Threat from global warming escalated. Serious consequences from global warming such as droughts, flooding and mass extinctions will occur with less warming than previously predicted. This was a key message put forth in a report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working with the US-based environmental research company Stratus Consulting. The report states that, with a warming of just 0.22 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1990s, the damaging and often fatal effects of climate change are already being seen through such extreme events as hurricanes, flooding, droughts and heat waves. This means that increased devastation is in our future if greenhouse gas emissions continue, raising temperatures even more.
Our sincere thanks, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Stratus Consulting. Let us quicken our steps in acting now to save all lives on our shared planetary abode.
To help us better understand the grave urgency of possible scenarios for our planet, Supreme Master Ching Hai drew from the case of neighboring Mars, where tens of millions of years ago, global warming had built up past the point of no return. She shared these insights during a videoconference with Supreme Master Television staff on January 18, 2009.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: It happened so fast in the last two months that they had no time to prepare nothing. They never believed it’s going to happen, because it’s too fast. They know something may be going wrong, but they do not listen to the wise people, to the spiritual people who can see the future and who can know the cause and the effect of actions and reactions. Even then, they thought they have a lot of time, but they didn’t. In the past five years they have been warned, but they did not listen, they did not change. And then the last two months it happened just so fast, so fast, nobody even has time to even think. Ninety percent of the beings on Mars died just like that.
Stuck in the mud: plants on death row in changing worldThe vast majority of plants are unable to adapt to global warming. A study recently published in the journal “Nature,” led by Dr. Mike Crisp of the Australian National University, documented more than 11,000 species of plants on Earth, making it the largest research effort of its kind. In tracing the plants’ history from Australia, New Zealand, Africa and South America, Dr. Crisp and his colleagues found that less than 4 per cent had been able to shift to new habitats.
Our heartfelt appreciation, Dr. Crisp and associates, for your study of the effects of global warming on plant life. May its alarming implications awaken us to the urgency of acting now to protect our irreplaceable ecosphere.
Stockholm, Hamburg win first European Green Capital awardsGreen cities awarded in Europe. For their outstanding measures to create clean, green urban areas, the European Union has presented the cities of Stockholm, Sweden, and Hamburg, Germany, with the new European Green Capital award of 2010 and 2011, respectively. With four-fifths of Europe’s population living in cities, increased efforts to achieve goals in sustainability and reduced carbon emissions are essential. These two cities have set ambitious standards and enacted significant measures to achieve such goals as green spaces and public transportation that are within 300 meters of most residents.
Congratulations Stockholm and Hamburg on the well deserved acknowledgement of your leadership in eco-friendly urban living. May your green examples inspire other cities across Europe and indeed the world.
Teens Fight Global Warming on myYearbook.comTeens join online venue myYearbook.com to curb global warming. With some 20,000 people joining the website every day, myYearbook.com is the fastest-growing social network in the US and becoming the largest humanitarian site for teens. Members use virtual currency called Lunch Money to help “Causes” that range from carbon offset programs to relieving world hunger. Already, 911 billion Lunch Money dollars have gone toward alleviating climate change, with an equivalent reduction of over 1 million pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere. Ms. Catherine Cook, the teenage co-founder of myYearbook, said, “Causes has revolutionized the way teens view the world. It’s taken their passion for wanting to make a difference, and turned it into measurable action.”
Ms. Cook and all generous myYearbook participants, Heaven smiles on your noble-hearted actions. Surely such a trend of kindness and green giving will bring a bright future and restored environment for all.
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