Yours iPhone may have contributed to the hurricanes that hit the US this year, experts reveal.
Researchers have found that cell phones produce 580 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, about 100 million tons more than the world’s aviation industry.
This smoke heats the Earth’s oceans, causing storms like Hurricane Miltona A category 3 hurricane that hit Florida in October.
‘Everything that makes a mobile phone uses a lot of energy,’ Ravi Sawhney, CEO of global agency RKS Design told DailyMail.com, ‘and it contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change.’
Experts warned that as mobile phones progress more and more with hungry things like AI and the technological environment continues to grow, the world can see deeper ecosystems and climate effects are happening in the next few years.
Sawhney expects that future devices will put ‘more pressure on data centers’ and ‘require more electricity’ that will come from renewable energy sources.
‘Increased emissions from growing technology contribute global warming,’ he said.
‘As a result, we may see more climate change, which could lead to more extreme weather events over time.’
Experts have revealed that your iPhone may be contributing to the dead climate due to carbon dioxide emissions from all areas of production and use.
This is a strong warning it comes after a hurricane season, and much of the southeastern US is still recovering from Hurricane Helene.
The storm killed at least 100 people, caused up to $100 billion in damage, and people in the area soon had access to clean water.
Meanwhile, a bomb storm – considered the worst for a decade – caused destruction in several counties on the West Coast.
Hurricane Milton caused a hurricane in Florida, and left approximately 2.6 million Floridians without power.
At least 32 Americans lost their lives during the storm.
“The link is in the increase in emissions from various sources, including the technology industry, which affects the entire climate,” said Sawhney.
Climate change increases atmospheric moisture, which can increase the frequency of rain and storms.
Warming of the oceans, which is also a factor in climate change, is thought to be causing faster hurricanes. And rising sea levels may inundate coastal areas.
Cell phones produce 580 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. This release warms the world’s oceans, creating storms like Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm that hit Florida in October (pictured)
Greenhouse gasses, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are responsible for climate change, which causes the sun’s heat to be trapped in the atmosphere. This warms the earth.
And experts have found your iPhone they contribute to climate change even before it reaches the production line.
Data has shown that for every smartphone that is manufactured, approximately 155 pounds of natural resources are consumed that are sent to electronics manufacturers.
The extraction and processing of natural resources is considered one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide in the world, accounting for 50 percent of all emissions.
Then about 180 pounds of carbon dioxide is released when one iPhone is produced, which is equal to driving for 26 weeks.
Using the iPhone starts another stream of air.
Hurricane Milton unleashed a rare storm surge across Florida (pictured), leaving an estimated 2.6 million Floridians without power. At least 32 Americans lost their lives during the storm
Nirav Chheda, CEO DIFFICULT Bambihe told DailyMail.com that to run mobile content, charge them, make calls and send messages, they rely on a lot of electricity which, in most cases, comes from fossil fuels.
Researchers have said that when users finish using their smartphones and upgrade to the latest version, further damage to the planet – and, subsequently, bad weather – could occur.
That’s because billions of smartphones end up in landfills every year, which Chheda explained can lead to toxic chemicals from smartphone batteries seeping into the soil and causing serious damage.
Chheda described the e-waste situation as ‘horrendous’ and ‘growing’.
‘The amount of e-waste is staggering – millions of tonnes every year, and mobile phones are a big part of it,’ he said.
‘Many of the materials used in mobile phones are toxic and difficult to recycle, so when the equipment is disposed of, it often releases harmful substances into the environment.’
