Is Dooms-Day Upon us?

A recent study indicates that by the end of the century, most coastal regions could face 100-year floods annually, even if CO2 emissions peak by 2040. These severe flooding events, based on past records, are becoming more frequent due to climate change.

Already, the last month of summer 2023 was the driest month in Istanbul in 33 years. At the moment, fresh water reserves in the city’s reservoirs are less than 25%. Forecasters don’t promise rain yet. Most of Turkey declared a drought emergency zone.

On the other side, a Record flood hit Saudi Arabia. The flood began in the city of Taif with a population of 500 thousand. Three months’ worth of precipitation fell there in just a few hours.

The eastern world is not spared either. A terrible tornado hit China recently. A powerful tornado killed at least 10 people in Suqian, China. The disaster caused great damage to the province: cars were overturned, wires were cut, and fires started.

This cycle of droughts, floods, and tornadoes will only become more common, say scientists and environmentalists.

For the coastal regions across the world, there is a new danger — rising sea levels. As higher seas creep up the shore, coastal infrastructure will be closer to the water, making storms, tides, and waves more likely to impact communities.

But while the mean sea level is rising, the outcome won’t be the same everywhere. Higher latitudes may experience a drop in sea levels as heavy ice sheets melt and the land underneath rises. Alternatively, regions like the Gulf of Mexico are experiencing rates of sea level rise that are faster than the global average because the land is gradually sinking.

But there is still hope for humanity! It is really time a majority of mankind wakes up and works towards a Conscious Planet with sustainable practices for managing our agriculture, water resources, land resources, and how we look at other life on this planet. Otherwise, all signs indicate that we are doomed.