Global warming/Climate change

Quotes
1. “There is one issue that will define the contours of this century more
dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a
changing climate.” -Barack Obama(44th president of US)
2. “Climate change is no longer some far-off problem; it is happening here, it
is happening now.”- Barack Obama(44th president of US)
3. “We are the first generation to be able to end poverty, and the last generation
that can take steps to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Future
generations will judge us harshly if we fail to uphold our moral and
historical responsibilities.” – Ban Ki-moon(8th Secretary-General of UN)
4. “Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you
are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call
‘global challenges,’ which require global solidarity.” – Ban Ki-moon
5. “If we want to address global warming, along with the other
environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn
our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use
our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start
turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts.”-
David Suzuki(Canadian academic and environmentalist activist)
6. Climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today,
more serious even than the threat of terrorism.- David King(UK
environmental activist)
7. Leading the fight against climate change
Lots of obstacles that we will face
Global warming is coming soon
But we'll still see the sun and moon

What about our plants and trees?

Mother earth needs some peace
On top of the trees are some honey bees
Lovely birds sweetly sings

Global warming might be near

Climate change is already here
There's a lot of things we can't resist
The lovely earth that we should kiss
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Let us save our Mother nature

Let us make it in perfect structure
Life is pleasant here on earth
Don't let disaster become her birth-Geneen Meyers

 Global warming definition:

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.
 Climate change definition:
Climate change is a long-term shift in global or regional climate
patterns. “Climate change” refers to the increasing changes in the
measures of climate over a long period of time – including
precipitation, temperature, and wind patterns.
 Jane Goodall, the world-renowned primatologist, has very aptly
noted the irony of how “the most intellectual creature to ever
walk Earth is destroying its only home”. Human-caused
climate change has indeed put an immense strain on the delicate
ecosystem of our planet, the consequences of which are becoming
increasingly apparent. Rising sea levels, intensifying droughts and
unprecedented increase in wildfires — all are clear indications of
accelerated climate change. Climate change is no longer limited to books
or scientific papers; it is a reality knocking on our doors. Climate
catastrophe is the greatest global challenge today. According to the
Bulletin of Atomic Sciences, there are three major existential
challenges confronting mankind today: climate change, nuclear
conflict and democratic governance (i.e. the exact opposite of what
passes for it today). Success with regard to any of these challenges
will make success on the others more likely. But failure on one front
will ensure failure on the other two. This triple failure will render
organized human existence on the planet increasingly difficult, and
eventually impossible.
 According to researchers at Carbon Brief, 68 per cent of all extreme
weather events studied from 2011 to date were made more likely or more
severe by human-caused climate change. Heat waves account for 43pc of
those events, droughts about 17pc and heavy rainfall and floods for 16pc.
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 The latest takes the form of a report from the International
Centre for Integrated Mountain Development that finds that
even if global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius (which is
unlikely), 36 per cent of glaciers along the Hindu Kush and
Himalayan range will have melted away by 2100. This will lead to
surging river flows from 2050 to 2060, with declines after that. That
means floods, droughts, and severe energy crises within our
children’s lifetimes.
 Climate change does not need visas to cross borders.
The wealth of industrialized countries, built on fossil fuels and
unsustainable practices, has come at the cost of making the world more
unstable, and climate change does not need visas to cross borders.
That extreme heat waves are now seasonal in Pakistan. In
2018, Nawabshah saw temperatures hit 50.2 degrees Celsius — the hottest
day of April ever recorded anywhere in history.
 Effects of climate change:
 Heat waves:
Over the past decade or so, the frequency of extreme weather
phenomena — ranging from blistering summers to freezing cold
winters — has increased. Nearly half of these events were
heatwaves, surpassing the previous record highs, and resulting in a
wave of mortality around the world. In 2015, a severe
heatwave struck Karachi, breaking 40-year records, and resulting in
nearly 2,000 casualties.
 Flooding:( glaciers are melting at a faster than normal rate)
By far the most dangerous natural hazard that devastates Pakistan is
flooding. In the past 65 years, Pakistan has suffered from 30 major
floods — the super flood in 2010 alone affected 20 million people.
 Agriculture:
The South Asian region has historically been one of agriculture and
livestock rearing. Indeed, the image of the trusty old farmer who
sacrifices his body and soul for the land has been romanticized
through the ages. But increasingly unpredictable weather patterns
have started to disrupt agricultural activities. In Pakistan, agricultural
productivity is one of the lowest in the world. Adverse weather
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conditions caused a loss of nearly 1.5 million tons of wheat during
the rabi season 2018-19. Understandably, adverse effects of climate
change on agriculture would not only hit the national economies hard,
they would also threaten food security.

 Drought:
This brings us to another climate change-related conundrum: drought.
Droughts occur frequently in Pakistan, and can affect as much as a
third of the country at a single time. Balochistan, in particular, is hit
hard because of its arid climate.

 Smog:

Over the past few years, smog has become a necessary precursor to
the winter season, almost becoming a norm for the subcontinent.
Here, it is crucial to talk about particulate matter, or PM, which is
made up of a mixture of solid and liquid droplets of dust, dirt, soot
and smoke which are divided into two broad categories. PM 10 are
inhalable particles, while PM 2.5 particles can get embedded into the
lungs and even enter the bloodstream. Extended exposure to PM 2.5, a
major part of smog, can lead to premature death in people with
preexisting conditions, heart attacks, aggravated asthma, decreased
lung function and various respiratory illnesses. Aged people and
children are the most vulnerable to these effects.

 Vector borne diseases:

One of the impacts of climate change that has recently been more
pronounced is an increase in vector-borne illnesses. According to the
World Health Organization (WHO) vectors, pathogens and hosts
survive and reproduce within optimal climatic conditions, chief
among which are temperature and rainfall. The WHO goes on
to state that “rainfall can influence the transport and dissemination of
infectious agents [including anthroponosis like dengue fever], while
temperature affects their growth and survival”.

 On women:
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Many women in Sindh have also complained of severe back pain,
headaches and hair loss from the excruciating drill of carrying heavy
metal pots full of water on their heads. All woes of no inconsequential
nature, especially when a result of direct state failure.

 The effects of climate change are undoubtedly global in scope and

unprecedented in scale. The world is suffering from severe natural
disasters that are progressively becoming more destructible and
unpredictable. All of this is happening way before scientific
projections. The rise in carbon dioxide and other gases will only
intensify climate disruption and cause havoc around the world.
From Pakistan’s perspective, South Asia remains one of the most
vulnerable regions to climate change hence reversing it must be
Pakistan’s chief priority. Everyday Pakistani conversations have often
been about existential threats: terrorism, war with India, the economy —
but never about the climate crisis, which is shaping up to be the biggest
threat of all. It’s time people started talking about climate change as if it
were a matter of life and death. Because, without any exaggeration, it is.
The target of reducing global warming to below 2°C set by the Paris
Agreement has defined the direction of climate action for the coming
decades. Unlike nuclear disaster, which can be avoided any time
before it actually occurs, climate change beyond a rapidly
approaching point insidiously becomes an irreversibly fatal
catastrophe.
Pakistan is the seventh-most vulnerable country to climate change
according to German watch, a think tank advocating for measures
to combat climate change.
As of 2017 humans are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0 C of
global warming above pre-Industrial levels.
Goal 13 of SDG’S: Climate action