How much is global warming effecting our daily lives?

Question: How much is global warming effecting our daily lives?
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Asked by anon-271015 on 27 Nov 2020.
- Kate Dobson answered on 27 Nov 2020:
  
  At the minute you might not notice the changes, but the weather is getting more extreme and there are already more floods and major storms than when I was your age. The main problem is that effects will continue to get worse if we don’t find ways of reducing our impact.
  
  Did you know that lockdown caused a 17% reduction in the amount of CO2 we produced? Now, this is one good thing to come out of lockdown, BUT it only takes us back to the CO2 levels we were at in 2006. We need to try and reduce our emission by roughly this amount EVERY year if we are to get to zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
- Rachel Jackson answered on 30 Nov 2020:
  
  Hello! I think it depends on where you live in the world, and there have been noticeable changes closer than you may realise!
  
  Due to global warming, glaciers are melting and water in our oceans is getting warmer. Water gets bigger as it heats up, meaning that the ocean is getting fuller and fuller, causing rising sea levels.
  
  Houses around the coast of England are at high risk. Lots of houses are built at the top of cliffs overlooking the sea which sounds like a beautiful view! Sadly, the rising sea levels are causing these cliffs to become damaged through ‘erosion’ meaning it is possible the houses at the top of the cliffs are very unsafe and may fall. This is becoming a growing problem in coastal areas in England and the prime minister has been urged to give these areas support and extra money.
- Sarah Smythe answered on 30 Nov 2020:
  
  I live in an area with very old houses but near a river. The river floods over and our houses flood every couple of years. If this had happened in the past (when they were built in Victorian times) our homes would not be still here. This is a new thing and it is a simple example of the problems of global warming on our daily lives!
- Ben Pritchard answered on 30 Nov 2020:
  
  As the years go by, it is becoming clearer that we are having ever-increasing extreme weather incidents. In 2019, India had the wettest monsoon in 25 years. The Bahama’s were ravaged by Hurricane Dorian, Mozambique had the tropical cyclone Idai, Australia had horrendous wild fires, Japan suffered from Typhoon Hagibis, floods in the US due to the wettest year on record. Unfortunately with our current impact on the climate and the rise in temperature, we are the cause for the increasing extreme weather events.
  These events impact us in many ways too, from shortages of certain crops like coffee to the bleaching of the great reef’s of the ocean.
- Amy Rattenbury answered on 1 Dec 2020:
  
  Such an important question! The issue with global warming is that the changes are only very gradual and so we do not always notice them as they are happening. It’s only when we look at the bigger picture and how things have changed over much longer periods than we really see the impact. Humans have a responsibility to care for the planet but often we end up damaging it which means it won’t be around as long. There are lots of great documentaries on this subject and I think it is important everyone is aware

Question: How much is global warming effecting our daily lives?

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