Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Is the world ending - 2 ?

Hi All,
Thanks for all your comments and posts. I really don't know what can be done, so that this climate change can be stopped. There are so many things which are happening now in the world, which is a sure indication of what might happen in future.
         Look at past 5 years and thats what says a lot, first came the Tsunami, then there was this big destruction, I guess a Hurricane in US, then lately the Myanmar flood and now a big earthquake in China. I am sure many of you wont even agree that this all has happened due to climate change but I do believe that Climate change has a major effect on all the above disasters that struck. We just cant imagine how all these people would be going through now, the pain, physical and mental would be at its peak, losing the dear ones, then too when you know that it came so suddenly which was completely unexpected.
         When I travel everyday from my home to office about 20 kms, after seeing the amount of traffic and the amount of pollution happening, if i stay in Bangalore for another 10 to 12 months in this situation I am sure I will face some serious health problems. Every moment when I drive on the roads only thing that pops up in my mind is how can we make these rickshaw drivers, truck drivers all other vehicles understand about the amount of pollution they are creating,although they are not polluting the city purposefully but may be educating them and letting them know about the importance of keeping the vehicle in the proper condition would really help.
        Below is an article that I was reading on NDTV website which tells the facts of Global warming today:

Here's a look at what's destroying the earth and how it will change things for all of us.


Carbon emission


# India is the fourth largest carbon emitter in the world after USA, Australia and China.

# USA's per capita carbon emissions are 20 times that of India.

Global warming

# Melting ice from Himalayan glaciers and other global ice sheets causes rise in sea levels.

# Rising sea levels could force 75 million people from Bangladesh and 125 million from India's coastal areas to the interiors.

# Global warming will affect monsoon patterns in India.

Food security

# Steady fall in food supply across the world due to stagnation in farm output.

# Climate change threatens to worsen food insecurity in the world's poorest regions.

# Rising temperatures will affect crop yields in 40 developing countries.

# Global warming will increase food prices by 40 per cent.

Below is the link to the article:
NDTV Link
I really hope that someday we will get serious about this issue and start working towards it.

Cheers,
Alok

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