The Earth is facing serious climate issues
The Earth is facing serious climate issues
The International Panel on Climate Change has released its latest report. It says it straight: global warming has extremely negative consequences for our environment and even for human physical and mental health. The data is frightening.
According to the latest IPCC report, up to 3.6 billion people around the world are already feeling the effects of climate change. These include daily battles with the elements, extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, record heat and wildfires.
Last call to save the planet
The authors of the latest paper point out that the consequences of the climate crisis are borne by the entire planet and its ecosystems. If we do not stop the current trend, it may soon turn out that it is too late for corrective actions. Therefore, the IPCC indicates what we must do to stop the effects of climate change.
The latest IPCC report, the document “Climate Change 2022: Consequences, Adaptation and Risks,” was compiled by 270 scientists from 67 countries around the world. It was presented on Monday, February 28 in a virtual press conference.
Climate change also has a negative impact on our lives and health
The experts in their work have identified the regions of the Earth that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. They are inhabited by up to 3.6 billion people. Researchers point out that a large proportion of these people live in places where they are completely cut off from resources that could help them survive a climate disaster.
Researchers in the report specifically noted that the effects of climate change are not just a threat to ecosystems, the planet, infrastructure, or agriculture. It is also a danger to the physical and mental health of people around the world. Experts are convinced that we have less and less time. If we don’t act today, it will soon be too late.
The intensity and frequency of extreme weather events is increasing
The latest research is based on more than 34,000 scientific papers. Scientists point out that the increasing emission of greenhouse gases is one of the key reasons for the progressing climate change.
“Today’s IPCC report is called an atlas of human suffering “— said António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, UN Secretary General.
The authors of the paper present accurate evidence and sources that show how extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. Experts admit that this is a huge problem for humanity. It is already evident that food production has been disrupted in recent years. Scientists alert that the scale of climate problems, which seemed large so far, will be even larger in a few dozen years.
According to the report, we are very far from realizing the Paris Agreement The Paris Agreement assumes that all countries by 2020 were to present long-term scenarios for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the methodology adopted by the IPCC. The main goal is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius relative to the pre-industrial era. The report states that so far there are no effective actions that would lead to achieving this goal.
The authors agree that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C would entail a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, the facts are not very optimistic. According to the scientists, we are on track for emissions to rise another 14% over the next 10 years.
These are no longer predictions, but evidence and facts
Scientists in the latest report point out that their data are not predictions for the coming decades, but evidence that climate catastrophe is already being felt now. What’s more, the researchers say, increases in the intensity of heat waves, floods, hurricanes or droughts have been observed for decades, and the effects are being felt now.
Scientists emphasize that every year there are more and more deaths due to various disasters. The worst is in Asia, Africa and South America. Researchers point out that human dramas have a very large impact on mental health. More and more cases of people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder have been observed, which is caused by the loss of life’s possessions or loved ones in disasters, among other things.
The effects of climate change are also having a negative impact on agriculture, which is becoming less and less productive. We have seen this for several years. Droughts have caused huge losses in crops, and this translates into much lower earnings for the farmers themselves.
Source: IPCC
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