| Volume No. 1 ROTARACT CLUB OF CALCUTTA SOUTH WEST & ROTARACT CLUB OF CHITTAGONG SAGORIKA PRESENTS A SMALL VIEW>> OF THE INCOMING DANGER AWAITING US. |
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Western Antarctic Ice Chunk CollapsesA chunk of Antarctic ice about the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed in late March as a result of global warming. The Wilkins Ice Shelf, a 160-square-mile chunk located in western Antarctica, began to show signs of disintegration via satellite images on February 28. The Wilkins Ice Shelf may have been there for as long as 1,500 years.
This is a result of global warming, said British Antarctic Survey scientist David Vaughan. Vaughan had predicted the Wilkins shelf would collapse about 15 years from now. Much of the continent is not warming and some parts are even cooling, Vaughan said. However, the western peninsula, which includes the Wilkins Ice Shelf, juts out into the ocean and is warming. This is the part of the continent where scientists are most concerned about ice melt triggering a rise in sea levels.
These occurrences are more indicative of a tipping point or trigger in the climate system, said Sarah Das, a scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. "These things are not re-forming," Das said. "So once they're gone, they're gone."April 2008
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A Dangerous future is awaiting us......it was just a small Vision of it.
Lets no more ignore the call of Nature Mother and take effective initiatives to stop the adverse effects of the GLOBAL WARMING.
PAY ATTENTION TO THIS: It has been predicted by Nostardamus that with in 2013 Kolkata would be threatened by a huge efflux of oceanic uprise of water due to this harmful effect of global warming and melting of the polar ice cap.
This is an opportunity for all the Rotaractors to combat it...how
1) By mailing your write ups with in 300 words on Effective measures that could be undertaken to stop global Warming and your outlook on global warming as and in our present day lifestyle.
2) What are the high Risk points that can trigger the process of global warming faster and how much did you think that the prophecy of Nostardamus holds true. ( in 250 words)
MODUS OPERANDI:
A) clubs : ROTARACT CLUB OF CALCUTTA SOUTH WEST
PRESIDENT: Rtr.Rahul Banerjee
SECRETARY: Rtr.Minakshee Sarkar
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DIRECTOR: Rtr.Agniva Sen.
ROTARACT CLUB OF CHITTAGONG SAGORIKA
R.I.DISTRICT 3280
PRESIDENT: Rtr.Kazi Arafat Uddin Dolon
SECRETARY: Rtr. Kawsar Ahmad Sarwar
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DIRECTOR: Monjural Islam Shuvo
All entries should carry name of participants, club name,and their contact numbers.
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C) Ten entries will be short listed and will be sent to Rtr. Dolon of RCChittagong Sagorika . All the selected entry will be informed via mail & will be congratulated and recognised by our judging panel.
D) Similarly following the same procedure Rtr.Dolon from his District (3280)will send 10 such entries to us.
E) Finally a news letter on the Global Warming will be designed by us taking 6 best write ups from both the clubs(judged by the intial judging panel) and hard copy as well as soft copy of it will be furnished to all the Rotaract Clubs of R.I.D 3290 .
F) Judgdes: Rtn.Ranjan Niyogi Rtn.Subhro Banerjee
Author Economist. (in R.I.D 3290)
11th May is the Mothers Day so lets be conscious about our Mother Planet Earth and Save it from Destruction.
Yours in Rotaract
Rtr.Rahul Banerjee