IGCSE Geography / Fragile environments and climate change

How climate change is damaging fragile environments revision notes

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 7: Fragile environments and climate change, specification point 7.2c, 7.S5. Part of the full course.

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Climate change is raising sea levels, worsening some hazards and changing fragile ecosystems. Knowing the evidence and linking each change to its damage helps you explain impacts clearly.

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