Too hot for springtime

Today was undoubtedly the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching around 23 degrees. Lovely to feel the warmth against your face, however, it's only the middle of April and this shouldn't be happening. Many people won't be thinking about the implications of climate change but it's something I've been concerned about for a while.

It's now being predicted that as soon as 2020 the Arctic will have melted. That means the end for the polar bear and many other species. Sea levels rising, a change in vegetation zones, an increase in disease levels and a change in ecosystems are resulting factors of climate change.




I just feel that the world's leaders may have left it too late to save the planet - the issues should have been dealt with 20-30 years ago as the following graphs indicate.



Sorry to be doom and gloom but it's happening and we're all responsible.

(Posted 16 Apr 2007)