LONDON: Researchers from the University of London have shared their concerns that the global heating process will probably lead to the disappearance of the winter months in most areas of the globe, while summers may get particularly prolonged over the next 40 to 50 years.
As per the study, if the current warming trend persists, the time of wintry weather will be restricted to one and a half to two months in a number of areas.
Besides, the researchers add that the global warming impact is highly varied in different places. The polar areas, especially the arctic zone, are being heated four times faster than other regions, thus changing the natural cycles of the earth’s seasons.
The scientists illustrate that the polar winds, which used to border winter in parts of Asia, Europe, North America, and Pakistan, are losing their strength. The decrease is resulting in shorter winters and unanticipated swings in temperature.
The findings also come up with the prediction of a scenario of seven or eight months of summer in many countries, thus completely changing the traditional seasonal pattern. Experts point out that such shifts could bring about the most significant impact on world food systems by disrupting the cycles, water availability, and production of crops.
Yet, some places may mark the beginning of new agricultural territories the overall changes would still mean a global downward trend in the availability of food, price hikes, and the high risk of people going hungry.
The paper advises the governments and the international organizations to act immediately and in an effective manner to counter the effects of climate change, or else, they will reap the very severe consequences for the next generations.
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