Impacts of climate change on coastal environment - created from Mind Map

Sea Level Rise Increased risk of flooding in cities, inhabited islands, and tidal wetlands. Increased salinity of ground water and push salt water further upstream water undrinkable without desalination harms aquatic plants and animals

Storm surge Flood low-lying coasts damage property disrupt transportation systems destroy habitat

Precipitation increased spring runoff (too much precipitation) affect the salinity of coastal waters (little precipitation) threaten the health and quality of coastal waters. runoff bring more nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants into coastal waters, many aquatic species could be threatened Droughts raises salinity in estuaries, and enables salt water to mix farther upstream

Coastal Water Temperatures cause suitable habitats of temperature-sensitive species to shift northward. Invasive species will start competing with native species.

Ocean Acidification increase the risks of coral bleaching events that can lead to loss of critical habitat Corals could be lost if CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere continue to rise at their current rate.

Impacts of climate change on coastal environment