Poll: Climate Change II End of the World

Climate ChangeΆς: End of the World

It is not the doomsday following the fanciful storyline in the movie The 2012, but the might-be true picture of Human's gloomy tomorrow---

Which of the following statements are the to-be facts, which remain possible, and which are unlikely to happen ?

1. At sea-level of merely 3-5 meters, China's megacity of Shanghai will be submerged before the year 2050, as a result of overpopulation, over-industrialization, and over-consumption of energy.

1) To-be fact

2) Possible

3) Impossible

2. With the speedy melt-down of Himalaya glaciers, the Ganges River will run dry within 20 years.

1) To-be fact

2) Possible

3) Impossible

3. Due to the disagreement between developed nations and emerging powers on "common but differentiated responsibilities" to be assumed to cut emissions, no final accord would be clinched within the coming 10 years despite the constant verbal spat.

1) To-be fact

2) Possible

3) Impossible

4. It is estimated the ongoing Copenhagen Climate Meeting will probably result in at least 41,000 tons of carbon emission.

1) To-be fact

2) Possible

3) Impossible

5. Tuwalu, a tiny island country in the South Pacific, would be the first country to have its fate sealed in water and to be buried forever undersea. And this tragedy would occur less than 50 years.

1) To-be fact

2) Possible

3) Impossible

6. The two choices to face human beings in the next century would be: to get rich or to survive. The future people (if there is future) worldwide, no matter who they are at the time, at war or in poverty, would possibly cherish more of peace and sustainable development than they are now.

1) To-be fact

2) Possible

3) Impossible

7. The heavy toll of global warming will be finally taken by the poor, leaving them absolutely destitute. And 95% of the destitute population will be pushed onto the verge of life and death.

1) To-be fact

2) Possible

3) Impossible