Research indicates that if the temperature difference is 1.5°C, our world will face an irreversible destruction.
Febrile convulsion is the abnormal activity of brain cells due to a sudden increase in body temperature, leading to involuntary muscle contractions, referred to in medical terms as convulsions, and commonly known as seizures (fits) in everyday language.
During a typical seizure, the child loses consciousness, and their arms and legs stiffen. After a few seconds, rhythmic contractions begin in the arms, legs, and face. After a while, all symptoms disappear, and the child may fall into a sleep lasting about half an hour.
Imagine your child having a seizure and how frantic you would feel. Picture yourself panicking and rushing to the hospital, clinging to the doctors in search of a solution. A nightmare scenario. But what if the same thing is happening to our world right now!
The world we live in, walk in, run in, and share memories filled with love and pain is currently having a seizure. So, what are we doing or what should we do? How much do we know about this? Or have we already missed the boat?
In this article, I will try to answer these questions.
The development and progress that began with the industrial revolution pleased us greatly. We all got acquainted with new cars, new mobile phones, and many technological devices whose names we struggle to pronounce. We loved industrial production very much. It loved us back. It worked hard to meet the intense demand. In return, it took our forests and rivers and gave us carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
The loser of this transaction was the world. At the beginning of the industrial revolution, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 280 ppm. Measurements taken in 2016 revealed that the concentration of carbon dioxide had risen to 403 ppm. The increasing levels of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases have led to the extreme warming of the planet, causing the temperature difference between pre-industrial times and today to exceed 1°C. Research indicates that if the temperature difference reaches 1.5°C, our world will be faced with irreversible destruction.
What Happens If There Is a 1.5°C Increase?
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Due to the increase in dioxide, temperature increases and climate changes will occur. Global warming will lead to an increase in the frequency of severe storms and rainfall. Changes in soil moisture and agricultural production will occur due to storms and rainfall. With the sea level rising between 20 to 30 cm, coastal countries will suffer land loss. For example, it is stated that a 60 cm rise in sea level by 2100 will result in land loss of 25,000 km in the USA, and that Bangladesh, which consists largely of low-lying deltas, will lose 10% of its land. The rise in sea level will not only lead to land loss but will also cause freshwater sources near the coast to merge with the sea. The temperature increase will be more different in mid-latitudes and the equator compared to the poles.For example, it is predicted that the equator will remain below the world average. The temperature increase will mostly occur in winters and at night. The decrease in the temperature difference between summer and winter, night and day will change the frequency, intensity, and directions of winds.The temperature increase will also affect human health. Additionally, the alleviation of nighttime and winter cold that kills insect eggs will be an important issue.For example, malaria-carrying mosquitoes can only survive for 1-2 days below 17°C. A 5°C global warming will expand their natural habitats and will cause an additional 1 million people to die from malaria each year.In some regions, extreme rainfall following dry periods will accelerate virus mutations. Therefore, not only malaria but also some diseases that are rarely encountered today in northern latitudes will be seen more frequently.We must fight to prevent this grim scenario. We must take precautions today for tomorrow and think of future generations. With conscious consumption and the dedicated efforts of the nations of the world, we can reverse this situation.Chief Seattle - 1853The white man takes his mother, the land, and his brother, the sky, to be bought and sold, and...It looks at things to be exploited. It is this ambition of his that will desert the lands and consume everything. There is no peace and tranquility in the cities established by the white man. In these cities, the sweet sounds made by a flower as it opens its petals and the fluttering of a butterfly's wings cannot be heard. The white man will understand that money is something that cannot be eaten when the last river dries up, when the last tree disappears, and when the last fish dies... Native American Chief Seattle – 1853
