Maldives broke – Stance against climate change weakens

Maldives is the first country to face the affects of climate change quite literally with the country sinking under water every year.  When ever there is a global summit about climate change, you would always notice a Maldives representative to be there. However this time, its different.

With the Copenhagen summit nearby, Maldives president will be unable to attend the summit as the country is broke. The country’s population is already termed as climate refugees, as most of them are forced to evacuate the island.

Latest update- Denmark will finance the trip of Maldives representatives.

Artic chills all over Europe

The change in weather patterns all over Europe and the oil disputes between Russia and Ukraine have left most of Europe under a blanket of chilly cold wave. Even though the weather is quite cold, scientists are saying that global warming is still present and this is just a trend due to global warming. Get the full story here.


Also if you interested about the gas pipeline across Europe and how it has affected the people get the story here.

Guess how much ice was lost during the last 5 years?

In a recent article published states that some 2 trillion tons of ice has melted since 2003 across Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska. The culprit behind this is stated to be global warming and this should be an eye-opener for those who don't believe in global warming, a illusion created by scientists. Anyways read the article here.

Canada looses a large chunk of its ice shelf

A large chunk of ice shelf has broken away forming a floating ice sheet. Researchers are saying that warming temperatures and the lack of the Artic to cool itself such that ice freezes have played a major part to the ice shelf to melt and break away from its home.

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Current News

Those of you who have been watching the news, could say that the Cyclone Sidr that hit Bangladesh was devastating. Southern parts of Bangladesh were hit most. Death tolls so far published in my country's newspaper was something like 1,500 although I do not know the exact value. Homes blown away, trees uprooted, water supply shortages and electricity. My country's electricity grid was down for almost 2 days, that being in the capital city, Dhaka, however the southern parts of the country are still electricity deprived.

Dhaka was affected by the cyclone but not much damage was done. I would like to thank foreign agencies and donor agencies for providing relief. Just 3- 4 months ago we were hit by massive flooding and still recovering. If anybody can help with the relief please do try. Mobile operators in Bangladesh have created an opportunity to donate money simply by sms where each person donates Tk.10 which is something like 7 cents . To visit there sites go to Grameenphone, Banglalink, Warid telecom, Aktel, Citycell

International News

UN Chief Secretary Ban-Ki-Moon visited the Antarctic region and he requested nations to control climate change and global warming. This is what he said:

“This is an emergency. For an emergency situation we need an emergency act.We have resources. We have financing. Only lacking is political will.”

Save the environment, Save the world!

Artic ice melting even during winter

Scientists warn that polar melting threatens wildlife and it also indicates evidence of global warming in the artic region. Scientists from NASA claim that massive ice floating in the Artic Sea are melting even in winter as well in summer. The reason they claim to be global warming. If this is to continue well lets just say they won't be any solid land left for polar bears to walk on. Sea ice also provides oxygen for the growth of phytoplankton. A decline in the number of this plants could also affect the food supply for seals and other marine mammals.

Last year scientists found that polar ice has melted twice the size of Texas since NASA started colllecting satellite data 27 years ago. They predict that there will be no ice left in the Artic by the end of this century. The melting period is growing by 15 days each decade meaning less time for it to grow back.