Climate Change

Climate Change is a global permanent change or shift in weather conditions. If weather of a region is permanently change it is known as climatic changes of that region, state or part of a country. Increase in temperature, decrease or increase in rainfall, untimely raining, rising sea levels, drought, extreme weather events, glacier’s melting are believed Climatic Changes having impacts on water resources and Agriculture systems, livestock and food security of in many countries in the world. Impact of Climate Change has been observed almost everywhere in the world, especially in developing countries and industrialist countries. Climate change has been an area of major concern in the 21st century. The 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has indicated that “warming of the climate system is unequivocal and in addition, human influences are also adding to the effects of these changes. Continued increasing anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) may result in further global warming and may cause pervasive and irreversible impacts on people and ecosystems”.
Top 10 countries which are more affected by Climate Changes in the world:
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1. Bangladesh
   A tropical monsoon country, Bangladesh is prone to floods, tropical cyclones, and tornadoes, which occur almost every year, and now the low-lying country is suffering increased rainfall, cyclones and rising sea levels.

2. Guinea Bissau
   Guinea Bissau experiences a monsoon-like rainy season alternating with hot, dry winds blowing from the Sahara. Rainfall has become irregular and unpredictable. The coastal lowlands are exposed to increasing rising tides due to thermal ocean expansion, which in turn increases the risk of flooding.

3. Sierra Leone
   Sierra Leone’s climate is tropical, with a rainy season and a dry season which brings cool, dry winds from the Sahara. The population is now threatened by climate change-related droughts, storms, floods, landslides, heatwaves and altered rainfall patterns.

4. Haiti
   Haiti’s climate is characterized by two seasons: the wet and the dry. Heavier rainfall is now occurring in the wet season, hurricanes are more frequent and less predictable, and sea level rise is a major concern. Climate projections, however, indicate a hotter and drier future for Haiti with decreased precipitation overall.

5. South Sudan
   South Sudan’s climate is tropical equatorial with a humid rainy season – with vast amounts of precipitation – and a drier season. However, climate change has delayed and shortened the rainy season, and drought has become an increasing concern.

6. Nigeria
   Along with its varied terrain, Nigeria also has variable climatic patterns which are compounded by climate change. Nigeria is already experiencing drier weather, particularly in the northern Sahel region, and droughts are increasing in frequency and severity. It is also expected that Nigeria will experience temperature shifts, changing rainfall patterns, storms and sea-level rise.

7. DR Congo
   The tropical climate of the DRC experiences high precipitation, and the highest frequency of thunderstorms of any country in the world. The frequency of floods, droughts and heatwaves is expected to increase.

8. Cambodia
   Cambodia is a tropical country with a monsoon season and a dry season. In monsoon season Cambodia is extremely flood-prone. Flooding is increasing in frequency and severity during monsoon season while temperatures during dry season are on the rise.

9. Philippines
   The climate of the Philippines is tropical, hot and humid. There are three seasons: hot and dry, cool and dry, and rainy. The Philippines straddles the typhoon belt, meaning that the archipelago is regularly hit by typhoons and torrential rains. It is expected that climate-related disasters will increase in frequency and severity, and the recent devastation and deaths of thousands from typhoon Haiyan are a stark predictor of what to expect in future.

10. Ethiopia
    Ethiopia’s diverse landscape also brings with it a diverse climate, although Ethiopia’s predominant climate is tropical monsoon. However, rainfall is becoming increasingly unpredictable, arriving later in the season, and droughts – ever a mainstay of Ethiopian climate – are getting worse. Report by; https://shift-magazine.net

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