Last year we saw how devastating Hurricane Katrina was, killing numerous people and wiping off the beautiful city of New Orleans. Couple of years ago we witnessed the same natural carnage in Caribbean islands, what is it that is making these hurricanes so frequent and extremely devastating.
Some environmentalists are blaming it on global warming. According to them we are closing to the tipping point of global warming and further warming will result in domino effect deluging thousands of low lying areas in the world, severe transformation in regional weather and subsequent changes in flora and fauna.
According to Chief scientist David King, only a 3C rise in temperature will mean half the world's wildlife reserves and corals will be endangered, the tropical forests will dry up, and perhaps a billion people will starve as the most fertile plains of India, China and Africa will die down in productivity due to rising temperature.
What it augurs for an average American
