Be Honest, Are You Getting Worried As Well?

This extreme weather has got me wondering what will be next.

The first few months of 2014 have not been kind to some countries. Extreme weather conditions in England ( storms, rain & flooding ) and countries in Northern America ( extreme freezing temperatures ) have made themselves heard. Almost a warning siren from Mother Nature. But are we listening?

Article in: Union of Concerned Scientists.

At the moment, all that can be done is to save people, livestock and property in the flooded areas. An instant address to this terrible situation. Yet, if all of us don't change our lifestyles, these types of extreme weather patterns are just going to become more frequent along with those terrible weather disasters. What used to be a

once in a lifetime / century / 200 year event

might be

once in a decade / annual event.

Frightening, isn't it?

You know, apart from the obvious damage in flooding ( homes destroyed etc ) there are also the not always thought of damages. Damage to agriculture. Damage to food production. Yes, in the near future, the easy availabitly of grown food might not be so easy to get. Apart from anything else, food will become jolly expensive.

Those with gardens, can at least re-plan their strategy of impressing the neighbours with a few rows of vegetables, a couple of fruit trees and a few bushes of herbs.

" Gosh, have you seen her vegetable garden? It's not fair, I try so hard but mine never looks as nice as hers! "

So, what should or could we do to help save our planet? Deep down we all know what we can do. Carbon emissions are the major problem and gosh golly darn it, we know when we are guilty of causing it!!!!

Eartheasy: Some practical tips on helping lessen climate change.

Yes, industry and jobs need to keep going. People need to keep shopping to buy the products made.

But, this new reality of our environment needs us to have a new reality of spending, producing and living.

All the money in the world won't be of comfort if there is nowhere to use or spend it...

Please, try and do 1 Earth Friendly deed today. It need not be anything major but of course if it is that is fantastic as well.

• If you shop daily at your supermarket, change and do this weekly. Same amount of food, yet because you leave out 6x the driving, you cause less carbon emissions.
• Use your clothing more. Remember, it takes a lot of H2O to produce any item of clothing and more often than not it takes a huge amount of carbon emissions to get it to your local store.
• Use your bicycle or walk whenever possible. Not only will you save carbon emissions, but you will get healthier in the process. Imagine if we were all a bit more physically active...we would save a lot of money on health problems. Money that could be spent in better ways. You know, to ensure a future...

Biggi

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