An article in today's Mail & Guardian reports Marthinus van Sckalkwyk, our Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, as warning that a 2,5 degrees Celsius rise in average world temperatures above the 1990 levels could cause up to two thirds of the animal species in the Kruger National Park to become extinct. A frightening thought for those of us who love the Kruger National Park and the Bushveld so dearly.
Another article entitled "A new climate shaping the world" discusses issues emerging from the latest G8 conference, amongst other things, the potentially new sources of revenue for the wealthy nations from new land becoming available for development as a result of the ice caps melting. Oil, gas - the area is believed to contain something like 25% of the world's oil and gas reserves.
I guess there's an inevitable new world ahead of us.
Sad.
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