Snow Melts, Not The Hearts

(1) In the winter The vitally important Soil Microbial communities within Alpine soils, Covered by blankets of snow, Remain active In carbon and nitrogen Cycling. Toxic emissions From burning fossil fuels Cause warming climates Which hastens The spring snow melt On the Alpine mountains; By the end of the century The snow would melt earlier By over one hundred days, Says scientific evidence. "So what? Let it melt! " You are mistaken! This would inhibit Plant productivity, Negatively affect agricultural production And disrupt natural ecosystems. And, above all, cause further climate warming. An irreversible Hazardous cycle. This is just a sample Of the Earth we'd bequeath To our grandchildren. (2) Through the dry Long summers Of North India, Mighty Himalayan rivers Flow fully swelled, Ensuring drinking water For a few hundred Million households. The swollen rivers Irrigate millions of acres Of arable land That fill the food bowls Of those millions. Where does water come from in the summer To fill the rivers? The melting snow Of the mighty Himalayan Glaciers. Rising temperatures cause Snow on the glaciers melt Faster than it is added Leaving the glaciers thinner By a foot and a half Every year, Say the scientists. The glaciers depleted At double the speed In the last two decades Than they did During the preceding Twenty years. It won't be long Before you find Ganga and Yamuna Dry like Periyar and Nila In the summers. Are these the rivers The hills, the valleys, Today a home for all, For none maybe tomorrow That we save for our grandchildren From whom did them we borrow.