30 Shocking facts about Global Warming in the world
As we all know, the threat of Global Warming is gripping our planet. It is increasing day by day and needs attention more than ever. The definition of Global Warming is “A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants.” If appropriate action is not taken, Mother Earth will perish and with it, all human race can also extinct but despite all the efforts it is still rising.
Here are 30 Shocking facts about Global Warming in the world that will make you think hard upon this problem.
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The Greenhouse Gases
Global warming is the result of an increase in the earth’s average surface temperature due to greenhouse gases. The Greenhouse majorly include Carbon-Dioxide, methane, Nitrous Oxide and some others. They are given out by majorly by industries.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presented its report and made a prediction that if Global Warming continues then due to the melting of glaciers the sea level will rise by 7-23 inches. This may result in some islands getting disappeared from the face of the Earth.
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Fortune Teller!
In 1896, Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius was the first to say that burning fossil fuels may eventually result in global warming. Well, he was right!
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Coastal People
Over 100 million people living in coastal regions will be displaced by just a one-yard rise in sea levels. This can be expected by the end of 2100!
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Rise in Temperature
The average global rise in temperature is said to be 1.4 Fahrenheit degree since 1880. This is rising steadily.
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20th Century
The hottest century recorded in last 400 years is the 20th century and the reasons stated was Global warming. We hope that 21st century brings some coolness to it.
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Hottest Decade
The hottest decade on the planet recorded is 2000-2009. It was warm, you know it was warm!
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Hottest Year
2015! Yes, 2015 is reported the hottest year ever recorded on the planet. The average temperature was 0.98-degree celsius higher than the average temperature of 20th century (14 degree celsius).
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Hottest Years Ever
Each year of the 21st century ranks amongst 14 hottest years since 1880. If going by this rate, the average temperature will rise by 5.8 degrees as a result of global warming by the year 2100.
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Effect on Arctic
Arctic is the worst affected by Global Warming. The Glaciers are melting rapidly and it is predicted that it can have it’s first ice free summer in 2040 or maybe sooner.
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Alarming rise in Temperature
There are countries of Northern hemisphere in which temperature has risen dramatically. The average temperature in Alaska, Western Canada and Russia have risen at twice the global average.
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Montana Glacier National Park
In 1910, Montana Glacier National Park which is situated in the USA had 150 Glaciers in it. Now, only 25 are left. This is one of the shocking fact about Global Warming.
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Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs are said to be suffering the worst. They dying rates of them have increased drastically from 1980. The culprit, Global Warming!
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Loss of Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs are important as most of the aquatic spices live around it. In 1998, one of the hottest year, the loss of coral reefs was 16% worldwide! In recent years, the great Australian coral reef is also diminishing.
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Abrupt Weather patterns
Due to Global warming, there has been a change in the weather patterns all over the world. Scientists believe that Global Warming has implications in the way of forest fires, heat waves and severe tropical storms throughout the world.
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Huge Human Loss due to Climate Change
Approximately 600,000 deaths occurred worldwide as a result of weather-related natural disasters in the 1990s, where 95 percent of those deaths took place in developing countries.
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Industrial Revolution
The Global warming was brought by Industrial Revolution. There has been a tremendous increase of water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane nitrous oxide and especially greenhouse gases due to polluting substances emitted as a result of industrialization, pollution, deforestation.
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Coal
Coal combustion creates 40 percent of electricity worldwide but also is responsible for “30 percent of total anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide, and 72 percent of CO2 emissions from global power generation. Without coal, we can’t live and if we use it at this level, we will die of Global Warming!
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Emission of CO2
It is estimated that man-made activities are increasing carbon dioxide at an alarming level. It is greater than what plants can absorb. This is why global warming is on a high rise. There is more Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than the last 800,000 years!
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Dumped CO2
It is estimated by the records of 2011 that the amount of CO2 being dumped is 1000 tons per second! This level is increasing year by year. Human activities release around 37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year!
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CO2 Levels in 20th Century
The carbon dioxide levels in the 20th century have been highest in 650,000 years. Till 1950, the levels rose by 11% and recently the levels have risen by 40%. Since the industrial revolution in 1700, the level of carbon dioxide on earth has increased by 34%.
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China!
Whereas each and every nation is making some progress and taking steps to reduce Global Warming, China has a different story, While the U.S. is trying to reduce their greenhouse gases, China plans to construct one coal-based electrical power station each week for the next 10 years! Let’s hope it only remains a plan.
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Shortages and Floods
Due to large human settlements, there have been problems of water shortages as the water table is not replenished properly because of lack of rains due to Global Warming. There are also reports of Floods in the last few decades which received very low rainfalls.
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Extinction
Due to Global Warming, it is reported that around 1 million species have become extinct! This is an alarming figure and one fact about Global Warming to know.
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ICE AGE!
It is said that Global warming will change the current patterns of oceans that can result in massive temperature changes across the globe. It can send Europe to Ice Age!
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Economy will crash!
If Global Warming is not stopped and it continues, it can have serious effect on the world economy. A failure in preventing global warming can cause a major economic collapse causing 20% of global domestic output to fix.
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Expenditure
Each country is spending a good amount on reducing this problem. Climate change costs the U.S. over $100 billion each year.
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Airlines resolution
Many airlines are encouraging “green” aircraft landings by descending in a smooth, continuous fashion to reduce fuel vibrational noise and save on fuel. This is a nice method to reduce the problem.
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India on Global Warming
Indian PM Narendra Modi declared in the Paris Summit that India will reduce 30% of the all the emissions and will promote green technology. This is a welcomed effort by the PM.
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Positive Effect
Global Warming can be good if we want to settle on Mars. Studies on global warming, however, are not all bad. Some scientists want to induce global warming on Mars to make it habitable for life and eventual colonization.