Climate change and its consequences
Autor: HESSEN | Publicado: 2010-12-29T04:02:00-08:00

                                                                                                                                                                        In the face of                  natural                  disasters that                  have struck our                  planet,remember                  that in Jesus'                  hands reststhe fate of the EarthTranslation                                                                              Marcelo Damasceno do                Vale - marcellus.vale@gmail.com                                                                    Research                  indicates that                  "climate change                  has killed about                  315 people a                  year, hunger,                  disease or                  natural                  disasters, and                  the number will                  raise to 500                  thousand by                  2030." (1) The                  study estimates                  that the climate                  problem affects                  325 million                  people annually                  and that in two                  decades, which                  number will                  double, reaching                  the equivalent                  of 10% of the                  world today. To                  minimize the                  impact, "we                  should multiply                  by a hundred                  efforts to adapt                  to the change in                  climate in                  developing                  countries."(2)                  The                  Intergovernmental                  Panel on Climate                  Change (IPCC,                  its acronym in                  English) in its                  vast assessment                  of the issue,                  made in 2008,                  concluded that                  since                  temperatures                  began rising                  rapidly in 70                  years, the                  greenhouse gases                  produced by man,                  had a weight 13                  times more                  global warming                  than the                  variation of                  solar activity.                                                                      Almost 25% of                  the world is                  threatened by                  flooding as a                  result of                  melting of the                  Arctic,                  according to a                  study published                  in August 2009,                  the World Wide                  Fund for Nature                  (WWF). As the                  ice extent                  decreases, and                  the ocean                  surface                  increases, the                  amount of solar                  energy absorbed                  also increases.                  Recently, a                  glacier melted                  and Switzerland                  won 150 meters                  of land,                  originally                  Italian. The                  line, which                  determined the                  border, since                  1942, moved.                  There was                  melting fields,                  permanently                  covered with                  snow in the                  Alps, as a                  result of global                  warming also can                  destroy 85% of                  the Amazon.                  Global warming                  releases large                  amounts of                  methane                  [greenhouse gas]                  in the polar                  region. Until                  now, these gases                  were "trapped in                  the ice." This                  effect                  contributes, in                  turn, to the                  acceleration of                  melting in the                  Polar Regions.                                                     Given this                  change, an ice                  bridge [one                  block the size                  of Jamaica],                  which connects                  two islands in                  Antarctica,                  broke up - they                  said. The break                  may indicate                  that the block                  Wilkins, (3) is                  known as the                  territory, float                  freely, which                  will be one of                  the effects of                  changes caused                  by global                  warming.                                                    The company must                  format new                  models of                  coexistence,                  backed                  brotherhood and                  love                                                    In fact, many of                  the ice                  decreased in                  recent years in                  Antarctica, and                  six of them have                  collapsed                  completely, the                  sample from the                  glaciers of                  Prince Gustav                  Channel, Larsen                  Inlet, Larsen A,                  Larsen B, Wordie,                  Muller and                  Jones. Analysis                  shows that when                  the blocks are                  broken, the                  glaciers and ice                  masses begin to                  move toward the                  ocean. In 1985,                  scientists                  identified a                  hole in the                  ozone layer over                  Antarctica,                  which continues                  to expand,                  frighteningly.                  The ozone                  depletion                  contributes to                  the "greenhouse                  phenomenon. The                  consequences of                  this syndrome                  are                  catastrophic,                  like global                  warming and                  climate change,                  precipitating                  the occurrence                  of hurricanes,                  severe storms                  and even                  earthquakes. The                  effects of El                  Nino and La                  Nina, too, are                  terrifying,                  because that                  accelerate the                  melting of polar                  ice caps,                  increasing                  consequently the                  sea level and                  flooding coastal                  areas. They                  include the                  records of                  shrinking                  glaciers in the                  Himalayas, the                  Andes, on Mount                  Kilimanjaro, and                  the only ski                  resort in                  Bolivia,                  Chacaltaya,                  ended his                  activity, the                  scarcity of snow                  in the region.                                                     It is urgent to                  create a                  critical                  mentality, which                  would establish                  new behaviors                  with a focus on                  sustainability                  of human life.                  The company must                  format new                  models of                  coexistence,                  backed                  brotherhood and                  love. The lack                  of awareness, of                  interdependence                  and                  complementarity                  between                  individuals,                  creates ever                  more intensely,                  the imbalance of                  nature.                                                     The scientist                  Stephen Hawking                  in his book "The                  Universe in a                  Nutshell",                  explains, in a                  curious way,                  that: "A                  butterfly                  flapping its                  wings in Tokyo                  can cause rain                  in Central Park                  in New York."                  (4) Hawking                  explains that                  "it is the                  beating of                  wings, simply to                  generate the                  rain, but the                  influence of                  this little                  movement on                  other events in                  other places it                  can lead                  ultimately to                  influence the                  climate." (5)                                                   In the United                  States, 55                  million people                  think that lack                  little to end                  the world                                                    Because these                  throes of acute                  pain of nature,                  arise in various                  parts of the                  world, fanatical                  groups of                  people, creating                  sects and cults                  strangers, leave                  employment,                  family, waiting                  for the                  "doomsday". Only                  in France,                  according to the                  magazine ISTOÉ                  of 4 August                  1999, nearly 200                  of them, with                  300 thousand                  followers. In                  Japan, many                  "gurus" predict                  the "end of the                  world." In the                  United States,                  55 million                  Americans think                  that lack little                  for the world                  over. For them,                  the hurricanes                  that have                  destroyed the                  central region                  of the country                  are angels sent                  to punish men,                  announcing the                  "high end". (6)                  It is not                  comforting in                  any way, the                  appearance of                  people with                  these bizarre                  beliefs, which                  are                  proliferating                  around the                  world, obscured                  the reason for                  the expectation                  of a "new era".                  Unfortunately,                  even in spirit                  hosts, there                  have been some                  books with ideas                  that lead the                  unsuspecting to                  the hypnosis                  panic or                  catastrophic                  worst possible                  scenario ...!                                                    Today, according                  to the Law of                  Cause and                  Effect, we do                  not have the                  talent of                  prophecy to                  predict the                  future landscape                  of the land.                  Earthquakes,                  hurricanes,                  floods, volcanic                  eruptions and                  other natural                  disasters are                  inevitable and                  will be part of                  the dynamics of                  nature. This                  does not mean we                  cannot do                  anything to make                  us less                  vulnerable.                  "Learning from                  the disasters of                  today to deal                  with future                  threats." (7) We                  are informed by                  the world famous                  Lyonnais, Allan                  Kardec, that the                  great phenomena                  of nature, those                  who are                  considered a                  disturbance of                  the elements,                  there are                  unforeseen                  circumstances,                  because                  "everything has                  a purpose and                  nothing happens                  without God's                  permission. (8)                  and the                  cataclysms                  "sometimes have                  a reason to be                  direct to the                  man. However, in                  most cases, aim                  to restore                  balance and                  harmony of the                  physical forces                  of nature." (9)                                                    The health                  concern is which                  results in                  uplifting                  achievements for                  the good of all                                                    Pessimists                  insist, always,                  in thinking that                  way, negative                  and dark, to see                  things in the                  world is a                  realistic way to                  live. In fact,                  if we look at                  life with a lot                  of emotion (far                  from thinking)                  will find plenty                  of reasons that                  we kill the                  animals,                  anywhere and in                  any situation,                  for example, we                  are faced daily                  with needy                  children; hunger                  universal wars,                  urban violence,                  kidnappings,                  famine, social                  insecurity,                  corruption, etc.                  catastrophic                  accidents.                  However, it is a                  duty towards our                  well-being, we                  adapted to life                  with all she has                  good and bad,                  without,                  necessarily, it                  stays stuck to                  the situations.                                                                      Be concerned                  only and remain                  passive in the                  face of warning                  signs that                  nature gives us,                  is to model a                  chaotic future                  for generations                  to come. The                  health concern                  is which that                  results in gains                  uplifting for                  its own sake and                  for the good of                  all,                  fundamentally,                  for the next                  sister to come                  to reincarnate.                  This is a                  legitimate                  Christian.                  However                  difficult the                  challenges they                  are facing, due                  to the very                  human                  carelessness,                  spurred the                  desire to find                  harmony with                  Mother Nature.                  We must remember                  that Jesus is                  the Way that                  leads us to the                  enlightened                  concepts of                  Truth, where we                  received the                  glorious seed of                  wisdom, which                  dominate the                  centuries to                  come, preparing                  our earthly life                  to the heights                  of universal                  love in the                  deepest respect                  for nature.                                                                                                                                                                            References:                                                    (1) Report as                  Global                  Humanitarian                  Forum (FHG), an                  institution                  based in Geneva.                                                   (2) Available in                                                   http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Ciencia,                      Available inhttp://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Ciencia                                  , accessed on                  August 27, 2009.                                                   (3) Details: The                  block Wilkins,                  the Antarctic                  Peninsula, is                  decreasing in                  size since the                  1990s.                                                   (4) Hawking,                  Stephen. The                  Universe in a                  Nutshell, São                  Paulo: Ed.                  Mandarim, 2a                  Edition, (2002).                                                   (5) idem.                                                   (6) Published in                  the Journal                  ISTOÉ, edition                  of 4 August                  1999.                                                   (7) Message from                  the former                  Secretary-General,                  Kofi Annan on                  the occasion of                  International                  Day For Disaster                  Reduction, 11                  October 2006, as                  conveyed by the                  Regional                  Information                  Center of the UN                  in Brussels -                  Runic.                                                   (8) Kardec,                  Allan. The                  Spirits’ Book,                  RJ: Ed. FEB,                  2001, question                  536.                                  (9) idem.