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Coral bleeching

Flood

Coastal wetlands

disappearing

Coastal wetlands

disappearing

Monsoon

disturbances

Gulf Stream

modification

Traditional lifestyles

endangered

Drought

Malnutrition

Cardio-respiratory

diseases

Diarrhea

Infectious

diseases

(vector change)

Cyclone

Tsunami

Wild fire

Water

temperature

Precipitation

changes

Salinity

Cloud

cover

changes

Global

Warming

(average

temperature rise)

Ocean

circulation

upheaval

Ice caps

melting

Sea level

rise

Abrupt

climate

Change

Biodiversity

losses

Economic

losses

Diseases

spread

Famine

Subsistance

farming

and fishing

at stake

Disasters

Casualties

MAIN CLIMATE FEATURES

MAJOR THREATS

Environmental

refugees