Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Biggest Threat Facing Canada in the Next 50 Years
Canada in terms of government is stable and although we may be in debt, we have more immediate problems to be dealt with. The first thing that pops into my mind is global warming. I would say yellow stone but no one knows how immediate that danger is. Climate change is something that is effecting the globe , not just Canada, but it has a great impact on us. We are one of the world largest wheat and logging suppliers and because of global warming, these products are being effected. Due to the change in temperatures habitats can't keep up with these rapid changes and species die leaving many other species without predators. Insects now can eat what they please which is a huge problem for the wheat. For lumber, pine beetles have now taken over and are killing many forests. This forces us into change as our environment and our economy are effected by this problem. Fossil fuels, which we are dependent on, are causing the weather changes as well as depleting as a resource. Maybe this is the earths way of telling us we need to stop. Switching to more environmentally sustainable methods of living is something that needs to happen quickly and hopefully with innovation, in the net 50 years.
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The environment is a huge issue that will affect Canada later down the road. If it will be as soon as 50 years I don't think anyone can say, but we still need to start preparing for the worst. We talked a lot about how humans won't act unless there is a proverbial "gun" to their head. This couldn't be more true. We need to start realizing that problems that will occur 50 years down the road could be even more dangerous than problems occurring now, and act accordingly.
ReplyDeleteGlobal warming is a huge problem and it isn;t just Canada that will be facing it. The rest of the world will be too. We need to tell our government to take action or else nothing will be done.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, global warming is a very pressing and crucial problem that Canada will be facing in the next 50 years. I said that the water crisis is significantly important as well, and this can be directly related to global warming. Until we realize the significance of the problem or until we have a "gun to our head", our society will be very difficult to change.
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