
Your Global Warming Facts
Solid Facts of Global Warming
Global Warming is
probably mankind’s biggest threat for the future. It is
on the increase everyday and it is effecting more and more
while its effects are accumulating every day. Global
Warming facts should be known by everybody, as prevention of
global warming must start at the individual level and it must
work its way up toward the governmental level. So let’s see
these facts, so that we understand the effects and the causes
of global warming more clearly.
Global Warming is increasing the mean temperature of
the world everyday. This is also a cumulative effect as
it causes the effect to be added on to each other.
According to NASA, the mean temperature of the planet has
increased 0.82 degrees Celsius since the start of the
Industrial Age around 1860’s.
It is expected that global warming will increase the
temperature of the world by as much as 5 degrees by the year
2090.
The sea levels are rising slowly because of global
warming. As the mean temperature of the Earth increases,
it causes glaciers and ice caps to melt. This process is
taking place even as we speak and it is expected that the world
may see increase in the sea levels by as much as 25 meters by
the end of the century. This in turn will cause many
coastal cities to be wiped out and evacuated.
Global Warming is changing the climate and the seasons
drastically. According to various meteorology bureaus and
also according to National Atmospheric and Oceanic Agency of
the United States, the past twenty years have been the warmest
years for the past millennia. In fact, the last 12 years
have been the warmest winters ever.
By year 2040, it is expected that the Arctic Ice Circle
will have an ice-free summer. (Which in turn will cause
dramatic flooding etc and it will destroy the ecology of the
Arctic including the Polar Bears)
The Oceans of the world will become more acidic as the
carbon dioxide is absorbed by the world’s oceans; it mixes with
seawater to create a type of carbonic acid. Of course, this
will cause the oceans to lose lots of species that depend on
the stability of the water temperature. Thus also due to
this it is expected that more than %70 of the world reefs can
be wiped out in a decade.
More rivers and lakes in the African region and in the
Amazon are drying to cause drastic changes in the
environment.
NASA and NOAA warn that due to global warming, the
frequency of the hurricanes ha increased more than %100 per
year. This is especially linked to the rising temperature
of the seas, which is triggered directly by global warming.
Again, NASA and NOAA (National Atmospheric and Oceanic
Administration) warn that the flooding in the Northern
Hemisphere will increase drastically. This is mainly
caused by global warming which affects the temperature
differentials and the raining patterns of the Northern
Hemisphere. Higher temperatures with extra water vapor in
the atmosphere cause heavy precipitation, which in turn can
lead to flooding.
More wildfires are caused by global warming as the mean
temperatures rise, air becomes drier and hotter thus in turn
fueling wild fires and forest fires.
It is also expected that the heat waves will continue to
increase by %7 every year. Each heat wave will bring more
deaths and diseases to especially elder people and people with
cardiovascular problems.
Because global warming is also causing warmer winters,
this has caused the mosquito, mice, fleas, and tick to become
more frequent and thus take part of spreading diseases around
the world. Especially diseases like Malaria and the
plague are spread through mosquitoes and the world can face
worldwide epidemics.
Draught is increasing every day as the precipitation
patterns are changing and most lakes and rivers are
drying. Many dams across the world due not have enough
drinkable water supplies and there are water contingency plans
all over the globe as most cities stop giving water everyday as
the water supplies diminish. As water is the basis of
cleaning and living, it is expected that communicable diseases
could rise by %18.6 by the next thirty years.
These global warming facts are worrisome,
but global warming can be stopped with individual
awareness. Everyone should recognize their facts and take
preventive measures for themselves and for their future
generations.
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