5/21/08

Global Warming and Climate Change Cause

Global warming in African continent is a rich mosaic of ecosystems, ranging from the snow and ice fields of Kilimanjaro to tropical rainforests to the Saharan desert.

Although it has the lowest per capita fossil energy use of any major world region, Africa may be the most vulnerable continent to climate change because widespread poverty limits countries� capabilities to adapt.

Signs of a changing Global climate (perubahan iklim) in Africa have already emerged: spreading disease and melting glaciers in the mountains, Global warming (pemanasan global) temperatures in drought-prone areas, and sea-level rise and coral bleaching along the coastlines.