Climate change - Do you worry?

Watched a BBC programme highlighting how the climate has changed over the past 150 years after the mini ice age that humans experienced during the mid 19th century. It was very interesting as the programme take viewers from the perspective of explorer Paul Rose views on how man has affected the climate since the industrial revolution in the late 1800s. One of the key evidence came from people who are living in Greenland, whereby majority of the country is covered by ice. Viewers were drawn to the fact that a giant fjord has moved 15km out towards the sea over the past 4 years! And the result was more icebergs breaking into the sea. More evidences were shown with the very distinct changes in the Antarctic continent, where many parts that used to be solid ice couple of years back has now become part of the sea, and the map has to be redrawn to show the latest accurate map. We all seem to take it for granted that life is always so short and we should live it to the fullest, and that usually means earning enough to buy the biggest gas-guzzling car that you can afford or take multiple trips overseas on plane. Guess I kinda fall into this category as well and feel thoroughly shamed of myself after the programme. Personally I have been advocating to all my friends and family about not eating sharks fin, even to strangers whom I feel I should educate them about the mammals' slow reproduction system and how tasteless it is when people are just tasting the chicken stock in fact! I certainly feel I have gained more knowledge about how fragile the world is and coming from Singapore, I certainly do not wish to see the country completely washed up by the rising sea levels in 50 years time. I suddenly feel a great sense of responsibility to educate my family and friends on what I have learnt and I am sure there are many of you out there who share the same as me. Our efforts may not be big, but it sure helps to have 1 more person to help in the cause.

Just downloaded the distributed computing project similar to SETI or FightAids@home, whereby the software uses the unused computing power of your PC to try to simulate the weather changes in the future. I hope you share my same thoughts and remember, we are all part of this world, and we all share a same level of responsibility towards it. The next time you turn on your air condition unit, think about how you much energy you can save if you were to use a fan instead.

BBC Climate Change project to download