When the sea of time recedes in 2021, there are three century problems on the beach of human civilization

Only after low tide is it known who is swimming naked.

Looking back at 2021, the new crown epidemic of the century has not subsided, global warming has led to frequent occurrences of extreme weather, economic, social and geopolitical instability, and the development of human civilization is facing three major problems of the century.

A year ago, as the world entered 2021, we were optimistic that the advent of a COVID-19 vaccine would soon end the pandemic of the century. By the end of the year, however, those hopes had been dashed. Delta and Amikeron are two mutant strains that have brought new shocks to the world. According to official statistics, more than 280 million people have been confirmed worldwide and more than 5 million people have died. At the end of the year, the global average daily confirmed cases reached a record high, reaching more than 1.75 million. Virus mutations, uneven distribution of vaccines, chaotic response measures, and lack of awareness of viral science have become the four major obstacles to winning the battle against the new crown epidemic in the century. Worse, no one knows when the outbreak will end, including the World Health Organization.

"Once in a century" and "breaking through historical extremes", I believe this is the key word we often see in the news reports on weather and climate in 2021. Entering 2021, Earth is set in "disaster mode." Extreme and abnormal weather and weather events such as torrential rains and floods, blizzards, dry wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc., are blowing up our mobile phone screens almost every day. The UN report points out that it is we who are responsible for the culprit, and that human activities are responsible for global warming, which in turn is causing the climate crisis. However, the long-awaited global climate conference has reluctantly reached a final agreement to address global warming, retaining the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

2021 is destined to be a year that will go down in history. Under the dual role of the new crown epidemic in the century and the global climate change, the world has not accelerated its evolution in a century. The global supply chain crisis, the energy crisis, the slow recovery of the world economy, the resurgence of the Cold War shadow, regional tensions, vaccine nationalism and other chaos, the world has accelerated into a period of turbulent change.

Start a new situation in the great changes in the world and turn crises into opportunities in the great chaos of the world. For human civilization, hope still far outweighs disappointment. Thought determines action, and action determines destiny. With the wisdom of human society, as long as we unite as one and let go of disputes, there is nothing that cannot be solved, and no matter how big the problem is, it is not a problem.

I hope that 2022 will bring us a vibrant and thriving world.