The Climate Change and its severity !

 The present situation of earth is very is treacherous and needs to be addressed like every other issue of immense importance. . The rising average temperature of Earth's climate system, called global warming, is driving changes in rainfall patterns, extreme weather, arrival of seasons, and more. Collectively, global warming and its effects are known as climate change. 

Human Beings and their involvement in various unhealthy atmospheric activities paved a way to the climate crisis that  is eventually working as a slow poison for the Trees , Sea life , Wild life and most importantly for themselves.

The number of climate-related disasters has tripled in the last 30 years.

Between 2006 and 2016, the rate of global sea-level rise was 2.5 times faster than it was for almost all of the 20th century.

More than 20 million people a year are forced from their homes by climate change.

The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that adapting to climate change and coping with damages will cost developing countries $140-300 billion per year by 2030.

The notable and alarming incidents are:

Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in March 2019(which took the lives of more than 1000 people across Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique in Southern Africa, and it devastated millions more who were left destitute without food or basic services) ,

Australian Bushfire :  The start of 2020 found Australia in the midst of its worst-ever bushfire season  – following on from its hottest year on record which had left soil and fuels exceptionally dry. The fires have burned through more than 10 million hectares, killed at least 28 people, razed entire communities to the ground, taken the homes of thousands of families, and left millions of people affected by a hazardous smoke haze. More than a billion native animals have been killed, and some species and ecosystems may never recover.

East Africa Drought : Higher sea temperatures, linked to climate change, have doubled the likelihood of drought in the Horn of Africa region. Severe droughts in 2011, 2017 and 2019 have repeatedly wiped out crops and livestock.

 Droughts have left 15 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in need of aid, yet the aid effort is only 35 percent funded. People have been left without the means to put food on their table, and have been forced from their homes. Millions of people are facing acute food and water shortages.

Let us have a look on one of the most recent incident that left thousands of sea species at stake :

A cargo ship leaking tons of oil off the Mauritius coast has split in two :

A Japanese bulk carrier that has leaked hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil off the Mauritius coast has broken apart, authorities in the island nation say.Mauritius is home to world-renowned coral reefs, and popular with tourists.About 90 tonnes of the fuel were believed to be still on board when the vessel split.The committee said booms had been reinforced near the vessel to absorb any more oil that leaked out. Coast guard vessels have been positioned in the area.

Mauritius has said it will seek compensation for the leak from "the owner and the insurer". Japanese firm Nagashiki Shipping has pledged to respond to requests for compensation.The amount of oil spilled from the Japanese-owned ship nearby the lagoons and coastal areas of south-east Mauritius is relatively low compared to the big oil spills the world has seen in the past, but the damage it will do is going to be huge and long-lasting, experts say.

Unlike most previous offshore spills, this has taken place near two environmentally protected marine ecosystems and the Blue Bay Marine Park reserve, which is a wetland of international importance.So, it's the location rather than the size of the spill which is causing greatest concern about its potentially serious environmental impact.

The stunning turquoise waters of the blue lagoon outside the coastal village of Mahébourg in Mauritius, the backdrop for numerous Bollywood movies, are now stained black and brown.

The ship, MV Wakashio, ran aground at Pointe d'Esny in late July, and oil began leaking from it last Thursday. Satellite images show the oil spill stretched out between the mainland at Pointe D'Esny and the island of Ile-aux-Aigrettes.

It is thought that more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel have leaked out of the ship and into the lagoon. A huge clean-up operation has been launched from the shore with many local people volunteering to help.

On 7 August 2020 , nearly two weeks after the shipwreck, the Mauritian government declared the incident a national emergency.

 

 

Therefore , There should be a global strategy to preserve our environment from natural  as well Human made accidents that will eventually effect every life on the earth and if ignored , can become a reason for mass demolition.

 

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