Climate
Geopolitics of Climate Change
Twenty of the hottest years ever recorded have happened in the past twenty-one years. Wildfire seasons, droughts, floods, hurricanes are already breaching their records year after year. These extreme weather events are also getting more and more difficult to predict, both, spatially as well as in terms of their time-frames. They cause huge damages to life and property and have proven to be very expensive for countries. These extreme weather events, however, are only a glimpse into an ominous future. What's bothering governments more are the rapidly changing climatic conditions that in turn affect agriculture, resources, trade, and infrastructure projects. All of these concerns are driving climate action plans and this is where geopolitics comes in. As climate change and climate action gain more and more traction, the world is set to witness significant changes in conventional geopolitics. For instance, as countries are reducing their oil and gas dependence, petrostates are scrambling to diversify their economies and brace for a new normal.
By Rishi Rathi5 years ago in Earth
Climate Change and Human Evolution
Author's preface: This was originally published in 2017 but still rings true today. The debate I read a brief exchange about the climate change debate this morning and it got me thinking all day about the topic. One of the questions that I kept returning to in my mind related to how humans and every other species on the planet will or will not adapt to the new environmental conditions that climate change will quite probably impose across much of the globe. For other species the answer is fairly obvious I think, they will either adapt or they will perish. As has been the case throughout all of earth’s history evolution through natural selection requires that those with the traits that are best adapted to reproduce will do so and so pass them on, especially when pressed by changes in the environment. Some have argued that the changes we are seeing or will soon see as a result of climate change are occurring too rapidly for many species to adapt. In essence that evolution cannot keep up with the pace of change. Mutations simply cannot occur frequently enough to supply a wide enough variety of phenotypes of different varieties to allow for at least one that can survive the new conditions any given species may find itself in. As usual rapid changes are the hardest for the longest lived (excluding microorganisms), and slowest reproducing creatures to deal with and they face the greatest threat of massive population decrease or even extinction. I happen to think that adaptation can happen much faster than is typically believed but I am not naive enough to think that even a greatly accelerated adaptation or mutation process will be enough to save all or even most animal species from the threat of habitat loss or change brought about by global warming.
By Everyday Junglist5 years ago in Earth
Maintaining AQI in Major Cities & Basics of Air Purification
The air surrounds every element of our society, with a proper composition it is around us all the time. However, the air is not always the same, the composition at one place differs from the other. Similarly, it can be different at times on a single day for a single location. Seems pretty tough to understand, but it is just a part of how external particles can affect the basic structure of air. For an instance, the AQI - known as the Air Quality Index defines the daily air quality of a location with respect to time.
By Uncle Berry5 years ago in Earth
Global Warming
The global climate is changing rapidly compared to pre-industrial times, and there is several evidence that these changes are having an impact on organisms, ecosystems and human systems (high confidence). The increase in global mean surface temperature (GMST) compared to 1850 and 1900, 0, reached between 2006 and 2015 ; the increase in frequency and magnitude of these impacts is very encouraging ; this indicates that a rise in GMST of 1.5 ° C or more will have an impact on natural or human systems, regardless of whether this increase is 1.6 ° C to 2 ° C.
By Kandel gita5 years ago in Earth
MONSTER HEATWAVE IN CANADA.
Hello guys, Normally Canada is considered as one of the coldest country in the world, as we know that temperature of -20°and-30°Celsius is not a great thing in Canada. But in the last few days there is a severe heatwave which caused the temperature to go beyond 49.6°C i.e., almost 50°C, you can expect this temperature in UAE or any of the middle east countries, but now it is also seen in Canada. How did these happen? Let’s try to know in today’s Article.
By Anish Patil5 years ago in Earth
What Is The Lifespan Of Our Planet
If the brightness of our star increases by 10%, the earth will no longer be in the habitable zone surrounding our star. When the Sun stops burning hydrogen in its core, Mars will be outside our habitable zone and we will be too hot to keep water on our surface. Like all things in the universe, our planet Earth will fizzle out.
By Kandel gita5 years ago in Earth
World Environment Day 2021
June 5 are attending to be celebrated as World surroundings Day around the globe on Saturday. it is the largest awareness campaign, that launched by the globe organization inside the first 70s. it's that time of the year once civil societies, environmentalists, faculty students and world leaders take a flash to mirror upon the impact of act on Mother Earth. With the climate crisis making some irreversible changes to our lives as we have a tendency to all are aware of it, World surroundings Day is to boot the time to possess religion in distinctive, potential solutions which will facilitate in partitioning issues like deforestation, plastic pollution etc.
By Manish Kumar shaw5 years ago in Earth
Thomas N Salznao - Go Green Today With These Simple Home Solutions
Keeping up with environmentally friendly power energy in the home doesn't need to be troublesome, and has various advantages for you and your family! Just by introducing a programmable indoor regulator or killing the lights when you leave a room can help. Peruse this article by Salzano for additional tips on the best way to utilize efficient power energy!
By Thomas N Salzano5 years ago in Earth
Home
‘Mummy, how long is it until we get there?’ ‘Not too long now,’ Soleil said softly, turning around to look at her young daughter sat harnessed in the rear seat of the car. She could see that Lana was tired, and reached back to gently brush away hair covering her daughter’s small, plump face.
By A.R. Lerwill5 years ago in Earth
