In the coming centuries, mankind is waiting for floods, famines and wars
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In Yokohama, a report was presented on the problems of climate change on our planet. As stated in the report, the change in the Earth's ecosystem will become catastrophic and will be irreversible.
According to the assumption of specialists from 2016, the average temperature of the earth will increase, and by 2081 a two-degree increase is expected. Already in the next decade, scientists expect the effects of global warming: very cold short winters, anomalous heat in the summer, and over the course of the day, heat and cold can alternate. Spring and autumn will no longer exist in our usual understanding, air quality will deteriorate strongly, the acidity of the world's oceans will rise.
On the ground, the temperature rise will be faster than in the water. Scientists expect that the most rapid process of warming will occur in the Arctic. The level of the world ocean from the melting of glaciers will rise to 0.98 meters.
Frequent floods will lead to the death of millions of people living on the coast, many species of fish and terrestrial animals will disappear, agricultural productivity will drop significantly, causing hunger and a lack of drinking water among the increasing population.
As the experts note, no region of the earth will be able to avoid this fate. By the end of this century, due to the threat of flooding, many people may die or will be forced to move to less dangerous regions.
The poor will be the least protected in the face of climate change, as the economy and water and food supplies are threatened. However, even more developed industrial countries are awaiting strong shocks. Even if people make every possible attempt to prevent warming, the already launched mechanisms can not be reversed and they will last for centuries. Experts are unequivocal in their conclusions: for all world politicians, the main priority should be measures to reduce emissions, and as a result - radiation, the main cause of climate change on the ground, but this will require hundreds of trillions of dollars.
Despite the fact that the report had a somewhat depressing, cold view of the future of mankind, yet experts do not exclude a number of possible solutions to this problem. This report can prepare people to better adapt, if necessary, to move to less dangerous regions and build a new world ready for climate change.
John Kerry, the Secretary of State of the United States, said that the report is a warning signal for people who can not be ignored. According to him, our society must act quickly and decisively, because our entire way of life and life itself is in great danger. Kerry also noted that inactivity now means a rapid and inevitable approach to the disaster.
It is worth noting that the president of the United States, Barack Obama proposed a package of bills related to climate change, but his proposals did not find proper support in Congress.
The new report could help develop new bills in 2015 that will replace the Kyoto treaty, which expired in 2012.
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