An Inconvenient Truth

Since the industrial revolution has started our lives have been much more comfortable than it has ever been. Slowly and steadily all occassional luxuries have turned into needs and this process is ongoing.  Among all this we have conveniently ignored all that we have done to mother nature. It is a shame that, after facing the wrath of mother nature so many times in the past decade, there are segments still arguing about the effects of our actions on our environment. The major threats and effects of Global warming have still being debated.

Lets have a look around us, the climatic patterns in more than 15-20 countires have changed in the past few years, the average temperatures of almost all countires around us have risen. It snowed in the deserts on UAE!. The snow cover at the poles is eroding, the level of water is increasing near the coasts, hurricanes, earthquakes,Tsunami, you name it and we have had it all in the past 6-7 years itself. Here I would like to state a very famous quote by Al Gore, once the vice president of America and an active environmentalist. After Hurricane Katrina he said

“What changed in US after Huriicane Katrina was a feeling that we have entered a period of consequences”

It is really surprising that a huge number among us still don’t believe that Global warming is a reality. The lack of political interest in so many countries seems to be one of the major obstacles in bringing out reforms. One of the major reasons why these reforms are not been coming out openely is because of the huge number of people working in the automobile industries, manufacturing industries and so many other major polluters. It is understood that it is a major challenge to find alternative solutions to this imposing issue of global warming without dsrupting the economics, but what is hurting is the lack of major initiatives .

I have compiled a list of  things we can do to do our bit( They are from various websites so I will not take credit for it)

1)      Use Fluorescent Bulbs: 

Changing a normal light bulb with a Fluorescent bulb, means you have saved mre than 150 pounds of carbon dioxide emission in a year

2)       Share a ride:

If a classmate stays near by, the share a ride, it would save one 1 kg of carbon dioxide for every two kilometers.

3)      Check your tires:

Make sure that your tires are inflated properly, it would give more mileage, at the same time reduce carbon emissions

4)       Recycle more:

Use stuff  which is easily recyclable, it reduces a hell lot of carbon dioxide content in the                           atmosphere

5)      Plant a Tree:

Might be the most basic of acts, but has the most impact. A tree absorbs more than a ton of carbon dioxide in its lifetime

Lets accept it, for doing these things you don't have to wear your underwear differently. So lets take a step forward and do something about it