With the global CO2 concentration level having
crossed the symbolic threshold of 400 parts
per million, natural disasters are becoming
more common.
To try devise some solutions,... a group of
renowned scientists from around the world
gathered in Korea earlier this month.
Park Se-young has the details.
Melting glaciers are increasingly pushing
polar bears to the edge of survival.
Typhoons and hurricanes have become stronger,
and droughts and heat waves are intensifying.
According to scientists, these outcomes are
the result of the high levels of carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere, which have surpassed the
threshold of 400 parts per million.
"Certainly some disasters, particularly those
related to our climate system, we expect to
become more intense.
We will have more very hot days, more heavy
precipitation events leading to flooding."
McBean was just one of the leading experts
from across the globe who gathered in Korea
earlier this month... for a conference focused
on finding scientific solutions to deal with
the sharp rise in natural disasters around
the globe.
However, they say that bringing about a significant
drop in carbon dioxide will be difficult in
a carbon-centric economy like ours.
" carbon-zero way, it is not enough to use
solar or wind or hydro.
Hydro is almost exhausted."
One expert recommended solar-power satellites
as the next generation of renewable energy,
as they have the potential to provide clean
energy at a low cost.
Scientists are also working to produce hydrogen
and oxygen by developing a technology modeled
after photosynthesis in plants.
Park Se-young, Arirang News.
