Thursday, December 6, 2012

It’s raining ashes in Oz...

Global Warming rears its ugly head in Australia, leaving a trail of death and destruction!

The pictures of the Australian bush fires leave nothing to one’s imagination of the most feared and dreaded place – Hell! The southwest of the island has been engulfed by the rampant infernos consuming all that comes in their scorching path and reducing it to plain ashes. Over 170 deceased, 500 injured and 5,000 left homeless; the worst natural disaster in the country’s history has already claimed 9,01,935 acres by leaving it bare and charred. The ashes and flames have rendered The Victoria state government in a state of frenzy, forcing it to scrutinise the causes of the fire and also assess the existing bush fire safety guidelines. So devastating can be the effects of global warming...

With 80% of land receiving less than 600 mm/year of rain, and potential evaporation being greater than 2,500 mm/year, the driest inhabited continent suffering from extreme heat waves and severe droughts proves to be an easy prey for these ruthless conflagrations. It’s surprising that Australia is not new to such incinerating wildfires. In fact, the increasing frequency and intensity of such mishaps is getting apparent due to climate change. Well, if that’s not alarming enough, here’s a glimpse of some facts. There have been enough early warnings through reports published by the


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri

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