The causes of climate change, its effects on Human Health and Biodiversity, and Mitigation Measures

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Published: Mar 1, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29070/0emk8j33
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Climate changes, Human health, biodiversity, mitigation measures

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Mohsin Muslim Muhammad

Class : 12th A Level, Landau Forte College, Derby

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Human activities, including burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial emissions, are the principle drivers of weather exchange, which has become one of the maximum pressing worldwide issues of the twenty first century. This take a look at article examines the numerous causes of weather trade, including greenhouse gasoline manufacturing, adjustments in land use, and pollution. Furthermore, it investigates the good sized impacts of weather trade on human fitness and biodiversity. Escalating international temperatures, heightened prevalence of excessive weather phenomena, and adjustments in ecosystems have ended in fitness results encompass warmth-related diseases, respiratory disorders, and the proliferation of vector-borne sicknesses. Ecosystem diversity is likewise below jeopardy, considering that species are experiencing habitat degradation, modified migratory patterns, and heightened vulnerability to extinction. This study examines crucial strategies to mitigate weather alternate, including the usage of renewable strength, reforestation efforts, carbon seize technology, and regulatory movements targeted at lowering emissions. Through an intensive exam of those factors, the research emphasises the pressing need for synchronised international efforts to alleviate the impacts of climate alternate and shield both human and ecological properly-being.

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Advances in Science and Technology (JAST)

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