Geos Institute

The first climate change adaptation think tank, Oregon-based Geos Institute.

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Listed here are major weather-related impacts, all affecting our lifestyles.  Some are temporary; others are permanent.

Climate change has already begun to affect people’s everyday lives around the globe, and changes will become more severe in the future.

Expect either of two impacts:

• Direct Consequences.  

With direct consequences, we experience extreme weather and major infrastructure disruptions in our local area with various possible results, as shown in the chart below.

 

Direct Hits	Possible Impacts
Excessive precipitation over a short period	Flooding  Drinking water shortages Erosion and siltation
Lack of precipitation	Prolonged droughts Food and water shortages  Loss of vegetation or tree cover
Forest fires	Property damage Air pollution Erosion and sedimentation
More severe storm events	Property damage Food, water, supply, and medical shortages
Melting ice sheets & Rising sea level	Property loss People forced to move Mass migrations Watershed destruction
Changes in growing season	Crop losses Irrigation water shortages

• Indirect Consequences.

With indirect consequences, extreme weather outside our area disrupts the infrastructure serving our area, including:

• Food and water shortages
• Supply chain scarcities
• Cash flow shortages
• Work shutdowns
• Family Dislocations
• Medical service disruptions
• Communication disruptions
• Transportation disruptions
• Electrical and other energy disruptions
• Computer networks disruptions
• Emergency service disruptions