~* !!! !!! *~ The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is urging the world to take action now. Climate change is being linked to floods and water scarcity in Pakistan, sinking cities in Southeast Asia, and pushing back progress on waterborne diseases in China. A lack of clean water and sanitation is threatening babies in Tanzania, while arsenic contamination is leading to heart problems in the United States. South Africa needs to spend billions to avoid a water crisis, and Ireland is protesting water charges. El Salvador communities say water-intensive industries are taking their water, and oil companies in Iraq are looking for their own water supplies. “Continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.”—Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in a new report released Sunday. (The New York Times) https://youtube/watch?v=gDcGz1iVm6U
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:54:25 +0000
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