Friday, December 21, 2012

Rising of water levels

Many believers thought that today would be end the world. The world didn't end and I am really glad for that, but I truly believe that if we keep doing what we do to Our Planet, life, as we know it will change drastically!

Aren't you worried with your children future? Because, only those who are not worried with their children's future can think "there is nothing I can do!!"

Studies have shown that the temperature of the planet is increasing every year, making glaciers to melt, and consequently, making water levels to increase. The European Commission says "The latest study from the International Panel on Climate Change – the most authoritative assessment of climate change science – predicts that sea levels will rise by 18-59cm by the end of the century, and even these estimates are conservative." (http://bit.ly/U1Pvad) That has undeniable consequences for us (Humans), because coasts will become more vulnerable to flooding and erosion, with significant consequences for the people, infrastructure, businesses and nature in these areas. Aren't you worried with what's coming?

Well, I advise you to get information about the subject. Perhaps watch the movie "Chasing Ice", where the acclaimed photographer James Balog and his team took pictures of glaciers during several years and where you will see the metling of huge glaciers.

James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. "But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In Chasing Ice, Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate.
Traveling with a team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, Balog risks his career and his well-being in pursuit of the biggest story facing humanity. As the debate polarizes America, and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, Chasing Ice depicts a heroic photojournalist on a mission to deliver fragile hope to our carbon-powered planet." (http://chasingice.co.uk)

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