With global temperatures oscillating rapidly, the repercussions of climate change is echoed by a new study, which reveals that post 2047, crazy climatic conditions will destroy cities worldwide.
The fluctuation in global temperatures, especially in recent times, has frequently led to the debate of how we should take climate change seriously.
Now per a new study titled "The projected timing of climate departure from recent variability" and published in the journal Nature, scientists have sounded the warning well and revealed that based on a new analysis of all climate models, within the next 35 years, the lowest temperature will be hotter than what mankind has experienced in the last 150 years.
"The results shocked us. Regardless of the scenario, changes will be coming soon," notes lead author Camilo Mora of the University of Hawaii. "Within my generation whatever climate we were used to will be a thing of the past."
Per the index, we could be living in regions that have temperatures that are hotter than their historical ranges and will create a "new normal", which would in turn impact nature and society.
According to scientists, the tropics will be the first to face the brunt of the rising mercury (courtesy of the climatic changes) in the next decade, which will in turn threaten biodiversity and impact the ability of heavily populated countries that have limited resources at their disposal to adapt.
"Unprecedented climates will occur earliest in the tropics and among low-income countries," notes the study in the journal Nature.
Per the study's data, the cities that will be affected the earliest include Manokwari in Indonesia, which may shift to a new climate pattern within the next seven years itself, from 2020. Kingston, Jamaica, is also expected to be impacted from 2023.
Moscow too is expected to shift from historical variability in 2063 and Anchorage in 2071.
"Scientists have repeatedly warned about climate change and its likely effects on biodiversity and people," impresses Mora. "Our study shows that such changes are already upon us. These results should not be reason to give up. Rather, they should encourage us to reduce emissions and slow the rate of climate change. This can buy time for species, ecosystems, and ourselves to adapt to the coming changes."
With the warning bell sounded, the study is a wake up call (as Mora impresses) to encourage us to take action before it is too late.
