For some of us the term Global Warming has still not hit home. For those who just “don’t get it”, it sadly does matter. Our world is changing around us and not for the better. The polar ice caps which have been around since the ice age are retreating.

The arctic is shrinking as the ice melts away and falls into the rising sea. Perhaps the water is not yet at your doorstep, but it is already affecting life around us. Species which once thrived such as the polar bear are growing close to extinction.

Their home is disappearing at an alarming rate. For many of us we have always thought of the arctic as being icy and cold and polar bears being alive and well.

If we do not make changes in our lives to better our environment, the children of the future will look at the polar bear as many of us do the Dodo bird or the Tasmanian tiger, extinct and nothing more than a picture in a book.

If you are not an animal lover you are still being affected by global warming. Sea levels are rising and our future is bleak. California, Texas and Florida will no longer be up for your summer vacation retreat. These areas will be submerged in water from the melting ice caps. Our world has been through severe changes in climate before, such as the ice age.

We are now on the other end of the scale and as our planet heats up it is going to effect us all. We can admit our faults in the creation of this event and we can learn from our mistake and move toward change.

Change to improve the way we live our lives in conjunction with our planets health. This is a part of what each of us must step up and do what is right in conserving our resources and practice using renewable resources for a life and a future of hope.