Blogpost 4: Free Topic
In this blogpost, we can write about any topic we want. The requirement is 140 words or more.
I am going to write about climate change, or global warming since I've just read a book about it. The book was very informative, very realistic, and I suppose rather pessimistic. It's already too late to avoid the difficult changes. We have a choice: a world that heats up about 1,5 degrees, or 2, 3, or even 4. 4 would be extremely catastrophic, and could even lead to our (almost) extinction. We are already living in a world hotter than homo sapiens has ever experienced, so we are living in a world for which we don't have real experience. The future will just be more extreme:
Rising sea levels. Miami, New York, Shanghai and other cities will probably be abandoned before 2100.
Cataclysmic heat waves: There will soon be events of extreme heat with humidity (for example 50 degree humid weather) that will especially ravage India. Millions could die.
Changing agriculture: There areas where we grow grain, coffee, chocolate, avocados, and more are moving. This is already starting to cause disruptions. We can expect foods to become more expensive.
More diseases: malaria, zika, and other tropical diseases will (and are) become more common in non-tropical areas. The Southern USA is already seeing big increases in diseases that a generation ago only existed in Africa. Parasites, such as ticks, are becoming more common and more dangerous.
Well, these are only some of the things. There is so much more. At the very least, it's a big challenge. We have to do all we can to avoid the worst possibilities. This means some drastic changes, such as no more cars that use gasoline. Are people ready for this? If not, we have to be ready for the climate changes.
I am going to write about climate change, or global warming since I've just read a book about it. The book was very informative, very realistic, and I suppose rather pessimistic. It's already too late to avoid the difficult changes. We have a choice: a world that heats up about 1,5 degrees, or 2, 3, or even 4. 4 would be extremely catastrophic, and could even lead to our (almost) extinction. We are already living in a world hotter than homo sapiens has ever experienced, so we are living in a world for which we don't have real experience. The future will just be more extreme:
Rising sea levels. Miami, New York, Shanghai and other cities will probably be abandoned before 2100.
Cataclysmic heat waves: There will soon be events of extreme heat with humidity (for example 50 degree humid weather) that will especially ravage India. Millions could die.
Changing agriculture: There areas where we grow grain, coffee, chocolate, avocados, and more are moving. This is already starting to cause disruptions. We can expect foods to become more expensive.
More diseases: malaria, zika, and other tropical diseases will (and are) become more common in non-tropical areas. The Southern USA is already seeing big increases in diseases that a generation ago only existed in Africa. Parasites, such as ticks, are becoming more common and more dangerous.
Well, these are only some of the things. There is so much more. At the very least, it's a big challenge. We have to do all we can to avoid the worst possibilities. This means some drastic changes, such as no more cars that use gasoline. Are people ready for this? If not, we have to be ready for the climate changes.
If we could remove the meat of our diets, maybe the situation gets better, I don't know...
ResponderEliminarI agree
EliminarThere is a documentary about that in netflix the name is: what the health and is very good
EliminarIt is a topic important for the society, that requires a change already, or it will be very late.
ResponderEliminarIs very important do something now. We need to change our habits and take care our planet for us and the future generations
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ResponderEliminarthe climate change is something important and real, it is a pity that there are still people who believe that it is a lie
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ResponderEliminarIt is very important to make a change now and not wait!!!
well the future is not so good, I think the industry of the meat is one of the principal guilty, they use a lot of water, I hope learn english before the end of the world
ResponderEliminarthis topic scares me, but I think this fear is necesary to make a mental change
ResponderEliminarIt is very important to be aware of this
ResponderEliminarI always think about climate change and how people seem not to care. I am really worried about this.
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