| We've been warned; global warming is a phenomenon | | | | Once they do, sea levels worldwide will rise 20 feet |
| you and I can't afford to ignore. Now it's up to us to | | | | and you, my friend, will be grossly affected if you |
| do something about it. Former U.S. vice president Al | | | | currently live in a coastal area. As of now, many |
| Gore's documentary movie " An Inconvenient Truth" | | | | islanders in the south pacific are forced to leave their |
| gives an eloquent presentation of the causes and | | | | homes and relocate to New Zealand and elsewhere |
| effects of global warming. | | | | because of rising sea levels. |
| You might think this doesn't concern you and it's not | | | | Now you might ask, "Who's the culprit?" Actually, we |
| important enough to merit your attention. You might | | | | are. We collectively produce 70 million tons of carbon |
| think this is not interesting because you don't | | | | dioxide worldwide per day and these contribute |
| understand and you haven't got a clue whether this | | | | immensely to a rise in temperature globally. Some of |
| affects you personally or not. | | | | the CO2 find their way into the world's oceans and |
| Well, my friend, you got another thing coming. Here's | | | | affect sea creatures by increasing the acidity level of |
| one of the many reasons why you should be | | | | their habitat. |
| concerned. Today, the ice shelves in the Arctic and | | | | The clock is ticking...this might be the last chance for |
| Antarctic are melting at a considerable pace as a | | | | us to so something about it. So what do we do? |
| result of global warming. Sea-based ice shelves don't | | | | Interestingly enough, the solutions, as presented by |
| pose a threat to you per se, but once they melt | | | | Mr. Gore, are doable, if only we have the will to do |
| away, this gives way for the land-based ice shelves | | | | them. And if I may add, please plant a tree. |
| to slide their way into the sea. | | | | |