Across the world severe weather events are now almost a constant feature  You can see these on  the news on a daily  or weekly basis.  Watch the news and understand what is happening knowing that severe weather may become worse with catastrophic effects if we don't act quickly now.


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In simple terms: Global warming puts more energy into the atmosphere and the oceans, which in turn causes increased intensity of convection currents. This increased energy cause greater intensity of severe weather effects, whether it be drought, flooding, mud slides, hurricanes, typhoons, forest fires, cyclones etc. The El Nino effect is not supernatural as many believe, but is greatly increased by global warming and affects the whole world, not just in the Pacific.




For more information on wild weather patterns and their effects go to:

New Scientist
The latest stories and events from the most informative web site re wild weather and climate effects in the world.
Easy to read and understand

Science Daily
An update on earth events and climate changes that have a bearing on people in every corner of the planet.

Wild-Weather.com
An update on earth events and climate changes that have a bearing on people in every corner of the planet.



Here is a stunning example of deforestation  in Borneo, the knock on effect to people, animals and the environment is all to obvious now

Deforestation

A recent assessment by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) projects that orangutans will be virtually eliminated in the wild within two decades if current trends continue. Orangutans are native to the tropical forests of Indonesia and Malaysia, where rapid forest loss and degradation are threatening orangutans and other species, including the Sumatran tiger, the Sumatran rhinoceros and the Asian elephant.


Source: http://earthtrends.wri.org/updates/node/158


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