Tuesday, 11 August 2009

"There goes my diamond"

I recall Madam Medusa (The Rescuers) sitting on top of the smoke stack on a Mississippi river boat that was sinking, crying "There goes my diamond" (2min & 50s into this clip).

One of the expectations from climate change is more extreme weather.

With the ubiquitous nature of video cameras in modern society we will be seeing more of the following types of things:
There goes my house. Then quite spectacularly: There goes my business (a hotel), and these houses.

Some will be quick to argue that individual events like these cannot be attributed to climate change and they will be correct. Climate change is a longer term trend in which these types of events become more common.

Most people don't realise that there is collective responsibility for what is happening. I went on holiday a few months back and chose to fly instead of taking a ship. I used the lift instead of using the stairs when I went to work. I drove in my car instead of cycling or taking public transport. I boiled my tea water with an electric kettle instead of gas or a wood fire. ... And thus with 6 billion others I indirectly pushed that building over into the raging water and wasn't aware of it and didn't actually care because it wasn't my building.

I wonder what type of world we would be living in if everyone did care, and if everyone did make an effort?

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