Climate change is a collective and systemic problem dealing not just with individuals but with the entire population and global systems like energy grids and international trade. Climate change could have a direct impact on individuals, like affecting their food and clothing choices, as well as an indirect impact, such as extreme weather influence on the world economy. Climate change is an all-in-all phenomenon affecting the entire human civilization.
What is Climate change?
Climate change is the change in average weather patterns in a region over a long period of time. These changes can be natural as well as anthropogenic (meaning human-induced) in nature. Global warming is a part of climate change which is, currently, the bane in the existence of the entire global human population. Global warming is the average increase in the earth’s surface temperature. The temperature of the earth has risen exponentially since the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution is a phase in the 1600s, where humans decided they could achieve more in less amount of time hence giving life to the modern-day corporate sectors.
How global warming works?
Global warming is the phenomenon in which global greenhouse gases present around the earth’s atmosphere entrapped the incoming solar infrared radiation. Hence, rising up the temperature of the earth. Global greenhouse gases include water vapors, methane, carbon dioxide, and ozone. The production of greenhouse gases had spiked due to the excessive consumption nature of the human population. These excess gases when released into the earth’s atmosphere would speed up the process of global warming by entrapping more solar radiation.
What are the possible impacts of global warming?
Average annual global temperatures have risen between 0.3 centigrade to 0.6 centigrade due to an increased level of entrapped infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Sea level has risen between 20 cm to 25cm during the past hundred years due to glacial melting. In 2016, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide level passed the four hundred parts per million mark. By the end of the twenty-first century, sea levels are predicted to have risen 26 centimeters to 77 centimeters. Half of the human population lives within a hundred kilometers of coastline. Hence creating the problem of immigration both internal and external.
How does the global greenhouse produce?
Global greenhouse gases are mostly generated by burning fossil fuels. The energy that is produced by burning fossil fuel is then used to power residential houses and industries. Global greenhouse can be added to the earth’s atmosphere by two means it could be either through natural means or through anthropogenic means.
What are the Natural means by which greenhouse gasses are added to the atmosphere?
Nature needs a certain level of greenhouse gases to be maintained in the atmosphere in order to sustain photosynthesis and the livable temperature of the earth. The problem starts when an excessive amount of these gases starts to build up in the atmosphere. Nature also contributes to the addition of these gases in the atmosphere through the following ways:
1. orbital causes:
During summer earth’s tilt is slightly more toward the sun during winter. In this way heating up the earth’s atmosphere more than in winter.
2. Volcanic eruption:
Volcanic eruptions have been happening since the dawn of human civilization. During the eruptions, certain dust and smoke particles are generated along with the massive amount of Sulphur dioxide. These particles and gases form a layer around the earth’s atmosphere. This layer would trap more incoming solar radiations hence heating up the surface of the earth more than usual.
3. Asteroids hitting the surface of the earth:
Asteroids are small rocks revolving around the surface of the earth. Sometimes, during the revolving earth, they are pulled by the earth’s gravitational field hence hitting the surface of the earth. When they hit the earth’s surface massive clouds of smoke and dust are generated. Which got added to the earth’s atmosphere causing the temperature of the earth to notch up a few degrees.
4. Continents and ocean rearranging:
Continents and ocean reshuffling also cause changes in climate patterns by changing the direction of airflow.
5. Forest fires:
Forest fires can also result in the generation of dust particles as well as Sulphur and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the major by-product of the burning process. In this way, the accumulation of greenhouse house gases starts taking place in the atmosphere.
What are the Anthropogenic causes?
In these post-industrial revolutionary societies, consumption culture has become the norm of the day. Today the release of carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere by human activities is more than ever.
1. Industrial activities:
Now a day’s people need more clothing, shoes, and other non-essential items that strike our fancy more than anything. The world has become fancier. And to keep it that way humans need a continuous supply of things. In order to sustain this status quo more industries are emerging now than ever. Hence, increasing the release of chimney smoke and effluent by the industries into the earth’s atmosphere. Hence, Polluting the already polluted air.
2. Transportation:
People are earning more and to uphold this higher-paying job they need to move to metropolitan cities. People in this century own more vehicles that are powered by fossil fuels than ever before. During Covid lockdown when people were confined to their homes. The air quality improved by more than ten percent in less than a month. This shows how humans are contributing to bad air quality.
3. Domestic activities:
On the domestic ground, people are using more fossil fuel-powered electricity in order to keep their houses brighter and shiner.
4. Burning up the waste materials/dumps:
The greater the consumption the greater would be the waste production. Most of which are non-recyclable. Thus, ended up in the dumps. The only way to get rid of this waste is by burning it. Which can cause the release of volatile organic compounds, unburnt hydrocarbons, methane, and other harmful compounds into the earth’s atmosphere.
5. Mining activities:
With the industrial revolution comes the gin of mining and poor living conditions. Mining activities had caused damage to the earth’s atmosphere in the form of an ozone hole in the Antarctic region. Mining activity is the major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions into the earth’s atmosphere.
To sum the discussion up it could be said that the damage that has been done by both natural and anthropogenic causes to the earth’s atmosphere is beyond repairable. Which gave us the conclusion that climate change cannot be reversed although with effective government and societal planning the disastrous effect of climate change could be curtailed. And with the help of forming a legally binding agreement within the nation further harm to the environment could be avoided. Adopting environmentally friendly life choices could also help the cause. It is still not late to save what has given us this life. Mother Earth!
