PIC ME UP Thursday, February 4, 2010 A clear, and present ...
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THE IPCC MAY BE IN THE DOCK FOR ALLEGEDLY FUDGING FACTS TO SUPPORT ITS CLAIM ON CLIMATE CHANGE BUT BANGALORE’S YOUNG BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS MUCH GRAVER THAN THE BIG ISSUE OVER THE REPORT. DNA’S NISHANT RATNAKAR AND ELIZABETH SOUMYA HEAD TO THE IISC TO FIND OUT WHAT THE GREENS THINK A clear, and present danger Warming is a calamity on a global scale DNA Correspondent. BANGALORE Is it really getting hot in here or are we be- ing manipulated into hallucinating about soaring temperatures and thawing icecaps taking us ever closer to an irreversible global catastrophe? Dr TV Ramachandra from centre for ecological sciences at the In- dian Institute of Sciences presents his views: "Global warming is far from a myth. It is certainly happening." Not discouraged by the recent IPCC slip- up, he says, "There might be ulterior mo- tives for those working on it and sometimes the data may be wrong and the analysis not accurate. But that doesn't nullify the reali- ty of climate change that we face. Despite the goof-up by Dr RK Pachuri, there is still historical data to prove that we are facing a disaster that requires immediate atten- tion." The repercussions of global warming on everyday lives of people will be costly, he adds. "We will pay a heavy price, and that is going to happen with water soon. Com- panies will be bottling water and selling it back to us to make more money." Dr Ramachandra doesn't stop at just ac- knowledging the authenticity of global warming, he hands out a few pointers that people need to put into practice encourag- ing action rather than fear. "We need to preserve eco-systems and our natural resources and that is crucial. Data clearly shows that land cover change is the root cause of global warming. The solution is of course that we need to green up. We need to identify and increase our green cov- er with natural species of vegetation. This will rejuvenate the water level and also pre- serve biodiversity." He wraps up on an optimistic note: "With more than one billion of us in the country, imagine how much is possible." Gowri VS 3 CB Lakshmi Smitha Mohanty Swapnil Mahajan Raksha Ramaswamy Murthy Ramachandra E-mail your feedback and suggestions to [email protected] 4 5 6 1 2 www.dnaindia.com epaper.dnaindia.com 8 PIC ME UP CITY Bangalore, Thursday, February 4, 2010 Climate change is a genuine threat. It isn’t a new problem, but it’s only now that the developed nations have woken up to it 1 All news is exaggerated. With climate change we can feel its impact. So it certainly isn’t an ‘imaginary’ problem 2 Climate change is not a farce at all. I don’t think peo- ple are afraid of it, in fact there needs to be more awareness about it 3 Scientists definitely need to give reliable information when they speak on the topic. The only way we can tackle global warming is by altering our habits 4 Climate change is certainly not a figment; it is a very real threat. There might be hype, but sometimes it takes that kind exposure for people to take notice 5 Climate change is a reality and we are all aware of it. Even if it the details are not exactly the same, we all know that it is definitely happeningt 6
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THE IPCC MAY BE IN THE DOCK FOR ALLEGEDLY FUDGING FACTS TO SUPPORT ITS CLAIM ON CLIMATE CHANGE BUTBANGALORE’S YOUNG BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS MUCH GRAVER THAN THE BIG ISSUE OVER THE REPORT.
DNA’S NISHANT RATNAKAR AND ELIZABETH SOUMYA HEAD TO THE IISC TO FIND OUT WHAT THE GREENS THINK
A clear, and present danger
Warming is acalamity on aglobal scale
DNA Correspondent. BANGALORE
Is it really getting hot in here or are we be-ing manipulated into hallucinating aboutsoaring temperatures and thawing icecapstaking us ever closer to an irreversibleglobal catastrophe? Dr TV Ramachandrafrom centre for ecological sciences at the In-dian Institute of Sciences presents hisviews: "Global warming is far from a myth.It is certainly happening."
Not discouraged by the recent IPCC slip-up, he says, "There might be ulterior mo-tives for those working on it and sometimesthe data may be wrong and the analysis notaccurate. But that doesn't nullify the reali-ty of climate change that we face. Despitethe goof-up by Dr RK Pachuri, there is stillhistorical data to prove that we are facinga disaster that requires immediate atten-tion."
The repercussions of global warming oneveryday lives of people will be costly, headds. "We will pay a heavy price, and thatis going to happen with water soon. Com-panies will be bottling water and selling itback to us to make more money."
Dr Ramachandra doesn't stop at just ac-knowledging the authenticity of globalwarming, he hands out a few pointers thatpeople need to put into practice encourag-ing action rather than fear.
"We need to preserve eco-systems and ournatural resources and that is crucial. Dataclearly shows that land cover change is theroot cause of global warming. The solutionis of course that we need to green up. Weneed to identify and increase our green cov-er with natural species of vegetation. Thiswill rejuvenate the water level and also pre-serve biodiversity."
He wraps up on an optimistic note: "Withmore than one billion of us in the country,imagine how much is possible."
Gowri VS3
CB Lakshmi
Smitha Mohanty Swapnil Mahajan
Raksha RamaswamyMurthy Ramachandra
E-mail your feedback and suggestions to [email protected]
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Climate change is a genuine threat. It isn’t a newproblem, but it’s only now that the developed nationshave woken up to it1All news is exaggerated. With climate change we canfeel its impact. So it certainly isn’t an ‘imaginary’problem2Climate change is not a farce at all. I don’t think peo-ple are afraid of it, in fact there needs to be moreawareness about it3Scientists definitely need to give reliable informationwhen they speak on the topic. The only way we cantackle global warming is by altering our habits4Climate change is certainly not a figment; it is a veryreal threat. There might be hype, but sometimes ittakes that kind exposure for people to take notice5Climate change is a reality and we are all aware of it.Even if it the details are not exactly the same, we allknow that it is definitely happeningt6
