The reality is, although some 90 percent of us now know what climate change is, only a miserly 8 per cent of us are prepared to do anything about it…

The truth is however, that if we continue on our current path, and ignore the danger signals we risk losing everything! For man is living out of step with the world…

What we need to recognize is, that everything we do has consequences, yet in this super fast, 24/7 instant economy, where time has become our most valuable asset we have, on the whole, become ‘complacent’.

We know that climate change refers to the gradual warming of the earth’s temperature, caused by the burning of fossils fuels, yet in Read the rest of this entry »

The characteristic features of the climate of the mountains is low temperature, abundant rainfall, low pressure and low relative humidity. Following is a short description of some of the climatic elements found in these climates…

Temperature:

Temperature falls 1 degree F for every 300 feet or 1.6 C for every 1000 feet. As we ascend the mountain, the climate becomes cooler and cooler. It has a special advantage in hot climates. When the surrounding area is hot an humid , these mountain areas enjoy a cool and pleasant climate. For instance, equatorial climates are known for their hot and uncomfortable climate. Yet, Quito, the capital of Ecuador, which is located directly on the equator has a very pleasant climate. It has temperature of every month of 55 F (14 C) whereas the equatorial average is 80 F (27 C). Likewise the hill stations of India and Pakistan were the favorite of the British during the colonial era. Compare fore example the temperature of Murree in Pakistan situated at an elevation of 7500 feet (2250 M) of 77 F (25 C) in peak of summer season with that of Islamabad located only 55 Km away and having a high of more than 100 F (38 C) in the same season.

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The Sahara Desert climate is known to have the most irregular climate all over the world. Six thousand years ago it was covered with tropical savanna grassland (green home) and lakes in between. However due to changes it turned to be the world’s largest warm desert. This process is called desertification.

According to some researches conducted, the drying up process gradually took place. The desertification caused animals and vegetation to be blown out. Lives of people got affected with regard to employment, business and culture. People settled in rain pools, green valleys, and rivers.

Subtropical climate in Northern land is dry because of regular presence of high pressure cells over the Cancer tropic. Annually it Read the rest of this entry »