Climate change will trigger natural disasters all over the world

KOCHI: Climate change is a challenge facing the world, but enough
attention is not being paid to the issues pertaining to the
phenomenon, said Prasad R. Menon, Managing Director of Tata Power
Company Limited. He was delivering a lecture on 'energy and climate
change', organised by the Madhavan Nayar Foundation at the Centre for
Visual Arts, Edappally.The magnitude of the climate change in the
years ahead will be unbelievable. There could be long spells of heavy
rain, prolonged dry weather, powerful cyclones or tsunamis. The
glaciers in the Himalayas may start melting and the ocean levels may
rise.It will be difficult to reverse the trend even if the entire
world starts taking measures to protect the environment. The impact
will be felt across the world and not limited to one or two countries.
The solutions like changing the energy models are difficult to
achieve. All the agencies concerned all over the world need to work in
concert.

The Hindu, 3rd December 2008