"An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power" Song

OneRepublic recently released the official song for the Paramount Pictures and Participant Media's Film "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power". It's a follow-up to the 2007 documentary about global warming.

The video features people who have been impacted by environmental disasters. It also shows clips about protests and the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

The video ends with the message of hope. 

Watch the lyric video here:

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Facts about Polar Bears

Source: Artic Kingdom

Here are some very interesting facts about these giants of the North:

·         Polar bears are fantastic swimmers.

·         They have pretty small tails (7-12 cm long).

·         Their whole body is covered with fur except for their nose tip and paw pads.

·         Polar bears are fast and can run at 25mph for short distances, usually while charging prey

·         There are 20-25,000 polar bears remaining in the Arctic.

·         Polar bears are perfectly suited to their environment because they have furry, anti-slip feet and heat-conserving ears.

·         Their fur is thick, two-layered, and oily to repel water and prevent their coats from freezing.

·         Interestingly, their fur is white because the sunlight is reflected back down the hair-shaft to heat the skin.

·         They moult every year whereby they replace their fur completely

·         Their skin is black in order to soak up the sun’s heat efficiently.

·         A polar bear is well insulated by a thick layer of fat under the skin, especially in water.

·         Their ears are furry but smaller than other bears’ so that they can retain heat more effectively and help keep them warm in winter temperatures that can reach -30^OC.

·         Its nose is a valuable hunting tool because most of the food occurs under the ice.

·         They also have an amazing sense of smell. In fact, they can smell a seal up to a km away – even under the ice!

·         Their nostrils close when they’re under water.

·         Polar bears need to eat about 2kg of fat each day.

·         They are the biggest of all bear species.

Source: Travel4Wildlife

·         Males (boars), weigh up to 800kg.

Source: Polar Bear International

Reference:

http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/polar_bear_exploredownload.pdf

Why support Earth Day?

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There are several reasons why it is important to participate in such a day and show your support:

·       The current global warming trend is of particular significance because the majority of it is most likely to be caused by humans. It is proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1,300 years.

·       Climate change causes coastal flooding and displacement of people. Floods also help spread deadly diseases by transmitting infection and vector-borne diseases.

·        The world's average surface temperature has increased by around 0.6 degrees Celsius over last 100 years.

·        The Golden Toad is the first species to go extinct due to climate change.

·       Climate change enhances the spread of pests that causes life-threatening diseases such as malaria.

·       Climate change could push food prices up by 50% to 60% by 2030.

·       Scientists predicted that due to ongoing activities contributing to global warming, the average global temperature could increase between 1.4 and 6 degrees Celsius in the 21st century.

·       The United States constitutes 5% of the world population and contributes to 22% of world's carbon emission.

·       Hurricanes and droughts are some of the natural disasters caused by climate change.

(Source: International Business Times).