UN Worried About Asia’s Brown Soot Cloud Problem
There are dirty brown clouds that hover over some parts of Asia that could not only have a major negative affect on those areas, but the entire world. The UN believes that an area ranging from the Persian Gulf to Asia could put at risk food supplies and health of people throughout the entire globe. Many of the major Asian cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Cairo, Mumbai and New Delhi are already engulfed in huge brown clouds that are said to have reduced light by up to 25%. The clouds are basically a thick cloud of soot caused by the excessive burning of fossil fuels and wood. The dangerous part of these clouds are that they significantly contribute to global warming. By absorbing a portion of sunlight, they decrease the ground temperatures, but at the same time have caused melting of the Himalayan glaciers.
I have seen some dirty skies, especially since I live close to large cities, but I can’t imagine seeing such a large thick cloud of black soot. It is really shocking that beyond the things burned to create it, that a cloud of this magnitude is left without change for such a long time. What is even more surprising is that it actually covers up some of the effects of global warming by actually reducing the temperatures on the ground. It may not actually cover them up completely since there is a huge black cloud in the air and less light is present. It can give politicians one more reason why they can argue that global warming is not actually taking place.
Now is the time to be addressing issues like these especially before they become to out of hand. Just because you don’t see smog clouds where you live does not mean that one day it will not have an affect on you. The world needs to come together and ensure that everybody is properly educated to prevent further damage from taking place.
