[All] Climate change accelerating and irreversible says expert.

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks

Climate change experts are now starting to admit we're on an irreversible path with much higher climate change temperature increases than previously projected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19348194


Truth be told, experts I've spoken with relayed to me that the very worst case scenerio of the movie an Inconvient Truth was actually the best of what we could hope to wish for because the reality of the situation is going to be far worse and that was years ago. 

David Roewade completed research on climate change in Waterloo Region and the risk management implications from future climate impacts. He currently works at the Region of Waterloo's Sustainability Office but presented his own research at our event. It can take anywhere from 50-100 year to see the full impacts. 50 year time lag from today's emissions. We're feeling the impacts of emissions from approx. 1962 today. One can only imagine where we're heading once things catch up to today's outrageous outputs, tar sands and all. 

Nuclear plants along all coastal areas are at risk by rising waters globally speaking. That's a major risk.  China's water crisis will move populations inland but their aquifers are already depleting quickly. Water wars may be sooner than later.  Maude Barlow suspects plans such as the Northern Gateway and Keystone might actually be schemes to transport water. 

Either way, don't be discouraged. We're all set to die by design regardless so let's get over that and do what we can go give future generations a fair shot at a better outcome. It's all good.

Lulu 
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