The year 2015 brings new trends, new technologies, new opportunities... Although it seems that we are shaping our own future, this is only partially true, as many of these stories will be dictated by nature. Some of her actions are unavoidable and you will have to adapt to them, whether you like it or not. Let's see what 2015 has in store for our planet and what could have a big impact on the shape of our future.
Although it seems that our future is determined by technology companies and modern medicine, they still have the greatest impact on our lives natural phenomena, which are either the result of our actions or our own will. No matter how we look at them, we must not ignore nature, much less defy it, because it returns everything with interest.
The threat of El Niño
The probability that an El Niño will occur in 2015 is 65%. This warm flow of water, which starts its journey on the coast of Peru, is able to drive the annual global average level of mercury even higher, which means that this year's record warm year quickly lost the primacy of the hottest. It is expected to bring drought to parts of Asia and intense rain to North Africa.
Accelerated melting of ice in the Arctic
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that temperatures in the far north are now rising as twice as fast than in the rest of the world, which in turn means an even faster melting of the ice. This will not only cause the water level to rise, but also threaten the lives of arctic animals. It was the first victim 35 thousand walruses, who had already been forced to emigrate to the coast of Alaska.
Desert Containment in China
Chinese workers have their hands full with construction The Great Green Wall, a 4,500 kilometer long green belt of trees and shrubs, which is supposed to contain the spread of the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts and "ground" sandstorms. If the project proves to be successful, the same wall will be built in Africa as well.
Ocean acidification will affect the food supply
The oceans absorb carbon dioxide, which causes the oscillation pH values of water, which therefore becomes more and more acidic. Which is bad news for the food supply. Shells namely, they are becoming more and more fragile and crumbly, too cancers but we should no longer have the taste we have adopted.
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Better preparedness for natural disasters
With such stepfather relationship to Earth, the next natural disaster is already around the corner, which means new lives lost and massive material damage. But despite the declarative greenness of politicians and calls for more responsible treatment of the planet, a certain amount of damage has already been done, and since we cannot turn back time, some things are inevitable. Therefore, they will be key in 2015 detection and early warning systems for impending disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, etc.), which will provide us with the crucial minutes that can decide between life and death.
Water shortages will increase tensions
The lack of water in some places will add fuel to the social and economic tensions. Above all, they will be severely tested Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia and Northern China.
The fight against climate change
Will 2015 be the final year it does the fight against greenhouse gases got the destructive power of a tsunami? She could give him significant wind in his sails Pope Francis, who will appeal to his 1.5 billion believers and try to gather all the world's religious leaders at the conference to act collectively in the fight against climate change. With this, he wants to put pressure on governments to commit even more, to act even more decisively in this fight and to be on climate conference in Paris in December take a strong and courageous stand that will not bow to the oil lobby.
