Murphy's letter from Edinburgh

 

More Immigration and Migration

According to the state of our planet with global warming now stated as a fact, it may be that we will have to take in immigrants as more parts of the world become uninhabitable due to flooding, crop failures and parts of our planet becoming overpopulated.

These are the facts that we are going to have to face up too if we are going to tackle these problems properly.  This means planning for the future by the governments of the world. Scientist have been telling us of the problems that we face in the future with the planet that we inhabit, but very few are stating what must be part of the process of moving people as their parts of the world become less inhabitable due to all the problems that we are likely to face.

I feel that governments of the world need to prepare for the future of immigration and migration, because the countries that are not effected are going to have to play their part in rehousing the people who's land has become inhospital or uninhabitable due to changing weather patterns.

Now we can kid ourselves that it is not happening and that we have quick solutions by building wind generators along with other global warming solutions.  But in reality we're only kidding ourselves on when we state that we can reverse these patterns while the problems of global warming continue at an alarming rate.

As we move into the future without taking these issues seriously, our options are lessened by wasting time and planning for the future along with the futures of the people who are going to be effected.

Scientists have been warning us of global warming for a long time without much response from governments worldwide.  We are watching the South Pole and North Pole melt away before our very eyes as scientist realise that their projection were on the cautious side, and that these events are happening a lot faster than what even they thought.

We now know for a fact that there are parts of the lands where people live that are going to disappear due to rising sea levels.  And we also know for fact that the land will dry out and become dry and uninhabitable because of the lack of rainfall.  There are many other events that we are going too see in our lifetimes that will surprise us.

Most people have recognised that our weather patterns are changing with the South East of England now having drought orders implemented for their areas.  Although it is the usual story with most people that inhabit this planet as they say "We need to do something about it".  When they say that they are looking for direction from the government and scientist who can't do a lot unless people are prepared to change their lifestyles in using fossil fuels.

Transport and air travel plays a large  part in he pollution that we generate and add to global warming.  But there again it has to be a concerted effort if we are going to change the route we are going down.  That also includes population growth.  Believe it or not, humans, and the animals that we need to feed the population with produce methane gas which adds to global warming which is produced from both ends of the body add to the problems of global warming.

If we really are serious about tackling the problems that our planet faces in the future, then we've all got to play our part.  It can't be done by one country.  It has to be a concerted effort by all.  All for one and for all will not work if we are too reverse the problems that we face in the future.  Not unless it is a worldwide effort by all.

Meanwhile, while we think about it, we should be planning what to do with the people who's land has become uninhabitable.  No human can say "well that's their problem".

This is a world problem, and it's time to make these changes for the future now, because this is a shared problem.

Written by Andrew Murphy 2 June 2006

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