Forget About Climate Change, Think About Living Hell

Its late Spring 2011. People are talking about the next iPhone, the next American Idol, Anthony Weiner's Tweets, Sarah Palin's knowledge of History, Donald Trump's Hair, X-Men and Hangover, Rapture and Doomsday, Casey Anthony's presumed guilty before the trial begins, Obama's Birth Certificate, Bin Laden's death, ... and yes there is the uncomfortable reality that we are beginning to notice - the record breaking temperatures on the US East Coast, The Tornadoes in Joplin and the Midwest, the unprecedented draught and wildfires in Texas, the massive unimaginable flooding of the Mississippi.

And then someone comes along and frames the mood of the times through a simple but powerful video that warns you not to believe that the Living Hell you want to avoid has anything to do with Climate change.

That someone is Bill McKibben founder of the global climate campaign 350.org.

Not convinced? Here are some facts:




Infographic: Tornadoes of 2011 (Source: MNN)

  

Humanitarian Appeal: Leh Flash Floods

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Ten days since the Flash Flood in Leh, the death toll still continues to climb, and stands at 183. 400 people are still believed to be missing. The flash floods in the mountainous cold desert, washed away houses, schools, farms, bridges and with these, many lives as well. Villages within a 35 kilometres radius of Leh town and its neighboring settlements (Choglamsar, Phyang) has bore the brunt of the flash floods.