This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Drowned Out?
World sea levels are currently rising faster than at any time in the last 3,000 years. Humans are mainly located around the coasts of land masses. The UN Secretary General is consequently warning that circa one billion people are likely to be endangered by the rising waters of the oceans. (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/14/rising-seas-threaten-mass-exodus-on-a-biblical-scale-un-chief-warns). The UN Secretary General notes that rising sea levels damage lives, economies and infrastructure. Some countries may simply cease to exist, stimulating mass human migrations. Such forced migrations are likely to threaten global peace and security (just consider the current responses to modest human relocations). Yet again, the Secretary General appeals for all countries to slash their 'greenhouse gas' emissions. There seems to be little sign of a positive response to his entreaties?
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