There is no doubt that homeowners worry about keeping it to feel comfortable in it; That well-being helps us to feel good, and that other people who visit our house also feel comfortable. It would be illogical to think that those who inhabit it could perform acts that deteriorate it; However, that is exactly what happens with humanity, and it’s home, planet Earth.
Man is destroying his own house with indiscriminate acts of pollution and unlimited violence against their habitats and animals.
According to studies by NASA and other agencies, the strongest signs that global warming and pollution are affecting our environment begin with rising earth temperatures by an average of .9 degrees Celsius; This happens because of the amount of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Most of the temperature increase has happened in the last 35 years, with the year 2016 taking the record for the year with the hottest number of months. The same emissions are absorbed in ocean waters, and as a consequence, the surface layers of them are 30% more acidic now than before the start of the Industrial Revolution.
A report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides data that should be taken into account by governments: “The continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause more warming and long-term changes in all components of the climate system, which increases the likelihood of severe, widespread and irreversible consequences for people and ecosystems.
The dangers of climate change are probably high or very high by the end of the 21st century, “” the report says.
On the other hand is the warming of the oceans, as a result of the increase in global temperature. This phenomenon has a severe impact on the biodiversity of the seas because many species of fish and mammals need colder waters to live comfortably.
In the same way, and also due to the increase in global temperature, the Antarctic ice sheets decrease their area over the years, snowy mountains lose ice, glaciers are collecting, and the level of water in the oceans are rising, endangering many coastal cities.
The last few years have seen the horrible consequences of natural disasters, in addition to the increase in the amount of them. Hurricanes, typhoons, storms, and seasons of torrid rains are now common and not extraordinary events. Heatwaves have increased in duration and intensity, as well as droughts. Consequently, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes; agriculture has been affected by floods or lack of irrigation, and people who have been displaced are forced to live in subhuman conditions within refugee camps where the spread of contagious diseases is very high.
The evidence of the damage and its consequences is undeniable, and it is surprising that there are still people who deny that global warming is true. For ordinary citizen there may not be a direct and immediate impact, but the lack of action now is what will bring us more problems in a few years.
Already hundreds of thousands of people are victims of natural disasters, but many more live in polluted environments where the spread of respiratory diseases is the common denominator in children and older adults. Just think that 22 of the 30 most polluted cities in the world are in India, with Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bahrain and Mongolia on the list of countries with the worst air quality.
Science, on the one hand, has shown that our planet has gone through normal heating and cooling processes throughout thousands of millions of years. However, the accelerated pace of human life, in all aspects, is causing changes in the composition and balance of our environment.
How to help curb global warming?
The simplest answer is saving water, energy, and resources.
On the one hand taking short showers and not baths in the tub, using the dishwasher and not washing the dishes by hand, washing the clothes once a week with full loads and not every day with small loads.
Walking and using public transportation is another way to help. Car emissions only affect air quality and contribute to global emissions that go into the atmosphere; Walking not only helps health but it is the way in which each person can reduce their carbon footprint.
Recycling at home, buying appliances that save energy are small steps that add a great effort if you look at them together. The key is to create a sense of responsibility throughout the world and show them that every little action has consequences in the short and long term. Many of those who deny global warming and its consequences claim that it is not a phenomenon that is affecting us immediately, but the consequences are already undeniable and doing nothing about it will only make our life on this planet less full, without water, without animals, without forests, and with temperatures so high that it will be difficult to survive.
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