The ‘code red’ for the planet. Of the 35 planetary indexes researchers use to monitor climate change, 16 are approaching.. Floods, great fires, and heat waves sweeping the planet are unusual, and scientists attribute these extreme events to global warming. Therefore, a group of researchers concerned about the drag brought by a climate crisis (while governmental inaction and lack of coordination continue) wanted to warn of the dangers it poses to humanity.
They did this through a newly published article in the journal. biosciencetitled Climate Emergency 2022 Warning by World Scientists. “Look at those heatwaves, fires, floods, and gigantic storms that are repeating around the world; climate change is knocking on our doors and doing it by force”, warns the main author of this article, William Ripple of the University of Oregon.
In the document in question, scientists reiterate that as of today, 16 of the 35 indicators by which they generally measure climate change have reached unprecedented limits. The published data shows how extreme heat waves increase, how forestry loss due to fires accelerates, and an increase in the spread of dengue mosquitoes is starting to draw attention. Also, keep in mind that atmospheric carbon dioxide is at record levels: 418 parts per million.
“Given the spike in these climate catastrophes, we can say we are in the midst of a major climate crisis,” Wolf insists.If we keep doing things the way we do now, the worst is yet to come.”.
“Climate change is not a thorny issue,” insists Saleemul Huq, one of the paper’s authors and a professor at the University of Bangladesh. “To avoid cruel human suffering, we need to protect nature, eliminate most emissions from burning fossil fuels and support climate adaptations. By focusing on places that have fewer resources and therefore are more vulnerable,” he continues.
“We need to understand that as temperatures continue to rise, the frequency and magnitude of some weather disasters will continue to increase,” said study co-author Thomas Newsom of the University of Sydney.
warning since 1992
It is not the first time that scientists have warned of the dire fate that humanity will face if it continues to turn its back on the truth. In 1992, a group of over 1,700 scientists signed the original document. (and on which this final report is based), titled Warning to Humanity from World ScientistsThey warned of the possible consequences of global warming while there is still plenty of time to act. The fact is that greenhouse gas emissions have increased by 40% since then.
Concerned about the state of the planet at the time, the researchers urged humanity to reduce environmental destruction and warned that “a major change in the management of Earth and life on it is needed to avoid great human misery.”
Scientists have expressed concern about current, imminent or potential damage to Earth in relation to ozone depletion, freshwater availability, depletion of marine life, ocean dead zones, forest loss, biodiversity destruction, climate change and the continued growth of human populations. .
In 2017, 15,000 more scientists from 184 countries signed a second warning in the journal. biosciencethey insisted it would be too late to “turn the tide” of a failed orbit. “Time is running out,” they said, and criticized the “ignorance” of the warning over the past 25 years.
Today, in this article, researchers reiterate the importance of uniting all scientific voices with a common goal: to stop the devastating consequences of unstoppable climate change.
Reference article: 10.1093/biosci/biac083
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