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| q |
A
general reduction, with some variation, in potential crop
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yields
in most regions in mid-latitudes for increases in annual-
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average
temperature of more than a few °C.
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| q |
Decreased
water availability for populations in many water-
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scarce
regions, particularly in the sub-tropics.
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| q |
An
increase in the number of people exposed to vectorborne
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(e.g.,
malaria) and water-borne diseases (e.g., cholera), and an
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increase
in heat stress mortality.
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| q |
A
widespread increase in the risk of flooding for many human
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settlements
(tens of millions of inhabitants in settlements
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studied)
from both increased heavy precipitation events and sea-
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level
rise.
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| q |
Increased
energy demand for space cooling due to higher
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summer
temperatures.
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