Due to global warming, the ice caps are melting at an accelerating rate, which results in increased seawater levels that, in turn, results in increased coastal flooding.
The effects of coastal flooding are geography-dependent, of course, and this means that low-lying countries will be most affected.
This means that places like Singapore and Venice are very likely to be home to Spongebob and gang in the next half-century or so.
In the USA, for example, a vicious storm blasted California and the Southwest with heavy rains, flooding, snow and sleet on November 25, and was blamed for at least eight deaths. Snowfall reportedly measured 1 to 4 feet at certain areas. Talk about deep freeze.
Typhoon Haiyan was the culprit for the Philippines’ plight; it was one of the strongest storms ever recorded in human history when it hit, which affected between 7 to 11 million people were affected by the disaster. This could easily be you or me in the near future as climate change worsens.
Even non-coastal areas of the world are under siege from waves upon waves of stuff falling from the sky. In 2008, it rained SPIDERS in Argentina. SPIDERS.
Looks like the beginning of a sticky situation.
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Basically, this is what is known as a reduction in the number of frost days.
Imagine saving up money to go overseas for a winter holiday, only to realise that it’s not snowing as long as usual.
What a ripoff!
This is besides the point, actually.
More frequent warm days is a side effect of a rise in global temperatures, which in turn triggers a rise in sea levels, which could lead to low-lying cities like Amsterdam and Venice being covered in water in time to come...
Talk about a snowball effect, eh?
#nofilter
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Singapore was hit by the worst haze since 1997 earlier this year in June. We can't remember when exactly in June though...I guess you could say our memories are a little...........
Hazy.
Could we have a little more ooomph with that drum beat please?
Heh.
Anyway, the PSI levels reached levels not seen since 2006, with the 3-hour PSI reading hitting a high point of 401 on 21 June, which was a value well within the “Hazardous” range. This was all due to the burning of forests by Indonesian farmers seeking to clear untamed land to obtain more farming land for themselves; they gave new meaning to the term “scorched-earth tactics”.
Apart from the detrimental health effects, the haze evoked the chilly atmosphere of horror-survival video-game Silent Hill and compelled many a teenager to stay home and watch Disney movies to stay positive about life. You could say everyone went a little...nuts. Geddit? 'Cuz hazeLnuts. Heh.
And as if one country having poisonous air is not bad enough, Malaysia was badly affected by the haze too.
In fact, the 3-hour PSI reading reportedly soared above 700 in Malaysia. As a nearly annual event, the Southeast Asian haze problem needlessly strains political ties between Indonesia and her neighbours almost every year.
Nobody likes an annoyingly stubborn neighbour who regularly smokes outside his/her flat at a certain time every night just when you are about to hit the sack, even after you’ve repeatedly told him/her politely to stop doing so because it’s affecting your sleep.
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