Earth Day 2007

That's rite people today is " EARTH DAY". We have been blessed to be born in such a unique and beautiful planet called "earth".... God has created a planet which has an amazing and breath taking natural beauty. These natural beauty not only gives us beautiful scenery but also great travel destination. I would call the planet which we live on a "GIFT", what would we do without this "GIFT". Imagine living on planet mars for example...bear land, no diversity or just imagine living in a black and white world???.. i certainly would not want to imagine or better yet live such a life!!.

However we (mankind) have certainly failed to look after this precious "Gift" brought upon us. We have neglected our duties to preserve mother earth and have taken our mother earth for granted!!! *sighs*. Now as we move into an era which is technologically advanced, has sky high buildings, many multi billionare's and basicly growing countries, we have overlooked a MAJOR *stress* part of our life which is deteriorating drascticlly, "ENVIRONMENT".....

We are too blinded by money, fame and just making profit. that we have fail to realise the consequences of our action..... We have to Stop and realise that we are nothing without mother nature.Honestly in my opinion, with the growing critical condition of our environment..we( mankind) have nothing to be proud of. We can come up with robots and funny gadgets, but we are not doing anything to look after and save the environment. Among the aftermath of our actions are:

i) Global warming

ii) The depletion of ozone layer

iii) extinction of wildlife

iv) pollution (all kinds)

The list can go on and on, but i believe that we are all smart people, Heck we're suppose to be the smartest species rite????.. so i dont have to go on and on... Thus on Earth day, i think it is time that we create awareness and work together to save our mother earth people!!. It just takes one person to start and well the rest will follow. im gonna do my part and i hope you people do yours as well..

Below is the " World's Endagered Destinations" due to global warming

The Everglades, Florida : Even a slight increase in temperature and water level could prove devastating to popular destinations like the Everglades, Miami Beach and the Keys.

Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska:A sign in Kenai Fjords National Park indicates where the Exit Glacier reached in 1978; about a half-mile away from where it has receded to today.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef:One of the most impressive natural habitats in the world, the Great Barrier Reef could be killed by increased water temperatures and the resulting coral bleaching.

The Netherlands: Popular for its abundant windmills, tulips, art and history, low-lying Holland-is at great risk of damaging floods over the next century.

Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: The first image of Kilimanjaro above was taken prior to 1998, the second in 2005.

Funafuti, Tuvalu:The tiny Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu has been in talks with New Zealand about a possible evacuation of its 11,000 inhabitants if the oceans continue to rise.

South Georgia Island: Rife with Emperor penguins, seal, whales and albatross, South Georgia Island,Studies have shown that both poles are warming at a rate far faster than the rest of the planet, leading to decreased ice thickness and an increase in ice shelf disintegration.

Dalian, China:Along with the U.S., China is one of the world's leading contributors to the greenhouse gases believed to be largely responsible for the increase in the Earth's temperature.

Venice, Italy: No stranger to flooding, Venice has invested $4.5 billion in a floodgate system that is due to open in 2012

Tokyo, Japan: Following Tokyo's first winter without snow in 131 years, the plum blossoms emerged three weeks earlier than normal this year.

Wengen, Switzerland: This January, 2007 photo of the Swiss Alps shows what some forecasters fear could be the near future for lower-elevation ski resorts. Climate scientists have projected that all of the glaciers in the Alps will be completely melted by 2050

Manhattan, New York City:at risk of potentially catastrophic "megafloods" resulting from rising oceans and stronger storms in the next century.

Halong Bay, Vietnam: With a high percentage of its population living along the coast, Vietnam faces considerable risk from the effects of global warming.

St. Claude Street Bridge, New Orleans: Many climatologists believe that the increased temperature of the Gulf of Mexico led to the strengthening of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the fall of 2005.

London, England: Designed to protect London from storm surges and extremely high tides, the Thames Barrier was opened in 1984. Some analysts fear that rising oceans will create conditions beyond the capabilities the barrier was designed to meet.

Northwest Territories, Canada: Polar bears have become one of the more obvious victims of the impact of global warming. With about 23,000 square miles of Arctic sea ice melting every year, the bears' hunting grounds are shrinking rapidly. Some scientists predict polar bears will be extinct in the next century.


-pics and facts were taken from msn.com-