This is not the time to be complacent or apathetic. What we have to do is act positively and constructively. Disaster and devastation looms. We must not shy away from the truth, no matter how “uncomfortable the truth” may be. It is time for us to put our shoulders behind the wheel and focus with all our concentration. Because global warming is coming to swallow us. And if we waste too much time, it will really swallow us up. Then there will only be darkness around. We’ll be set by the biggest catastrophe imaginable, something we’ve only talked about and seen enacted in exciting theaters so far, really. If global warming spreads its tentacles over us, you will no longer be able to read this article. Because humanity will become extinct!
Understanding Global Warming
Global warming is a phenomenon that has been occurring for quite some time. Our blue planet is heating up due to an increase in the volume of carbon dioxide on it. Tons and tons of carbon dioxide have been produced due to the burning of fossil fuels and non-renewable resources like coal, natural gas, oil, crude oil, oil shale, etc. The widespread use of fossil fuels began in the 16th century with the advent of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and Britain’s colonies. The Industrial Revolution witnessed the discovery of the steam engine, which was powered by the help of fossil fuels. But over the centuries, scientists have gradually discovered that burning fossil fuels leads to a high degree of air pollution. The combustion of fossil fuels produces a high proportion of harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, etc. be released into the atmosphere. These poisonous gases have an adverse impact on the climate and ecology of our planet. They also negatively affect our health.
Sulfur and nitrogen oxides when dissolved in water form corrosive acids, which are capable of causing irreparable damage to mausoleums and historical buildings that are made of marble.
Sulfur dioxide plus water gives sulfuric acid (highly corrosive acid)
Nitrogen dioxide plus water gives nitric acid (highly corrosive acid)
Sustainable development
Therefore, when such toxic gases dissolve and mix with rainwater, the inevitable result is a type of acid rain popularly called acid rain. This acid rain can devour the surfaces of architectural splendors as mentioned above. A refinery near the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, had been releasing deadly gases into the air above the mausoleum. These gases led to the formation of acid rain which had a stunting effect on the flawless white marble surfaces of the Taj. The destruction was so alarming that management of the refinery had to be taken over by the Government of India and environmental activists. The refinery was told to reduce its emissions by using high-end manufacturing techniques and to shut down some of its operations to prevent the fabulous monument and tomb of the Mongolian emperor Shah Jehan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal (for whom it is named). to the monument) collapse. fully powdered. The refinery did the best it could by modernizing some of its manufacturing methods, by planting a myriad of trees, by developing an ecological park that is currently the habitat of many migratory and rare bird species. Such a candid response from the refinery to protect one of the seven modern wonders of the world from decay set the government and activists adrift. However, environmental guardians must not sleep. There are hundreds of industries around the world that violate environmental laws and regulations every day. Steps to safeguard the environment must be executed in the long term. Short-term environmental projects and sudden forays into ‘environmental protection schemes’ for the sake of publicity and image enhancement are neither desirable nor useful. Sustainable development and environmental conservation are the only weapons we have to fight global warming.
Greenhouse effect
The temperature of our planet is increasing due to the greenhouse effect. The burning of fossil fuels leads to the emission of greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane are some of the best-known greenhouse gases. These greenhouse gases absorb and emit infrared radiation. Greenhouse gases have a tendency to trap heat and raise the temperature of our planet. Therefore, it is due to these greenhouse gases that our planet is heating up to a great extent and global warming is taking place. This continued rise in temperature can have far-reaching and catastrophic consequences for our planet and our lives. The warm air causes glaciers to melt and snow-capped mountain peaks to thaw. If the heat is very intense, the most massive ice and snow in the world will melt very quickly. Melted ice and snow will flow in streams into rivers and eventually into the seas, causing an unprecedented rise in sea level. The rivers will rise and the seas will overflow and flood the land. The coasts will disappear, submerging entire countries. In addition to a global deluge, extreme weather patterns such as heat waves and cold waves, floods and droughts, and violent storms are other results of global warming.
Deforestation
Deforestation is another aspect that precipitates global warming as it causes an unusual increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Global warming has already settled on our planet. However, when global warming sets in, in full swing, it will uproot all existing forests on our planet and cause the total annihilation of marine life. So deforestation triggers global warming, and global warming, in turn, causes forests to decline. What a vicious circle!
ozone depletion
The ozone layer that shields our planet from the sun’s direct and unrelenting ultraviolet (UV) rays is gradually being depleted. Certain gases, better known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or freons and bromofluorocarbons or halons that are produced by our manufacturing industries, are devouring the ozone layer. Aerosols manufactured by various industries are also causing the depletion of the ozone layer. This depletion of the ozone layer is creating a hole or depression in the ozone layer, commonly called an ozone hole. As the area of the ozone hole increases, it allows more UV rays to enter the Earth’s atmosphere. The increase in the concentration of ultraviolet light in the Earth’s atmosphere is making our planet uninhabitable. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet light causes skin cancer and cataracts in humans. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet light also causes irreparable damage to various species of animals and plants. The consequences of this are an irremediable problem in the food chain. Ozone layer depletion is a highly controversial topic, as it has advantages and disadvantages. The irony of the ‘(w)hole’ issue is that ozone is a greenhouse gas. Too much will lead to global warming, while too little will result in a human population plagued with skin cancer.
Meltdown
This collapse is different from the economic collapse we experienced recently. While we have repeatedly shown that we can recover from recessive melting, we have yet to prove to ourselves or anyone else that we can remain unaffected or unaffected if all the world’s ice caps and ice caps melt and we are consumed by it. Global and horrible phenomenon of global warming.
We are prepared…?
Unfortunately, we are not in the least prepared to deal with such a huge disaster. We are divided among ourselves on which nations should cut emissions and by how much. At various meetings and summit conferences, we only discuss numbers, levels and percentages while the Earth’s biological clock continues ticking ominously. There is no unity among developed, developing and underdeveloped nations on global warming. Everyone agrees that global warming is a threat spelling universal disaster and devastation. But the main bone of contention is which country is responsible and which country should take the lead in slashing emissions. Blame games and bucks are rampant, and finger pointing, blame, and recrimination and counterrecrimination seem to be the order of the day as global warming continues to destroy our planet. Developed nations invariably strive to pressure and intimidate less developed nations, while less developed nations clamor hoarsely to rally support in order to immobilize developed nations. The mercury shows no signs of abating. It continues to skyrocket at a terrifying rate as politics, self-improvement, heated debates, power and prayers reign.
the real enemy
What the hell are we all doing, all of us? Time will never wait. Rise up, wake up all of you from your dreams and give up this dispute and internal struggle. Do we want another calamity like the one that occurred 65 million years ago and wiped out all the dinosaurs on the planet? No. We certainly don’t want to be eliminated. So what’s stopping us from uniting against a common cause? What prevents us from letting go of our individual concerns? After all, in truth, we have all been created by the same Creator. Instead of highlighting this fact, why do we choose to forget it and focus on our various disparities, the various walls we have built that separate nation from nation, state from state, race from race, and human from human? Is there a bigger enemy than global warming? An enemy that lies within us?
The choice is ours. Either we come together and make a concerted effort to defeat global warming or we let the enemy within us create more factions among us and defeat us all. If we can’t keep the enemy within us at bay, he will eventually conquer us all. And, if we, the 21st century humans residing on this beautiful Earth, are evil and vile enough to prefer protecting power and politics, vested interests and racism, rather than our endangered planet, we should be defeated by global warming. Because our real adversary, it seems, is not the purpose of global warming. ourselves.