Climate Change In Chile

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When Eastern Pacific sea surface temperatures increase, more warm water in the pacific ocean travels east, clashing with the warm water that is traveling west. This causes atmospheric convection which releases more aerosols into the air that turn into precipitation once they come to colder areas over land. Because of this increase of precipitation, areas like California receive more water as the walker circulation goes back around to the convection zone, decreasing the impact climate change has.
I would love to some day go to my mother’s country of origin, Chile; however, before I do, I have to accept how climate change has and will change it and any future travels I may have there. While I am used to the changes in California and the US, understanding …show more content…

Similar to California, Chile is predicted to see an increase in temperature and decrease in rainfall. According to the 2014 IPCC AR5 Summary for Policymakers (Lecture 13), by the year 2081, the precipitation in Chile will decrease between 10-30% until the end of the century as the temperature will also increase by 2-4℃. This acceleration of climate becomes a bit confusing when looking at 2009 predictions in a BBC article which were not that different. It is bewildering to see how similar these two are since BBC only measured 40 years into the future while the IPCC accounts for overall changes until the end of the century. The BBC “projected temperature increases of at least 1C to 1.5C and a drop in rainfall of at least 10 to 15% in the next 40 years” (“Chile Faces Climate Change Problem,” Painter) which is only a bit little lower and a lot faster than the IPCC projections for the next 100 years. On one hand, I can see this as a good thing. Since the time frame for the BBC’s projections has more than doubled in five years, the increase of temperature and climate change seems to be slower, indicating that it will take longer for Chile to feel strong effects from

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