8th lecture I.: Climate Crisis

Question 1

What changes is South Asia’s climate facing?

Answer 1

A) melting glaciers add to the monsoons -> increasing floods

B) dry spells btw the monsoons have gotten longer, rain that penetrated the soil less common

Question 2

Green Revolution

Answer 2

Starting 1960s the green revolution -> new crops ( developed in the US esp to combat hunger in the world) developed HYCV (high yealing crop varieties) crops (made in US labs mostly)
-> increase in available food
in GS BUT need more
input in water, pesticides,
chemicals etc
-> Bhopal was one company
that produced those
chemicals
-> increase in food availability
in beginning
-> nutrition chemicals for soil

BUT after a certain time the soil is non fertile anymore after that

Question 3

The sea levels are rising and…

Answer 3

… the landmass is sinking due to grained ground water (Subsidence)

Question 4

where and when was the first oil drilling

Answer 4

Burma (under brtish rule)

1853: crude oil drilling

before: manual industrial oil extraction