consequences of climate change caused by human activity are as follows:
- Increase in maximum temperatures
- Increase in minimum temperatures
- Rising sea level
- Rise in ocean temperature
- Increased rainfall (heavy rains and hail)
- Retreat and melting of glaciers
- Permafrost thaw
The indirect consequences of climate change which directly affect the population and the environment are as follows:
- Increase in food and water crises, especially in developing countries
- Health risks due to rising temperatures and heat waves
- Economic consequences for the elimination of climatic consequences
- Proliferation of pests and diseases
- Loss of biodiversity due to the limited capacity and speed of adaptation of flora and fauna
- Ocean acidification due to high HCO3 concentrations in water due to increased CO₂ concentrations
- Need to act in all sectors (e.g. agriculture, forestry, energy, infrastructure, tourism, etc…)