Extra-tropical Storms, Extreme Weather Should We Worry or Not?

In a recent news, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced the Fifth Assessment Report (AR 5) of the First Working Group, AR 5 sets the certainty of anthropogenic climate change from 90% to 95% It increased. AR 5 will be released in September 2013 and will be completed in 2014. It is expected to provide a clearer view of current weather conditions. It consists of three working groups (WG) and one comprehensive report (SYR). In section 2, Chapter 2, the IPCC - AR 5 outlines the current tropical storm and the trend of storms in extreme weather events.

Mr. Holdren's entry points to the "latest" science and that it tells us to avoid climate disasters - sea level rise above 1 meter, informal tropical storm and weather events, extreme The drought, the loss of human life The diversity and its impact on human society (the cause of violence, instability, economic depression) - and ensures the rich future of our generation and future people. According to Mr. Holdren, the latest science says it is necessary to keep the world average temperature below 2 ° C to prevent carbon sink from becoming a carbon source. Currently, in order to keep the temperature below this threshold, Mr. Holdren used IPCC's 2007 evaluation to show that global greenhouse gas emissions need to peak by 2020 It is.

Another option is frustrating and frightening. According to a recent report from the National Climate Data Center, it is predicted that droughts, floods, hot weather and tropical storms will become more serious as the atmosphere continues to warm. "We discovered that extreme weather phenomena are increasingly affecting human health, welfare and finance," David Easterling of the Center said. "As the climate continues to change, society will become more vulnerable to weather and extreme weather, and this trend can be even more intense." The financial forecast of the world's sixth largest insurer is to exploit this vulnerability I emphasize.

The impact of climate change on mental health is a relatively new field of investigation, but should not be underestimated. People who survive droughts, floods, tropical storms and similar extreme weather events often lose their homes and families. Therefore, they can experience post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression and other mental health problems. In developing countries where climate change is most affected, symptoms are treated and not controlled because there is less opportunity to access mental health services