| Sunday, April 1, 2007 |
| Mumbai is in Danger Zone - - - ? |
The recent report published in the journal "Environment and Urbanisation"states that more than 2/3 of the major cities of the world are vulnerable to the rising sea levels over the years. The main cities are Mumbai,Dhaka,Tokyo, Jakarta, Shanghai and New York and some millions of people's lives and properties of those staying near the coastal areas are in great danger of getting wiped out in the ensuing flood and the storms
The main cause attributed to this is the rise in the Global warming and the Green House Effects. It has been proved that the indiscriminate cutting of trees and forest for development of the cities and the concretization are the major causes of the global warming. The more accumulation of Carbon Dioxide,Methane and CFC(from Aerosols) in the atmosphere blocks part of the the Infra Red rays radiation emitted by the Earth resulting in the increase in heat on the Earth surface.
The 26/7 deluge in Mumbai has highlighted more other serious problems than those attributed to Global warming. The indiscriminate destruction of the mangrooves( which acts as buffer for rising sea level) and the blockages in the Mithi river Canal are other such causes which require immediate attention.
The nature has already given us WARNING once and if we do not give heed to these warnings, next time will definitely be our doomsday.Labels: Environment |
posted by Ajitkumar Wagle @ 12:00 PM  |
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