According to weather experts, the series of severe natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in South Asia, the recent floods in Central America, and the wildfires in Portugal last summer, are all linked to the increasing warming of the Earth.
Mojibi Latif, a scientist at the Marine Research Center of Kiel University in Northern Germany, believes that humanity must prepare to face more frequent and severe natural disasters. There is still time for each of us to conserve energy to prevent further warming of the planet.
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| The occurrence of Hurricane Katrina is related to global warming. (Photo: Futura-sciences) |
Experts note that while there is no clear correlation between storms like Katrina in the United States, flooding in Germany, and wildfires in Portugal and Spain, over time we have observed an increase in natural disasters such as droughts in Southern Africa and flooding in Central Europe.
Thus, the current wave of severe natural disasters is a clear indication that global warming is having a significant impact on normal weather patterns. In the next 50 to 100 years, researchers believe that extreme weather will become even more pronounced.
Latif argues that what we have witnessed so far is just the beginning. In the next 50 to 100 years, extreme weather events will occur more frequently.
At this moment, there is still time, but we must start right now to ensure that the Earth does not warm more than the current 1.4% by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities.
