[posted this in my other thread but thought its better to start a new one on this important topic]
I wanted to to talk about this documentary in my 'creative movies' thread but realised its more of a general topic to talk about.
Climate change is a reality, this winter I traveled to three places which are supposed to be cold- moscow, delhi and back to toronto...
Toronto had a mild winter this year (and last year too), I was told lake ontario freezes up at times and typically in december january the temperatures are below zero, the city municipality has a hard time keeping the open ice rinks functional, this winter the zero temperatures have started only now (end of jan.) and are not going to last any longer....on the western coast...vancouver (which is supposed to have mild winters) has been freezing and has had snow storms this winter...
Moscow is supposed to be colder than Toronto...i went there and came back my shoes all dirty with the melting snow in the height of winter...
Delhi has already started becoming warm...my father tells me that when they were young, there used to be frost everywhere in the mornings at this time of the year...
I am not a scientist, so I dont know how this all happens, this is just an account of my perceptions...and then I saw this movie made by Al Gore (who lost to Bush in the race to presidential elections with a narrow and very much disputable margin).
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
If its all true (i'm again being a scpetic), then we do have a duty to do what we can in our capacity....we have people on this website from all over the world, some are already aware of these issues through the general discourses around them, but most hear and dismiss....
Sometimes I think why should I care, I have pretty good life and nothing's going to happen in my lifetime....i am not going to get affected by climate change....the turning point for me was realising that if ever my children come into being, their whole existence will be at stake...maybe this is our responsibility for the future generations...or maybe I still dont care because I dont have anybody following me in life...but what about people who have children, would love to hear from them on what they think...is it our responsibility to provide a safe climate as inheritance or do you think why should we care, future generations will face 'their' destiny....
I wanted to to talk about this documentary in my 'creative movies' thread but realised its more of a general topic to talk about.
Climate change is a reality, this winter I traveled to three places which are supposed to be cold- moscow, delhi and back to toronto...
Toronto had a mild winter this year (and last year too), I was told lake ontario freezes up at times and typically in december january the temperatures are below zero, the city municipality has a hard time keeping the open ice rinks functional, this winter the zero temperatures have started only now (end of jan.) and are not going to last any longer....on the western coast...vancouver (which is supposed to have mild winters) has been freezing and has had snow storms this winter...
Moscow is supposed to be colder than Toronto...i went there and came back my shoes all dirty with the melting snow in the height of winter...
Delhi has already started becoming warm...my father tells me that when they were young, there used to be frost everywhere in the mornings at this time of the year...
I am not a scientist, so I dont know how this all happens, this is just an account of my perceptions...and then I saw this movie made by Al Gore (who lost to Bush in the race to presidential elections with a narrow and very much disputable margin).
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
If its all true (i'm again being a scpetic), then we do have a duty to do what we can in our capacity....we have people on this website from all over the world, some are already aware of these issues through the general discourses around them, but most hear and dismiss....
Sometimes I think why should I care, I have pretty good life and nothing's going to happen in my lifetime....i am not going to get affected by climate change....the turning point for me was realising that if ever my children come into being, their whole existence will be at stake...maybe this is our responsibility for the future generations...or maybe I still dont care because I dont have anybody following me in life...but what about people who have children, would love to hear from them on what they think...is it our responsibility to provide a safe climate as inheritance or do you think why should we care, future generations will face 'their' destiny....
its ok to be a rational thinker but then think wot u can actually do in real life..... priti plz ask urself ... have u been responsible in all applied senses to your elders, nation.................. n wot not.... if yes then think about future... more so this reminds me most vital word in geeta "KARMA" just be worried about ur individual actions n things would be right .... moreso whn we cant controll present how can we effectively plan n worry for future 
