A four-year study by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has revealed that the
carbon stores beneath the vast Arctic tundra, or permafrost, are much higher than previously estimated. CSIRO’s Global
Carbon
Project Executive Director, Dr. Josep Canadell, stated, 『Projections
show that almost all near-surface permafrost will disappear by the end
of this century, exposing large
carbon stores to decomposition and release of
greenhouse gases.”
He
went on to state his own observations on a recent trip to China that
the permafrost at the Arctic’s southern limit had nearly disappeared in
the last ２０ years. It is estimated that even a １０ percent permafrost
melt would result in a ０.７ degree Celsius increase in temperature,
causing more intense storms, droughts and rising sea levels, with
further warming that could be irreversible and catastrophic if the thaw
happens too quickly.
Dr. Canadell and colleagues at the
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, we
appreciate your efforts in providing this alarming report. Let us all
awaken now and act in bringing sustainable Earth-saving measures to
preserve the environment for ourselves and all beings.
In a July
２００８ videoconference with our Association members in Seattle,
Washington, USA, Supreme Master Ching Hai warned of the planet’s
imperilled state, offering her insights on how to best ensure our stable
future.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
If the ice melts and the sea warms, then the gas will be released into
the atmosphere, and it does already according to scientists’ research
and pro of. So the gas that release into the atmosphere might affect
you.
And you see, if it is not cold then even all the
permafrost, which is the cold hard mud layers, will be melted also, and
then the gas from the permafrost also will be released. And that’s the
reason maybe you feel more tired.
And some places may have more
mental illness, and all kind of other illnesses, and diseases go where
they have not been before even.
So everybody has to join to into
the vegetarian diet, and stop the killing, stop the harm to other
people and the animals and save energies every way possible and go green
wherever possible.
THEN WE STILL CAN SAVE THE PLANET.
Referencehttp://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSSP458218http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/who_is_who/pep_canadell.htm
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