Global warming is an increase in the Earth's average temperature due to emissions of pollutants and accumulation of greenhouse gases which could completely change climate zone patterns. This then affects Climate change. Climate change is a change in the Earth’s climate patterns and could negatively or positively affect regions such as Africa. This will result in increased or decreased rainfall, winds, snow, and other weather occurrences. This essay discusses the effects of climate change on Africa in accordance with case studies and facts provided by Via Afrika Grade 10 geography textbook.
Consequences of climate change
According to the via Afrika grade 10 geography textbook, “Africa is a continent that has contributed the smallest amount …show more content…
Climate change will cause destitution and problems for people in Africa. This is mainly because the underprivileged or poor and gradually developing countries are in Africa and much of Africa lacks the decent infrastructure to help people survive climate change.”[Page 109] With that given if climate change becomes severe, subsistence farmers who rely on rainfall for irrigation of their vegetation, while under an assumption that they cannot afford expensive or properly working irrigation systems to irrigate their crops when there is a drought they cannot irrigate leading to a shortage of food. Subsistence farmers are also reliant on graze land for their livestock and for graze land to be available it depends on rainfall. Also stated in the Via Afrika textbook is that “Overgrazing during drought years can contribute to desertification which mainly is when places become more arid”. Also if there was more rain in usually dry conditions this can cause swarms of locusts to breed which destroys …show more content…
It can ruin vegetation, increase diseases, infections and viruses and also destroy homes. Such examples include when Mozambique experienced a flood when the valley of the lower Limpopo river flooded. Moist or hotter conditions can cause malaria to thrive as mosquitos can breed in hotter conditions.
In accordance with a case study in Via Afrika, “The highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro also has experienced a decrease ice fields and snow-caps. Mount Kenya only has 25% of its glacial ice left. The melting of the ice and the uncovering of the bare ground will let the absorption of more solar radiation to occur because there will be less ice to reflect the sun’s energy”.[Page106]
Consequences of climate change
According to the via Afrika grade 10 geography textbook, “Africa is a continent that has contributed the smallest amount …show more content…
Climate change will cause destitution and problems for people in Africa. This is mainly because the underprivileged or poor and gradually developing countries are in Africa and much of Africa lacks the decent infrastructure to help people survive climate change.”[Page 109] With that given if climate change becomes severe, subsistence farmers who rely on rainfall for irrigation of their vegetation, while under an assumption that they cannot afford expensive or properly working irrigation systems to irrigate their crops when there is a drought they cannot irrigate leading to a shortage of food. Subsistence farmers are also reliant on graze land for their livestock and for graze land to be available it depends on rainfall. Also stated in the Via Afrika textbook is that “Overgrazing during drought years can contribute to desertification which mainly is when places become more arid”. Also if there was more rain in usually dry conditions this can cause swarms of locusts to breed which destroys …show more content…
It can ruin vegetation, increase diseases, infections and viruses and also destroy homes. Such examples include when Mozambique experienced a flood when the valley of the lower Limpopo river flooded. Moist or hotter conditions can cause malaria to thrive as mosquitos can breed in hotter conditions.
In accordance with a case study in Via Afrika, “The highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro also has experienced a decrease ice fields and snow-caps. Mount Kenya only has 25% of its glacial ice left. The melting of the ice and the uncovering of the bare ground will let the absorption of more solar radiation to occur because there will be less ice to reflect the sun’s energy”.[Page106]