The
Global Climate is changing drastically every single year. It is
estimated to heat up to 4.1°C to 4.8°C by 2100 as compared to 1.16°C, in
the current year, if no adequate measures are taken against global
warming. It is a well-known fact that this rise in global temperature is
occurring due to the increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gas emissions, and we as humans, are contributing to that devastation
excessively, by burning fossil fuels for the purpose of heating,
electricity and transportation.
What are The Effects of a Long-Term Global Warming?
The
scenario may be another one, if the CoViD pandemic would have been
tackled differently on a global scale. However quite a lot of countries
that came in to fight the pandemic did not care to invest their money in
an environmentally friendly and forward looking way. Instead the USA
under Trump are bailing out fossil fuel companies with huge amounts of
money. Europe has promised to do better, Ursula von der Leyen announcing
a Green New Deal for the European Union. However some institutions like
the ECB are still in quest to green their bond buying activity while
Von der Leyen has not turned the driving direction in the Union´s
destructive trade policy, though the European population strongly
oppose trade deals like Mercosur and some countries are refusing to
agree on the deal.
With
every degree of rise in the global temperature, we can expect a third
of life on earth to go extinct. Our fresh water sources will deplete,
our food cultivating lands will turn barren, our ocean reefs would be
killed, impacting heavily on our marine life and our melting ice sheets.
That can result in 3 feet sea level rise, causing devastating effects
for all the living species.
Lot
of countries are facing problems as their natural ecosystems are
diminishing and the biodiversity is getting a big hit. The Amazon
rainforest, that used to brim with wildlife, is now turning into
savannah and many animal and bird species are also getting extinct. The
reduced ice caps and melting snow, have led to sea level rises,
which in turn have led to frequent flooding, coastal erosions and crop
loss. Asia is at a risk of facing heavy droughts or floods, as the
availability of freshwater is expected to decrease tremendously by 2050.
North America on the other hand is experiencing increased heat waves
due to the depletion of snow packed mountains and Africa is already
facing a 50 percent decrease in agricultural production, which is
affecting millions of people in some regions.
If
not controlled, global warming can also affect human lives and can
cause people to have serious respiratory and cardiovascular problems.
People breathing in the harmful forest fire fumes and facing scarcity of
food due to severe droughts can have asthma and other breathing
problems, along with bronchitis and lung infections.
Another
long-term effect of global warming are the vector-borne diseases, which
are commonly seen in high humidity and high temperature areas as the
Lyme disease. With increase in global warming many countries that used
to have extreme winters and keep the mosquitos and ticks at bay, have
started seeing mild winters, due to which the ticks are infecting people
living in those areas.
With
an increase in temperature, the demand for cooling and air conditioners
are being on the rise. Besides this global warming will decrease the
productivity of our nuclear plants and we will also be burning more
fossil fuels, which adds to the long-term effects of global warming.
In
order to save our planet and allow our future generations to enjoy life
on earth, it is very important to control global warming and its
effects. Smart travel, switching to renewable sources, using energy
efficient appliances etc., will help start a sustainable living and
should be followed by every individual. Read Continue elstel.org
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