Already, there are instances of in
creased precipitation in many areas and excessive droughts in many more, and phenomenal heat waves in many more. Pest population of locusts, mosquitoes, rodents et al are also on the rise, thanks to shorter winter spans that would otherwise have killed them, which means more diseases for crops as well as for humans. Sea levels too would continue to rise with the melting ice, which is putting coastal regions across the world at risk. And knowing how soon this could happen is as tough or as easy as predicting how quickly and dramatically the melting Arctic ice sheets would cause sea levels to rise. So consider millions dead due to unprecedented rise in sea levels and millions more losing their homes. Think about unprecedented famine, epidemics, heat waves and water shortages, and how they would threaten so many lives. Think about losing glaciers and the related tourism industry, not to mention the loss of so much of flora and fauna. And all this is not fiction, not any more... But hey! Like we mentioned, haven’t we heard all this many times over?
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creased precipitation in many areas and excessive droughts in many more, and phenomenal heat waves in many more. Pest population of locusts, mosquitoes, rodents et al are also on the rise, thanks to shorter winter spans that would otherwise have killed them, which means more diseases for crops as well as for humans. Sea levels too would continue to rise with the melting ice, which is putting coastal regions across the world at risk. And knowing how soon this could happen is as tough or as easy as predicting how quickly and dramatically the melting Arctic ice sheets would cause sea levels to rise. So consider millions dead due to unprecedented rise in sea levels and millions more losing their homes. Think about unprecedented famine, epidemics, heat waves and water shortages, and how they would threaten so many lives. Think about losing glaciers and the related tourism industry, not to mention the loss of so much of flora and fauna. And all this is not fiction, not any more... But hey! Like we mentioned, haven’t we heard all this many times over?For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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