[Global Times Comprehensive Report] A new study shows that if no measures are taken to deal with climate change, the summer of 2100 in the northern hemisphere may last as long as half a year.
CNN reported on the 23rd that the global summer time has increased by an average of 17 days in the past 60 years.
The research team said that due to global warming, summers are getting longer and hotter, and winters are getting shorter and warmer.
Maybe the longer summer sounds good because people can have more time for vacation and outdoor activities, but this will affect human health, the global environment and agricultural development.
As the hot weather prolongs, mosquito-borne diseases may become more common and the crop growing season will be longer.
According to reports, greenhouse gas emissions are the main cause of rising temperatures.
The researchers said: "The spring and summer of 2100 will start one month earlier than this year, and the autumn and winter will be half a month later. This will result in the summer of 2100 being close to half a year, and the winter less than two months. This will have an impact on human life. A certain impact, especially agriculture.” For crops, the opening of spring one month in advance may face catastrophic losses, which will limit the growth of crops and destroy the ecosystem of an area.
(He Shan)