How Will "Global Boiling" Affect Us?
Created By RISC | 11 months ago
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We’ll all heard the terms "global warming" and "climate change" for changes in the weather and more frequent natural disasters.
Large forest fires on Rhodes and Maui were clear examples in July and August. Both events resulted in large-scale evacuations.
But everything appears to be getting worse. The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that the era of global warming is over and the era of “global boiling" has begun. The European Union's Copernicus Earth Observation Programme reported the hottest day on record in July.
Extreme weather such as heat waves, floods, droughts, forest fires, powerful storms, and high temperature and acidic sea water could result. Localized effects include less seasonal rainfall, which affects agriculture, fisheries, and cattle. Higher prices could eventually lead to food shortages.
We must take this issue seriously to solve it. Every sector must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 to limit global warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels and conserve the world's ecosystems. The best approach is for everyone to work together.
Read MQDC's goal for Nature Positive & Carbon Negative 2050 at https://bit.ly/3s35Fwe
Story by Woraporn Poonyakanok, Senior Research Engineer Acting Head of Resilience Research Hub at RISC
References:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/27/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures
https://www.bot.or.th/th/research-and-publications/article/chaengsibia/article-2023sep05.html