The weather's been patchy lately; hot
then cold, rainy then sunny not only here in Southland but across
New Zealand.
Globally, the story's the same; odd
weather, unseasonal and unusual, just as the climate scientists
predicted it would be. There have been soaring temperatures in some
countries, extreme cold in others. According to the scientists, the
extra energy created by burning fossil fuels; coal, oil and gas
creates an unstable climate that causes serious problems for
human-kind and they were right; that's exactly what's been happening.
Should we do something about it now, or
should we leave it to our grandchildren to try to cope with a
dangerously unstable and hostile climate?
I think we should take action now.
Sadly, our Government thinks it's best
to pretend it's not happening.
On behalf of my little grandson, I
challenge that irresponsible thinking.
