BBC: New U.N. Report Says World At Risk As Never Before

From The Times
October 26, 2007
The scale of the challenge is huge. We’ve got to act now
Land, sea, air and rivers have all deteriorated so much in the past 20 years that scientists fear humanity’s very survival is now at risk
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2741666.ece

Too bad it is the human species the fate of this world rides on.

But the World will go on when we're gone. We are just temporary inhabitants - or maybe infestation is a better word.

What is wrong with a little warming? So some countries like Bangladesh will disappear but they can move to..er.. India!!! Plenty of room there. Coastlines will change all around the world but doesn't one get sick of the planet as is?
Fish will die as will plants and people but look a the money that can be made! As a great AUSTRALIAN would say "CRIKEY"

Editorial: Bluetongue virus springs nasty surprise

* 13 October 2007
* From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues.

SO BLUETONGUE virus is in northern Europe, perhaps to stay. While its arrival was predictable, the manner of its appearance was quite the opposite. It comes as a timely warning of the surprises that might be in store as global warming upsets the exquisite balance between Earth's creatures.

The article continues to say that new and old diseases
will spread unpredicably, like West Nile Virus.
In the same issue Ebola virus is evolving.
Paint your roofs white 1.5 billion white roofs will reflect back as much heat as the Arctic ice.
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