Describe Adaptation Strategies for Any Three of the Following Potential

question 11

Essay

Describe adaptation strategies for any three of the following potential impacts of climate change: health,crop productivity,coastal erosion and flooding,biodiversity losses,drought,and fire risk.

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body goes through when exposed to stress.

Resistance

In psychology, resistance refers to the opposition or pushback against external demands, changes, or therapy progress, often arising from unconscious defenses.

GAS

General Adaptation Syndrome, a theory describing the body's short-term and long-term responses to stress.

Norepinephrine

A neurotransmitter and hormone associated with the body's fight-or-flight response, playing roles in attention, emotions, sleeping, dreaming, and learning.