Day 4 :Today’s Challenges with Natural Humanity

Author: Abitha M.G

Company: Skillwise Consulting –Corporate Training Services (Learning & Development)

College: SRM Arts and Science College Kattankulathur

Department: B.A. English 

Internship Duration: 15 Days

Day: 04

Date: 19/07/2025

Natural Humanity and Globalisation: Breathing Through the Future

INTRODUCTION: A World That Forgot to Breathe

Imagine stepping into the street with a bottled oxygen can strapped like a fashion statement because clean air has become a luxury. This isn’t a script for a dystopian movie; it mirrors the trajectory of our present, where climate collapse, unchecked urban growth, and the rapid march of globalisation push humanity ever-closer to this unsettling future.

In an era where digital identities cross continents but the very air we breathe grows toxic, survival demands a reckoning with both nature and our own inventions.

THE GLOBAL SHIFT: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE WORLD?

The Climate Crossing

By 2050, the planet is projected to breach the 2°C warming threshold, setting off a domino effect:

- Intense Heatwaves: Cities like Delhi and London could regularly endure life-threatening heat.

- Rising Seas: Low-lying nations and islands face inundation, uprooting communities.

- Water Scarcity:Water wars and prolonged droughts threaten food and health security.

- Food Crisis: Shifting rainfall and crop failures disrupt global food supplies.

- Mass Migration: Millions may be forced from their homes due to unlivable conditions.

AIR: THE INVISIBLE CASUALTY

Urban Air Under Siege

City dwellers already face worsening air quality, with smog blanketing capitals like Delhi and Beijing. Research shows atmospheric oxygen concentrations in urban industrial hotspots are falling—subtly, but alarmingly. As pollution chokes cityscapes, bottled oxygen isn’t just a survival tool for the vulnerable; it’s quickly commercializing as a lifestyle product in some Asian cities.

Is bottled oxygen the new norm? While still a niche industry, its growth signals a future where access to clean air may mirror access to clean water: regulated, commodified, and unevenly distributed.

GLOBALISATION AND DISCONNECTED HUMANITY

The Paradox of Progress

-AI and Global Interconnectedness:Digital technology and global supply chains bring the world closer, but they also fuel environmental stress fast fashion, electronics, and logistics all leave a deep carbon footprint.

-Identity and Inequality: As we move online, globalisation blurs cultural boundaries, but severe inequalities persist in the offline world, especially around climate impacts and health.

 THE ROAD AHEAD: REAWAKENING NATURAL HUMANITY

 Solutions Rooted in Ethics and Ecology

-Urban Greening:Expanding urban parks, green roofs, and reforestation can restore regional oxygen levels and reduce city heat.

-Clean Technology:Decarbonizing industries and speeding up renewable energy adoption are critical to halting atmospheric decline.

-Climate Justice:Supporting vulnerable communities through migration policies, international aid, and fair distribution of climate resources will foster resilience.

-Personal Responsibility: From reducing meat consumption to supporting climate-friendly companies, collective daily choices matter.

CONCLUSION: CHOOSE TO BREATHE, TOGETHER

If today’s “bottled oxygen” vision feels far-fetched, consider that similar warnings about bottled water once did too. The future is not yet written—it’s inhaled with every conscious, collective breath we take toward a more sustainable, just, and human world.

  References

-  IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023

-  NASA, Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts, 2025 update

-  UNHCR, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2024

-  Bloomberg, “India’s Urban Rich Are Turning to Bottled Oxygen as Air Quality Worsens,” 2024