The BBC has a very good interactive map about the effects of climate change on the planet. It gives you case studies of places and other factors including coasts, industry, food, health and water. It would make an excellent revision aid for GCSE.
Visit the following BBC page: coastal erosion video clips . Watch one of the short video reports on an area of coast affected by erosion and then write a brief summary. Your summary must include:
Your HW is to find some information about flooding in Mozambique – the flood we have been looking at in class happened in 2000, but there have been others since. Investigate this further and produce a page of information and pictures showing what you have found out. Try to find any personal experiences or eyewitness accounts if you can. The link to the BBC below might get you started…
The death toll has now moved into the 1000's in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr. The category 4 storm devastated the extremely low lying southern coast of Bangladesh - home to over 5 million people - on the night of 15th November. The news report below outlines the main impacts of this storm on the people of Bangladesh. More detail can be found on the BBC news web pages.
Here is a link to the map/satelite images we were using in class today. The map/image is able to show potential flood implications of sea level rise between 2 and 14 metres. As it is powered by Google maps you can zoom in and out to see the national, regional or local picture. In fact, it is possible to zoom right out and view the whole planet – zooming back in to other countries if desired. Can you use it to find out which countries will suffer the most from changes in sea level?
Map to show potential impact of sea level changes on the UK.
