Keep animals off the road

 

This is not an unorthodox subject matter as this has been in the news a long time. It is disheartening to see animals crisscrossing on our busy roads. Most times the animals on our roads are unattended by their owners. It is inherently wrong in two counts, namely, it is unfair for the drivers to face this daily ordeal and some occasions it is fatal. On the other hand, it is unfair for the animals to be in the dangerous zone and should they be killed, they die a painful death. Animals, such as, horses, cows, sheep and including dogs obstruct traffic during the wee hours of morning and afternoon. Drivers have to maneuver in order to dodge these animals. It is detrimental and fatal at nights and on rainy days when visibility is low. As we know, some drivers speed but not all the road accidents are due to speed. Some instances, persons of goodwill do assist in corralling unattended animals off the road. As I appeal to drivers to be careful on our roads, I kindly urge authorities to take this matter seriously and human lives are protected and saved at all cost. I also kindly urge animal owners to keep animals off the road for the safety of the animals. 

COVID 19 and Climate Change

 

COVID 19 and Climate change

In the recent surge of COVID 19 in India intrigued me to think if climate change contributed to COVID 19. To concur with my curious mind, Time magazine published an article on the same subject. Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive director of research and advocacy at Centre for Science and Environment in Delhi expressed that impact of pandemic can be higher in polluted regions where people’s lungs have already been weakened due to long term exposures to polluted air and hence making major Indian cities vulnerable. Another paper published in the journal Cardiovascular Research found that chronic exposure to particulate matter – a type of pollution that results from a mix of chemicals that come from sources like smokestacks and fires – is likely linked to some 15% of global COVID-19 deaths. Although particulate matter does not just come from fossil fuels, but the study’s authors found that more than 50% of air pollution-linked COVID-19 death are specifically connected to fossil-fuel use. Therefore, metropolises have experienced rapid spread of virus than suburbs of India.

Our nature is integral facet of human body and has everything to contribute to our wellbeing. People in cities crave for fresh breath in the countryside. This might sound like nature excursion but there much truth to it that human body is connected to the nature. The air and food that we consume determine our health as well. As we thank the nature for the fresh air that Guyana’s rich oxygen-laden rainforest, we shall make every efforts to preserve and protect to continue to breathe and eat healthy.

Jerri Dias
Georgetown