Effects of climate change

According to the intergovernmental group of experts on climate change (known in English by IPCC) it is a Quantifiable alteration of the climate state and that is maintained throughout prolonged periods of time

Currently, planet Earth is undergoing a climate change, but it is not a novel fact, since there have been other moments in the history of this planet in which there have been changes in it due to natural factors; From glaciation periods to warm -up periods. According to experts in Paleoecology, currently We are coming out of an interglacier periodwhich means, between two glaciers phases. The truth and, this time that new, is that in this climate change there is a single culprit in history and has pushed a climate system change at a very accelerated pace on the geological scale. This culprit is the human being, who has been consuming fossil fuels voraciously for the supply of many of the activities that he performs since the second half of the 18th century, a period that coincides with the first industrial revolution. It is from then on, when CO2 levels begin to increase extraordinarily on our planet and this fact has not stopped happening to this day. The Future effects on climate change They will affect all corners of the planet and all regions will suffer these consequences to a greater or lesser extent.

The denialist will not believe it, but the truth is that we are already witnessing alterations in the environment and, so that you can discuss it, we leave some some Data on the effects of climate change.

Today it is fashionable to talk about how devastating it would be to increase the temperature of the planet to 2 ° C if we do not act immediately. But why? There is one correlation between the increase in CO2 and the increase in temperature And, according to IPCC experts, so as not to reach that temperature limit we should maintain the concentration levels of greenhouse gases below 420 ppm (parts per million). Overcoming that limit would mean Irreversible changes in ecosystemssuch as, for example, increased forest fires or loss of biodiversity, since there are animals that do not support the rapid change of these temperature conditions, and in fact it is already happening.

We recommend reading these other articles on this topic to expand your knowledge:

• Solutions for global warming.
• Difference between climate change and global warming.

Under the climate change scenario in some areas Precipitation is increasingly concentrated in a winter time And they occur in the form of more intense eventscausing soil erosion processes and loss of vegetation among others. However, this phenomenon occurs unequally according to the region of the map we are talking about.

In a publication of the Ministry for Ecological Transition (Miteco) they state that in the Mediterranean basin precipitation has decreased an average of 20% during the twentieth century and that it is expected that in the 21st century in the Iberian Peninsula the conditions will be drier.

Here you can learn about the various types of rainfall.

Another effect of climate change is that it increases heat waves, produces more droughts and also, consequently, more desertification of soils.

Since the twentieth century, areas with semi -arid climate have increased around 6% of the surface of the Spanish territory and, according to the projections, it is expected that up to 75% of this territory suffer desertification. In fact, according to some studies, it is currently known that a third of the earth’s land surface suffers this phenomenon and, that much of it is located in the African continent. In addition, according to WHO (World Health Organization) in the period between 2000 and 2016, the average heat waves with respect to the 1986-2008 period increased by 0.37 days. The consequences derived from these predictions would be very problematic because, as we know, water is essential for the life of living beings and their shortage could lead to great migrations of the human population Towards more humid regions, as well as the loss of endemic species of the Mediterranean region.

We recommend seeing this video of our YouTube channel on the causes and consequences of droughts.

Hurricanes or tropical storms are formed in temperate water areas that, due to pressure changes with the air of the atmosphere, generate strong rotary winds. Although the scientific community does not dare to confirm that due to the Climate change increases the number of hurricanesthere are studies that correlate the rise in water temperatures with a change in their behavior, becoming more severe. There are areas of the planet, such as the United States, where in recent years hurricanes have been registered that have supposed more economic losses, such as Katrina in 2005.

We encourage you to learn more about these phenomena with these other articles about hurricanes: what they are, how they form and categories and the difference between hurricane and typhoon.

Because of the Global temperature increase of the planet due to the increase in the levels of greenhouse gases (GHG), there is a Accelerated melting of the glaciers and poles of the planet Earth. In addition to the above, it also influences that, by increasing the temperature of the planet, ocean water tends to expand and occupy more space.

Therefore, sea ​​level increases And, according to National Geographic, in the last 20 years the increase has occurred more or less at twice the average speed with respect to the previous 80 years. But how much is that? This translates into an increase of between 10 and 20 centimeters of the average sea level, which is the Deterioration of coastal ecosystems In addition to great human migrations and important economic losses if we do not put solutions to climate change urgently.

In these other posts we talk about the consequences of the thaw of the poles and the increase in sea level: causes and consequences

To finish talking about Effects of climate change in the environment and for the inhabitants of the Earthwe indicate some more on this list:

• Loss of biodiversity and extinction of species. We advise you to read these other articles to learn about species extinction: what is, causes and consequences and mass extinctions: what are, causes and what they are.
• Appearance of new diseases and more propagation of others that were reduced or located in a more concrete area of ​​the planet.
• Destruction of the habitat of many species and ecosystems.
• Economic instability due, among other causes related to climate change, to the damages caused by many of these changes caused by climate change, such as increased natural phenomena or that have spread to more areas of the planet and that cause serious economic damage.
• Wars caused by economic instability that, among many other factors, is also due to climate change and the displacement of the availability of the resources offered by the planet, from access to water to oil.

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