See, it's not just me, everyone's churning out warnings about the implications of climate change. Yet another report pointing out the tensions that climate change will likely induce has been published as reported by The Straits Times - "climate change could heighten tensions and trigger conflicts worldwide"
Here's ReliefWeb's commentary on the same report. "The report suggests four 'climate-induced conflict constellations'. These are degradation of freshwaters; decline in food production; increase in storm and flood disasters and environmentally-induced migration."
Not only that, but the International Herald Tribune reports that the World Health Organisation is warning "The world must prepare now for the serious impact climate change will have on health, from a jump in waterborne diseases to heart attacks and heat-wave deaths"
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Monday, December 10, 2007
1 comment:
I believe in freedom of speech. But I also don't like bullies on blogs, even verbal ones, as they can drive away those with something valid to say... or offer.
Subjective is fine, but well argued and substantiated is even better. Calm and polite tops. Anything that crosses my personal line will not go up. There may be reasons given, but not guaranteed.
I'm not too keen on 'Anon' as a handle (and the content usually explains why), so if that's what you opt for it may not make it. Sorry.
I hate to say it, but I fear we may be hitting warning fatigue already.
ReplyDeleteWhat might make a difference is a disaster, though obviously one does not will that.
And, in any case, as with such as the Boxing Day tsunami and Katrina, it is clear that what happens in another backyard does not exactly impact for long elsewhere. Even Tewksbury is but a memory. And the follow-up flood show I saw the other day was on folk who were moaning, yet had set up on a... flood plain.
So it's especially tricky when things are not clear cut. I am one who is unsure of how much Katrina was down to MWCC and how much was down to plain dumb planning and emergency management. And once the dust has settled and/or the waters subsided, when those who do bear scrutiny try and use a catch-all 'Global Warming' excuse it seems to backfire woefully.