Changing Places

How will climate change affect people?

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK

It is not only Shofiq's restaurant business that would be affected by a sudden change in climate.

Below are some statements about other possible climate change effects in Shrewsbury.
On paper put the statements into two categories:

Climate gets warmer and drier in the next 20 years.

Climate becomes colder in the next 20 years

The city is flooded, many families are homeless
Houses are rebuilt to a higher standard than the previous homes
The tourist industry improves due to fantastic water sporting facilities
Many families lose their livelihoods as the market area floods: the market relocates to another part of the city
Aid agencies find it difficult to reach families stranded in floods
Fish stocks are affected by cool water, some species become extinct
Drinking water supplies become contaminated with flood water
Many children suffer from hypothermia as their homes were not built to withstand the cold
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