Global warming spreads West Nile virus worldwide.
With the warming of the planet, the West Nile virus, which is spread by mosquitoes and can cause meningitis, has expanded its reach beyond the tropics and subtropics of Africa to become a global disease. According to virologists, increases in temperature around the world have created conditions that allow disease-carrying mosquitoes to increase their range of infecting both humans and animals.

Dr. Thomas Mettenleiter, President of the German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, explained that numerous cases of West Nile fever have been seen in Bulgaria, Hungary and Austria, with more northerly Germany expecting to see cases soon.

In the United States and Canada, West Nile disease was first reported in 1999 in New York and has since become more widespread. Experts say that if climate change continues unabated, it is only a matter of time before other types of mosquitoes also increase their range and transmit diseases such as dengue and yellow fever. 

Many thanks for your revealing work, Dr. Mettenleiter and colleagues at the German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health. We pray that this alarming scenario will be checked by humanity’s awakening to lifestyles that return our planet to harmony and equilibrium.

Supreme Master Ching Hai has often graciously provided her insights to help protect the planet from the imbalances caused by global warming, as in the following March 2009 videoconference in California, USA.


Reference
http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/212-environment/
47895-climate-change-brings-new-diseases.html
http://www.morungexpress.com/right_column/28455.html

Caspian states assisted in protecting the environment.
The Caspian Environment Program (CEP) is donating US$5.5 million to help Caspian Sea littoral states in preserving the environment and the aquatic inhabitants of the world's largest lake.

The program intends to aid Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in their management and protection of the Caspian ecosystem while achieving sustainable development goals.

Caspian Environment Program, Heaven bless your generous support of the region’s precious ecosphere. Wishing the Caspian Sea littoral nations abundant success in working together to benefit both humans and the environment.
Reference
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=101009&sectionid=351020108

Extra News
US-based manufacturer Dow Corning donates solar electricity systems to villages near its Ranjangaon, India facility for children to obtain a good education through access to sustainable sources of light.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-City-Pune-Lighting-lives-with-solar-power/
articleshow/4791068.cms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Corning  


The US Interior Department releases previously classified high-resolution images of the Arctic, thus enabling researchers greater insight into how climate change is affecting the region.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE56F6N220090717

International aid agencies are studying traditional weather forecasting methods in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) to determine if they maintain their accuracy in warning of the rapid changes brought on by global warming.
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE56F1LS20090716  

Envisat (Environment Satellite) images from the European Space Agency reveal an 80 percent loss since 2006 of the eastern lobe of the Aral Sea, an aquatic body shared by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan that was once the fourth-largest inland lake in the world.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/07/aaral-20090711.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090710092228.htm
http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/7/5805/2007/acpd-7-5805-2007.html