We know that weather and climate are always changing. Geological evidence demonstrate this fact. The sun is the primary cause of the Earth's climate. It is believed that the sun is becoming more intense over time. Despite this, according to climate scientist James Lovelock, the Earth's ecosystems maintain our climatic stability. Here is a short list of some severe weather over the past few months. It means that we must protect our ecosystems to protect our children's climatic future.
August 8, 2010 — Smog is choking Moscow because of Russia's deadliest wildfires in decades and the country's worst heat wave in more than a century.
August 8, 2010 — Heavy rain has triggered devastating flooding and deadly landslides in Pakistan and China.
While Pakistan struggles with the worst floods in its history, China is swamped by its most severe seasonal flooding in a decade.
August 9, 2010 — Senior health official says 700 Muscovites dying every day amid pollution and brutal heatwave.
August 9, 2010 — A 260 square kilometre iceberg has broken free from the Petermann Glacier, one of the two largest remaining glaciers in Greenland. It is not clear if the latest Arctic ice instability can be linked to global warming, although scientists have said global temperatures in the first half of 2010 are the highest on record.
August 9, 2010 — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today unveiled a new panel on global sustainability that is tasked with finding ways to lift people out of poverty while tackling climate change and ensuring that economic development is environmentally friendly.
“I have asked the Panel to think big,” the Secretary-General told reporters in New York today. “The time for narrow agendas and narrow thinking is over.”
August 17, 2010 — Mass Die-off at Coral Reef Triggered by 93-Degree Ocean
One of the most destructive and swift coral bleaching events ever recorded is underway in the waters off Indonesia, where water temperatures have climbed into the low 90s, according to data released by a conservation group this week.
August 19, 2010 — Evidence of Climate Change PRINCE.EDWARD.ISLAND (CBC) - Researchers collecting bugs in the Canadian Arctic this summer have confirmed wasps are breeding on Baffin Island, which they say is further evidence of climate change.
December 10, 2010 – Rain in Panama- Panama declared a state of emergency on Friday (December 10) as heavy rains and flooding left at least 10 people dead. Recent rains have caused havoc in nearby Venezuela and Colombia and the recent rainfall caused authorities to close the Panama Canal after rivers and reservoirs were at historic high levels.
December 15, 2010 - Snow in the Middle East- The Syrian Weather Agency said this was the first time Damascus had seen this type of snowfall in 25 years. Syria had been suffering from drought, especially in the eastern parts of the country with locals worried due to the lack of the rainfall in 2010.
January 2, 2011 - 'Biblical' floods hit Queensland and leave tens of thousands homeless. The floods have already struck a vast swath of territory the size of France and Germany combined. More than 20 towns have been cut off or have been swamped by rivers that have burst their banks.
January 4, 2011 - Cuba is experiencing its coldest temperatures in over fifty years, according to meteorologists. Temperatures on the Caribbean island have fallen to a minimum of 1.9 Celsius (35 Fahrenheit) in some areas, with December thought to have been the coldest month on record since 1951.
Over in New Brunswick we've been experiencing record breaking flooding during an unusual time of the year, discussion on the radio pointed to climate change as a main cause!
ReplyDeleteWhat a year of weather. Mike
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