Possible effects:
- Get hotter (expected to rise by 2-4'c by 2100)
- Seasons could become more pronounced (longer winter droughts but more rain during summer monsoon)
- Intense rainfall could cause flooding, landslides and crop damage
- Tropical cyclones may increase both intensity and frequency (higher intensity would cause more storm surges and more flooding)
- Sea level rise will flood many islands and coastal areas (30-100cm by 2100, which would submerge 18% of the land surface)
- Agricultural productivity will decline due to loss of land caused by sea rise and flooding
- Areas that suffer with flooding will be more vunerable to illnesses such as cholera and hepatitis
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