Going, going, gone: The vanishing planetI am a little conflicted in my thoughts about global warming. Some of the claims that are being made I find a little hard to believe. On the same token I feel compelled to write about it because firstly I believe that we all need to be more conscious of how we are treating the environment and secondly because if there is an ounce of truth in the claims then global warming will have a huge a huge impact on the amount of people affected by extreme poverty.
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If these claims are true then many parts of the world may be radically affected by global warming. Although they may appear to have little to do with us, some of them will have a powerful impact on food supplies and weather.
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Some Pacific Island states have been referred to as the canary in the coalmine for climate change. The small island states in the pacific Ocean will be the first nations to go under if sea levels rise.
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The worlds coral reefs may be on the way out. Global warming may make the oceans more acidic. Also, an effect known as global bleaching is caused by warmer water the drives out the polyps that keep the coral alive. Apparently up to 10% of coral reefs were destroyed in a warming event in 2001, and one-third of the remainder are in danger according to experts.
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Bye-bye to the coastline as you know it. Its not just the coastline that may disappear. Arable land - that is, land that humans can grow food on - will disappear as well.
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