The episodes of frequent natural disasters all over the world show the alarming deadly impact of climate change. Global warming is gradually gripping the world with its awful events (“7 killed in southern China storms; dozens of crocodiles escape from a farm,” Sept.12, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm. Nearby residents were advised to stay at home after more than 70 crocodiles escaped in Maoming, a city near the coast in western Guangdong province, according to Chinese media reports. An emergency official was quoted as saying that 69 adult crocodiles and six juveniles had escaped. Some have been captured, but the operation was difficult because of the depth of a lake they are in, the media reports said.

Unusual heavy rain and storms in many parts of the world claimed hundreds of innocent human lives just because of climate change.

In the present world climate change has become the biggest threat to the existence of human life and the world. The powerful countries which have the capacity to deal with climate change for the best interest of present and coming generations have to take global warming seriously.

Nothing is impossible in the world to achieve, where there’s a will there’s a way. I believe that the powerful countries have all the ability and resources to work along with developing countries to counter climate change and I am sure it will produce fruitful results on global warming.

It’s so sad that a rainstorm killed at least seven people in southern China. I hope the Chinese government will not leave any stone unturned to provide medical facilities to the injured people and compensate the families of victims.

Sarfaz Hussain Shaikh,
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