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Earth on its way to the ICU
There’s no way to deny it anymore. It has been proven through a report
from the UN (United Nations) that, yes, it was man who made the Earth sick. And
even if now the world, diagnosed, decides to reduce the damage that our
presence here causes (which is not very likely) and decides to promote an
extreme change in the economical structures, the Earth, still at that, will have its
fever raised in 1.1◦C this century. Is that bad? But it is still bearable. Now if nothing
is done, the world must prepare for a new class of refugees: the climatic. A heating
of up to 6◦C would be forecasted. To have an idea, the Earth was only 5◦C colder
in the Ice Age, which put an end to the Dinosaur Age. If the “dinos” couldn’t handle
the shock, who’d think the humans would. Humans?
It is most probable, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Changes, that the Earth will be warmed 3◦C, which will cause phenomena such as
thawing, hurricanes, droughts and tempests. The sea level, according to the
report, may rise between 18 and 59 centimeters, making cities below sea level
disappear.
In Brazil, the greatest impact would be on the Northeast, which could
become a semi-desert. The Amazon would suffer due to lack of rain, affecting the
entire rainforest, losing biodiversity. On the other hand, the intensity of the rain
would impact the South-east. To the UN, The world must do the impossible to
stagnate the intensity of the fever, so that the temperature increase does not
exceed 2◦C. The warning has been given.
Autora: Sonia Racy
Artigo extraído da Revista, TAM magazine, Ano 4, Número 37, Março 2007.
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