Earth Getting Too Hot For People To Survive What Scientists Say

These days, many parts of the world including India are experiencing extreme heat. When the heat increases in dry areas, the human body starts cooling itself by sweating. But in humid areas, sweat does not come out of the body so quickly, so the body feels more heat. But there are many areas on earth where the heat increases beyond limits. If there is an ocean along with a hot desert, then such areas experience extreme heat, because here humidity is also present along with heat.

When the level of humidity in the air increases, even after sweating, it does not turn into steam quickly. Therefore, in humid areas, the body’s method of keeping itself cool by sweating also fails. Whereas, in dry areas, the human body can easily keep itself cool by sweating. In areas like the Middle East, Pakistan, India, humid air is also mixed with heat. The combination of these two things together produces unbearable heat which can be fatal.

Scientists use a wet bulb thermometer to measure this heat-related danger. Report According to the WHO, if the temperature of this bulb is 35 degrees Celsius or above, the human body is not able to remove the amount of heat that is needed to keep cool. Therefore, in areas like India, prolonged exposure to humidity and heat increases the risk of heat stroke.

In May 2024, when the temperature in India was around 49 degrees Celsius, many people died of heat stroke due to the conditions created by humidity and heat. In such conditions, one needs to be very careful. Climate change is the most burning issue at this time. Burning of fossil fuels increases the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. This gas forms a layer in the atmosphere and traps the sun’s heat near the surface, due to which the surface starts getting very hot. This is what causes climate change.

The temperature of the earth is constantly increasing. Climate change is not only creating heat, it is also causing many other problems. When hot air rises in the atmosphere, it causes more evaporation. Due to which water from crops, forests and farms starts evaporating rapidly and they dry up. With every degree Celsius increase in temperature, the incidence of forest fires increases 6 times.

Due to the warming earth, the size of the oceans is also increasing. Due to this, coastal areas are getting affected by floods. It is being said that by the year 2100, 2 billion people will have to change their place of living.

The bad news is that until the burning of carbon stops, the earth’s temperature will keep rising. But the good news is that there are now many alternatives to fossil fuels. These include energy sources such as electric energy, wind energy, solar energy. By adopting these, carbon burning can be reduced. And the earth can be prevented from becoming a burning furnace.