This article will be throwing light upon Climate change which is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today, with the potential to cause significant environmental loss and impact societies around the world.
One of the most significant impacts of climate change is the loss of ecosystems. As temperatures fluctuate, species are forced to migrate to stranger areas, leading to the destruction of habitats and the loss of biodiversity. In addition to it, this article will discuss how rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions can lead to coastal erosion and flooding, putting communities at risk. Changes in temperature can also lead towards food shortages and economic disruption. Climate change can also cause to increase in the frequency and severity of heat waves, which can have serious health impacts. Climate change is not distributed equally across society.
Majority of developed countries make the most part of the climate change and environmental degradation in comparison to under-developed or developing countries. Hence, its impacts are causing more harm to the developing countries which are barely contributing something to the climate change scenarios. This paradigm of discrimination is known as environmental racism.
To conclude, this article will evaluate the issue of climate change that is a global problem and is already causing significant environmental loss and impacting societies around the world. It is crucial that climatologists and environmental scientists take immediate action to come up with methods to invest in adaptation measures to protect communities and ecosystems from the impacts of climate change. This article will also debate upon how and why we should ensure the policies and solutions to address the environmental loss & social inequalities that make communities more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, globally.
Writing by Research Scholar Syeda Huma Tahir
Department of Teacher Education, University of Karachi
