On the average, winters will probably be shorter and milder, and summers will be longer and warmer. ... This will be especially true in summer time, when temperatures are predicted to soar to all new highs. ... In the long run, drought and summer heat could dramatically reduce food production in these regions. ... Extremely hot temperatures increase the number of people who die on a given day for many reasons: People with heart problems are vulnerable because one's cardiovascular system must work harder to keep the body cool during hot weather. ...

• Word Count: 1626
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

For both summer and winter Arctic sea-ice, the area coverage is declining at present and the ice has thinned significantly over a large area. ... The main concern about permafrost is that when it melts, the large quantity of carbon it contains is sent back to the atmosphere as methane and carbon dioxide, also there is presence of a frozen compound called clathrates beneath the permafrost and it may be destabilized and will ultimately result in the release of methane and carbon dioxide, the melting is an irreversible ecological landslide a vicious circular feedback that is becoming stronger and...

• Word Count: 2460
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Heat and drought may cause forests to die and food crops to fail. ... When the flames die down, nothing is left but acres of blackened, lifeless countryside. ... It means turning down the thermostat in your house in the winter and turning it up in the summer. Or better yet, try using fans instead of air conditioning in the summer months. ...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Heat and drought may cause forests to die and food crops to fail. ... When the flames die down, nothing is left but acres of blackened, lifeless countryside. ... It means turning down the thermostat in your house in the winter and turning it up in the summer. Or better yet, try using fans instead of air conditioning in the summer months. ...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School