Final Hazard Report - Bahrain

 After a whole semester of learning and reviewing the earth's catastrophes, I believe the most prominent hazard in Bahrain is the extreme heat that occurs. Extreme heat is the prolonged exposure of heat stress, meaning temperatures are extremely high a majority of the days in a year. Furthermore, I have learned throughout the course of the semester that the atmosphere has a significant role in the extreme heat forecast's. This is partly due to today's crisis of global warming, the warming of the atmosphere. After analyzing Bahrain's climate I investigated the average temperature yearly. I found that on average the mean temperature for 2021 was 29.15 degrees celsius. This is extremely warm and is considered an extreme weather condition. Furthermore, I discovered that this information checks out, due to the fact that Bahrain is located in an arid and desert area. I have concluded that Bahrain has unstable air due to the fact that warm air is being overlain by cold, dry air. This is due to Bahrain's climate, causing the production of extreme heat. Overall, Bahrain's extreme heat crisis needs to be discussed more, and need new plans for mitigation.

In order to mitigate the extreme heat crisis, I believe Bahrain needs to combat the green house gases. One of the first steps to confronting global warming and climate change is to make Bahrain more eco-friendly. This will not only decelerate global warming, but keep the country, Bahrain, clean. Furthermore, transitioning to a more eco-friendly city may include other options for energy. Clean energy such as wind, solar, and electricity will firmly begin the deceleration of global warming. Though Bahrain remains and will always be a warm climate, this process will assist the temperature's stability. Additionally, it may take several years before Bahrains sees progress in a temperature drop, however, an eco-friendly environment is the right step towards the confrontation of global warming. However, with this in mind, change is usually slow and seeks time for progress to be made. In the meantime I believe Bahrain should engineer their buildings to mitigate the extreme heat conditions. Thus, Bahrain would be responsible for discovering materials that react well to heat and apply that to their buildings


Though Bahrain is a small country, I would need to target the most risky areas. After analyzing the most risky areas of Bahrain, I concluded that the areas that need the most assistance with adapting to the extreme heat, is the in the cities. With the rapid heat increase, Bahrain needs carefully constructed buildings to withstand the high temperatures. In essence, if the cities in Bahrain adapt their buildings and environment, they will see significant change and make their environment livable. 

If I were to move to Bahrain, I would do the best I can to stay away from the greenhouse gas pollution. Therefore, I would construct my house away from the cities and find a secluded area along the coast. Though it may still be warm, it is away from other factors that may increase the temperature.


Overall, Bahrain will most likely always have a warm climate with heat issues. The most significant way to reduce the heat or keep it steady is to develop mitigation plans, such as finding cleaner energy for the environment. During this process, the best possible way to combat the heat is to develop buildings that are established to deal with extreme heat conditions. These two mitigation methods will not only help Bahrain, but several other countries, who deal with extreme heat conditions. 

References:

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/bahrain/climate-data-historical

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-quarter-of-the-u-s-will-fall-inside-an-extreme-heat-belt-here-are-the-states-in-the-red-zone-11660568349

https://www.archdaily.com/293655/bahrain-house-moriq

https://www.earth-smart-solutions.com/blogs/blog/what-does-eco-friendly-mean

https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/21-bahrain/EH


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