Sydney’s dust storms a further sign of global warming. A thick red cloud of earth particles turned day to night and obstructed people’s air passageways as huge dust storms recently struck Australia’s largest city not once, but twice. The oppressive atmosphere, which left hundreds hospitalized and many others struggling to breathe, resulted from the combined effect of prolonged
10-year drought due to climate change worsened by deforestation and livestock grazing.
With the country’s interior reduced to a dust bowl and high winds that loosened the soil, carrying it thousands of miles across the continent, it is estimated that northeastern Australia was covered with millions of tons of dust.
These dirt particles also bring additional health threats in the form of airborne pathogens such as meningitis that can penetrate deep into the human body. In central Africa’s Sahara Desert, some 25,000 people currently perish each year from dust storm-borne disease, and in western USA, cases of valley fever have nearly quadrupled in the last decade.
Scientists are now saying that diseases previously thought to be human transmitted are also likely being carried by dust clouds, with places like Barbados, which receives African-blown winds, seeing an asthma rate that is 17 times more than in 1973, the year that a major African drought began.
We appreciate the work and clear-sighted observations of Mr. Barrie and his colleagues at the World Meteorological Organization. May tragedies such as these awaken us all to the need to quickly exercise protective care for our planet.
Long mindful of the environment and our need to prevent further harm, Supreme Master Ching Hai had discussed the dangers of drought along with optimal restorative actions during a Singapore lecture in September 1994.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: Recently, our world has a lot of disasters, like drought. And then dry climate and heated-up planet due to a lot of weather changing.
And then the more it heats up, the more dry.
The more dry, the less trees. The less trees, the less rain. The less rain, the less trees, and this is the devil circle. And every corner of the earth, affects the whole planet.
Therefore, if you yourself; your heart, your mind, your speech, your actions are pure, how much beneficial can it be to this planet?
Supreme Master Ching Hai: The vegan diet is good for you; it would purify your spirit, purify your aura, and make you clear, inner and outside, and protect you.
Referencehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/27/dust-storms-diseases-sydney Climate change conference in Formosa (Taiwan). On October 11, a videoconference entitled “Protect our Home with L.O.V.E” will be held in Taichung, Formosa.
With the “L” of L-O-V-E signifying Lohas, or “lifestyles of health and sustainability”; “O” for Organic; “V” for Vegan, and “E” for Eco, this special occasion will feature a variety of guest speakers from government, science and media, including the Honorable Mayor Amelita Navarro of Santiago in the Philippines.
Also present will be two notable panels, one on climate change and one on co-existing with nature to better ensure a sustainable planetary home.
A special question-and-answer session will be held with the event’s guest of honor, Supreme Master Ching Hai, who graciously accepted the invitation to share her thoughts on how we can save the Earth while there is still time.
This event will be broadcast live globally on Supreme Master Television.We pray that the conference may be successful in bringing inspiration and insight to all participants and audience members.
Our gratefulness to Supreme Master Ching Hai for agreeing to share her views on our critical planetary situation. With the grace of the Providence, may all citizens of the world be able to thrive in peace as we join in better stewardship of our ecosphere.
Please tune in for Supreme Master Television’s live broadcast of “Protect our Home with L.O.V.E” in Taichung, Formosa, this Sunday at 1:30 pm local time, 7:30 am Central European Time.
Extra NewsHSBC, the first declared carbon neutral bank in the world, with employees who are sent on training courses to learn to manage climate change, is now collaborating with Earthwatch Institute to launch a regional climate center in Zhejiang province, China.
http://www.borneobulletin.com.bn/tue/oct6h35.htmAfter hearing personal accounts of the impact of global warming on African citizens’ lives, Ireland’s first woman president and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson pledged to put their needs at the forefront of December’s climate change negotiations in Copenhagen.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/1006/1224255980870.htmlUS-based computing expert IBM is researching the Lithium Air Battery, a concept that may enable electric vehicles to travel up to 500 miles without a recharge.
http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/2967Dr. Hassan Younis, Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Energy announces the government will link the first solar power plant to the national electrical grid, which will provide 140 Megawatts of energy, with preparations being made for several more such plants.
http://www2.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Economy/000011/0202000000000000010176.htm
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