Human: I've been hearing a lot of talk about global warming lately. What are the main effects of climate change? Assistant: 
The main effects of climate change include rising sea levels, more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires, ocean acidification, melting glaciers and polar ice caps, changes in precipitation patterns, and an increase in the number and severity of diseases carried by insects and other pests.