Record high temperatures already in 2011. Less
than three-quarters into the year, six nations have seen record high
temperatures including Kuwait, Iraq, Armenia, Iran and Republic of
Congo. In noting this extreme weather, US-based meteorologist Dr. Jeff
Masters of Weather Underground stated that no record lows have been
recorded in any country thus far,only unprecedented heat.
On
August 3, the city of Mitraba in Kuwait saw the thermometer register
53.3 degrees Celsius, an all-time high for the nation and a temperature
never seen before in the world for the month of August.
The 2011
warming trend also repeats a theme of last year, when 20 countries
reported all-time highs but none saw record lows. Extreme heat is known
to be dangerous to both human and animal health, with many people who
have perished to recent high temperatures in cities as well as tens of
thousands of fish that have suffocated due to reduced oxygen in warming
waters.
We appreciate your research and sharing of this factual
information, Dr. Masters and associates, despite its alarming nature.
Our prayers that humanity joins in lifestyles that restore balance to
our planet and all cherished fellow inhabitants.
Supreme
Master Ching Hai: The heat is so intense nowadays that government
officials are genuinely concerned about your health,so they have asked
you to stay indoors even, in midday hours,or to put a hat on when going
outdoors,and to drink plenty of water,and constantly. You see, climate
change is very dangerous to our health,the health of our parents and our
young children.
The extreme heat not only makes us feel hot, but
as the glaciers melt, livelihoods, food, drinking water, etc., etc.,
also face a real meltdown.
How do we keep the global temperature at safe levels? There is a solution.
The
United Nations proposed that the best way to bring about cooling,rather
than focusing on carbon dioxide, would be to reduce the shorter-lived
global warming agents. These include methane, black carbon, and
ground-level ozone. The fastest, cheapest way to do this is to stop
raising animals for human consumption.
http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0816-hance_record_temps.html http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1883Extra NewsA
United Nations report on Cambodia identifies climate change effects
such as loss of precipitation and temperature rise as a significant
threat to her people, the overwhelming majority of whom live in rural
areas and depend on agriculture as their primary livelihood.
http://reliefweb.int/node/443857 http://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-change-to-hit-rural-poor/ In
a presentation on August 26, 2011, well-known agriculture scientist MS
Swaminathan of India warned of increased pests, disease and weeds
associated with climate change, with just a one degree Celsius
temperature rise causing losses of 6 million tons of wheat per year as
well as decreasing the quality of grains.
http://www.livemint.com/2011/08/26134002/Climate-change-impacting-agric.html?h=BAs
severe drought continues into September 2011 in the US state of Texas,
scientists with the US Fish and Wildlife Service prepare to evacuate
small numbers of endangered fish, amphibians and other aquatic animals
in an effort to safeguard them from extinction.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/08/30/national/a112327D36.DTL http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/texas-drought-could-threaten-1151753.html