GLOBAL WARMING AND FUTURE INDIA

Now India has an extremely faster growth in coal, gas and oil in large quantities. But at the same time we are the fourth largest producer of greenhouse gas emission all over the world. India experiences the greatest increase in energy and greenhouse gas emissions in the world and will soon become the third largest emitter of greenhouse within 2015 as per IPCC report. India imports major quantities of fossil fuels and burning of fossil fuels. Nearly 70% of our electricity comes from coal. India’s emissions are set to increase dramatically due to Major global population and changing consumption patterns. Impacts are already being seen in abnormal heat waves, cyclones, floods, and effects on agriculture, fisheries and health.

The future impacts of India due to Global warming are enormous. Some of them are:

• Leads to water sacristy which will affect the cropping patterns will severely affects the livelihoods and decrease agricultural productivity.
• Seawater is becoming more acidic. Carbon di-oxide dissolve into the oceans is making seawater more acidic. There could be impacts on coral reefs and other marine life.
• Rising sea levels causing displacement along one of the most densely populated coastlines in the world, threatened freshwater sources and mangrove ecosystems
• Carbon dioxide dissolves into the oceans, is making seawater more acidic. There could be impacts on coral reefs and other marine life.
• Reduction in the production of wheat by 4-5 million tones, with even a 1ºC rise in temperature.
• Decreased snow cover, affecting snow-fed and glacial systems such as the Ganges and Bramhaputra. 70% of the summer flow of the Ganges comes from melt water
• Whimsical monsoon with serious effects on rain-fed agriculture, peninsular rivers, water and power supply
• Hurricanes will change in its frequency and strength.
• Because of the rapid increase of intensity of floods, exposure of people in coastal areas, arid and semi-arid zones of the country will greatly suffer.
• Over 50% of India’s forests are likely to experience shift in forest types, adversely impacting associated biodiversity, regional climate dynamics as well as livelihoods based on forest products.