Nag-aalala ang mga eksperto dahil sa nakitang "greening" ng Antarctica — isang senyales ng epekto ng matinding global warming sa pinakamalamig na kontinente ng mundo.
Ang pag-usbong ng mga halaman tulad ng moss at algae ay senyales ng pagkatunaw ng yelo at nagpapakita ng malalim na pagbabago sa klima.
Bakit nga ba nababahala ang mga eksperto sa greening ng Antarctica? Here's what you need to know.
Ang pag-usbong ng mga halaman tulad ng moss at algae ay senyales ng pagkatunaw ng yelo at nagpapakita ng malalim na pagbabago sa klima.
Bakit nga ba nababahala ang mga eksperto sa greening ng Antarctica? Here's what you need to know.
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01:05Antarctica also is a carbon sink
01:09where the carbon dioxide or emissions
01:14from the atmosphere of the world are sent.
01:17And we can see here that
01:21it really regulates the weather patterns,
01:26climate patterns for the entire world.
01:30So it balances the climate system of the world
01:37that will not be hot or cold in times
01:45because it's balanced out the heat and the cold
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02:09There are people who comment that they are happy
02:13that we want green,
02:16but I think it really differs when it comes to context.
02:22We can really attribute this to the heat of the temperature
02:27caused by the climate crisis.
02:31And it shows that the temperature in the region is really rising.
02:35It used to be really cold for these plants to grow.
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04:33Of course, we can really attribute the escalation or increase
04:38of the climate crisis
04:43in our dependence on fossil fuels.
04:48Of course, when it comes to fossil fuels, we dig deeper within the ground
04:52to extract the ancient fossils
04:57and return it to oil.
05:00Of course, there are more fossil fuels,
05:05more economic activities, more carbon emissions.
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05:53The melting of ice in Antarctica will lead to an increase
05:58in sea level rise or sea levels,
06:01which is dangerous for coastal areas of the country.
06:05Millions of people live in coastal areas of the country,
06:09and most of our economic activities are located in coastal areas.
06:17We are an archipelagic country,
06:21so it means that we have a lot of coasts.
06:26They are the first to be affected in this aspect.
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06:47We really need collective climate action
06:50to reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere
06:57that will protect the polar ecosystems and the global ecosystems.
07:03And this can only be done through fossil fuel phase-out.
07:09Global cooperation with all countries is also needed
07:13to stop the effects of climate change in the region.
07:19That is why it's really important to keep track with international agreements
07:24such as the Paris Agreement,
07:26which aims to limit the global temperature increase
07:32because after all, one affected place will also impact us all.
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