Source: Guardian
"What goes around comes around" wise words that we should heed to. It baffles me when persons take Climate change as a fairy tale and forget the fact that the Environment is our abode and we have no other place to run to. The Climate change we are experiencing today is largely to an extent as a result of Deforestation, Industrialization, Urbanization, Burning of Fossils, etc. All caused by Man's Activities on the earth.
Earlier today over the Radio i heard that Persons are dumping waste into our ocean bodies, this is sad and a shame. Because eventually the after effects will be felt by we human beings, turning the ocean to dumping site implies that species living in our oceans bodies (e.g Fishes, crustaceans, etc) are exposed to first hand Pollution and will eventually end up on our dinning table as food for us.
You may think Climate change is a joke but have a rethink, Emerging evidence are everywhere; A drastic change in our weather patterns, The temperate regions are becoming colder and the Tropics are becoming hotter leading to increased heatwave-related deaths and airborne diseases. In the tropics, there has been an increase in the distribution of some infectious disease vectors, Flooding due to increased Sea levels, and so on all affecting Man.
These menace can be managed if we are ready to take a bold step in Proper Waste Management, Tree Planting, Awareness and capacity building, improved information flow about the the environment, Implementation and enforcement of policies on Environmental Health, safety and management.
CLIMATE CHANGE is Real, Be warned!
Stop indiscriminate dumping of Waste
Aniekan Eric (MPH)
Ibadan, Nigeria