Videoconference in San Jose, California, USA with Supreme Master Ching Hai.- 14 July 2008 | |
Videoconference in San Jose, California, USA with Supreme Master Ching Hai.
Our Association member (F): Yes, Master. Thank you very much. Supreme Master Ching Hai : You’re welcome. But still continue do your job, like distributing flyers, meditation, praying, helping each other, helping others. Meanwhile, having a very positive vision and attitude. Things might change overnight. Who knows? Yes, it could happen!
Please tune in to Supreme Master Television at a later date for the broadcast of this videoconference with Supreme Master Ching Hai, with multi-language subtitles.
Dr. Jouni Raisanen, Climatologist, Helsinki University, Finland, IPCC member: Under this scenario, we would get a global warming of about 2.5 degrees. But as we see over most of the land here where people are actually living, the warming will exceed the global average. VOICE: Climate models are most effective when combined with other means of study, such as satellite data and an understanding of the Earth’s history. Dr. Jouni Raisanen: So, 20,000 years ago it was just the end of the last glaciation. Then, CO2 concentration was quite low, at the order of 180 parts per million in the atmosphere. Then, because of natural processes it rose to 280 parts per million, but this took several thousands of years. But now, during the last 200 years, it has risen by over 100 units, so as much as during the 10,000 years before. VOICE: Along with carbon dioxide, scientists are increasingly paying attention to methane gas, which results in atmospheric heat trapping that is at least 23 times more potent than CO2. The single largest source of methane today is animal agriculture. Dr. Jouni Raisanen: Agriculture is important, particularly for methane. If this can be reduced, it would be quite an efficient and cheap way to mitigate the global warming. VOICE: Dr. Raisanen echoes the worries of all IPCC scientists about the urgent need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Jouni Raisanen: Unfortunately it has been urgent for quite some time, and we have woken up, a little bit too late. But really this is an issue that will require big efforts from mankind and without any additional delay. VOICE: We thank Dr. Raisanen and all climate scientists for your diligent efforts and concern for the planet. May your endeavors continue to awaken us toward swift and sure actions to reduce global warming.
We share your concern, Korea, about the effects of global warming on this delicate interconnectedness. With Heaven’s grace, may our genuine efforts to reverse this situation yield a restored balance of our Earth. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/07/117_27399.html We are thankful for this timely warning and pray that all world leaders enact planet-cooling measures to minimize these adverse effects. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/9/worldupdates/2008-07-08T230730Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-344315-1&sec=Worldupdates, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7503060.stm We appreciate your careful research, scientists. Our prayers that all people act swiftly to reduce harmful methane greenhouse gases by forgoing animal products and going veg instead. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/the-missing-link-in-the-garnaut-report-20080709-3cjh.html, http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm, http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/248.htm#tab67 Researchers, your have our gratitude for your caring voice to save the coral reefs. May all nations quickly reduce the consumption of meat, oil, gas and coal to lessen greenhouse gas emissions and restore our precious biodiversity. http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=496795, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2008/07/coral-reef-buil.html, Many thanks for your work scientists, in bringing us this alarming and awakening news about the Antarctic ice shelf. We pray for a more rapid global embrace of eco-friendly practices to stabilize our life-sustaining biosphere. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/11/content_8529248.htm |
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