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Global Climate Crisis:
Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying, and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. It's becoming clear that humans have caused most of the past century's warming by releasing heat-trapping gases as we power our modern lives. Called greenhouse gases, their levels are higher now than in the last 650,000 years.
What can we do to slow this warming? How will we cope with the changes we've already set into motion? While we struggle to figure it all out, the face of the Earth; coasts, forests, farms and snow-capped mountains—hangs in the imbalance. |
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According to the Inter- Governmental Panel on Climate Change, eleven of the twelve hottest years occurred between 1995 and 2006.
Around the world, the Earth's average temperature has risen more than 1 degree F (0.8 degrees C) over the last century and about twice that in parts of the Arctic.
A human-driven increase in ‘Greenhouse Gases’ (Anthropogenic) is increasing global warming and disrupting our climate. If these causes are left unchecked then they will have further more devastating consequences.
- The global atmospheric concentration of CO2 increased from a pre-industrial value of about 280 ppm to 379 ppm in 2005. The annual CO2 concentration growth rate was higher during the last 10 years (1995-2005 average: 1.9 ppm per year) than it has been since the beginning of continuous direct atmospheric measurements (1960-2005 average: 1.4 ppm per year), although there is year-to- year variability in growth rates.
- The temperature increase is widespread around the world and is greater at higher northern latitudes. Average Arctic temperatures have increased at almost twice the global average rate in the past 100 years.
- Because of the earth’s thin atmosphere, global warming is disrupting the ecosystems and is already causing about 150,000 additional deaths per year. An average global warming of 2°C threatens millions of people with an increased risk of hunger, malaria, flooding and water shortages.
- Decrease in snow and ice extent are consistent with warming. Observations show that since 1978. An annual average Arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.7 [2.1-3.3%] per decade, with larger decreases in summer of 1974 [5.0-9.8%] per decade. Mountain glaciers and snow cover on average have declined in both hemispheres.
- We can see that cold days, cold nights and frosts have become less frequent over most land areas, while hot days and hot nights have become more frequent.
- Also, heat waves have become more frequent over most land areas.
It’s a fact that the incidence of extreme high sea level has increased at a broad range of sites worldwide since 1975.
Crisis in India
Power Grid Load: Vast population of India demands power for development and growth due to which there is high power grid load on the power generation deficit by 70,000 MW. India’s dependency on coal, the undiminished growth in demand, the increase in fossil fuel prices (due to earth’s depleting resources) and costs of CO2 emissions result in power starvation and increase in the energy costs.
Indian Energy Security: As much as 80-90% of Indian energy supply still comes from fossil fuels. Viz-a- viz 70% of energy being imported; variable oil pool deficit is a concern for the country. The need for sustenance and a secured energy source is paramount.
Go Gaia!!
Problems are addressed with much gravity when compounded. The deficient power generation, catastrophic climatic changes, oil deficiency, asymmetrical power distribution and many more consequences borne out of our ignorance make it imperative for us to REACT. So act now by going renewable!
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