Global Warming Update: Southern Spain More likely To Become A Desert

The effects of global warming have been witnessed by many every day. Melting of ice, drying of oceans and the increasing of atmospheric temperature are few of the devastating realities that global warming is indeed here. Recently, scientists reported that in the Mediterranean region droughts or heatwaves have been hitting. If not stop, the southern Europe will turn into a desert by the end of the century.

The study led by France's Aix-Marseille University stated that the average temperatures in the region have already risen by 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.3 Fahrenheit) since the late 19th century, well above the world average of 0.85C (1.5F).

The researchers wrote in the journal Science, Man-made climate change will likely alter ecosystems in the Mediterranean in a way that is without precedent in the past 10,000 years unless governments quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Daily Mail.

The Mediterranean is delicate to global warming partly because Atlantic storms are likely to shift northwards,which means more sun and less rain.

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The scientists rebuilt past climates by studying pollen in layers of mud in lakes. More oak pollen, for example, suggested humid and temperate climates while more fir and spruce pollen indicated chillier conditions.

Back in the historic time, some natural hot periods and droughts have coincided with social upheaval in the Mediterranean region, such as around 1400 when many people in the Ottoman Empire abandoned unproductive farms to become nomads, according to Mirror.UK.

In the previous year, there was evidence that man-made climate change had added to a 2007-10 drought in Syria that was a contributing factor in the civil war. A study in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said.

In line, Research did not consider other changes in farming that can hasten desertification, such as around Almeria in southern Spain.