Consequences of the global warming
The greenhouse effect and anthropogenic global warming
The anthropogenic cause, changes related to human activities, increases the concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, increasing global warming and consequently causing important modifications on the planet, which we have called climate change.
Human influence, dominant cause of global warming
The greatest human influence has been the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Everything you need to know in detail about the subject is in the Magazine All about Global Warming
Forest fires are becoming more frequent and devastating
The ABC of wildfires: Australia, Brazil and California
Every year vegetation fires occupy more inches in the media. And is not for less. Along with greenhouse gas emissions and the extinction of species, forest fires have for decades become one of the great threats to the Earth’s climate system and therefore to the life that develops on it.
These fires, some of great proportions, are characterized by their enormous destructive capacity by devastating jungles, forests, urbanizations and causing the displacement of thousands of humans and the death of a large number of animals. Among its damaging effects is also air pollution in places near and far.
We have selected three regions: Australia, Brazil, and California. Find out here their common characteristics such as the voracity and frequency of their forest fires and also the differences between the causes and nature of their fires.
Winds and freezing temperatures, unusual snowfall
“Historic polar vortex keeps 80% of Americans under a state of emergency. This phenomenon affects at least 43 states with dangerously low temperatures, unusual snowfall and warnings that include blizzards in southern regions of the country, where these weather conditions are extremely rare, such as Florida, Texas and Louisiana.” (Infobae, January 26, 2025)
The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air that surrounds the Earth’s poles. On many occasions during the northern hemisphere winter, the polar vortex expands, sending cold air southward along the jet stream.
“Florida coast covered in a white blanket of snow. A strong winter storm hit the US Gulf Coast, covering parts of a region unaccustomed to extreme winter conditions with record snowfall. In several places in Florida, it snowed enough to preliminarily break the historic record of 10 cm of snow in the state, set in 1954.” (CNN Spanish January 23, 2025)
Catastrophic floods with a major impact on the population
DANA (Spanish acronym for Isolated Depression at High Levels), the meteorological phenomenon that caused torrential rains and dozens of deaths.
In a few hours, the equivalent of a year’s worth of rain fell in some areas, causing huge floods that devastated entire towns, leaving thousands of people trapped. In some places, more than 500 liters per square meter were recorded. The rainfall, which was accompanied by strong winds and tornadoes.
What caused deadly floods in Spain? The impact of DANA explained
Smoke from wildfires reaches distant cities
Australia: Smoke from forest fires reaches Chile and Argentina.
Smoke from the fires affecting forests in Australia was seen in Chile and Argentina with a thin cloud that traveled more than 12,000 kilometers to the heights of South America
Earth desertification
Message from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 2022
“Desertification and drought, which lead to environmental degradation, contribute to the collapse of biodiversity and also favour the emergence of zoonoses, human health and the health of our environment are deeply intertwined.” Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO
Water scarcity
Drought and how it relates to water scarcity
Drought is a temporary situation of water shortage, which becomes insufficient for a time to satisfy the needs of humans, plants and animals living in that place. Today, a large part of the planet suffers from droughts and water shortages, in some places severely. Learn how drought and shortages can impact you, we have this and other answers here.
Smog in the city
Increasingly frequent and severe floods
Droughts, storms and floods, all water -related phenomena, dominate the catastrophes list of the last 50 years, both in terms of human and economic losses, according to an exhaustive analysis of the World Meteorological Organization (OMM), published in the OMM Atlas in 2021 on mortality and economic losses due to extreme weather, climatic and hydrological phenomena (1970–2019). UN-Habitat 2021
The article is still here, Water-related hazards dominate list of 10 most destructive disasters
Most frequent and powerful hurricanes
Is there any relationship between hurricanes and global warming?
Know all about hurricanes here in the Hurricane Magazine.
Derret of glaciers
Are the glaciers receding?
According to a satellite study of the University of Zurich (Switzerland), the glaciers of the Earth have been going back to the progress of climate change.According to the World Fund for Nature (WWF), there is no corner on the planet, except Southeast Asia, capable of resisting the effects of a phenomenon that has melted more than 9.6 billion tons of glacial ice in the world in the world Since 1961, and threatens to blend more than a third of glaciers for 2100.
Do you want to know more about glaciers? Here we have all the information.
Loss of crops
Soil degradation
The chemical degradation of soils is due to the use of unnatural fertilizers, the injection of phytosanitary agents and exaggerated use of pesticides. The physical degradation of soils is due to the use of heavy machinery for the construction of roads, cities and civil works. Both processes affect the good growth and life of plants.
And if you want to know more about what affects the soils, here are the information.