Are you worried about the climate changes?

That sure is the story in a nutshell. We should be careful in the future. The temperature rise has not only effected the penguins, but also the coral reefs - which is a feeding ground for fishes. If the fishes become extinct, so will many other aquatic animals and birds that depend on it. Also, we have seen over 13,000 species extinct in the last century - the most popular being the Dodo. If they continue to eliminate other species, it will bring about a terrible imbalance in food chains and other natural cycles. Besides the wildlife species, we are close to seeing the last of the humpback whales which the Japanese culture leads them to "hunt" 1,300 every year - and there are less than 15,000 of these whales out in the arctic oceans!

Thanks for your reply. Perhaps its not immediately evident to us, but i don't know if the rate will increase to 2-4 degrees every 10 years which will be bad... Happy mylotting.

If you look into the analysis report, they researched past few decades data till now , the overall temperature rise on earth is 4-8 degree F , so they averaged out into a decade of approximate 1-3 F , this directly causes more iceberg melting in arctic region, and warmer water temp. up the tip of north and south polar, resulted in changes in ocean water movement, and then causes another set of reaction down the chain of weather pattern around the world, making higher level of intensity in natural disaster possible in future if current trend of co2 emission is not reduced among developed nations and China. By far the most devastated effects are mainly on penguins, they loss many former habitats that built on polar icebergs for survival.

Thanks Cambiste for the endeavor of you and your family. We are trying to do the same. I think, CFL is a must for every household and also making all the inmates conscious of the there surrounding. I wish I cold plant trees as well but that's a remote possibility here. Thanks so much and keep it up.

We are responsible for it - yes. My family has been doing whatever they can - except use of electricity for various appliances - like using CFL tubes, less use of washing machine, planting trees etc. Happy mylotting

Maybe so. Climate change happens when the temperature rises. This fact has been argued upon aimlessly for years now. Hot air due to the CO2 in the atmosphere which retains heat and does not allow it to reflect off the Earth surface, has been increasing the temperature which leads to late arrival of monsoons, colder night and hotter days - like in the deserts, and less frequent rainfalls. The winters will be colder in some places whereas in tropics there will hardly be a winter. Thanks for your time. Happy mylotting.

I agree. We should work towards it with a plan. It also requres us to make a lot of sacrifices, which many are not ready to do. It'll be a tough job. Happy mylotting. Do your best.

That's not true. Green technology isnt something most of the developing nations can afford - in fact, we're seeing more and more exploitation of coal for power plants in large countries like China and India, and the overuse of fossil fuels in USA for transportation. We wont be reaching a state where we can stop worrying anytime soon.

Thanks for your time. I agree. Happy mylotting.

Yes, i've heard of these two views. The party that believes the first view is taking action, while the party that believes the latter, is ignoring things. I dont believe that the high concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere is something that should be happening - it cannot be just a "stage" Earth is going through as it's irreversible. The next "stage" would be that of the sun... Thanks for giving us your opinion. Happy mylotting.

No, i haven't read that book - I haven't seen/read Al Gore's nobel prize winning book on Global Warming either... I'll keep an eye out for that. Thanks Sunil_008

Thanks for your opinion. I too believe its the same, and im worried about it Happy mylotting

I hope you'll be well soon zhuhuifen46. All the best.