The United Nations has warned that extreme heat is "the new normal". Climate change is causing more heatwaves and making them longer and hotter. Many countries have had record hot weather in the past week. In parts of the USA and China, the mercury(水銀) went over 50ºC. In Death Valley, California, it was 53.9ºC; and in Xinjiang, China, it got up to 52.2ºC. European countries and Japan have issued heat alerts(警報). They asked people to stay in the shade(陰涼處) and drink plenty of(大量的) water. The UN warned the heatwaves could continue for another month.
The UN warned of the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions(排放量). It said heatwaves are happening more often and this is having, "a major impact on human health…and water supplies." It added that more work is needed, "to help society adapt to what is unfortunately becoming the new normal". The heat is making holidaymakers change their travel plans. People are choosing to holiday in cooler countries. A woman who tried to "escape the heat" by going to Rome complained that the Italian capital was hotter than her hometown in Texas.
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The news shows how climate change is making heatwaves longer and hotter, and the United Nations has warned that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced because heatwaves can cause problems for human health and water supplies.
I chose this article because I have heard a lot about sustainability issues in class recently, so I want to have a deeper understanding of sustainable development. Due to the relationship between extreme climate, many relevant policies have been formulated to solve extreme climate problems. Climate, such as Carbon Neutral and Net Zero by 2050, try to reduce the disasters caused by global warming and climate change.
Good choice. Climate issues must be taken seriously by everyone!!!
回覆刪除The extreme heat is becoming the "new normal" due to climate change. Too bad.
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