To Review Climate Change Effects on Basic Resources (A Case Study of these Effects on Zagros Forests)

Abstract

Human civilization was accompanied with the pollution, destruction of natural resources and biodiversity. The era of industrialization begins with emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere. As researchers believe average temperatures of earth has increased over 74 %. Global warming causes droughts, rising of sea water level , penetrating saline water into freshwater resources, melting of polar ice, increasing of desertification trend and tropical diseases outbreak. Loss of biodiversity, reduction in forest production, changing of the border of farmlands and forests on high-latitude and wasting of semi-persistent of forest species are other consequences of the global warming. The effects of this phenomenon can be clearly seen in Zagros forests. According to studies done,Zagros region warming has lead to prolonged droughts period in the region. Besides, dusty storms and their sediments on the leaves can result in trees’ tension and therefore their physiologic weakness which at least cause trees being attacked by wood eater beetles. Using superseded energies such as sun , wind and water , protection of forests and forest plantation with species having high potential of carbon sequestration as well as standardizing the transportation vehicles for economizing energy are some effective strategies recommended for reducing the global warming effects.