The Earth has a fever: 1.5 ° C is missing at the end of the world

The data on climate change are becoming more and more alarming day by day and the efforts made at the international level to try to find a solution to the problem are too slow and not very incisive, certainly not in step with those who are “working” a lot to jeopardize the health of the entire planet.

The Earth is in danger and we have all noticed by now, at least hopefully. Despite the climate marches, Greta Thunberg’s warnings from one end of the globe to the other and the obvious negative effects as climate change unfolds in full force, many have not yet taken seriously the importance of rethinking their lifestyle from a more eco-friendly perspective.

By now we should all have reached that level of concern that immediately pushes us to act – a bit like when we realize that the examination or delivery of a project is imminent – and considering that we are talking about destroying every possibility. to still live on the one Planet that, for now, seems hospitable in the universe, perhaps, all the more reason should put some pressure on us.

Among the forecasts that worry scientists most are not only extreme weather conditions but above all the double-digit increase in temperature. The degrees that separate us from a point of no return and the most catastrophic consequences of global warming are only 1.5 ° C.

An exaggeration? An idiom? Maybe! To answer all those reading who are thinking “Eh but what do you want it to be?” I’ll be brief: if the Earth’s temperature were to rise again, it would be a disaster that would cause an escalation of deadly storms, floods and droughts.

Not to mention the damage to biodiversity and the resulting mass extinctions: the losses between the animal and plant world would be incalculable. Within a few decades we could already say goodbye to commonly used foods: beans, wine, wheat and corn would soon become rare commodities while cocoa and coffee would disappear completely from the face of the Earth.

Despite repeated appeals – which punctually fall on deaf ears – we continue to produce energy by burning fossil fuels, which accumulate in the atmosphere and saturate the air with CO2. Are you curious to find out what percentage of the world’s energy is produced using hydrocarbons? Find out in our gallery.

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