hot! Death Valley in the United States is 53 degrees Celsius, the Swiss glacier is melting, and the remains of a climber who has been missing for 32 years have been found
It is already September, and the temperature in many areas is already cooler than in midsummer, but there are still many places that still maintain a high temperature. This is the case, for example, in Death Valley in the United States. At 4 p.m. local time on September 1, 2022, the Furnace Creek Weather Station in Death Valley National Park in the United States once recorded a high temperature of 127 degrees Fahrenheit, which is equivalent to a high temperature of 53 degrees Celsius. This is the highest temperature recorded by the earth in September since the observation record began. Before that, the highest temperature recorded on the earth in September was 52.2°C. Now the temperature in Death Valley is 0.8°C higher than the previous record of 52.2°C, creating a made a new record. According to the forecast of the local meteorological department, similar extreme high temperatures may occur in the next period of time, and may even exceed 53°C, constantly refreshing records. Judging from the name, we actually know that the environment of Death Valley is very harsh. The Death Valley, located in the desert valley of California, USA, covers an area of 1,408 square kilometers. , "dead crater" and other ominous titles. Because it is located in the desert, the temperature of Death Valley is relatively high. The temperature in summer is generally above 37.7 ℃, which is famous for its high temperature. In fact, the temperature in Death Valley in early September this year was 53°C, which is not the highest temperature in Death Valley, but the highest temperature in September. Because on August 16, 2020, the National Weather Service said that the temperature in Death Valley reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit that day, which is close to 54.4 degrees Celsius, which is the highest temperature recorded in the United States in 107 years. On July 10, 1913, the highest temperature recorded in Death Valley was 134 degrees Fahrenheit, or 56.7 degrees Celsius. Although the temperature in Death Valley in September did not break the 56.7 ℃ in 1913, it reached 53 ℃, which is quite rare. The hottest summer in 7000
At present, not only the rare high temperature in Death Valley, but also the extreme cold in the Arctic and Antarctic There are also frequent rare high temperatures in the area. Research published in the international journal Nature Communications shows that the Siberian region is now experiencing its hottest summer in more than 7,000 years. In the past few thousand years, the Siberia region has actually been in a cooling trend, but after the start of the Industrial Revolution, the cooling trend was interrupted and began to heat up. Especially in the last 30 years, the temperature in Siberia has almost interrupted the highest level in the past few thousand years, and Siberia has become one of the fastest warming places on earth. It may seem incredible, but the warming of the Arctic region is indeed very obvious. In 2020, Siberia once entered the "barbecue mode". From January to May 2020, the average temperature in Siberia was about 8 °C higher than the average in previous years. Some scientists even claimed that Siberia was experiencing "eighth "Once in a million years" rare high temperature. To give an example that everyone still remembers, the temperature measured in Yansk, a Russian town located in the Arctic Circle, even reached 38°C on June 20, 2020. You know, it is in the Arctic Circle, if it is near the equator , 38 ℃ is also normal. Glacier melting
In the context of climate warming, the problem is not just a rare high temperature, but also hidden behind There are many issues that deserve our attention and attention. For example, due to the continuous high temperature and drought, the problem of wildfires raging in the Arctic region has occurred from time to time in summer, and similar wildfires have occurred in many areas. For another example, as temperatures rise, glaciers are also melting faster. A study shows that since 1850, the volume of glaciers in the Alps has shrunk significantly, by 60%. According to the current climate warming trend, scientists predict that nearly half of the 1,500 Alpine glaciers in Switzerland will be in Switzerland. disappear within the next 30 years. With the disappearance of the glaciers, the material previously buried under the glaciers can be seen again, and the melting of the permafrost and the discovery of prehistoric biological remains are similar. We have shared a case before. In June 1968, a small plane crashed near the Aletsch Glacier in the southwestern canton of Valais, Switzerland, and then the wreckage of the plane was frozen by the glacier. After a lapse of 54 years, the wreckage of the plane was found again. The reason is that the melting speed of the glaciers near the crash site accelerated, and the frozen wreckage of the plane could be seen again. At the end of July this year, climbers found the remains of an adult man and some climbing equipment near the Steckli Glacier near Zermatt, Switzerland. After comparing DNA, the police confirmed that the remains were the German man who disappeared in 1990. In August 1990, the 27-year-old German man traveled near the Swiss Alps. Because he did not arrive at his original destination, he finally lost contact. After searching, he was never found. After missing for 32 years, the man was found on the glacier, but has been dead for many years. German police believe that the man's remains were found to be related to the melting of the glacier caused by climate change. The Swiss police said in a statement that as the glaciers continue to melt, remains may be found one after another in these glaciers, some of which may be people who have been missing for many years. How much time is left for humanity?
Although many people think that the climate warming we often say is a bit exaggerated, it turns out that the earth is indeed heating up. Compared with the temperature level before the Industrial Revolution, the average temperature of the earth has risen by about 1.2°C. . Under the trend of climate warming, the current temperature may be just the beginning. As climate warming continues, we may continue to see rare and record high temperatures on the earth in the future. Famous scientist Hawking once made a prediction that it is expected that by 2600 the earth may become a fireball and no longer suitable for us to live in. Our only way out is to immigrate to alien planets, such as to Mars or other planets. From the perspective of scientific development, it may be a major trend in the future for humans to go out of the earth, go to the depths of the universe, and immigrate to alien planets. Reaching alien planets in the future may be as simple as taking an airplane to the other side of the ocean now. But for now, the technical level of human beings is still limited, not to mention immigrating to alien planets, even manned landing on the moon is very difficult. For example, in the United States' Artemis manned return to the moon plan, a new generation of rockets was originally planned to fly for the first time on August 29 this year, but the launch was delayed for various reasons. It is so difficult to travel to the moon so close to the earth, let alone mass immigration to Mars or even exoplanets in a short period of time. Therefore, the top priority now is to study how to alleviate the trend of global warming. For human beings, in fact, we already know that the earth is facing the problem of climate warming, so we have already begun to take measures to alleviate the trend of climate warming. In the "Paris Agreement", countries around the world have formulated a series of detailed plans for reducing carbon emissions. The implementation of these plans can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, thereby mitigating the trend of climate warming to a certain extent. In addition, we also need to study how to absorb the greenhouse gases that have been released into the atmosphere, so as to not only reduce carbon emissions at the source, but also further reduce the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which can better alleviate the climate warming trend. This process is relatively long. After all, the problem of climate warming has existed for many years. It is the result of carbon emissions for hundreds of years, and it cannot be solved immediately. Therefore, we all need to continue to work hard to reduce emissions.