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"The Indian Ecosystem changes due to climate change" (Thematic Report ) |
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by Anoushka Sinha | 19-09-2020 03:47
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India is a land of varied landscape we have climate ranging from snowy cold mountains in Kashmir to dry,hot terrains in the North to heavily drenched areas like Mawsynram in Cherrapunji. India has it all beaches, lakes, rivers,thick forests but our ecosystem has come under the radar of this disastrous climate change.
The Indian Climate Index was at 14th position and has reached to an even alarming rate ranking at number 5. This leads us to think about the various climate risks that India is facing due to the vast variety of climate zones, topography it houses.The Great Himalyas are at an all time high risk of subsequently melting, the long duration of no rains causes great harm to crops even leading to droughts in the various regions of India, this causes an indirect effect on the GDP of India. India has been badly affected due to cyclones, floods like those in the regions of Orissa and Kerala. If we take account of the casualties due to dis balance in our climate almost 220,000 people had to leave their homes, 20,000 homes and 80 dams were destroyed. Indian ecosystem is has been ravaged by cyclones some of them being amphan, titli, and that left 450,000 people without electricity. Due to the increased number of greenhouse gases and effluents released global warming is alarmingly increasing and the burnt is being carried by our ecosystem India has experienced temperatures as high as 48°C . The biodiversity and ecosystem of our Western Ghats has been threatened due to exploitation, mining,pollution,and deforestation two thirds of the region has been affected which leads to various destructions like landslides and floods too. The pressure on Indian ecosystem is just intensifying due to over dependence on the natural resources. The Indian glaciers I'm the Himalyas are melting gradually, the sea levels are rising posing a threat to the 100000's of people who live near the coasts.150 river stretches have been identified as completely polluted. The deep,thick Sundarbans which are an ecosystem in its self are critically endangered land along this region is sinking at a rate of 5mm, it has lost maximum amount of land to sea as a result of erosion, The Andaman and Nicobar islands are at a threat of facing a tsunami, the forests have been destroyed at 78% amongst the south asian countries, the rhino, elephant , musk deer have been endangered due to human activities. Overall the Indian ecosystem has faced problems like flooding, landslides, increase in temperature triggering earlier flowering, habitat fragmentation is happening due to colonization, logging etc. Coral reefs have been dying due to increased CO2, loss of our biodiversity has changed the food cycle, overuse of natural energy resources like biogas which requires large area leads to monoculture and destruction. We need to understand how grave the situation is and not step back but as responsible young people take responsibility and promote use of more ecologically sustainable sources, plant more trees, spread awareness, try to educate people about this issue only then we can witness change. |
 
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7 Comments
Greetings Anoushka!
It's your SJ mentor.
Thank you for sharing report about result of climate change in India.
I could measure that how Indians severely are suffering from the outcome of climate change.
I strongly agree with your article that we need to understand how grave the situation is and not step back.
We should work together on a global level to make through our lives
Best regards,
SJ mentor.
Posted 12-10-2020 05:20
Hello Anoushka,
this is your mentor WooJoo.
I remember that one of our ambassadors wrote a free report talking about India's current atmosphere.
Before, due to air pollution, the skies seemed grey and the level of fine dust was very high.
But now, due to lockdown and more strict exhaust gas regulation, the sky was so clear and fresh that the Himalayas mountains could be seen from the windows.
I guess there are still lots of problems to fix.
Loss of dams could lead to the loss of water supplies.
Floods and droughts are destroying where we live, and what we eat.
I agree that our ecosystem is our responsibility.
So all these problems should be overcame by changes in our daily lives.
Thank you once again.
Best wishes,
WooJoo
Posted 21-09-2020 02:19
Greetings from Nepal
Thank you for sharing information about changes in ecosystem due to climate change.Melting of glacier, loss of habitat are also found in our country Nepal. All should be responsible from
individual level and protect our nature.
Keep writing such informative report.
We are eager to know more from you.
Regards
Dolma
Posted 20-09-2020 19:52
Hi Asmita , nice to hear from you let??s keep on doing good and making our earth greener,
Regards
Anoushka
Posted 19-09-2020 17:08
Hi Sagar yes due to irresponsible activities and certain factors India has to bear the burden of climate change but we young people together can surely overcome it by practising good measures and sustainable solutions
Posted 19-09-2020 17:06
Greetings anoushka
I hope you are doing well
Our ecosystem is our responsibility. Nice to know about India ecosystem
Thank you for your report
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 19-09-2020 10:55
Hello Anoushka ,
Green Cheers from Nepal
Being neighbour of India and have visited india 4-5 times, I feel that India is one of the most affected country due to climate change. But together we can all make a difference . Thanks for your informative report.
Regards,
Sagar Koirala
Posted 19-09-2020 10:19