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(Girvetz et al. 2019). Predictions of climate change will become better with the
availability of adequate data, unlike now (Kotir 2011). Africa will remain among
the continents that will be most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change
due to the anticipated change and the perceived lack of ability of Africans and their
governments to withstand the changes.
2.5.2 Antarctica
With the current climate change trends, there is a likelihood of Antarctica’s melting
ice changing the weather around the world. Melting ice will result in more trapped
heat within some regions as well as colder temperatures within others.
2.5.3 Asia
Climate change will lead to higher temperatures, intense storms, lower crop yields,
the collapse of coral reefs, and erratic rainfall patterns. Many countries in the
continent are the most vulnerable of plunging deeper into disaster and poverty in
case climate change mitigation and adaptation interventions are not robustly and
promptly rolled out.
2.5.4 Australia
Projections from climate change in Australia department indicate in the coming years, Australia will experience: more increase in temperatures, with many
extremely hot days, increased acidification of oceans and warming, longer-lasting
marine waves, reduced cool-season rainfall, more high fire weather danger days,
and fewer tropical cyclones.
2.5.5 Europe
Considering the current trend, temperature will rise from 3 to 5- ◦ C by the end
of the twenty-first century (European Environment Agency 2019). With increased
exploitation of fossil fuel resources, the rise in temperature will be significantly
higher. The average temperature will rise by about 0.2 ◦ C every 10 years for the
next 20 years.
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(Girvetz et al. 2019). Predictions of climate change will become better with the
availability of adequate data, unlike now (Kotir 2011). Africa will remain among
the continents that will be most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change
due to the anticipated change and the perceived lack of ability of Africans and their
governments to withstand the changes.
2.5.2 Antarctica
With the current climate change trends, there is a likelihood of Antarctica’s melting
ice changing the weather around the world. Melting ice will result in more trapped
heat within some regions as well as colder temperatures within others.
2.5.3 Asia
Climate change will lead to higher temperatures, intense storms, lower crop yields,
the collapse of coral reefs, and erratic rainfall patterns. Many countries in the
continent are the most vulnerable of plunging deeper into disaster and poverty in
case climate change mitigation and adaptation interventions are not robustly and
promptly rolled out.
2.5.4 Australia
Projections from climate change in Australia department indicate in the coming years, Australia will experience: more increase in temperatures, with many
extremely hot days, increased acidification of oceans and warming, longer-lasting
marine waves, reduced cool-season rainfall, more high fire weather danger days,
and fewer tropical cyclones.
2.5.5 Europe
Considering the current trend, temperature will rise from 3 to 5- ◦ C by the end
of the twenty-first century (European Environment Agency 2019). With increased
exploitation of fossil fuel resources, the rise in temperature will be significantly
higher. The average temperature will rise by about 0.2 ◦ C every 10 years for the
next 20 years.