A rose may stop smelling like a rose.Well that's it, we'll have to stop driving our SUVs so we can keep smelling the flowers. But then, you can blame just about everything on global warming.
This is the concern of environmentalists as flowers are losing their scent due to climate change and air pollution. And their fragrance may be lost forever.
Science and Technology Professor Emeritus at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Dr Abdul Latif Mohamad, said genetically modified flowers might be the way out.
Climate change is also the reason Kuala Lumpur City Hall is increasingly turning to shady trees, because flowers which previously formed the centrepiece of its beautification programme have been wilting fast.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Apparently global warming is making them lose their scent:
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