New
satellite data by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) has shown that the melt season for Arctic sea ice is now 20 days
longer than three decades ago, extending further into both April and
September.
Dr. Thorsten Markus of NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center highlighted the importance of these earlier melt onset and later
freeze dates, due to their immense effect on ecosystems.
The
reduced ice cover also means a larger open water area to absorb more
heat from the sun, creating even more warming in a cycle that could have
a profound effect on global climate.
Moreover, recent
first-hand observations by Dr. David Barber of Canada’s University of
Manitoba indicate that the situation is even more dire than could be
perceived by satellite.
Dr. Barber stated, “Unfortunately, what
we found was that the multi-year (ice) has all but disappeared. What's
left is this remnant, rotten ice.” Drs. Markus and Barber as well as all
participating National Aeronautics and Space Administration and
University of Manitoba scientists, we are grateful for your factual
observations despite their alarming implications.
Let us all
heed the message conveyed by the vanishing Arctic and act quickly to
protect the planet for ourselves and our children. With deep concern,
Supreme Master Ching Hai has often spoken of the polar ice melt
phenomenon, along with a way to halt it, as in an October 2009
videoconference in Germany.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: With
melting that has caused the biggest ice loss ever known in the Arctic,
scientists now tell us that the region is warming at the rate twice as
fast as the rest of the world.
Many researchers are saying that
at the rate of current warming, there is almost no way for our world to
stay within the limits of a 2 degree Celsius temperature rise, which is
the maximum that will still ensure the safety of most life on the
planet. But even though our predicament is very grave, we do still have
time if we act now. And the solution is still very simple.
It’s
the vegan diet – no animal products. This is the key. If everyone
switches to this beneficial lifestyle, our planet will be cooled in no
time, scientifically speaking and my promise.
http://www.physorg.com/news183836066.html http://www.umanitoba.ca/about/barber.html http://stn.nsc.gov.tw/view_detail.asp?doc_uid=0990116001&kind_no=A04http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/732009---permanent-arctic-ice-vanishing#article
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