Scientists confirm
climate change
link to UK flooding.
Connecting the nation's
weather events to
the larger phenomenon
of climate change
for the first time,
a study by scientists at
the University of Oxford
in the United Kingdom
has shown that
human-generated
greenhouse gases
contributed to the
devastating 2000 floods.
With British meteorologists
saying that this was
also the wettest autumn
in more than 230 years
of record-keeping,
the extreme rains
and flooding affected
thousands of residents
throughout especially
England and Wales,
damaging nearly
10,000 properties.
In their study,
the researchers evaluated
regional flood patterns
over the past seven years
as well as thousands of
detailed computer
weather simulations
to establish the chance
of floods occurring
with and without
greenhouse gases present.
Their results, published
in the journal Nature,
concluded that human-
made global warming
made flooding twice
as likely to occur.
Reviewing the study,
expert climatologist
Professor Andrew Weaver
of Canada's University
of Victoria cautioned
that continued
global warming could
lead to worsening
conditions as he stated,
“We should continue to
expect increased flooding
associated with increased
extreme precipitation
because of
increasing atmospheric
greenhouse gas.
And we have no one
to blame but ourselves.”
Our appreciation,
University of
Oxford scientists,
for your detailed work
in revealing a clear link
between extreme weather
patterns and human-
caused greenhouse
gas emissions.
May we quickly adopt
effective actions
to mitigate such impacts
and stabilize the ecosphere.
In a video message
presented to
the Association of
Mexican Magistrates
Pro Environmental Justice
in October 2009,
Supreme Master Ching Hai
addressed
the alarming rise in
climate change-induced
floods and other disasters
while reminding
of the steps needed
to reverse them.
Supreme Master Ching Hai : We have signs of
imminent crisis that are
evident in all corners
of the world.
First, storms have nearly
doubled in intensity
over the past five years,
as we can see in recent
hurricanes and floods,
which left damage,
trauma
and grieving families.
What causes these
damaging changes?
The number one cause
of global warming is:
livestock.
Recent research tells us
that livestock-raising is
responsible for more than
50% of the world's
greenhouse gas emissions.
Livestock is
the single largest source
of human-generated
methane, a greenhouse gas
that traps at least
72 times more heat
than CO2, as measured
over a 20-year period.
Therefore, to rapidly
halt global warming,
to halt the emission
of methane, we must stop
its number one source:
that is, livestock breeding.
Becoming vegetarian
would be an effective
solution to global warming.
That is, we have to live
an animal-free lifestyle,
a compassionate lifestyle.
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Extra NewsThe decision by the US
Environment Protection
Agency to halt
all oil drilling
off Alaska's coast,
pending more studies to
evaluate environmental
impact, is heralded
by environmental groups
such as the Sierra Club
and the Center
for Biological Diversity
for its protection of
wildlife and the Earth.
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Chief Economist
Dr. Fatih Birol
of the France-based
International Energy
Agency warns that
the goal of limiting
global temperature rise
to two degrees Celsius
will not be achieved
without significant and
courageous steps now.
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