TITLE:
Climate Change, Who Is Responsible?
AUTHORS:
Salifu Abdallah, Awasina Robert Akayim, Evans Ntim Amedor, John Yao Afetsu
KEYWORDS:
Climate, Natural, Manmade, Volcanic, Pollution, Agriculture
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.13 No.12,
December
29,
2023
ABSTRACT: The study was carried out to create awareness of the destruction we can
cause to ourselves as human beings, if we continue to contribute, by our
actions to the natural causes of climate change. The problem is the visible
destructions all over the world due to climate change; especially when the
focus is on the areas of heavy pollutions, the changes in rain pattern, making
farmers vulnerable. Increase in temperatures also lead to global warming. The
type of research used is descriptive and that deals with qualitative
approaches. Data collection involved both primary and secondary sources. The
natural causes of climate change include volcanic activity, solar output,
Forest Fires, Permafrost, Sunspots, Water Vapor, Man’s Best Friend. Those caused by human are burning of fossil fuels and
the conversion of land from forestry to irresponsible agricultural practices. Gases
emission from landfills; overpopulation; irresponsible mining;
misapplication of fertilizers and other agrochemicals; meat consumption.
Evidence of climate change includes change
in rainfall pattern, increase in temperatures, extreme drought, change in harmattan pattern. Low production of fruits by trees in the
wild; eroded arable lands; annual drying of dams that never dried in decades
and also the shortening of lifespan of living things. Effects of climate change
include desertification of the world’s arable land, persistent droughts, locally and abroad, unprecedented damage to infrastructure due to acid rain, volcanic eruption,
earth quake, coastal erosion, unpredictable farming seasons, extinction threat on the wildlife, marine
life extinction, flooding of coastal cities and island nations. Human being is a
facilitator of the naturally occurring climate change. Those who mine natural
resource without recourse to the laws of the land they occupy, should be dealt
with legally.