Global Warming - New Threats, Challenges and Opportunities

As our planet continues to warm up and both theOur scientists must continue their pioneering work to
atmospheric CO2 and water levels continue to rise,harness the power of giant waves and fierce winds
there will be an explosion in the insect, rodent andto replace oil and other resource-depleting ancient
vermin population. You think we've got a rat problemfuel sources. When looked at from such an angle,
in big cities right now? Wait until the year 2050 whenglobal warming can also present the best opportunity
the temperature of our globe is expected to rise byhumanity ever had to develop renewable energy
anywhere from 0.5 to 1 degree Celsius.technologies.
We will definitely need much more efficient pestOur historians and archaeologists should also renew
control technologies and lots and lots of mouse trapstheir efforts to catalog many ancient sites which will
that work. It's time to invest in the stocks of pestbe submersed when the water levels rise. There are
control giants.a lot of such ancient structures, temples, ruins and
Air conditioning and cooling technologies will need topalaces since many ancient civilizations were formed
be improved rapidly without of course using theon river deltas. Those deltas will be the first pieces of
same coolants that are partially responsible for thereal estate lost when the water levels begin to rise.
depletion of the ozone layer in the first place.We have to plan ahead to make sure that the
Since warming oceans will also kick up a lot morecommon heritage of the human family will survive this
storms and hurricanes with unprecedented strength,new challenge which threatens not only our physical
we would also be looking at two reliable sources ofbeings but our cultural and artistic expressions, that is,
free and renewable power - winds and waves.our collective identities, as well.