SARS update The world is still underestimating the danger here, distracted by the US/UK efforts to 'liberate' Iraq. Hong Kong quarantined more than 200 people in a single apartment block by sealing the building on Monday after 92 new cases were reported there. The disease seems to be traveling vertically.... The quarantine is a bit late though, many of the families living there had already fled by the time officials showed up with tape.
Total number of infections in in Hong Kong is now more than 620.
Monday, March 31, 2003
SARS update The world is still underestimating the danger here, distracted by the US/UK efforts to 'liberate' Iraq. Hong Kong quarantined more than 200 people in a single apartment block by sealing the building on Monday after 92 new cases were reported there. The disease seems to be traveling vertically.... The quarantine is a bit late though, many of the families living there had already fled by the time officials showed up with tape.
Total number of infections in in Hong Kong is now more than 620.
Total number of infections in in Hong Kong is now more than 620.
US warns Iran and Syria: "Tehran must stop pursuing weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them," Mr Powell said, while pledging support for "the aspirations of the Iranian people to improve their lives".
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
US warns Iran and Syria: "Tehran must stop pursuing weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them," Mr Powell said, while pledging support for "the aspirations of the Iranian people to improve their lives".
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
I believe that the US is starting to drum up support for the possible future 'liberation' of Iran and Syria. There is nothing wrong with my memory, the war against Iraq started with a similar media blitz - Bush and his hawks constantly spouting a litany of statements like that no matter what the actual truth!
Of course, this path depends on how quickly they can crush opposition in Iraq. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to convince anybody, inside or outside of the US, that this is something they must do. Which makes me worry for Baghdad. What bombs do the Americans have that can stun an entire city... without killing them all (in theory)? Because I suspect they will drop such a bomb on Baghdad.
The Baghdad blogger is still silent. Perhaps this is the sensible thing to do for him, these are truly dangerous times for dissenters in Iraq.
Saturday, March 29, 2003
SARS update: 1 Nov 2002 to 29 Mar 2003: Number of cases - 1550. Deaths - 53
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
SARS update: 1 Nov 2002 to 29 Mar 2003: Number of cases - 1550. Deaths - 53
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 2, Ireland 2, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 3
It looks like no big deal but considering how easily and fast this bug spreads and how it kills healthy fit adults, this is something that should be taken very seriously. So far, other headlines are pushing this to the background.
Friday, March 28, 2003
Zimbabwe: Quietly, unnoticed by the rest of the world, a madman in Zimbabwe is turning one of the most fertile pieces of earth into a wasteland by evicting many of the farmers. People are dying, either from hunger or from torture. This would be an instance where I would actually approve of outside interference. Of course, there is none. They have no oil and no vital mining products so they dont awaken the 'humanitarian' instincts in the US/UK. It is this kind of start hypocrisy that almost makes me choke when people tell me they are liberating Iraq from a horrific dictator. Of course, Saddam & Co have done terrible things and should be put before an international tribunal but when you add it all up, it pales in comparison with what is happening in Zimbabwe. It pales! Latest estimates by the UN are that 7 million people in Zimbabwe face starvation. What do we do? We watch bombs raining down on Baghdad in an impotent rage and ignore something we could do something about: something that would actually save millions of lives!
Oh, oh, I lie… the British were planning on going over there couple of months ago, despite protests… to play cricket! They only ducked out because of security fears...
Zimbabwe does not play cricket...hats off to Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower and his team-mate Henry Olonga!
By the way, I would not approve of US/UK military intervention in Zimbabwe any more than I do in any other country. We have many very effective non-violent tools to our disposal and hardly ever use it - and when we do, we do not use them well.
Oh, oh, I lie… the British were planning on going over there couple of months ago, despite protests… to play cricket! They only ducked out because of security fears...
Zimbabwe does not play cricket...hats off to Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower and his team-mate Henry Olonga!
By the way, I would not approve of US/UK military intervention in Zimbabwe any more than I do in any other country. We have many very effective non-violent tools to our disposal and hardly ever use it - and when we do, we do not use them well.
