Arctic

The effects of an increase in global temperature include a rise in sea levels and a change in the amount and pattern(образец, модель) of precipitation(осаждения), as well as a probable expansion(расширение) of subtropical deserts.

Warming is expected to be strongest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice.

Other likely effects of the warming include more thick extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts(засухи) and heavy rainfall; ocean oxidation(окисление); and species extinctions(исчезновения) due(должным) to shifting temperature regimes(режимы). Effects significant(значительные) to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing(уменьшение) crop(урожайности) fields and the loss(потеря) of habitat from inundation(затоплений).