The second of a series of posts providing poems by Mark Cowan written for a Teachers TV programme but not used in their entirety. See previous post(s) for more details.
2 Degrees of Warming
Copyright: Mark Cowan
2 Degrees of Warming
As
we shift from one to two
These
sums appear so slow
But
the changes start to multiply
To
spread, to shift, to grow.
With
two degrees insects migrate
To
Britain, alluring and warm
And
malaria carrying mosquitoes
Could
hover, pester and swarm.
Our
warmer climes could bring tourists
With
Britain’s beaches revived.
But
warming means melting
And
melting means ice caps
So
will these beaches survive?
Water
sports could make a splash
In
the newly warmed North Sea.
But
this is climate change
And
there is no clear guarantee.
For
heavier rain with warmer conditions
Might
make our sewers flood
Water
quality could be threatened
And
turned to the colour of mud.
As
sea levels rise
So
do the waves
Crunching
against the shore
Will
beaches be scoured and worn away?
What
changes lie in store?
Copyright: Mark Cowan
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