Unless we are
friendly with nature we will suffer more losses in human life and property.

Since early 2011, as a result of
climate change, natural disasters have occurred in many areas over the world.

Last year, it was no surprise to see
unprecedented natural disasters happening and causing havoc in many places, such
as widespread flooding in East Australia considered as the most destructive in
the past 50 years and other floods and landslides in Brazil that killed
thousands of people.

It is common knowledge that most
disasters originate from people’s behavior known as gas exhaustion, wanton
destruction of forests – the earth’s lungs – and other natural resources and
increasing discharge of wastes and harmful wastes into the environment. The
impact of climate change has become more serious with consequences for people in
both rich and poor countries.

In Brazil, more than 1,000 people
were left dead or missing by the recent floods and landslides. How the
geographic structure of Rio de Janero state would change is a wild guess.

Meanwhile, more than 200,000 people
have been affected and more than 10,700 houses damaged by the unprecedented
floods in Australia in the past 50 years. Heavy rains caused flash floods which
have isolated many towns and submerged many residential and business areas. The
coal and tourism sectors are grinding to a halt. Total losses are estimated to
reach US$6 billion. According to experts, Australia’s economic growth will slow
down and inflation will go up in tandem with the soaring prices of cooking.

In the 20^th century the
disasters occurred with more alarming frequency and left behind more serious
consequences than before. At this pace, the world’s total losses are estimated
to hit at least US$3,000 billion a year up to the middle of the 21^st
century

Preventing and mitigating natural
disasters is the responsibility of every community in the world. They can apply
advanced technologies to control floods or combat droughts to a certain extent.

People can improve the warning
system or reinforce buildings and dykes to minimize damages caused by
earthquakes. However, the most important thing is to raise public awareness of
the need to reduce environmental pollution, which is the main cause of climate
change.

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