This is totally insane and immature state of behaviour by some people when dealing with such important issues like global warming and animals extinction. One gaming company, has taken wagers on climate change one degree higher (no pun intended), by allowing the public to place bets with odds of a 100 to 1 on the proposition that polar bear will become extinct by 2010. (Crickey.com.au)

And still from the crickey site, punters can also bet on whether Florida will be under water before 2011 or whether Antarctica will become livable for humans by 2015. In an interview with LiveScience, spokesperson for BetUS, Reed Richards, said that thousands of people had already placed money on global warming bets, with $US10 being the average wager.

What’s on those people minds while betting on that, are they think these whole things about global warming is just talk of nonsense and part of any new political issues? Now let’s read on some of the experts said about climate change.

Greenpeace
While there are still uncertainties, particularly related to the timing, extent and regional variations of climate change, there is mainstream scientific agreement on the key facts:

  • Certain gasses, such as carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere create a “greenhouse effect”, trapping heat and keeping the Earth warm enough to sustain life as we know it.
  • Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, etc.) releases more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Although not the most potent greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide is the most significant in terms of human effects because of the large quantities emitted.
  • Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere are now the highest in 150,000 years.
  • The 1990’s was most likely the warmest decade in history, and 1998 the warmest year.

IPCC Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water
Observational records and climate projections provide abundant evidence that freshwater resources are vulnerable and have the potential to be strongly impacted by climate change, with wide-ranging consequences on human societies and ecosystems. Read full report.

National Geographic Magazine
Global warming can seem too remote to worry about, or too uncertain—something projected by the same computer techniques that often can’t get next week’s weather right. On a raw winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldn’t be such a bad thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about climate change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and cramp our lifestyles.

There are more evidence out there about how the climate change will have a direct effect not only to the animals but also to the human population in general. Instead of wasting your money on betting for climate change or animals extinction, why don’t you take real action and help spread the news?

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