-
Changes in the total amount
of precipitation and its frequency and intensity directly affect the magnitude and
timing of run-off and the
intensity
of
floods and
droughts
Cause
.
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ENCY 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
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Both the amount of heat stored in the ocean and the
difference in temperature between ocean and land affect the
intensity
of
monsoons
Cause
.
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]
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The output of energy from
the sun varies slightly from decade to decade, and there is also evidence that
solar
Cause
intensity has
increased somewhat over the past 3 centuries.
[
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Direct
health effects include increases in mortality and illness (predominantly
cardio-respiratory) due to an anticipated increase in the
intensity and duration
of heat
waves
Cause
.
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Changes in
solar
Cause
intensity and in
concentrations of greenhouse gases, for example, have a global effect, whereas
changes in aerosol and stratospheric ozone concentrations are more regionalized.
[
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Thus, projected increases in
tropical
cyclone
Cause
intensity and
possible changes in their locations specific frequency, along with sea-level rise,
would have major impacts - notably, increased storm-surge heights for a given return
period (medium to high confidence).
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The most widespread
serious potential impacts are flooding, landslides, mudslides, and avalanches driven
by projected increases in
rainfall
Cause
intensity and
sea-level rise.
[
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]
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Warmer ocean temperatures, changes in
storm
Cause
frequency and
intensity and shifts in ocean circulation would also
seriously affect coastal ecosystems, including the health of coral reefs and the
distribution of fish populations.
[
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]
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An increase in
thermohaline
overturning
Cause
intensity results in
a smaller deep ocean warming, while a reduction in overturning intensity leads to
greater deep ocean warming.
[
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]
-
Hurricane
Cause
intensity could also
be affected by a warmer climate.
[
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]
-
Drier soils can also add to the
intensity
of daytime
temperatures
Cause
by reducing cooling from surface
evaporation.
[
1CANADACCD 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
-
There appears to be a recent trend towards
increased
Degree
frequency and
intensity
of
disasters related to extreme weather
events
Cause
.
[
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]
-
Changes in frequency and
intensity
of
droughts and
floods
Cause
are projected, which could cause
significant financial and human loss throughout Europe.
[
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]
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Changes in
climate will affect coastal systems through sea-level rise and an increase in
storm-surge hazards and possible changes in the frequency and/or
intensity
of extreme
events
Cause
.
[
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]
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The impacts- of these projected changes in climate
include changes in many aspects of biodiversity and disturbance regimes (e.g.,
changes in the frequency and
intensity
of
fires,
pests,
and
diseases
Cause
).
[
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]
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Climate change models incorporating hurricanes show an
increase in the
intensity
of
hurricanes
Cause
- but not in their number - as the oceans
warm.
[
AWORLDOFSCIENCE 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
-
We know of
mechanisms by which global warming could increase the frequency or
intensity
of severe
weather
Cause
, but other physical processes could also
have an important effect on the outcome.
[
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]
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A number of other factors,
such as changes in the
intensity
of the sun 's
radiation
Cause
and the thinning of the ozone layer, may
also affect the course of future climate change.
[
3CANADAENVIRON 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
-
Because the
intensity
of the solar
radiation
Cause
changes with latitude, time of day and
seasons, all parts of the planet are not heated equally.
[
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]
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[Changes] can be caused by natural processes like
volcanic eruptions, changes in the
sun 's
Cause
intensity, or very
slow changes in ocean circulation or land surfaces which occur on time scales of
decades, centuries or longer.
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]