An inconvenient truth / Une vérité qui dérange : climate change documentary film

Chers amis/amies,

Voici ci-apres, un résumé du film documentaire dont l'auteur Al Gore est un des détenteurs du Prix Nobel de La paix 2007.

Je vous invite à regarder ce film à tout prix !!!. Merci.

Alain Fok

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Une Vérité qui dérange

présenté par Al Gore

Réalisé par :
Davis Guggenhei

Synopsis Documentaire américain.

Ancien Vice-Président des Etats-Unis et candidat malheureux aux élections présidentielles de 2000, Al Gore parle d’un sujet qu’il connaît et qui le tient à cœur depuis plus d’une vingtaine d’années : le réchauffement planétaire. Debout à côté d’un écran géant et devant un public, Al Gore explique.

Le réchauffement de la planète est bien réel. Ce phénomène est causé par les activités humaines. L’humanité et les gouvernements du monde doivent impérativement y mettre un frein et renverser cette tendance. Autrement, d’ici une dizaine d’années, nous pourrions arriver à un point de non retour au delà duquel la planète pourrait voir l’extermination de la plupart des espèces qui l’habitent et notre civilisation pourrait entamer un long glissement vers sa propre destruction. Sur l’écran, des images de la terre vue de l’espace montrent des lacs qui s’assèchent, des glaciers qui fondent et des côtes qui rétrécissent.



Ces dix dernières années ont été les plus chaudes jamais enregistrées. En 2005, le continent Sud Américain a connu son premier ouragan. Les typhons dans le Pacifique ont atteint ces dernières années, des intensités jusque-là, inégalées. On note aussi des changements dans les parcours du fameux ‘Gulfstream’, courant marin responsable des saisons. L’humanité est assise sur une véritable bombe à retardement…



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The Nobel Peace Prize 2007

The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was attributed both to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to Mr Al Gore (Jr) which was the former vice president of the United States of America
"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change".

For those who are still sceptical about the DISASTROUS consequences of global warming for our planet in the long term, I invite you to watch the following films on climate change :-
"An Iconvenient Truth", by Mr Al Gore
"Climate Change and the need for Adaptation" , by GIEC (Georgia Industry Environmental Coalition).

Alain Fok

Do frogs like heated water ?

Those individuals/corporates/states/etc... who continue to highly 'pollute' our atmosphere with heat-trapping gases which are primarily emitted by our vehicles and industries are like frogs.

If you put a frog in a kettle of boiled water, he will immediately jump out of the kettle otherwise he will die.

But if you put a frog in a kettle of normal water and then slowy heat the water, the frog will remain in the heated water as long as he can support the temperature. It is only when he feels that the water is too hot that he will jump out of the kettle.

This is exactly what is happening to our planet earth. We are like frogs and our lands, our oceans, our atmosphere are like heated water. Most of our decision makers are aware that our planet is being slowly but surely affected by global warming but we still continue to remain in our comfort zone and concentrate on economic issues rather than environmental issues in the first place.

When will we realise that the water will eventually boil if we continue to heat it and when that happens, we will be forced to jump out (if it's not too late...). But where will we go ?????

Alain Fok

Victims of Climate Change ???

Climate Change : an issue which currently interests governments, ecologists, scientists, meteorologists, business organizations, university students, the global citizens etc….

According to some observations, the earth temperature is rising (since 1990) due to some factors such as industrial and motor vehicle gas pollution (heat-trapping gases) and also uncontrolled deforestation.

Possible consequences of Global Warming :-
- the ozone layer in some regions is slowly but gradually being destroyed.
- seasonal patterns are shifting.
- some regions are becoming drier while other regions are being subject to overflooding.
- cyclones are becoming more and more stronger.
- glaciers are receding at an astounding rate.

Last but not least : the sea level is rising…..

Have you heard about Carteret Islands ? The Carteret Islands are part of Papua New Guinea. The people (around 1,500) who reside in these islands live a simple non materialistic life. They have never worked (as an employee) in their life. They don’t have electricity, no phones, no television and there are no vehicles there. These people are very pacific and are socially bonded among themselves. A stress free society shall we say. Even if they are financially poor, they seem to enjoy a happy life.

Unfortunately, their current paradise situation is changing to the worst. Yes, the ocean level is rising and consequently one of the island has been divided into two because the middle part of the island has already been submerged by the sea. And according to projections, the island will be completely submerged in 10 – 15 years. This is a catastrophic scenario for the islanders and discussions concerning evacuation plans have started.

Have they become one of the first victims of global warming ? These people and many others tend to believe so...

What about Islands of the Indian Ocean such as Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Reunion ? Can we face kind of calamity in the future ? I don’t know the answer but don’t you think it’s time for all of us (the citizen, the government, the industries, NGOs etc…) to start considering seriously of the possible danger of global climatic change and its possible effects in our region (example : super cyclone threat, severe drought, acid rain etc…).

How can we contribute, in our daily life, as a responsible citizen to prevent further global warming ?

Alain Fok

Ps : (09 April) : Just discovered an interesting WebSite : http://wecansolveit.org/