The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is issuing warnings relating to the current excessive heatwaves which were notably affecting the northern hemisphere and the world as an entire.
As a brand new Heatwave prepares to influence Turkey once more, Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz, the Director of the Climate Policy Research Center at Boğaziçi University, emphasised the necessity to think about heatwaves as pure disasters just like floods and inundations, and made an pressing name. Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz highlighted the local weather disaster and listed the required measures to stop temperature rise.
“THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE THE EXPLOSION OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS”
Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz said, “We expertise chilly waves coming from the Balkans, not solely in January but in addition in July. Cold waves coming from the Balkans exist in each season.
A ten-degree drop from at some point to the following is one thing we’re accustomed to, not one thing unknown to us. We do not get shocked when it occurs at different occasions, however when the temperature instantly drops from 40 levels to twenty levels, we are saying, ‘What’s occurring?’ Now, excessive temperatures imply a local weather disaster.
What we skilled yesterday, earlier than that, all of them had been the explosion of the local weather disaster pushed by the stress of the local weather disaster. We broke data in lots of locations in Turkey.
But it is good that it solely lasted for at some point.
For instance, in some elements of America, it lasts for 15 days, 20 days, 1 month, 1.5 months. Compared to them, ours lasted for one or two days and handed rapidly. That’s why we’re grateful for this chilly wave coming from the Balkans.”
Calling nowadays “our better days,” Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz listed the components inflicting the local weather disaster, saying, “As we burn coal, oil, and natural gas into the atmosphere every passing year, the atmosphere will warm up. The warming of the atmosphere also means the warming of temperatures. According to the laws of the Republic of Turkey, high temperatures are not considered as a disaster. First and foremost, the authorities need to gather and consider high temperatures and these heatwaves as a disaster. When it lasts longer, warnings should be issued. For example, we emphasized this a lot yesterday. Physically working laborers who work outdoors need to rest. However, since it is not legally considered a disaster, employers are not obligated to give workers rest. Therefore, the sooner these heatwaves fall into the category of disaster, the more beneficial it will be. Agriculture is heavily affected by extreme temperatures. Cacti in Arizona have started to die. They are dying due to the heat. Even they cannot withstand the heat. So, there is a limited living space for all of nature. The surrounding plants are not adapted to forty degrees, so we will have to create a new plant pattern.”
Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz emphasised that the following 20 years can be even worse, saying, “We need to do two things. The first one is to ensure that this situation does not get worse. We do not have a chance to get better by going back in any way. But we can prevent it from getting worse. We have to give up burning coal, oil, and natural gas. 65% of this problem is caused by our burning of coal, oil, and natural gas. Therefore, we must start generating energy from renewable sources by giving up this habit as soon as possible. Even today, it is almost too late because what we have produced so far will cause us to get worse for almost the next 20 years. In Cizre, Southeastern Turkey, where it has already reached 49.1 degrees, will we see 50 degrees? There is nothing left until we reach 50. Like in İzmir yesterday, if your record is 42 degrees, seeing 43 or 44 degrees is not a big deal. Şile was 44.1 degrees, so it will be 45 degrees next year.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
