8/7/07

U.N. Report: 2007 was Record Year for Weather Extremes

Global warming is a serious issue, and I have considered it one for years now, and the latest U.N. report states that 2007 was likely the warmest year on record and the record floods, notably the England flood of the summer, are merely a sign of more devastation to come. I agree with these conclusions.
I feel the time to act is now, and the United States must take the lead of all industrialized countries and enact immediate greenhouse gase emissions caps and research heavily in renewable energy and new forms of energy. So far, not enough action has been taken. And the latest President George W. Bush summit on climate change a few months back only committed to reducing greenhouse gase emissions in more than a decade. I feel global warming is a man-induced problem that should be stopped now before it gets out of control, and the solution will require innovation and dedication. There is according to some estimates by top scientists, less than a decade remaining to enact changes.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20159606/