Climate change alters the face of the planet.

Independent reports from international scientists and governments show that global warming has already begun to change the appearance of the planet.

In Mongolia, where temperatures have already risen an average of 1.66 degrees Celsius, the Ministry of Nature and the Environment has reported the rapid disappearance of the country’s grasslands due to the increased practice of raising Cashmere goats, whose hooves disturb the roots of grass and thus devastate the land.

Meanwhile, Australian scientists have found that the world’s tropical zones, which extend north and south in a band around the Earth’s equator, are widening to encompass an additional 500 kilometers in both directions. This means that formerly humid, temperate zones are becoming severely arid instead.

These newly desert-like regions include places like southern Australia, which has already reported record-long droughts, and the southwestern United States, where some areas have been forced to implement water rationing to cope with extended shortages.

International scientists and officials, we appreciate these alarming glimpses into the magnitude of change we face with a continued warming trend. May our caring and sustainable lifestyles lead the way to restore the balance of our cherished planetary home.

In January 2009, during a videoconference with dignitaries and the public in Mongolia, Supreme Master Ching Hai expressed her concern once again for humanity as she spoke of how to best halt the adverse effects of global warming.

Refernce:
http://www.france24.com/en/20090706-tropics-expanding-due-climate-change-study, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropics, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Earth/Global-Warming/Mongolia-may-loose-prairies/articleshow/4740664.cms, http://www.aiaccproject.org/working_papers/Working%20Papers/AIACC_WP_No013.pdf, http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20090607-19385.html


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