We must adapt to climate change - or die (South African Independent)

[highplainsdem]

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20051016093320221C495875


We must adapt to climate change - or die

October 16 2005 at 07:11AM

By Caroline Hooper-Box


As Earth hurtles towards potentially disastrous changes in temperature, top scientists from Africa and the rest of the world will meet South African government officials on Monday in Midrand to discuss the threat of climate change in South Africa and the sub-continent.

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Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is to deliver the opening address at the National Climate Change Conference, where delegates will thrash out options for responding to the crisis.

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Bruce Hewitson of the climate systems analysis group at the University of Cape Town said what was needed most in this period of climate change was "following up on adaptation and responding to impact".

It was too late to mitigate the effects of climate change, Hewitson said. "There is nothing we can do to prevent climate change for this generation."

[NNadir]

1. I get depressed when I read these truthful statements.

I think the dying will play more of a role than the adapting.

[blindpig]

2. So here's that Reality Based Community I've been hearing about......

Instead of ignorance or hubris an intelligent response! No doubt we would be hearing similar things from our government scientist were they not muffled and suppressed by the fascists in charge.