Zimbabwe: Quietly, unnoticed by the rest of the world, a madman in Zimbabwe is turning one of the most fertile pieces of earth into a wasteland by evicting many of the farmers. People are dying, either from hunger or from torture. This would be an instance where I would actually approve of outside interference. Of course, there is none. They have no oil and no vital mining products so they dont awaken the 'humanitarian' instincts in the US/UK. It is this kind of start hypocrisy that almost makes me choke when people tell me they are liberating Iraq from a horrific dictator. Of course, Saddam & Co have done terrible things and should be put before an international tribunal but when you add it all up, it pales in comparison with what is happening in Zimbabwe. It pales! Latest estimates by the UN are that 7 million people in Zimbabwe face starvation. What do we do? We watch bombs raining down on Baghdad in an impotent rage and ignore something we could do something about: something that would actually save millions of lives!
Oh, oh, I lie… the British were planning on going over there couple of months ago, despite protests… to play cricket! They only ducked out because of security fears...
Zimbabwe does not play cricket...hats off to Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower and his team-mate Henry Olonga!
By the way, I would not approve of US/UK military intervention in Zimbabwe any more than I do in any other country. We have many very effective non-violent tools to our disposal and hardly ever use it - and when we do, we do not use them well.
Oh, oh, I lie… the British were planning on going over there couple of months ago, despite protests… to play cricket! They only ducked out because of security fears...
Zimbabwe does not play cricket...hats off to Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower and his team-mate Henry Olonga!
By the way, I would not approve of US/UK military intervention in Zimbabwe any more than I do in any other country. We have many very effective non-violent tools to our disposal and hardly ever use it - and when we do, we do not use them well.
Mae is dead: I went by Connie's yesterday - we fell asleep on the couch, me and the puppy, every now and then she would streeeetch and grunt with pleasure. A few hours after I had left, she was put down. There was no other way, she was becoming skin over bone... I am so sad today. Connie is heartbroken.
Mae is dead: I went by Connie's yesterday - we fell asleep on the couch, me and the puppy, every now and then she would streeeetch and grunt with pleasure. A few hours after I had left, she was put down. There was no other way, she was becoming skin over bone... I am so sad today. Connie is heartbroken.
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Meanwhile, everyone is looking towards the place where civilisation began and ignoring something that might cause civilisation to end… the SARS epidemic is gathering momentum with almost 500 cases reported and 17 dead so far. Not to spread panic but so far we have been pretty lucky with the various horror diseases that could wipe out entire continents. This one, however, has the potential of solving the world overpopulation problem in a very short period. The virus has not yet been properly identified, a medicine that might possibly help with fighting the disease has been found but this bug is fast and it spreads fastest in the poorest countries. Of course, most people in the rich west will be just fine, as usual. This could be a disaster that has no comparison in recent history.
Meanwhile, everyone is looking towards the place where civilisation began and ignoring something that might cause civilisation to end… the SARS epidemic is gathering momentum with almost 500 cases reported and 17 dead so far. Not to spread panic but so far we have been pretty lucky with the various horror diseases that could wipe out entire continents. This one, however, has the potential of solving the world overpopulation problem in a very short period. The virus has not yet been properly identified, a medicine that might possibly help with fighting the disease has been found but this bug is fast and it spreads fastest in the poorest countries. Of course, most people in the rich west will be just fine, as usual. This could be a disaster that has no comparison in recent history.
The news on CNN: I dont listen to CNN if I want to know what's going on, especially in Iraq. This is why... when this kind of story can be buried without a public outcry and such respected journalists as Peter Arnett and his team are fired for telling the truth, you cannot watch such a sender any more with a straight face. Spineless bunch of yes-nodders, carrying forward the party line. How easily did America shrug off it's freedom of speech!
The news on CNN: I dont listen to CNN if I want to know what's going on, especially in Iraq. This is why... when this kind of story can be buried without a public outcry and such respected journalists as Peter Arnett and his team are fired for telling the truth, you cannot watch such a sender any more with a straight face. Spineless bunch of yes-nodders, carrying forward the party line. How easily did America shrug off it's freedom of speech!
