The second episode on the impacts of climate change that focuses on the melting of ice as well as storms. Some other impacts are touched upon.

Timestamps:

1:11 - Recap

2:28 - Why the melting ice matters

4:02 - How sea-level rise happens

5:25 - Why sea-level rise matters

7:24 - Melting of sea-ice

8:53 - Storms

9:19 - Cyclone Idai

10:52 – Other impacts

Key questions:

Additional materials:

Sea-level rise explained

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/sea-level-rise/

Cold and calculating: what the two different types of ice do to sea levels

https://theconversation.com/cold-and-calculating-what-the-two-different-types-of-ice-do-to-sea-levels-59996

2019 Cyclone Idai: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2019-cyclone-idai-facts

Hurricanes and Climate Change

https://www.c2es.org/content/hurricanes-and-climate-change/

Climate Change Will Expose Half of World’s Population to Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes By 2050

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-will-expose-half-of-worlds-population-to-disease-spreading-mosquitoes-by-2050

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