Climate change and we
One of the UK's best known scientists, Professor James Lovelock, says only a catastrophe will prompt the world to tackle the threat of climate change seriously. He also said: In late 1930 when I was a student we knew that war was imminent, but there was no clear idea of what to do about it. We think that something unpleasant may soon happen but we are as confused over what to do about it as we were in 1938. Our response so far is just an attempt to appease.
Until a few years ago, the words Tsunami, Sidr, Aila etc were virtually unknown in our country, but there can be few who do not know what awesome consequences can result from such natural disasters. In addition, seawater would penetrate the country's fertile land and ruin thousands of hectares of cultivable land in the coastal areas. Our land will no longer be able to produce any crop, as it will be repeatedly washed away by salty water. There will be no existence of the Sundarbans (The world's largest mangrove forest and a recognized site of world heritage) which would bring a great ecological imbalance; the most crucial problem that is likely to appear is food and habitat crisis in our country.
So, corrective measures need to be adopted on a top priority basis.
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