Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Global Warming—Warning Bell to Human

The unprecedented super accelerate rate of global warming is vehemently baffling the human civilization The excessive human interference and meddling to the fragile biosphere caused severe climatic disruption and insurmountable loss to the biodiversity.
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Haphazard industrialization, messy urbanization, puzzled modernization and irresponsible forest fire and deforestation have played a central role in disproportionate released of some heat trapping gases- carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and fluorinated gases that act like as greenhouse gases.
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These gases allow the solar radiation to come on the Earth surface but minimize its intensity from radiating back (terrestrial radiation) into outer space. Due to less terrestrial radiation, the greenhouses gases become able to increase the average temperature of lower atmosphere and thereby raise the surface temperature of the Earth. This continual increase of heat in the Troposphere is the single most crucial and critical factor of Global Warming. The unprecedented super accelerate rate of global warming is vehemently baffling the human civilization because it makes an effective horizon for steady momentum to glacier melting in polar areas, sea level rising, unnatural temperature and precipitation and so on. On account of its severity in climatic and weather changes and its consequences in daily life, it is convincingly successful to draw the attention of worldwide scientists and state heads.
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Hence, to save the health and economic well being of present and future generations, we have to control on spewing of greenhouse gases by using the technology, know-how and other practical solutions so that a sustainable and resilient biosphere could visualize. Global warming and its potential to future large scale irreversible climatic change could be numerous and diverse at the local, regional and global level. The most important effect of it is the gradual increase of temperature. The first culprit of steady rise of temperature is the rapid and ubiquitous retreating and disappearing of glacier and ice caps that already result in 50 per cent loss of ice sheet. The retreating of glacier is also responsible for landslides, flash floods and sea level rise.
High sea level will result in submergence of low land densely populated areas (coastal land of Bangladesh) and oceanic islands- Maldives, Seychelles, a large part of South East Asia and so on.
Oceanic imbalances will directly affect the habitats of fishes and other water borne living beings that ulimately a threat on the emloyment generation because in a number of countries –Iceland, Norway and Japan fishing is one of the leading industry. Oceans and Seas which are heap of potential resources like metallic, non-metallic and biogenetic resources will also face disturbance and disorder in its ecological settings. The increase in temperature is possibly lead to enhance in precipitation , especially in the tropical areas, where more rainfall will cause more erosional activity. Heavy rainfall along with reckless deforestation may lead to desertification. The imbalance biosphere due to high temperature, forest fire, more downpour and global upheaval will build up a suitable horizon for extinction of various species. This imminent threat may directly affect the diversity of species throughout the world. Due to melting of ice cap from the mountain peaks will force various species to coastal areas and thus endanger them because of unsuitable environment. It is estimated that more than one million species will disappear from the different ecosystems by 2050, if the rate of global warming is continuing at its present level. It also augment the fear of drought at the rainfed area and continous high temperature will generate heat waves and finally the harbinger of diseases. The total damage due to this climatic hazard is at the order of 25 per cent of world Gross National Product(GNP), and may increase due to improper decision making of human beings. The impact of global warming can be minimized to some extent by using the sophisticated technology and adapting rationality and ingenuity in the styles of living. But beyond this, now, time has come that the developed countries, especilly The US, England, Canada, Grmany, and Australia would take some deliberate steps to curtail the greeenhouse gases so that peace and stability could be sustained for a longer period of time.
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At the same time, the developing nations are also not behind the race because in the name of development; they promote hapazard and rampant industrialisation and urbanisation without considering of scientific ethics. The use of renewable source of energy (wind, hydel, tidal, geothermal and above all the Sun energy) instead of fuel oil will be a judicious and effective step in controling of heat trapping gases. Vehicle technology solution, efficient engines and judicious use of energy will be useful for reduction of harmful gases and thus make the society more secure and healthy. The effect of global warming can also be lessen due to less use of electricity at home, using fuel efficient engines, recycle air conditioner coolant and good quality of home appliances because some of these are responsible for release of Chloro Flouro Carbons(CFCs) and Ozone Depleting Substances(ODSs). Eco-balance is the norm of the nature which tries to maintain it at the best of her effort . But the anthropogenic activity has its own say to destablize the equilibrium of the system. So, is the result of unseasonal flood in the arid regions and drought in the wet and monsoonal regions. Though, in recent times , effective strategy and steps have been chalk out by the Civil society, NGOs, media brethern and Environmentalists along with state heads of some nations to maintain the sustainability of the nature.
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To generate awareness and conciousness among the people regarding saving of environment, various summits, have been organised and a number of treaties has been sigened at the international level. Some of the summits and protocol related with less emission of carbon dioxide are Toronto summit and Kyoto protocol while Rio summit and Montreal protocol gave thrust upon CFCs. Above all it is the responsibility and accountability of each and every individual to show a rational and sensible approach towards the very fragile nature and time has come to give back to the nature.

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