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=**Week 4: Climate Change and Heat Waves**=

I decided to study this topic because I am intrigued by the negative effects of climate change, and also because I want to help those who are financially unable to afford

The Study:
=== There has been an increase in average temperature of 0.5 Celsius degrees in the past half century. Many people still think that this is insignificant, but the climate change is bringing many drastic changes to life on Earth. According to University of California, Irvine, and other institutions, this "small" change in the temperature was enough to more than double the probability of heatwaves killing over 100 people at a time in India. ===

=== This is a pressing issue because mean temperatures are projected to rise by 2.2-2.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century in areas like Asia, the Middle East, and South Africa. It is extremely disheartening that it seems like the world's most vulnerable populations will be hit the hardest, while many richer countries won't notice it that much. ===

=== Using Data gathered by the India Meteorological Department from 1960 to 2009, the UCI-led team studied and analyzed the frequency, severity, and duration of heat waves and heat related deaths. The team found that when the average temperatures in South Asian increased from 27 degrees Celsius to 27.5 degrees Celsius, they probability of a heat wave killing more than 100 increased from 13% to 32%, which is an increase of 146%. ===

(study’s lead author, Omid Mazdiyasni, here flanked by co-authors Amir AghaKouchak (left) and Steven J. Davis. Steve Zylius / UCI)

Significance:
=== To the people that believe climate change is not real, or that climate change is not a big problem, this study may change their hearts. These statistics should serve as a wake up call for international organizations and governments to work to improve the resilience of ears most vulnerable to climate-change induced weather events (such as heat waves and hurricanes). But for some reason Trump still decided to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, which throws a big wrench in the global effort to tackle the issue of climate change. ===

This week in class, we learned about renewable energy sources such as solar panels. This post relates to what we learned in class because becoming more reliant on renewable energy sources

(Roads melting from a heatwave in India) Source: https://news.uci.edu/research/small-climb-in-mean-temperatures-linked-to-far-higher-chance-of-deadly-heat-waves/