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Robin Cook: my hero! Not often you find politicians willing to stick to their principles even if it results in resignation. I wish there were more like him, the world would be a better place.
Robin Cook: my hero! Not often you find politicians willing to stick to their principles even if it results in resignation. I wish there were more like him, the world would be a better place.
Shock and Awe – just in case you wondered
The "Shock and Awe" concept was originally articulated in 1996 in an obscure Pentagon publication by Harlan K. Ullman, a Naval veteran and prolific author, and James Wade, a former Pentagon planner. In consultation with a team of six former military officers, Ullman and Wade sought to develop ways for the U.S. armed forces to achieve "rapid dominance" over any battlefield foe.
Their idea was go beyond traditional doctrines of "decisive force" and find a way for the United States to prevail more quickly over enemies with inferior firepower while avoiding the civilian and military casualties that could undermine political support.
While "Shock and Awe" is out of print, it is available online in the publications section of the Web site of the Pentagon's Command and Control Research Program.
In perhaps the most controversial passage of their 106-page text, Ullman and Wade wrote,
"Theoretically, the magnitude of Shock and Awe Rapid Dominance seeks to impose (in extreme cases) ... the non-nuclear equivalent of the impact that the atomic weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on the Japanese. The Japanese were prepared for suicidal resistance until both nuclear bombs were used. The impact of those weapons was sufficient to transform both the mindset of the average Japanese citizen and the outlook of the leadership through this condition of Shock and Awe. The Japanese simply could not comprehend the destructive power carried by a single airplane. This incomprehension produced a state of awe."
The "Shock and Awe" concept was originally articulated in 1996 in an obscure Pentagon publication by Harlan K. Ullman, a Naval veteran and prolific author, and James Wade, a former Pentagon planner. In consultation with a team of six former military officers, Ullman and Wade sought to develop ways for the U.S. armed forces to achieve "rapid dominance" over any battlefield foe.
Their idea was go beyond traditional doctrines of "decisive force" and find a way for the United States to prevail more quickly over enemies with inferior firepower while avoiding the civilian and military casualties that could undermine political support.
While "Shock and Awe" is out of print, it is available online in the publications section of the Web site of the Pentagon's Command and Control Research Program.
In perhaps the most controversial passage of their 106-page text, Ullman and Wade wrote,
"Theoretically, the magnitude of Shock and Awe Rapid Dominance seeks to impose (in extreme cases) ... the non-nuclear equivalent of the impact that the atomic weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on the Japanese. The Japanese were prepared for suicidal resistance until both nuclear bombs were used. The impact of those weapons was sufficient to transform both the mindset of the average Japanese citizen and the outlook of the leadership through this condition of Shock and Awe. The Japanese simply could not comprehend the destructive power carried by a single airplane. This incomprehension produced a state of awe."
Shock and Awe – just in case you wondered
The "Shock and Awe" concept was originally articulated in 1996 in an obscure Pentagon publication by Harlan K. Ullman, a Naval veteran and prolific author, and James Wade, a former Pentagon planner. In consultation with a team of six former military officers, Ullman and Wade sought to develop ways for the U.S. armed forces to achieve "rapid dominance" over any battlefield foe.
Their idea was go beyond traditional doctrines of "decisive force" and find a way for the United States to prevail more quickly over enemies with inferior firepower while avoiding the civilian and military casualties that could undermine political support.
While "Shock and Awe" is out of print, it is available online in the publications section of the Web site of the Pentagon's Command and Control Research Program.
In perhaps the most controversial passage of their 106-page text, Ullman and Wade wrote,
"Theoretically, the magnitude of Shock and Awe Rapid Dominance seeks to impose (in extreme cases) ... the non-nuclear equivalent of the impact that the atomic weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on the Japanese. The Japanese were prepared for suicidal resistance until both nuclear bombs were used. The impact of those weapons was sufficient to transform both the mindset of the average Japanese citizen and the outlook of the leadership through this condition of Shock and Awe. The Japanese simply could not comprehend the destructive power carried by a single airplane. This incomprehension produced a state of awe."
