Climate apocalypse is already happening

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Climate apocalypse is already happening

See where the climate crisis has already started

 

The world's most disaster-prone region (Asia-Pacific) felt the harsh reality of the 2019 climate crisis, CNN reported.

Toxic smog enveloped Asian metropolitan areas, hundreds died in floods and landslides, cyclones rippled along coastlines, storms, fires, droughts and deadly heatwaves led to cities with almost no water. Scientists say the climate crisis is causing more extreme weather events, though not anomalies - and has devastating effects in Asia and the Pacific.

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in the last two years "has been beyond what the region has previously experienced or is capable of predicting," a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in August.

Climate action has been called for this year, but while many in the developed world see the climate crisis as an urgent but future problem, for millions living in the Asia-Pacific region, it is already touching every part of their lives.

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The most vulnerable region

The Asia-Pacific region, home to 60% of the world's po[CENSORED]tion, is one of the most vulnerable areas to the climate crisis. The problem is the rapid urbanization in many Asian countries, with the pace of development often outstripping proper infrastructure planning. The po[CENSORED]tion boom and the massive migration of people into cities for work are straining water and food supplies.

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Many major Asian cities, including Mumbai, Shanghai, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta, are coastal and low-lying, making them susceptible to sea level rise and other extreme weather events.

Growing Asian, industrializing and carbon-intensive countries are pumping increasing levels of carbon dioxide emissions, despite efforts by nations such as India and China to move to cleaner energy.

While more affluent cities such as Hong Kong can largely afford disaster resilience. At the other end of the scale, the po[CENSORED]tion affected by poverty lives in some of the most precarious places on Earth where extreme weather events could turn out to be catastrophic for life, food production, water sources, economies and infrastructure.

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Sea level rise is happening now

Global sea levels are rising faster than expected. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions, rising temperatures, melting glaciers and disappearing ice sheets could cause sea levels to rise by more than two meters by the end of this century if emissions continue to be the same. A rise of two meters would result in the displacement of 187 million people, mainly from Asia. Another study suggests that parts of southern Vietnam and Bangkok may be underwater in Southeast Asia by 2050.

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The Tuvalu Atoll
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Adapting to rising sea levels will be a key challenge for the Asia Pacific region, according to the United Nations Development Program. Measures include protection of the coastline and infrastructure, restoration of mangrove forests, and identification of flood risk areas.

Cooper-Halo, a resident of Samoa, said Pacific countries are now being forced to adapt by installing monitoring stations that measure sea-level rise and the cultivation of more salt-water resistant crops. "Diets have already changed because ocean oxidation and coral bleaching have reduced fish stocks," she said.

Storms and typhoons are getting more intense

This year, floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rained India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh, leaving devastation in every country and hundreds of deaths. China, Vietnam, Japan, India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Philippines were hit by tropical storms and typhoons - or cyclones - in 2019, causing tens of deaths, hundreds of thousands of displaced people and millions of dollars in property damage.

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The climate crisis is expected to create more storms, more rainfall and stronger winds. All cities vulnerable to typhoons are under pressure to improve infrastructure and plan their future growth properly. Investing in early warning systems has already saved countless lives.

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