Today, extreme weather is becoming more common, and climate change is exacerbating a series of disasters, such as heavy rains and floods, droughts, heat waves, and forest fires. Moreover, climate does not respect national boundaries, and most regions around the world are experiencing the adverse effects of extreme weather, which may threaten personal safety or reduce food production.
On Monday, Pakistan’s Minister of Climate Change Sherry Rehman said that Since June this year, Pakistan has been hit by floods. Currently, about one-third of the country’s land has been completely submerged by floods, with 3,000 people Millions of people have been affected by floods. What is the concept? Approximately 1 in 7 Pakistanis are affected by floods.
It is worth noting that this protracted flood has resulted in the death of more than 1,100 people, one-third of whom were children. Lehman said:
The severity of the floods is unimaginable. This is an unprecedented crisis for Pakistan.
Why is extreme weather becoming more and more frequent?
As Pakistan's rainfall this summer set a new record for the past 10 years, the floods gradually became "out of control."
It is obvious that the direct cause of floods is heavy rainfall caused by climate change. Ultimately, the main reason behind the frequent occurrence of extreme weather is global warming a series of extreme climate disasters caused.
The latest research by scientists shows that the trend of accelerating climate change is very obvious. They believe that if the massive emissions of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide cannot be curbed as soon as possible, extreme weather will continue to occur more intensely and more frequently around the world.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the floods will gradually subside in a week. However, the Meteorological Department also pointed out that there will be a new round of monsoon heavy rainfall in September this year, and its intensity will still have an impact on the region. It's hard to predict.
html On August 29, the American "Farmers' Almanac" magazine stated that this winter will soon come with unusually snowy and extremely cold weather. The magazine believed:html On August 30, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres called for raising US$160 million for Pakistan to provide food, water, sanitation facilities, emergency education and health support for disaster victims. He also called for:Just as this summer, the number of high-temperature days in many places around the world far exceeds In previous years, we expected similarly extreme conditions to occur this winter.
We need End the nightmare of climate change destroying the earth's environment as soon as possible.
What are the subsequent impacts of the floods in Pakistan ?
Pakistani officials said that the floods have caused cumulative losses of more than 10 billion US dollars to the country.
According to statistics, as of August 30, this round of floods in Pakistan has caused at least 95,000 houses to be destroyed, 220,000 houses to be damaged and need to be repaired, and 2.3 million people to be homeless in the short or even long term. Lehman said:
Nearly half of the cotton grown across the country was washed away by floods. Vegetables, fruits and rice fields were also severely damaged. More than 150,000 livestock were washed away in the floods. This is for the country that is already in crisis. This is an even worse blow to Pakistan's economy.
The Pakistani government said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will allocate a loan worth approximately US$1.2 billion to the country in the next year, which may help revive the country's economy.
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