The "Shock and Awe" concept was originally articulated in 1996 in an obscure Pentagon publication by Harlan K. Ullman, a Naval veteran and prolific author, and James Wade, a former Pentagon planner. In consultation with a team of six former military officers, Ullman and Wade sought to develop ways for the U.S. armed forces to achieve "rapid dominance" over any battlefield foe.
Their idea was go beyond traditional doctrines of "decisive force" and find a way for the United States to prevail more quickly over enemies with inferior firepower while avoiding the civilian and military casualties that could undermine political support.
While "Shock and Awe" is out of print, it is available online in the publications section of the Web site of the Pentagon's Command and Control Research Program.
In perhaps the most controversial passage of their 106-page text, Ullman and Wade wrote,
"Theoretically, the magnitude of Shock and Awe Rapid Dominance seeks to impose (in extreme cases) ... the non-nuclear equivalent of the impact that the atomic weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on the Japanese. The Japanese were prepared for suicidal resistance until both nuclear bombs were used. The impact of those weapons was sufficient to transform both the mindset of the average Japanese citizen and the outlook of the leadership through this condition of Shock and Awe. The Japanese simply could not comprehend the destructive power carried by a single airplane. This incomprehension produced a state of awe."
Iraq today
Watching the news this morning about Iraq almost made me sick to my stomach, a self-satisfied commentator was reading from the teleprompter that some 500 Iraqi soldiers had died in battle and none of the US/UK forces. This is not a war, this is slaughter! This is such an unequal and unfair fight – and unjust too.
I am still not hearing any exit strategies, just rumours. The last one is that the us are planning to put some kind of military commander in place for about two years and in that period a cabinet will be formed and a president of some kind will be appointed, probabaly one of the expats. From all that I have heard, this will many of the people in this country very unhappy. I think there is a pretty good chance that this country will fall apart in three parts within the next 5 years or so and that this will result in civil unrest or war in Turkey and Iran… leading to utter destabilisation in the region for many years. Perhaps this is the American strategy? Scatter to the winds, set the Arabic people up against each other so that they kill each other and leave the US well alone – all the while leaving the field wide open for US business to plunder the area.
Call me paranoid but the US foreign policy over the past 30+ years more or less followed this kind of strategy, why not now?
The blogger from Baghdad is still silent, last posting was 24 March. I hope he still lives.
Watching the news this morning about Iraq almost made me sick to my stomach, a self-satisfied commentator was reading from the teleprompter that some 500 Iraqi soldiers had died in battle and none of the US/UK forces. This is not a war, this is slaughter! This is such an unequal and unfair fight – and unjust too.
I am still not hearing any exit strategies, just rumours. The last one is that the us are planning to put some kind of military commander in place for about two years and in that period a cabinet will be formed and a president of some kind will be appointed, probabaly one of the expats. From all that I have heard, this will many of the people in this country very unhappy. I think there is a pretty good chance that this country will fall apart in three parts within the next 5 years or so and that this will result in civil unrest or war in Turkey and Iran… leading to utter destabilisation in the region for many years. Perhaps this is the American strategy? Scatter to the winds, set the Arabic people up against each other so that they kill each other and leave the US well alone – all the while leaving the field wide open for US business to plunder the area.
Call me paranoid but the US foreign policy over the past 30+ years more or less followed this kind of strategy, why not now?
The blogger from Baghdad is still silent, last posting was 24 March. I hope he still lives.
Iraq today
Watching the news this morning about Iraq almost made me sick to my stomach, a self-satisfied commentator was reading from the teleprompter that some 500 Iraqi soldiers had died in battle and none of the US/UK forces. This is not a war, this is slaughter! This is such an unequal and unfair fight – and unjust too.
