Thursday, September 4, 2008

Only a major disaster would stir people into action?


SCMP 3 9 2008
This is the most recent article from a London-Based Independent Journalist Gwynne Dyer.
Interesting read, inside you will find that recent evidences are indicating that melting of the Ice Cap due to Global Warming could be as early as 2013 and not 2050 or 2070 as previously predicted.
The impact of this to Hong Kong - Up to 7 meters rises (22 ft) in sea level. Most of Hong Kong could be under water in 2013?
A chilling thought.
The point of this article what would it take to make people realize that the problem is serious, in the US it took major destruction, lost of thousands of lives, millions of home, billions in damages of Hurricane Katrina before people started to take notice.
So what could make Hong Kong people take notice, by then could it be too late already? Can Hong Kong survive a direct hit the likes of Katrina?

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