Does anyone know the affects global warming will have on the country of Sweden?

Question

any websites would be fantasic!

aswell as any info

thanks so much! =)

Answer 1

If all of the global warming fanatics are correct, then the polar ice cap in Antarctica, which contains 6 million cubic miles of ice, will melt and the world's seas will rise 212 feet. Florida, USA will be submerged, and the Gulf Stream will cease to function, and Sweden will revert to being a very cold place, like Siberia.

Of course, there will not be very much land in Sweden, either, will there?

Regards,

Dan

Answer 2

Pretty much the same issues as elsewhere...

Rising Temperatures:

Hottest Arctic Winter Ever

http://www.barentsobserver.com/hottest-a...

"This winter might become the mildest winter in Northern Norway ever registered. So far the average temperature in parts of the region has been up to eight degrees Celsius above the normal."

Influx of Refugees:

"One of the most eminent scientists of our time says that global warming is irreversible — and that more than 6 billion people will perish by the end of the century.  By 2100, Lovelock believes, the Earth's population will be culled from today's 6.6 billion to as few as 500 million, with most of the survivors living in the far latitudes -- Canada, Iceland, Scandinavia, the Arctic Basin."

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/sto...

Sea Level Rise:

"Instead of sea levels rising by about 40 centimetres, as the IPCC predicts in one of its computer forecasts, the true rise might be as great as several metres by 2100. That is why, they say, planet Earth today is in 'imminent peril.'"

http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserve...

Ocean acidification and extinctions:

It was the Earth's most severe extinction event, with up to 96 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of terrestrial vertebrate species becoming extinct. Because approximately 25 percent of species survived the event, the recovery of life on earth took significantly longer than after other extinction events. This event has been described as the "mother of all mass extinctions".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian-Tri...

Land Species Extinctions:



http://www.killerinourmidst.com/methane%...

A careful examination of a large number of species in numerous parts of the planet projects that a stunning portion of them will be "committed to extinction" in just 50 years, with only modest global warming (Thomas, 2004).

Rising Food Prices:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/20...

"Across the world a crisis is unfolding at alarming speed. Climate change, China's increasing consumption and the dash for biofuels are causing food shortages and rocketing prices - sparking riots in cities from the Caribbean to the Far East. Robin McKie and Heather Stewart report on the millions facing starvation - and the growing threat to global security"

National Security Issues:

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/...

"Already, according to Randall and Schwartz, the planet is carrying a higher population than it can sustain. By 2020 'catastrophic' shortages of water and energy supply will become increasingly harder to overcome, plunging the planet into war. They warn that 8,200 years ago climatic conditions brought widespread crop failure, famine, disease and mass migration of populations that could soon be repeated."

Positive Effects:

New Fishing Grounds?  (Until acidification kills marine life.)

Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts

'Arctic Is Screaming,' Say Scientists Seeing New Data; Worry Over 'Tipping Point'

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireSto...

"This week, after reviewing his own new data, NASA climate scientist Jay Zwally said: "At this rate, the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free at the end of summer by 2012, much faster than previous predictions."

Longer Growing Season:

"Ground-based surface temperature data shows that the rate of warming in the Arctic from 1981 to 2001 is eight times larger than the rate of Arctic warming over the last 100 years. There have also been some remarkable seasonal changes. Arctic spring, summer, and autumn have each warmed, lengthening the seasons when sea ice melts from 10 to 17 days per decade."

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/eart...

Some Swedes may wear less clothing:

http://www.uspsa2.org/sbt.htm

Answer 3

There are no websites because there are no effects in your country.

Answer 4

Sweden, being nearly arctic, should get a much warmer average temperature.  

http://www.biochange-lab.eu/people/dr-da...