Our brightest minds have tried to warn us consistently through the years but were adamantly ignored. Energy and Global Warming are intrinsically interwoven with each other.
Humans consume energy. Energy is produced from coal, oil, or gas. These resources do not recover over time. As a consequence, prices go higher and higher. The rapid consumption of these non-renewable resources emits gasses when consumed. These become trapped and continue to heat up our planet. This cycle goes on and on until something gives. In the worst case scenario, it’ll be our planet that eventually becomes completely inhabitable.
Our scientists have pointed out several irrefutable signs that global warming has left on Europe. Let’s look at some of them:
Extreme overall temperature
Europe has been subjected to the flux of temperature extremes. Mostly, these are in the form of terribly warm days and nights. These greatly affect human physiology and have even resulted in death in the elderly and infants. As the temperatures continue to go up, the desertification of certain areas in the Southern Europe have begun. This has brought it prolonged periods of drought and inability to harvest crops, devastating farming communities.
On the flip side, they have also recorded sudden and prolonged low-temperatures. In either case too much heat and too much ice is definitely not healthy from a human standpoint.
Unpredictability of weather
If you’ve noticed that most meteorological forecasts have become increasingly unreliable as the years went by. This is particularly true especially for South East Asia. The predictability of weather events have been increasingly difficult to observe and report. As the climate continues to change (and not for the better), it’ll be harder and harder to provide accurate weather reporting.
Unavailability of water
Water is an important resource. However, river flows in southern and eastern Europe have seen massive reductions. Seasonal changes are now considered normal for places, like mountain areas, that did not used to have them before.
As potable water normally hails from mountain peaks and mountainous areas, the drastic changes in climate has made water supplies diminish. Highly populated areas like cities will start to exhibit signs of water shortages soon. This shall affect things like tourism, which is one of the primary sources on income for European cities.
Vanishing coastal areas
As the world warms, the ice caps melt and end up raising the water level of oceans. As 1/3 of the EU population reside in coastal cities, these will be impacted when the sea start to reach areas where it previously did not. This shall also affect water availability. As sea water rises and pushes inland, this shall affect the fresh water ecosystems.
Something clearly has to be done.
The reliance on oil and gas imports is not sustainable. Fossil fuels are a rapidly depleting resource. Instead of being able to provide everyone with sufficient energy, the reliance on oil continues to drive up the prices of energy. The rapid consumption of this resource restarts the awful cycle of global warming.
