Global warming and India
Sunday, July 22, 2007

Global warming is a topic that attracts my instant attention and the oft repeated fact that India would be one of the worst affected countries due to this global climate change sends shivers down my spines. A billion Indian living under poor and inhumane conditions, going through the suffering, as if they aren't already, mainly spurred by the industrialized nations and increasingly contributed by India and China, again aided by industrialized nations is a pity. An article in NY times says the following about India's fast melting glaciers, which are the main source of water for a billion people.

India’s public response so far has been to blame the industrialized world for rising emissions and resist any mandatory caps of its own. India’s per capita share of emissions is one-twentieth that of industrialized countries, the government points out, going on to argue that any restrictions on emissions would stunt its economic growth.

And yet, as critics say, India’s rapid economic advance, combined with a population of more than a billion people, will soon make it a far bigger contributor to greenhouse gases. More to the point, India stands to bear some of the most devastating consequences of human-induced climate change.

Here is the complete article-->Glaciers in Retreat

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