MALDIVES
GOING UNDER SEA WATER - EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING
Maldives is a
country having group of Islands in Indian Ocean and presently larger parts of
the country are under threat of submergence in sea water due to climate change.
Maldives is a small South Asian nation consisting of about 1200 coral islands
with an average elevation of 1.5 metre. The important aspect of the scenario is
that the then Maldivian President Mr. Mohammed Nasheed looked out for an option to
relocate some of the country's population to India . The matter
has been mentioned to Indian officials in regard to buying land in this
country. At Toronto International Film Festival a documentary namely The Island
President was demonstrated in which the then President performed the lead
role . The film focused on the danger faced by the country on account of Global
warming leading to rising levels of Indian Ocean . Once in a discussion with retd. Professor Shri Krishna Bihari
Mishra , Magadh University , Bodh Gaya , Bihar I came to be revealed that the
coastal areas of the world are under threat of submergence with sea water due
to the rising phenomenon of Global Warming and if submerged totally there will
be a 300ft. high water level on the ground . Some areas have started sinking
.Others will start sinking in due course of time .
Have we ever
thought why the global warming is taking place resulting in melting of glaciers
across the world ? Perhaps No . Let us know and create awareness on this count
. This is our bounden duty for survival . The factors responsible for global
warming are rising carbon dioxide , carbon monoxide , sulphur dioxide ,
gasolene and CFCs etc. in our environment . All combined in atmosphere is
causing increase in global temperature which is responsible for melting
glaciers and consequently the rise in sea levels . It would be very pragmatic
on our part if we reduce carbon contents in our atmosphere gradually . Some of
the ways are minimum use of private vehicles and promotion of public transport
, minimizing coal and woods for fuel purposes , use of safety tanks in place of
open toilets in the villages , avoidance of cutting forests , proper plantation
of trees in the vacant land , use of heat absorbing and insulating concrete
materials , use of ACs and Freezes which emit less of CFCs even though they are
a little bit costlier . Let us resolve to adopt all possible ways to minimize
rising temperature in the biosphere .
-SUDHANSHU KUMAR
13.08.2013
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