1)To what extent do l think that it is my duty as a citizen to be informed?
To a large extent in my duty as a citizen to be informed as pertinent issues that affect my life and that of those around me are a result of decisions made. For instance, decisions made in the European parliament have a direct impact on my daily life due to the fact that because the UK is a member state, it has to abide to decisions agreed upon. Decisions for example regarding social policy.
2)Am l informed?
Yes l am informed, but could be more so because of the changes that occur on a regular basis.
3)How do l get to be informed about serious issues?
Information about serious issues is gleamed from television programmes such as news channels but even more so, dedicated television channels such as BBC parliament and Euronews.There are also dedicated websites such as www.en.org which have all the information as well as related links to issues and information.Journals (dedicated) reports, white papers, broadpage publications such as The times, the gurdian and financial times are sources of information.
4)To what extent do l think that l should leave the complicated decisions up to others?
Only to a certain extent should complicated decisions be left to others because if they make the wrong ones on our behalf, we then are at a disadvantage.
Monday, 16 November 2009
Monday, 2 November 2009
The impact of global warming on the environment/ extracts from Al Gore
Global warming is a problem threatening to nature and humans though its impact differ among sub regions.The main impacts to occur in the future yet sustainable development should start now.
Global climate change is expected to increase sea-surface temperatures and sea level.Ice melting will decrease sea-ice cover.There have been seasonal melting now.Some of the places identified are the Arctic, North Pole, North America, the Mediterranean, Peninsula and the Kilimanjaro mountains.Also the glaciers have been melting and refreezing rising the levels of sea-waters.
The impact of the Global warming has been floods in Netherlands, Beijing and India.The floods have left people homeless,injured and loss of life.Floods cause droughts, hunger,poverty, population displacements, erosion and wetland loss in coastal areas.
In the Mediterranean, temperatures reduce the traditional peak demand for holidays and cause fire risks.Sea ice diminishing through ice melting has impact for habitats like polar bears die as they travel long distances looking for frozen sea water.Also are fluctuation in fish populations and sea birds are affected by inter-annual and long term variability in ocean graphic and atmospheric processes.Global warming also causes fauna and floral shifts.
Global warming has risks posed to human health.Climate variability would affect seasonality of vector - borne infections diseases like mosquitoes, ticks, tsetse flies which transmit diseases by blood.Increased heat waves increase risk of death and serious illness mainly in older people and urban poor.
Global climate change is expected to increase sea-surface temperatures and sea level.Ice melting will decrease sea-ice cover.There have been seasonal melting now.Some of the places identified are the Arctic, North Pole, North America, the Mediterranean, Peninsula and the Kilimanjaro mountains.Also the glaciers have been melting and refreezing rising the levels of sea-waters.
The impact of the Global warming has been floods in Netherlands, Beijing and India.The floods have left people homeless,injured and loss of life.Floods cause droughts, hunger,poverty, population displacements, erosion and wetland loss in coastal areas.
In the Mediterranean, temperatures reduce the traditional peak demand for holidays and cause fire risks.Sea ice diminishing through ice melting has impact for habitats like polar bears die as they travel long distances looking for frozen sea water.Also are fluctuation in fish populations and sea birds are affected by inter-annual and long term variability in ocean graphic and atmospheric processes.Global warming also causes fauna and floral shifts.
Global warming has risks posed to human health.Climate variability would affect seasonality of vector - borne infections diseases like mosquitoes, ticks, tsetse flies which transmit diseases by blood.Increased heat waves increase risk of death and serious illness mainly in older people and urban poor.
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