discuss Australia’s climate in a four-degree world. What five dramatic projections do they conclude awaits Australia in a four-degree world for the following?
Impacts of climate change
Whetton et al. (2014) discuss Australia’s climate in a four-degree world. What five dramatic projections do they conclude awaits Australia in a four-degree world for the following?
| Climate element | Projections in a four-degree world? |
| Temperature | |
| Annual rainfall | |
| Potential evaporation | |
| Snow cover | |
| Sea level |
Pick ONE climate element from the above and answer the following about the implications for the sector you considered in Assignment 2 (Formative Reflection):
Climate element (from above):
Projection for a four-degree world (from above):
Sector you are considering:
| Direct impacts of this change on the sector | Indirect impacts of this change on the sector | How significant are these impacts likely to be for this sector?
Scale 1 – 5, 5 being v (high) |
