Introduction

What are the potential impacts of climate change?


D9.1 Drought is one potential impact of climate change
Scientists cannot say for certain what the impacts of climate change will be, but they do have some predictions based off the models they have created. You will study these potential impacts, especially the impacts on sensitive biomes. You will also study the potential impacts on human lives and the lives of other species. The potential impact on humans and other organisms is the main reason we study climate change.

You will also investigate the risks and benefits of different human activities, including the impacts those activities have on the biosphere, biomes, and climates. You will look at different changes that can be made to reduce the impact human activity has on climate change.

  Targets

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to

  • identify the potential impacts of climate change on environmentally sensitive biomes
  • explain how climate affects the lives of humans and other organisms
  • explain the need to investigate climate change
  • assess the risks and benefits of human activity and its impact on the biosphere and climate

  Watch This

Climate Change © YouTube SciShow  


This video will provide an overview of the top five worst potential impacts of climate change. The impacts that we will study are caused by impacts outlined in this video. The video also focuses on impacts to the ocean, while this course focuses more on the impacts to land. Please note that this video talks about temperature changes in degrees Fahrenheit.