Our climate is changing
Many students in the blogging challenge have done some great research on this topic for their BAD post. There will be a post highlighting some of their posts over the weekend.
But having lived on this earth now for just over half a century (this makes me old …lol) I have started noticing in the last decade or so, the many changes in our weather and climate patterns, especially how they affect me.
When growing up as a child, winter was always cold and wet, maybe some snow on the nearby mountains and this happened in June, July and August. But recently we have been having more rain in September and October. We even had snow on Mt Wellington in September.
Trees that used to begin flowering early in September, are now flowering in October – no good for my hayfever.
Here in Australia, we are hearing more about hurricanes, cyclones and tsunamis in the last few years. Maybe this is the media being more interested in the topics but they are certainly in the news more often.
Having travelled to many countries over the last twenty years, I really appreciate getting back to Tasmania and the little town where I live. We have a reputation as a state that is clean, green and very little crime.
My greatest wish for Australia regarding climate change is that something is done at the summit in Copenhagen later this year. I would like to see electricity in our country to be clean and green – hydro power (Go Tasmania), wind power (Go Tasmania), solar power, tidal power and as a last resort nuclear power.
November 2, 2009 @ 11:32 am
Wow congradulations on the enviroment brilliant work! This class has done an fantastic job with the worlds nature.
It would be great if you visited our blog
http://mrweatherill.edublogs.org/
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November 4, 2009 @ 4:21 am
I think that is really cool how you have traveled all around the world! I also agree with you that we need to start taking care of the planet. Just like you had said, we need to start using the sun as a resource instead of using too much electricity.
I would also like to thank you for visiting my blog!
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