Baghdad - Middle East Region is now reportedly facing heat wave terekstrem ever happened. The experts even warn that rising temperatures could threaten human survival.
As quoted by News.com.au, Monday (08/15/2016), over the last month, the temperature in Kuwait and Iraq soared to 54 degrees Celsius. While in Baghdad, the daily temperature during the last two months is 43 degrees Celsius and reported on the rise.
In the United Arab Emirates and Iran, warmer temperatures recorded 60 degrees Celsius. It is the highest in history.
"When I came out of the house, it was like walking into a fire. Like all parts of your body burns, skin, eyes, nose ...," said a student from Basra, Iraq, Zainab Guman, told The Washington Post.
This condition has actually been warned by scientists. Last year they released a study that predicts that extreme heat wave that exceed human endurance will happen if nothing is done about climate change.
In their study, they also predict that extreme heat waves will occur much more intense on the planet after 2070. The symptoms can be felt a few times lately.
According to Professor Elfatih Eltahir, a co-author of the study, a heat wave going on today and a major reason that this planet need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"We hope that this kind of information can help countries in the region to ensure their interest in the issue of global warming," said Professor Eltahir.
"They have a vital interest in supporting measures that will help to reduce CO2 in the future," he added.
According to UN reports, the combined population of the 22 Arab countries is expected to grow from 400 million to around 600 million in 2050. Meanwhile, at the same time, the overall population in the world will reach 9.7 billion.
Although the issue of global warming intensified echoed in recent years, many people who still doubt the validity related to the study. But experts do not hesitate to say that heat waves can be fatal on a mass level.
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a researcher at the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre said that most people do not realize that heat waves have killed more people than any natural disaster. So many so called "silent killer".
The researcher also explains that the heat that occurs in the Middle East is not surprising given the region's recorded history have experienced similar situations. But in fact, these days the intense conditions occur
A terrible disaster for mankind
According to Sarah, was the most affected by this heat wave is the middle to bottom, ie, people who work outdoors and do not have access to air conditioning.
"People in the Middle East used to the heat. It's part of the culture. They have experience with previous high temperature. However, if this is getting intense, the people of a specific community will increasingly suffer," said Sarah.
Earlier this year the temperature in India has jumped to number 51 degrees Celsius, the highest in the country's history. Deadly impact, where hundreds of people died of starvation because plants can not grow.
Local media reported this incident triggered the high suicide rate among farmers. Most of them live in debt so that the already poor become poorer.
Pakistan is also faced with a situation more or less the same period last year. Temperatures number of areas in the country reached 45 degrees Celsius and according to local authorities, a heat wave killed 700 people.
So far, there has been no official reports of deaths due to heat wave in Iraq. But it will be difficult to obtain statistical data related to this issue given the hot temperatures in the country are not listed as the official cause of death.
Besides death, the heat wave also had a significant impact on the economy of a country. An Iraqi economist said the country's gross domestic product has dropped 10-20 percent as a result of extreme weather.
"There is the same relationship between the heat and the state economy in Australia. The public transport is running slow, people are late for work or choose not to go out at all. As for the farmers, the crops failed. If the crops were destroyed, it will affect everything. People will lose their ability to concentrate, "said Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick.
He also warned that from time to time, heat waves can cause mass migration. This will have implications on the whole world. Sarah's take the example of Fiji citizens who were forced to move because their homes are threatened by rising sea levels.
Researchers also confirmed that there is a fairly simple thing that can be done by the government, namely to help the community more adaptive to change. While on the other hand, the competent authorities around the world must move quickly to reduce carbon emissions.
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