Fwd: Fw: Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai may go under water by 2100

[kannan mahesh]

Guru,

It is going to be true. When Al gore got nobel price for his film "Inconvenient truth", i was/we were making fun out of politician with corruption vs Nobel price
But when we realised about the danger of future which we may left to our next generation, we were shocked and appreciated about his vision and courage to
tell about that inconvenient truth.

When i had a chance to watch the movie "2012", i was not much impressed about the way it was taken. I was about to write about that movie in a day before, but changed my mind due to its belong to every ones future. But the concept was clear that imminent danger is there.
Moreover, i have got security warning from my office saying that hundreds of Ice berg is moving at knot speed of 25 km/h towards New zeland and it may have very bright
chance to slot even the warships. Satellite covered the iceberg movement and published in our company intranet. 
Well, i was wondered about the date of world end 21 Dec 2012 (as per movie) and the way it was chosen the date created little bit unrest in some parts of Indonesia. Some people are asking to ban the movie. However, last week a group of asteriods about to hit earth (6 Km in dia) and it was missed just 14000 km away from earth. Nasa gave only 15 min warning before it happans, due to the line of path is direct to sun light which no scientist could able to watch.

Anyway this is bit of incoherent thoughts, bits and pieces of information an as usual outline of the subject.

Everyday, i used to receive mail from Mr rammohan "Good morning from Stavanger" Which gives abundant information to me. I belive that u know him.

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I don't know the authenticity of this article

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Date: Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:45 PM
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Major study doubles sea level rise projections   http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/global-warming/Major-study-doubles-sea-level-rise-projections/articleshow/5290100.cms   Days before the Copenhagen conference on climate change kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels are likely to rise by as much as 1.4 metres (more than 4 feet) by the end of this century. That's twice as much as previously predicted in IPCC's fourth assessment report of 2007. The report released by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the first comprehensive review of the impact of global warming on Antarctica. The IPCC's 2007 report had projected that sea-levels could rise by 18cm to 59cm by 2099. Subsequent studies of glacial melts in Greenland and Antarctica had raised fears that sea rise could be much higher than that. ``We can see the west Antarctic glaciers are shrinking at a rate fast enough to contribute to a sea level rise of 1.4 m by 2100, but it will be no more than that,'' SCAR executive director Colin Summerhayes told reporters at a media briefing in London. If these projections come true, most areas in low-lying island nations like the Maldives would go under the sea. Based on earlier studies, the UN's environmental panel has already warned that sea levels would be high enough to make the Maldives uninhabitable by 2100. The new study also significantly enhances the threat to the Indian coast — and cities like Mumbai, Chennai and the low-lying Kolkata. ``Anybody who lives in coastal cities needs to be slightly worried by projections of 1 metre or more,'' Summerhayes said. Since 1870, global sea level has risen by about 20cm at an average rate of 1.7 mm/year. But in recent decades, the rate has risen sharply to 2.5mm/year, according to the latest figures. The rise in sea level is mainly a result of thermal expansion of the ocean due to global warming as well as increased water inflows from melting glaciers and ice caps. The reports says that central Antarctica, that has so far been protected from warming due to a hole in the ozone layer, will also see the full effects of greenhouse gas increases as the ozone hole heals. The scientists found that there has been significant thinning of the west Antarctic ice sheet and 90% of glaciers across the Antarctic peninsula had retreated over recent decades. But the bulk of the Antarctic ice sheet has shown little change over recent decades. However, the report says, historically, small-scale climate variability has caused rapid ice loss, shifts in ocean and atmospheric circulation in the continent. This shows Antarctica is highly sensitive to even minor climate changes. It says studies of sediments under recently lost ice shelves suggest ice shelf loss in some regions is unprecedented during this time scale.

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[Devaraj Selvam]

Dear Friends,

 

Pl see the article released in The Jakarta Post…thought provoking and written in a nice and appealing manner.

 

Truth is individually we respect Pak individual but as a country and troubling neighbor we don’t

 

Is there any near term solution.

 

With regards,

 

D. Selvam

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