Muhammad Haris Ramzan.
Global warming and pakistan: local response to a global challenge.
Khyber Med Uni Med J Jan ;13(4):183-4.

Global warming is emerging as one of the biggest threats to earth in this century. It not only has deleterious effects on individuals` health but could also trigger natural disasters such as floods, famines, droughts and cyclones etc. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that industrial revolution of the mid-19th century has caused a 1oC rise in global temperature. It is further estimated to rise by >1.10C to 6.40C over the 21st century.1 This increase in temperature along with loss of biodiversity may lead to devastating effects on health. Increase in earth`s temperature has both short and long term adverse consequences. Global warming is changing the physical, chemical and biological processes of earth that are evident in every continent. To recognize the dangers of global warming, it`s important to identify its deleterious effects on human society and natural environment. Sea levels are rising, glaciers are shrinking; record high temperatures, severe rainstorms and droughts are becoming increasingly common.

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