global warming in Nigeriaby | 03-10-2013 21:07 |
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 Climate change or global warming has become a new reality, with deleterious effects: seasonal cycles are disrupted, as are ecosystems and agriculture, water needs and supply, and food production are all adversely affected. Global warming (climate change) also leads to sea-level rise with its attendant consequences, and includes fiercer weather, increased frequency and intensity of storms, floods, hurricanes, droughts, increased frequency of fires, poverty, malnutrition and series of health and socio-economic consequences. It has a cumulative effect on natural resources and the balance of nature. The impact of climate change can be vast. In Nigeria, this means that some stable ecosystems such as the Sahel Savanna may become vulnerable because warming will reinforce existing patterns of water scarcity and increasing the risk of drought in Nigeria and indeed most countries in West Africa. As well, the country?s aquatic ecosystems, wetlands and other habitats will create overwhelming problems for an already impoverished populace. |
