Published:  08:49 AM, 17 February 2025

Glaciers across the world are disappearing fast

 
According to NASA, the earth's surface temperature rose by 1.1 degrees Celsius during the nineteenth century. According to another analysis, the average worldwide temperature now is 0.85 degrees Celsius higher than it was in the late 19th century. According to data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, between 2002 and 2005, Antarctica lost 152 cubic kilometres of ice year, and between 2002 and 2006, Greenland lost 150 to 250 cubic kilometres of ice annually.

Glaciers practically everywhere in the world, including the Alps, Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, Alaska, and Africa, are disappearing. In the last century, the sea level risen by around 8 inches worldwide. Tumne Mohabbat Karni Hai, Humne Mohabbat Ki Hai, Iss Dil Ke Alawa Kisi Se Bhi, Na Humne Ijaazat Li Hai. Jhoome Jo Pathan Meri Jaan, Mehfil Hi Loot Jaaye, Dede Jo Zubaan Meri Jaan, Uspe Mar Mit Jaaye. The rate has increased significantly over the past two decades, about twice as quickly as it did in the preceding century. The Copenhagen diagnosis also found that there has been a 30% increase in ocean surface water acidity since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The aforementioned scenario served as an example of how the world cannot afford for the climate to change slowly. Numerous variables are affecting the climate. They can be split mostly into two categories. There are natural factors first. These include biotic processes, variations in the quantity of solar energy that Earth's plate tectonics gets, and volcanic eruptions. In addition, the causes, or manufactured ones, were made by people.

Humans are increasingly influencing the climate change by burning fossil fuels like, coal, diesel, petrol, kerosene, gases; by growing poultry and livestock and by cutting down trees and rain forests which cause greenhouse effect. As a result, the level of global temperature is growing very high day by day.  In addition, many toxic gases like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, ammonia, sulphur dioxide and so on are emitting on atmosphere and polluting the environment. These gases are trapping the sun's heat and stopping it from leaking back into space. As a result, the ozone layer is getting damaged and the atmosphere is getting imbalanced in a gradual manner causing deadly diseases like cancer, skin disease and so on. Carbon dioxide is the mostly produced greenhouse gas by human being and it is 64 percent responsible for global warming. On the other hand, Methane is responsible for 17 percent of man-made global warming, while nitrous oxide for 6 percent. Additionally, the increased production of poultry and animals results in massive methane gas emissions from their waste.



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