The world is heating up...

... and the Independent published a timetable of likely events today (see here). I don't care who you are or whether you believe in global warming or not, the very fact that this COULD come true should be enough to spur you into taking a good, hard look at your life and start making changes to it.

Forget about terrorism - the actions of extremists on all sides will soon pale into insignificance when our planet starts heating up. And if you're under 30, chances are you'll be alive when the real problems start to hit; if you think you'll be safely dead and buried by then, good on ya. By the way, told your children or grandchildren what you've bequeathed them yet?

I'm not a big fan of religion, but it's encouraging to see the Church of England is taking a proactive stance towards global warming - see here. I especially like the following quote:

The Church warns: "The sudden changes that would occur in weather systems, the fertility of the soil, the water and the world of living creatures if this tipping point were reached could be devastating." It points out that even if "ecological devastation" is not on the horizon "it has to be realised that growth without limit has to be curtailed".
The report, entitled Sharing God's Planet, argues: "Furthermore, the injustices spawned by massive growth already exist. Two-thirds of the world does not have enough to eat while the other third is trying to lose weight."