Many scientits are of the opinion that Global Warming may be nearing a point of no return.
Global Warming is not just about 1 factor. But innumerable factors interlinked with one another. It is very diffiult to understand the connectivity between the factors by our limited kniowledge.
Fossil fuel emissions & other factors due to humankind are the major contributors. Since it is difficult to point a threshold, it may be we have already crossed the point of no returm.
Al Gore, amongst others is spearheading a movement for the awareness of this issue.
...to be continued
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Environmental Issues Need of the Hour
This blog is devoted purely towards environmental issues. I’d comment on general issues from time to time. And whenever some environmental current news comes up, I’d post it.
We humans are the only species that have systematically destroyed the majority of the green cover of this Blue Planet. We are responsible for the extinction of numerous species. And some key stone species like the tiger are nearing extinction.
In fact, such a rapid increase in “mass extinction” has never been witnessed in our planet.
Global “biodiversity hotspots” like tropical forests are dwindling at an alarming rate. One has to remember that 90% of species reside in these hotspots.
How can we even think of reversing “Global Warming” if we fail to address these issues from a broad perspective? Add to this the self-interests of nations failing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
But not only are we content with destroying our forests, humans are systematically killing off its denizens.
We humans are the only species that have systematically destroyed the majority of the green cover of this Blue Planet. We are responsible for the extinction of numerous species. And some key stone species like the tiger are nearing extinction.
In fact, such a rapid increase in “mass extinction” has never been witnessed in our planet.
Global “biodiversity hotspots” like tropical forests are dwindling at an alarming rate. One has to remember that 90% of species reside in these hotspots.
How can we even think of reversing “Global Warming” if we fail to address these issues from a broad perspective? Add to this the self-interests of nations failing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
But not only are we content with destroying our forests, humans are systematically killing off its denizens.
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