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LOCAL EFFECTS II
• The effect in the Cairns region will be
towards higher T (5oC) and drier conditions (-20%) by 2070.
towards higher T (5oC) and drier conditions (-20%) by 2070.
• The cloud
stripping mechanism
that keeps the upland forests wet
will cease to function ® habitat
changes & species extinctions.
that keeps the upland forests wet
will cease to function ® habitat
changes & species extinctions.
2070
• The GBR suffers coral bleaching
at T > 32oC, this will become the
normal sea temperature by 2020.
at T > 32oC, this will become the
normal sea temperature by 2020.
• Repeated
bleaching ® dead
reef.
• Sea level will rise 0.8
– 8.0 cm
per decade, this will alter the
position of the living reef.
per decade, this will alter the
position of the living reef.
