A Climate which is Changing
Global warming is almost a fact now. We can’t be a 100% secure, but at least 99% secure. We have proof that the earth is getting warmer. Most scientists say that the global warming is caused by the increasing amount of Co2 in the atmosphere. Some still say that global warming is caused by natural reasons. The weather will always change naturally, but the evidence for it being affected by the increasing amount of co2 released into the atmosphere, is quite convincing.
The global warming obviously brings one mayor change to the climate, and that’s obviously the weather getting hotter. Since the early 20th century, earth's surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 °C. In Norway people might shout and screen of joy. Less snow, less rainy-days, longer and hotter summers, but it isn’t that simple. With warmer weather comes increased power and chances for “extreme weather”. Let me explain:
Extreme weather like drafts, floods, storms, typhoons, cyclones and so on has always existed. They are not new. Extreme weather like this is caused by the nature itself. They are caused by natural variability. We can’t predict when and where it will happen. So what has global warming to do with this? Global warming has no direct effect on extreme weather, but is has increased the canes a magnitude of extreme weather.
The atmosphere is slowly being warmed up, and so is the ocean. Tropical storms can only accrue when the ocean is at least 26,5 C warm down to at least 50 meters depth. So warming up the ocean will make more possibilities for great tropical storms to form.
A study by Professor Myles Allen, at the University of Oxford showed that the severe flooding in the UK in 2000 was made two to three times more likely by global warming. Another study showed the extreme Russian heatwave of 2010, which resulted in 50,000 deaths, was made three times more likely by climate change.
The typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines just recently, with wind speeds up to 315 km / h. It has and is causing death and devastation. The authorities estimate that only in one city, Tacloban, 10.000 people were killed. We don’t know for sure yet, but it is likely to believe that the chances of the typhoon Haiyan being created were increased by global warming.
This problem will only grow worse. The latest science connecting hurricanes and global warming suggests more is yet to come. Tropical storms in the future are likely to bring, higher wind speeds, more precipitation and bigger storm surge in the coming decades. Over the course of this century, maximum wind speeds could increase 2-11 percent and rainfall could increase 3-31 percent. This will mean even more devastating wind, bigger floods, more destruction and more deaths.
Global warming and climate change is not something we can deal with in the future. It is happening right know. It might already be too late to do something about the increasing temperatures. The consequences are hitting us right in the face, right now. We might not notice it her in the vest, but we will. Right know other countries are paying the price for our welfare.
Written by Ludvik Kasbo
Global warming is almost a fact now. We can’t be a 100% secure, but at least 99% secure. We have proof that the earth is getting warmer. Most scientists say that the global warming is caused by the increasing amount of Co2 in the atmosphere. Some still say that global warming is caused by natural reasons. The weather will always change naturally, but the evidence for it being affected by the increasing amount of co2 released into the atmosphere, is quite convincing.
The global warming obviously brings one mayor change to the climate, and that’s obviously the weather getting hotter. Since the early 20th century, earth's surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 °C. In Norway people might shout and screen of joy. Less snow, less rainy-days, longer and hotter summers, but it isn’t that simple. With warmer weather comes increased power and chances for “extreme weather”. Let me explain:
Extreme weather like drafts, floods, storms, typhoons, cyclones and so on has always existed. They are not new. Extreme weather like this is caused by the nature itself. They are caused by natural variability. We can’t predict when and where it will happen. So what has global warming to do with this? Global warming has no direct effect on extreme weather, but is has increased the canes a magnitude of extreme weather.
The atmosphere is slowly being warmed up, and so is the ocean. Tropical storms can only accrue when the ocean is at least 26,5 C warm down to at least 50 meters depth. So warming up the ocean will make more possibilities for great tropical storms to form.
A study by Professor Myles Allen, at the University of Oxford showed that the severe flooding in the UK in 2000 was made two to three times more likely by global warming. Another study showed the extreme Russian heatwave of 2010, which resulted in 50,000 deaths, was made three times more likely by climate change.
The typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines just recently, with wind speeds up to 315 km / h. It has and is causing death and devastation. The authorities estimate that only in one city, Tacloban, 10.000 people were killed. We don’t know for sure yet, but it is likely to believe that the chances of the typhoon Haiyan being created were increased by global warming.
This problem will only grow worse. The latest science connecting hurricanes and global warming suggests more is yet to come. Tropical storms in the future are likely to bring, higher wind speeds, more precipitation and bigger storm surge in the coming decades. Over the course of this century, maximum wind speeds could increase 2-11 percent and rainfall could increase 3-31 percent. This will mean even more devastating wind, bigger floods, more destruction and more deaths.
Global warming and climate change is not something we can deal with in the future. It is happening right know. It might already be too late to do something about the increasing temperatures. The consequences are hitting us right in the face, right now. We might not notice it her in the vest, but we will. Right know other countries are paying the price for our welfare.
Written by Ludvik Kasbo