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• The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region
• Abundant precipitation.
• High temperature• Raising of the sea
level
Health Water resources Agriculture Areas of coastline Forest Species and natural areas
Climate changes, as extreme changes in temperature, have a direct impact on human health:
Maximum high, an increase in heat days and heat waves cause a higher mortality rate due to stress, especially among the elder people who need of care .
Health is also indirectly threatened by changes concerning the dissemination of pathogens, pollutants and allergens.
• Water supplies• Water quality• Racing for
water
• Yield of crops
• Need of water for irrigation
• Beach erosion• Flooding of
coastal land• Additional
costs for the protection of coastal communities
• Composition of the forest
• Geographical extent of forests
• Health and productivity of forests
• Disappearance of habitats and species
• Melting of glaciers