Hurricane season is expected to start early this year
 My local dive shop was washed completely into the sea by a hurricane in 2003 |
I heard on the radio this morning that the oceanic currents going accross the Atlantic have already heated up to over 80 degrees Fahrenheit. This means that we can expect hurricanes before the usual start of the season on June 1st. How many more news bulletins like this do we have to hear before countries like the USA actually start doing something about global warming. Apparently George "Yee Hah, I'm Prezident!" Bush seems to think that humans will invent some kind of technology to deal with the catastrophic effects that a warmer planet is sure to bring. However, unless they can raise all of their coastal cities by several meters then I don't really see how they can resist climate change.
Bermudians are very concerned about hurricanes this year since our island has only just recovered from a direct hit by a category 3 hurricane in 2003 but the damage we incurred here was nothing compared to that suffered from Hurricane Katrina. It looks like the East Coast of North America and the Caribbean islands are in for another terrible summer like last year although some scientists think this season will be weaker. I dread to think what will happen to our little blip in the ocean if it should get hit by a category 5 hurricane and the chances of this happening are looking more and more likely every year.
Entire houses on the seafront in Bermuda were washed away but the people who owned them have just rebuilt them or purchased property elsewhere and are probably driving around in SUVs completely oblivious to the direct link between their own lifestyle and the huge waves that tore apart their waterfront properties.
Be better than Bush and do something to STOP CLIMATE CHANGE
There is a new movie coming out soon about the climate crisis called "An Inconvenient Truth" on May 24th. Looks very good.
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