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Is 3 Degrees Celcius a Big Deal? 3摄氏度有什么大不了的吗?

When you think about temperature, do you think the rise of 1 degree Celcius is a big deal? If you don't think so, then the truth is, the rise of one degree Celcius can cause 40,000 people from the countryside fleeing to cities, it can lead to melting glaciers, and life-risking floods.

当你想到温度时,你认为升高 1 摄氏度有什么大不了的吗?如果你不这么认为,那么事实是,摄氏上升一摄氏度就会导致四万人从农村逃往城市,可能导致冰川融化和危及生命的洪水。

Facts show that there is a possibility, that our world will warm up 3 degrees Celcius by the end of the century. 3 degrees Celcius can lead to the choice of wearing a jacket or not, more droughts and other natural disasters. In Bangledash, children and adults in rural areas have been in multiple house-destroying disasters where they have lost families and friends, which can lead to difficult choices. This is exactly what climate injustice is and yet, we still refuse to acknowledge that our actions are causing injustice and immorality in others' lives. Yes, it is true that all our actions have unexpected consequences that may not be the most moral and the most fair to others on a world aspect. However, now that we know that our actions are harming the environment, why don't we act on it for change and for a fairer and better world?

事实表明,到本世纪末,我们的世界有可能升温 3 摄氏度。 3摄氏度会导致人们选择是否穿夹克、更多的干旱和其他自然灾害。在孟加拉什,农村地区的儿童和成人经历了多起房屋毁坏的灾难,失去了家人和朋友,这可能导致他们做出艰难的选择。这正是气候不公正的本质,然而,我们仍然拒绝承认我们的行为正在给他人的生活造成不公正和不道德。是的,确实,我们所有的行为都会产生意想不到的后果,从世界角度来看,这可能不是最道德、对其他人最公平的。然而,既然我们知道我们的行为正在损害环境,为什么我们不采取行动来改变现状,创造一个更公平、更美好的世界呢?

In our day-to-day life, 3˚ definitely does not seem significant at all. However, heatwaves, droughts, and the simple justification of why weather conditions and natural disasters happen more and more often is because of the rise of the global average temperature by 3 degrees. Children born today are 7 times more likely to experience extreme weather conditions than their grandparents. Since the Industrial Revolution, the Earth's temperature has risen from 1.1 to 1.3 degrees, and now, it is 3 degrees. What we see in Hollywood films may seem like fiction and a dramatic version of what will happen when the end of the world comes. However, if measures are not taken to end the extensive exploitation of fossil fuels, this day will come earlier than ever (hopefully not tomorrow).

在我们的日常生活中,3° 似乎根本没有什么意义。然而,热浪、干旱以及天气状况和自然灾害越来越频繁发生的简单原因是因为全球平均气温上升了3度。今天出生的孩子经历极端天气条件的可能性是他们祖父母的 7 倍。自工业革命以来,地球温度从1.1度上升到1.3度,现在已经上升了3度。我们在好莱坞电影中看到的内容可能看起来像是虚构的,是世界末日到来时将会发生的事情的戏剧版本。然而,如果不采取措施结束对化石燃料的广泛开采,这一天将会比以往任何时候都来得更早(希望不是明天)。

We all know migrants as people who flee their homes to seek for better and more stable lives, usually because of war and other social reasons. However, not only will there be more and more migrants because of war if countries don't stop fighting each other, there will also be more and more climate migrants--people fleeing their homes to find other places to live that is without the threats of the environment. Dhaka is the city in Bangladesh where more and more climate migrants are moving to every year because of the environment's threats. The world's temperature has only risen to 1.3 degrees, so imagine 3 degrees. The world is already this disastrous, so how much more disastrous can this be? People are already suffering and dying because of this, so how can we not act on this issue?

我们都知道移民是为了寻求更好、更稳定的生活而逃离家园的人,通常是因为战争和其他社会原因。然而,如果各国不停止相互争斗,不仅会因为战争而出现越来越多的移民,而且还会有越来越多的气候移民——人们逃离家园,寻找其他没有威胁的居住地环境的。由于环境威胁,每年都有越来越多的气候移民迁往达卡。世界气温只上升到1.3度,所以想象一下3度。世界已经如此灾难,还能灾难到什么程度?人们已经因此而受苦、死亡,我们怎么能不采取行动呢?

If you have ideas on ways we can act on this issue of global warming, please comment down below!

如果您对我们如何应对全球变暖问题有任何想法,请在下面评论!




 
 
 

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