Create a shield of compassion around the Earth.

Across the globe, many climate change scientists agree that it is a far better use of our present time to focus on actions that mitigate global warming rather than a precise prediction of its effects. During the recent SOS Stop Global Warming Seminar in Thailand, Supreme Master Ching Hai affirmed this advice and highlighted the main way to intervene and even prevent climate-related calamity: the plant-based diet.

Videoconference with Supreme Master Ching Hai SOS Stop Global Warming Seminar 
Thailand – October 11, 2008

Yaowarin Srichainan – Computer Engineer, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Thailand (F): To what extent would Thailand be affected by global warming and what would be the worst that we could all expect?

VOICE: Following the seminar, participants reflected on their shared sense of personal empowerment to make a difference.

Veerayut Jitsai - Seminar participant (M): During this time global warming has become very critical. If we want to make it better we can change to a vegetarian diet.

Seminar participant (F) : As a responsible citizen, we should all be concerned about it because this affects us, affects our well-being, but we are all inter-connected. Anything that can help reduce this state of emergency in our planet, then I believe it is a good thing. I am myself working to eat less and less meat.

VOICE: We would like to thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for the deep concern, wisdom and love she shares to ensure a future for our planet. May we all help to create this shield of love and mercy through expressing compassion in our daily actions, starting with our choice of meals.

Please tune in at a future date to Words of Wisdom for the full conference with multi-language subtitles here on Supreme Master Television.

Tropical plants and animal species face threat from warming weather.

A new study predicts that plants and animals in tropical rainforests and mountains may find it difficult to adapt in the future, as such areas have warmed more than .75 degrees Celsius since 1975, with further temperature increases continuing. The study projects that climate change will cause a 600 meter shift upwards of all temperature zones, with some species finding themselves in completely unfamiliar habitats as a result. Study lead Dr. Robert Colwell of the University of Connecticut, USA stated that significant extinctions could occur if the species either cannot move or if they fail to adapt to the cooler region.

Many thanks, Dr. Colwell and colleagues, for this important study on the delicate state of our ecosystems. We pray that all people preserve the diversity of flora and fauna for the balance of our shared biosphere.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/10/content_10173920.htm http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2008/081014/08101401.htm http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hgRUgi0kLIvuVA2reYgm2NsLNwFw http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/globa-warming-affects-warm-weather-68463.aspx 

Rural Malaysians grow their own food.

For those in the countryside of the Sarawak state, escalating food prices have more than doubled the cost of staples such as rice. In response, the 2,000 residents of the rural community of Long Lama began planting their own food and are now growing paddies of rice as well as gardens filled with leafy vegetables, beans, chili peppers, tapioca and fruit.

Wow, what an inspiring response to adversity, Long Lama residents! May we be motivated by your enlivening example toward similar green steps to provide for ourselves and the planet.

Supreme Master Ching Hai: I have another idea;  that is for people  who have a yard,  instead of growing grass  or something else,  grow vegetables.  You can grow enough  for yourselves  or as a supplement.  This way, you can have  good vegetarian food,  save money, time  and the energy used  on transportation.

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/10/13/southneast/2186386&sec=southneast

Australia faces its hottest drought.

Amidst record lows in rainfall, temperatures in the southeastern states of Victoria and Tasmania have reached record highs. This devastating combination, for which there is currently no respite in sight, is endangering the Murray-Darling River system, an important resource for agricultural irrigation whose southern inflows rely on these drought-stricken areas. By contrast, areas in northern Australia are seeing record highs in rainfall.

Our prayers for the resiliency of the people of Australia as they endure the extreme weather effects of global warming. Let us take swift action to stabilize these patterns through our eco-friendly lifestyles so that all may live in comfort and plenty.

http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/finance/drought-the-hottest-ever/1330674.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray-Darling_Basin

Greenland glacier rapidly melting.

For the past 10 years scientists have been seeking to understand why Jakobshavn Isbræ, one of Greenland’s largest glaciers, suddenly began to melt. Researchers at New York University’s Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science have determined the melting rate began to rise when sub-surface water temperatures increased, with currents that were traceable to the North Atlantic Ocean. Previous studies have already linked this rapid increase in thinning to global warming, and scientists are especially concerned that a similar melting trend sparked by warming waters beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet could have severe implications for sea level rise.

We thank you, New York University and other scientists, for sharing these startling findings of rapid Greenland glacier retreat. We pray for divine protection and the safety of those vulnerable as we strive to restore the balance of our planetary home.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080929093754.htm, http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/jakobshavn.html,