Apparently, we are having the hottest year recorded. Scorching heat in several parts of the world
are starting fires and claiming lives due to heatstroke and dehydration.
In India, the relentless heatwave since mid-April has
claimed about 2.300 lives, overwhelming hospitals and devastating the country.
In Canada, dozens of people died amid an unprecedented heatwave that rose temperatures at 49.6 C (121 F) in Lytton, British Columbia.
In Alaska, not only are glaciers rapidly melting, the
northernmost US state recorded temperatures at the end of May, higher than
Arizona.
In Israel, temperatures reached 45 C (113 F) in some parts of
the country causing fires to break out.
Temperatures in Moscow broke the all-time June record when
they reached 34.8 C (94.6 F). and in Siberia, on Sunday, the temperatures
reached a shocking 47.8 C (118 F).
“This is because of global climate change”, Russian
meteorologist, Marina Mukasheva, told the Press. “Land temperatures in the
Arctic Circle has reached 48 C (118 F) during the persistent heatwave in
Siberia”, she added.
In a recent study, scientists from France, Germany,
Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, and the UK collaborated to examine whether and
to what extent human-induced climate change had a part to play in making the
temperatures hotter. In places such as
Siberia a hotter climate can have devastating effects not only on the wildlife
and people who live there but also for the whole world’s climate system.
In Athens, the highest temperatures reached 31 C (88 F).
We could prevent climate change by reverting our homes to
renewable energy, invest in energy-efficient appliances, reduce water waste and
eat what we buy. If we do not follow the above, our day-to-day activities
cause the emission of greenhouse gasses, such as methane and carbon. These gasses prevent the heat emitted by the
earth to escape, causing global warming.
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