Climate change has been at the crux of major global meetings
and whether we look at the G20 summits of last few years or the initiatives of
the United Nations, one fact is certain that in recent times taking into
account the record temperatures all across the globe, climate change is only getting
worse.
In recent statistics (July 9th 2012) published by
several global news agencies it has been stated that the United States have had warmer
than average temperatures for the June 2011 threw June 2012 period. The only
exception to this was Washington state. News about the heat wave that killed more
than 90 people are still storming in and out of control wild fires are becoming more than a
rarity. Marine ecologists from several universities and
research centers are heading to the Australian coral reefs and various other
oceanic structures to study the effect of climate change and a recent study has
mentioned that the growth of coral reefs have already halted all across the
major oceans of the world.
Most people are still living in denial and also question if
at all climate change is for real or just a hoax like so many others that have
graced the US and the world in the past. The reality is that if we look beyond
what the Mayans, the likes of Nostradamus and what the Bible says then things would
be easier to consider and understand. Climate change is not a doomsday
prediction. No one bringing attention to climate change is insisting on the world coming
to an abrupt end but an era that would usher in unforeseen consequences. Even Al Gore who is a name synonymous with climate change only
tried to push a thought that humanity should make an effort to curb carbon
emissions, to cut down on green house gases and steps must be taken to restore
natural greenery's, forests and natural habitats. A shift in the worlds ecology would
inevitably lead to climate change and it has already begun to happen.
Most people living in denial believe that climate change is
nothing but a change in the weather and that record temperatures of a heat wave
are just a part of nature’s perennial cycles. If such was reality, Goldman
Sachs would not have projected corn yields to be 7.5% lower than the USDA’s
projections. The Global food crisis has already started, heat waves are killing
people, forest fires and an uncomfortable environment are becoming omnipresent.
Perhaps, people would believe climate change is occurring once a major
catastrophe hits the shores of several countries but then it will be to late.
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