Tuesday 27 October 2015

Climate Change

According to the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (I PCC) 2001, the air temperature of the earth will warm up about 1,4 to 5,8 degress celcius. This will affect most countries on the American and European Continents and most of the countries in South East Asia.

In 1995, Thailan produced aroutn 175 thousand tons of CO2 emissions from it's energy sector and from cement manufacturing. According to the research on variations of surface air temperature by Dewa Abdul Quadir et al., the air temperature showed warming approximately 0.02 Celcius per year. It suggests that Tahiland has already started to sudffer from changes in the climate.

The major exports from Thailand are agricultural producst, therefore, the increasing air temperature and reducing raindall is causinmg insufficient levels of moisture in the soil, less humidity in the atmosphere and reductions in the available water supply. It affects the growth of crop yields leading to the reduction of the agricultural products, especially in rice. Not only does the reduction in precipitation effect the cultivated areas, but alos "intermittent" periods of heavy rainfall casse flooding.

Low-lying beaches, islands and coral reefs have all been damage by heavier downpour than usual. As a case study, Phuket is an island in the South West of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. It is greatly affected by Southwest Monsoon. The season brings constant rain to this island especially in September. Therefore, Phuket will be irredeemably damage by the effects of climate change.

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