Lakes & Rivers

Britain's Royal Society issued a report stating that our oceans are currently absorbing one ton of carbon dioxide (primary greenhouse gas) per person per year and are simply running out of room to absorb it.

The Royal Society said ocean carbon sinkholes are overtaxed by the rising out- put of carbon burning fuels, raising the oceans acidity and with it the threat to life.

Reuters article: Oceans At Risk from Global Warming by Jeremy Lovel June 30, 2005

Investors worth $3.22 Trillion attended the Climate Risk Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City in May, 2005.

They demanded capital market regulators to require extensive corporate disclosure of climate risks.

Think global warming won't affect your family? Don't bet on it!