Global warming remains to be one of the human-induced environmental issues affecting society today. Warming of the earth’s surface happens once carbon dioxide and other air pollutants accumulate in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight. Due to these toxic substances, which can remain in the environment for years to centuries, heat is trapped, and the planet gets hotter as a result. All life forms will be extinct if the ozone layer dissipates or thins out. Thus, the shrinking and ozone layer depletion has been a source of the global issue with human activities that releases dangerous greenhouse gases into the atmosphere (Freije et al., 2017). Notably, scientists argue that global climate change is happening for years to come, mainly because of greenhouse gas emissions generated by human activities.
Industrialization is an example of climate change’s causes; the human race has been starting to burn fossil fuels for energy after the Industrial Age, emitting carbon dioxide. Temperatures around the world have risen somewhat over one °C since the Industrial Age (Freije et al., 2017). Large portions of climate change can be traced back to industrial activities that the global population has carried out over the years as greenhouse gases find their way into the air after the burning of hazardous substances and hydrocarbons. Since these toxins can absorb solar radiation, they have a severe influence on the planet’s temperature. Additionally, uncontrolled agricultural practices expose humans to the adversities associated with global warming. Both organic and commercial fertilizers emit nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas when they are in use. Methane is produced in the digestive tracts of domestic animals raised for food production, in landfills, and when biomass is burned.
An increase in global temperatures is among the most critical moral impacts of climate change, with extreme weather being another effect. The United States has been witnessing several of the hottest summertime on record but colder-than-normal winters. In some cases, climate change can trigger polar weather patterns to move south, carrying cold air with them. Moreover, the undesirable climate change exposes both humans and other beasts to health and social issues. Due to global warming, food will be less nutrient-dense, and the human body’s health will be negatively affected. Other than the deteriorated ozone layer exposing humans to skin conditions and lung cancer, many societies suffer and die due to the increasing intensity of extreme weather events such as the droughts and flooding associated with global climate change (Schleussner et al., 2016). In humans’ quest for natural resources, they endanger many species in the process, forcing animals to find new homes to survive.
The rising population exposes future people to worse global warming impacts. Growth in the human population is also essential because it affects the Earth’s capacity to endure the climate crisis and absorb pollution. For example, deforestation occurs when land is converted to food production to sustain a growing world population. In addition, the employment search will call for increased industrialization, which will result in an increased amount of emissions into the atmosphere (Kam et al., 2021). India and China are two of the top emitters of global climate change. Thus, people born in countries where the population is still increasing will impact the climate for generations to come. Therefore, the density of the world population in the future is a crucial component of climate policy to safeguard the vulnerable future generation.
References
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