Landscape Coast Agriculture
Landscape
Climate change will change the Welsh landscape.
Landscape
Different plants and animals will be seen in Wales.
This is an Alien Snail.
Landscape
Land use will change. We will see more wind farms.
Landscape
Farmers may have to grow different crops.
Landscape
Some crops will be for energy like this elephant grass.
Landscape
We may see crops like grapes or olives in Wales.
This is an olive grove.
Landscape
Lakes and reservoirs will look different during long dry spells.
Landscape
Floods and storms could change the landscape.
Coast
Sea levels are predicted to rise by 1m over the next 100 years.
Coast
Sea level rise is caused by two things.
Water expands when it gets warmer. As the sea warms up it also expands. This is the dominant cause of sea level rise.
Ice on the land melts and flows into the sea.
Coast
When sea ice melts it does not make the sea level rise.
Ice takes up more room than the water it turns into.
This is because ice is less dense than water.
Coast
Higher sea level and more storms will damage the Welsh Coasts
Coast
Many of the important roads and railways in Wales are close to the coast.
These could be damaged.
Coast
People enjoy holidays by the sea.
Many businesses are close to the sea.
They may have to spend more money repairing damaged buildings.
Coast
People can build sea defences to protect themselves from the sea.
Sometimes the sea defences make life harder for animals and birds.
Coast
Wading birds need shallow water to find their food.
Sea defences can stop new shallow water areas being made.
Agriculture
Farms will have to adapt to the new climate.
Agriculture
There will be more winter storms.
Farmers will need to provide more shelter for their animals.
Agriculture
There will be more droughts in the summer.
Farmers will need to store more water for their animals.
Agriculture
Farmers may get more money for growing different crops.
These people are stood in a field of elephant grass in Pembrokeshire
Elephant grass can be burnt as a fuel.
Agriculture
Farmers may use their land for other uses such as wind farms.