{"id":3071,"date":"2023-05-08T18:12:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=3071"},"modified":"2023-05-08T18:12:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:12:31","slug":"acropolis-of-athens-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/acropolis-of-athens-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Acropolis of Athens-Climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=3043\" style=\"border-radius:18px;background:linear-gradient(153deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Main page<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=3067\" style=\"border-radius:18px;background:linear-gradient(153deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introduction<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=3077\" style=\"border-radius:18px;background:linear-gradient(153deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">  Visit          <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:675px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3304 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/IMG_4798-2.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#b8c5d166\"><strong>The <em>threats <\/em>of climate change <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>European climate change projections to 2050<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Europe\u2019s climate in 2050\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9Ej5E47TNI?start=212&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vivid-red-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cf2d2d\">Warming<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-3342\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/IMG_4799.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/IMG_4799.png 225w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/IMG_4799-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Europe could be warmer than the world average<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"> by 2050.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Drought<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"183\" class=\"wp-image-3345\" style=\"width: 155px\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/IMG_4800-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Insufficient surface water due to higher <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">temperatures can trigger drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Flooding<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"166\" class=\"wp-image-3346\" style=\"width: 155px\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/IMG_4801-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Climate change affects global precipitation Localised excessive precipitation can cause flooding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"min-height:851px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#cbd9e5\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How climate change will affect the Acropolis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World news |  Climate change taking its toll on Greek monuments\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hzUGgbo56lc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800\">Global <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800\">warming <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p>Given the enormous scale and heat capacity of the global ocean, a significant amount of heat is required to raise the Earth&#8217;s annual average surface temperature, even by a small amount. Since the preindustrial era (1880-1900), the approximately 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) rise in global average surface temperature may seem small, but it represents a significant increase in accumulated heat.<br><br>This additional heat is driving regional and seasonal extreme temperatures, reducing snow cover and sea ice, intensifying heavy precipitation events, and altering the range of habitats for plants and animals &#8211; expanding some and shrinking others. As shown in the figure, warming rates are faster in most land areas than in most ocean areas, and warming is occurring more rapidly in the Arctic region than in most other regions.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.31-1-1024x797.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.31-1-1024x797.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.31-1-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.31-1-768x598.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.31-1.png 1346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1476\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 2214 \/ 1476;\" width=\"2214\" controls src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screen-Recording-2023-05-08-at-03.17.53-2.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.23-1-1024x797.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.23-1-1024x797.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.23-1-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.23-1-768x598.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.25.23-1.png 1346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.24.57-1-1024x465.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.24.57-1-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.24.57-1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.24.57-1-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.24.57-1.png 1326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:1463px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3382 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/IMG_4803.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800\">Rainfall <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800\">variation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.57.07-1-1024x739.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3384\" style=\"border-radius:86px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.57.07-1-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.57.07-1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.57.07-1-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-03.57.07-1.png 1346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A collaborative study between China and the United Kingdom found that in a warming world, about two-thirds of the land is expected to experience a climate that is not only wetter, but also more variable between wet and dry conditions. This was found for all time scales of precipitation variability, including day-to-day, month-to-month, and year-to-year. In most parts of these areas, the increase in rainfall variability is expected to be greater than the increase in average rainfall. This means that extreme wet and dry regions, such as floods and droughts, may increase, with a broader and faster transition range between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Wenxia commented that &#8220;if the increase in rainfall variability challenges the climate resilience of infrastructure, human society and ecosystems, it will make adapting to climate change even more difficult.&#8221; This is because the expected changes in rainfall are expected to increase with the increase in global temperature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Global precipitation over 20 years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA Remasters Nearly 20 Years of Global Rain\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNlRQgACTFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-left has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800\">Rising <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-left has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800\">sea-levels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-04.13.17-1024x789.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-04.13.17-1024x789.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-04.13.17-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-04.13.17-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-04.13.17.png 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to anthropogenic global warming, global sea levels are rising, with the most recent sea level in over 2500 years. Sea level rise is primarily caused by two factors related to global warming: water from melting ice sheets and glaciers, and expansion of seawater as it warms. The left figure tracks the changes in global sea levels observed by satellites since 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Athens is located near the sea, and sea level rise could cause a series of problems for Athens and its surrounding areas. As global temperatures rise, sea level rise caused by melting glaciers and expanding seawater has become one of the main impacts of global warming. If sea levels rise, Athens may be affected by problems such as flooding, coastal erosion, and island submersion. These issues could seriously impact Athens&#8217; infrastructure and tourism industry, thereby having a negative effect on the city&#8217;s economic and social development. Additionally, sea level rise may have far-reaching effects on Athens&#8217; ecosystems, including changes to coastal wetlands and marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">The impact of climate change on the Acropolis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weathering: Climate change caused by global warming may increase precipitation and humidity, which could lead to weathering and corrosion of buildings and statues on the Acropolis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geological hazards: The Acropolis is located in the Greek Mediterranean region, which has a high risk of earthquakes and other geological hazards. Global warming may increase the likelihood of geological hazards such as earthquakes and landslides, which could cause damage to the Acropolis&#8217; buildings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sea-level rise: As global temperatures rise, glacier melting and sea-level expansion could cause sea levels to rise. The Acropolis is located close to the sea, and sea-level rise could cause flooding and other problems in and around the Acropolis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tourism industry: The Acropolis is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Greece. Global warming may affect tourists&#8217; travel plans, especially in the case of high temperatures during the summer. In addition, changing climates may affect the surrounding ecosystems of the Acropolis, which could affect the tourism industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It is worth noting that these impacts are not unique or inevitable. However, with the continued development of global warming and climate change, these impacts may become increasingly significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#b9d3e3\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f0b1bf;font-style:italic;font-weight:900\">What<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f68ca7;font-style:italic;font-weight:900\">Should<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f04e77;font-style:italic;font-weight:900\">We<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ea003a;font-style:italic;font-weight:900\">Do?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Learn more about mitigation strategies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20959078 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=3075\" style=\"border-radius:18px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(252,185,0) 16%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go to Mitigation strategies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:483px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/news-features\/understanding-climate\/climate-change-global-temperature\">https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/news-features\/understanding-climate\/climate-change-global-temperature<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/vital-signs\/sea-level\/\">https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/vital-signs\/sea-level\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/research\/approach\/collaboration\/newton\/insights\/future-rainfall-variability\">https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/research\/approach\/collaboration\/newton\/insights\/future-rainfall-variability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qNlRQgACTFg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qNlRQgACTFg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s007040050092\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s007040050092<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European climate change projections to 2050 Warming Europe could be warmer than the world average by 2050. Drought Insufficient surface water due to higher temperatures can trigger drought. Flooding Climate change affects global precipitation Localised excessive precipitation can cause flooding. 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