Global Warming: Effects, Mitigation and Adaptation

Read the section Effects and list the negative effects of global warming mentioned.

1. Locating the keyword "Effects" in the first box of the page.
2. Identifying each item after "including": rising sea levels, more frequent and severe weather events, loss of biodiversity, and negative impacts on human health and well-being.
3. Counting: 4 effects in total.

According to the text, what actions are included in Mitigation?

1. Reading the Mitigation paragraph: "This includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions, transitioning to renewable energy sources, and promoting sustainable land use practices."
2. Extracting each gerund phrase as one action.

What does Adaptation involve, according to the text?

1. Reading the Adaptation box: some impacts are already inevitable, so adaptation is needed.
2. Identifying the two main actions: (a) building infrastructure to protect against rising sea levels and severe weather events; (b) developing new technologies to mitigate the effects of global warming.

Match the concept with its correct description: (a) Mitigation, (b) Adaptation.

1. Reducing emissions before damage occurs → prevention → Mitigation (a).
2. Building sea walls when sea level rise is already happening → responding to existing damage → Adaptation (b).

In your opinion, which is more urgent: mitigation or adaptation? Justify.

1. Consider that the text says effects "are already being felt" and "are expected to worsen."
2. Because impacts will continue regardless, both are needed, but mitigation addresses the root cause.

Respuesta orientativa: Both are necessary: mitigation attacks the cause (greenhouse gas emissions), while adaptation protects people from impacts already happening. A balanced approach combining both is the most effective strategy.