Can climate change be reversed?
Climate change is a collective and systemic problem dealing not just with individuals but with the entire population and global systems like energy grids and international trade. Climate change could have a direct impact on individuals, like affecting their food and clothing choices, as well as an indirect impact, such as extreme weather influence on the world economy. Climate change is an all-in-all phenomenon affecting the entire human civilization.
What is Climate change?
Climate change is the change in average weather patterns in a region over a long period of time. These changes can be natural as well as anthropogenic (meaning human-induced) in nature. Global warming is a part of climate change which is, currently, the bane in the existence of the entire global human population. Global warming is the average increase in the earth’s surface temperature. The temperature of the earth has risen exponentially since the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution is a phase in the 1600s, where humans decided they could achieve more in less amount of time hence giving life to the modern-day corporate sectors.
How global warming works?
Global warming is the phenomenon in which global greenhouse gases present around the earth’s atmosphere entrapped the incoming solar infrared radiation. Hence, rising up the temperature of the earth. Global greenhouse gases include water vapors, methane, carbon dioxide, and ozone. The production of greenhouse gases had spiked due to the excessive consumption nature of the human population. These excess gases when released into the earth’s atmosphere would speed up the process of global warming by entrapping more solar radiation.
What are the possible impacts of global warming?
Average annual global temperatures have risen between 0.3 centigrade to 0.6 centigrade due to an increased level of entrapped infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Sea level has risen between 20 cm to 25cm during the past hundred years due to glacial melting. In 2016, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide level passed the four hundred parts per million mark. By the end of the twenty-first century, sea levels are predicted to have risen 26 centimeters to 77 centimeters. Half of the human population lives within a hundred kilometers of coastline. Hence creating the problem of immigration both internal and external.
How does the global greenhouse produce?
Global greenhouse gases are mostly generated by burning fossil fuels. The energy that is produced by burning fossil fuel is then used to power residential houses and industries. Global greenhouse can be added to the earth’s atmosphere by two means it could be either through natural means or through anthropogenic means.
What are the Natural means by which greenhouse gasses are added to the atmosphere?
Nature needs a certain level of greenhouse gases to be maintained in the atmosphere in order to sustain photosynthesis and the livable temperature of the earth. The problem starts when an excessive amount of these gases starts to build up in the atmosphere. Nature also contributes to the addition of these gases in the atmosphere through the following ways:
1. orbital causes:
During summer earth’s tilt is slightly more toward the sun during winter. In this way heating up the earth’s atmosphere more than in winter.
2. Volcanic eruption:
Volcanic eruptions have been happening since the dawn of human civilization. During the eruptions, certain dust and smoke particles are generated along with the massive amount of Sulphur dioxide. These particles and gases form a layer around the earth’s atmosphere. This layer would trap more incoming solar radiations hence heating up the surface of the earth more than usual.
3. Asteroids hitting the surface of the earth:
Asteroids are small rocks revolving around the surface of the earth. Sometimes, during the revolving earth, they are pulled by the earth’s gravitational field hence hitting the surface of the earth. When they hit the earth’s surface massive clouds of smoke and dust are generated. Which got added to the earth’s atmosphere causing the temperature of the earth to notch up a few degrees.
4. Continents and ocean rearranging:
Continents and ocean reshuffling also cause changes in climate patterns by changing the direction of airflow.
5. Forest fires:
Forest fires can also result in the generation of dust particles as well as Sulphur and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the major by-product of the burning process. In this way, the accumulation of greenhouse house gases starts taking place in the atmosphere.
What are the Anthropogenic causes?
In these post-industrial revolutionary societies, consumption culture has become the norm of the day. Today the release of carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere by human activities is more than ever.
1. Industrial activities:
Now a day’s people need more clothing, shoes, and other non-essential items that strike our fancy more than anything. The world has become fancier. And to keep it that way humans need a continuous supply of things. In order to sustain this status quo more industries are emerging now than ever. Hence, increasing the release of chimney smoke and effluent by the industries into the earth’s atmosphere. Hence, Polluting the already polluted air.
2. Transportation:
People are earning more and to uphold this higher-paying job they need to move to metropolitan cities. People in this century own more vehicles that are powered by fossil fuels than ever before. During Covid lockdown when people were confined to their homes. The air quality improved by more than ten percent in less than a month. This shows how humans are contributing to bad air quality.
3. Domestic activities:
On the domestic ground, people are using more fossil fuel-powered electricity in order to keep their houses brighter and shiner.
4. Burning up the waste materials/dumps:
The greater the consumption the greater would be the waste production. Most of which are non-recyclable. Thus, ended up in the dumps. The only way to get rid of this waste is by burning it. Which can cause the release of volatile organic compounds, unburnt hydrocarbons, methane, and other harmful compounds into the earth’s atmosphere.
5. Mining activities:
With the industrial revolution comes the gin of mining and poor living conditions. Mining activities had caused damage to the earth’s atmosphere in the form of an ozone hole in the Antarctic region. Mining activity is the major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions into the earth’s atmosphere.
To sum the discussion up it could be said that the damage that has been done by both natural and anthropogenic causes to the earth’s atmosphere is beyond repairable. Which gave us the conclusion that climate change cannot be reversed although with effective government and societal planning the disastrous effect of climate change could be curtailed. And with the help of forming a legally binding agreement within the nation further harm to the environment could be avoided. Adopting environmentally friendly life choices could also help the cause. It is still not late to save what has given us this life. Mother Earth!
