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* increased rates of heat stroke in countries that are already hot - estimated numbers of deaths | * increased rates of heat stroke in countries that are already hot - estimated numbers of deaths | ||
* lower [[food]] production as hot places become ''too'' hot to grow crops; then again, how does that compare to the cold regions that would then become warm enough to grow crops? | * lower [[food]] production as hot places become ''too'' hot to grow crops; then again, how does that compare to the cold regions that would then become warm enough to grow crops? | ||
* [[climate refugees]] | * [[climate refugees]] | ||
* ''Global warming'' refers to the increased ''average'' temperature around the world. 1 or 2 degrees increase doesn't seem like much, but it also comes with more ''fluctuations'' of temperature - more extreme hot days, more extreme cold days, and more storms. The whole shebang is referred to as ''climate change''. | * ''Global warming'' refers to the increased ''average'' temperature around the world. 1 or 2 degrees increase doesn't seem like much, but it also comes with more ''fluctuations'' of temperature - more extreme hot days, more extreme cold days, and more storms. The whole shebang is referred to as ''climate change''. | ||
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need to mention
- increased rates of heat stroke in countries that are already hot - estimated numbers of deaths
- lower food production as hot places become too hot to grow crops; then again, how does that compare to the cold regions that would then become warm enough to grow crops?
- climate refugees
- Global warming refers to the increased average temperature around the world. 1 or 2 degrees increase doesn't seem like much, but it also comes with more fluctuations of temperature - more extreme hot days, more extreme cold days, and more storms. The whole shebang is referred to as climate change.