How many issuances have been made about climate change? The latest:
CLIMATE PANEL: CATASTROPHIC GLOBAL CHANGE IMMINENT A sobering new report issued by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the world is rapidly running out of time to scale back greenhouse gas emissions. The document says that global warming must be kept within 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels to stave off catastrophic planetary changes. To do that, fossil fuels must be aggressively phased out to meet net-zero emissions by mid-century. More immediately, emissions would have to drop by about 45 percent below 2010 levels by 2030.
Do they mean at all? I think Mother Earth responds faster than all of these issuances. Indonesia is the latest casualty with tsunami victims about to reach 5000 dead.
The Norwegian Refugee Council reported that "In 2016, more than 31 million people fled disasters in 125 countries and territories. Disasters displace three to ten times more people than conflict and war worldwide,,.On average, 26 million people are displaced by disasters such as floods and storms every year. That's one person forced to flee every second." (https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/speaking-up-for-rights/climate-change/)
In Japan, here's another report:
Two people have been killed after a powerful typhoon struck Japan.
Typhoon Trami made landfall on Sunday at 20:00 local time (11:00 GMT) near the western city of Osaka, with gusts of up to 216 km/h (134 mph).
The storm caused widespread disruption, with many flights and trains cancelled. More than 750,000 homes lost power.
At least 120 people were injured. The typhoon comes less than a month after the country's strongest storm in 25 years hit western Japan.
Typhoon Jebi caused widespread flooding and at least seven deaths in early September. (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45698950?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cjnwl8q4g7nt/japan&link_location=live-reporting-story)
In the United States, wildfires occur due to extreme heat. In Germany the people suffer from long summers and truly cold winters.
In the Philippines, typhoon Mangkhut caused the death of 100 miners in the Northern province of Benguet, and 5.7 million are reported to have been affected by the storm.
We could refine our methods of research on the effects of climate change, concoct nice words to call such climate happenings, but still Mother Nature will be wreaking her havoc everywhere, at every corner of the world.
We all know the cause: unabated use of fossil fuels to operate machines in the highly industrialized countries that cause the atmosphere to heat up
.Here is a more scientific explanation:
"The main reason why fossil fuels cause so much damage is due to the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2 emitted when fossil fuels are burned. This burning and release of CO2 is a huge contributor to the greenhouse effect and climate change. More CO2 in our atmosphere causes less sunlight to escape back into space, causing the planet to warm.
When fossil fuels are burned, CO2 isn't the only gas released. Other harmful gases such as nitrogen and sulfur oxides. Burning fossil fuels causes air pollution and smog." (https://socratic.org/questions/why-are-fossil-fuels-harmful-for-the-environment)
So what do we do now?
It is time to use
strong drastic methods. I think the UN should create climate warrior soldiers that will invade countries that use fossil fuels and close down 50% of such industries. Let us see what will happen afterwards.
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