I am still not hearing any exit strategies, just rumours. The last one is that the us are planning to put some kind of military commander in place for about two years and in that period a cabinet will be formed and a president of some kind will be appointed, probabaly one of the expats. From all that I have heard, this will many of the people in this country very unhappy. I think there is a pretty good chance that this country will fall apart in three parts within the next 5 years or so and that this will result in civil unrest or war in Turkey and Iran… leading to utter destabilisation in the region for many years. Perhaps this is the American strategy? Scatter to the winds, set the Arabic people up against each other so that they kill each other and leave the US well alone – all the while leaving the field wide open for US business to plunder the area.
Call me paranoid but the US foreign policy over the past 30+ years more or less followed this kind of strategy, why not now?
The blogger from Baghdad is still silent, last posting was 24 March. I hope he still lives.
Watching the news this morning about Iraq almost made me sick to my stomach, a self-satisfied commentator was reading from the teleprompter that some 500 Iraqi soldiers had died in battle and none of the US/UK forces. This is not a war, this is slaughter! This is such an unequal and unfair fight – and unjust too.
I am still not hearing any exit strategies, just rumours. The last one is that the us are planning to put some kind of military commander in place for about two years and in that period a cabinet will be formed and a president of some kind will be appointed, probabaly one of the expats. From all that I have heard, this will many of the people in this country very unhappy. I think there is a pretty good chance that this country will fall apart in three parts within the next 5 years or so and that this will result in civil unrest or war in Turkey and Iran… leading to utter destabilisation in the region for many years. Perhaps this is the American strategy? Scatter to the winds, set the Arabic people up against each other so that they kill each other and leave the US well alone – all the while leaving the field wide open for US business to plunder the area.
Call me paranoid but the US foreign policy over the past 30+ years more or less followed this kind of strategy, why not now?
The blogger from Baghdad is still silent, last posting was 24 March. I hope he still lives.
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
HTML hell
Just for the record... HTML is a huge mystery to me, I spent all evening just getting those few links in
40+ is not the best time to be learning this kind of stuff.
Connie's Irish Setter puppy
Any day now, Mae will have to be put down... this is a nightmare scenario, we all love that daft puppy, Irish to the bone. She comes from a litter where two MO (mega-oesophagus) pups had been put down. Tests showed she did not have MO so she was in the clear, we thought. NOT! She has something related to MO - the nerve tissue in the back of the throat and last part of the bowel is underdeveloped. This results in her constantly gulping huge amounts of air. Consequently, there is no space for food in her stomach and guts and whatever little food makes it inside is not properly digested. She is starting to cannibalise herself and has the runs all the time now. There is no cure for this. Almost 11 months old and beautiful and she is dying, she has to be put down before she becomes really sick and miserable. This breaks our hearts, Connie most of all. Its not fair!!!
Just for the record... HTML is a huge mystery to me, I spent all evening just getting those few links in
40+ is not the best time to be learning this kind of stuff.
Connie's Irish Setter puppy
Any day now, Mae will have to be put down... this is a nightmare scenario, we all love that daft puppy, Irish to the bone. She comes from a litter where two MO (mega-oesophagus) pups had been put down. Tests showed she did not have MO so she was in the clear, we thought. NOT! She has something related to MO - the nerve tissue in the back of the throat and last part of the bowel is underdeveloped. This results in her constantly gulping huge amounts of air. Consequently, there is no space for food in her stomach and guts and whatever little food makes it inside is not properly digested. She is starting to cannibalise herself and has the runs all the time now. There is no cure for this. Almost 11 months old and beautiful and she is dying, she has to be put down before she becomes really sick and miserable. This breaks our hearts, Connie most of all. Its not fair!!!
HTML hell
Just for the record... HTML is a huge mystery to me, I spent all evening just getting those few links in
40+ is not the best time to be learning this kind of stuff.
Connie's Irish Setter puppy
Any day now, Mae will have to be put down... this is a nightmare scenario, we all love that daft puppy, Irish to the bone. She comes from a litter where two MO (mega-oesophagus) pups had been put down. Tests showed she did not have MO so she was in the clear, we thought. NOT! She has something related to MO - the nerve tissue in the back of the throat and last part of the bowel is underdeveloped. This results in her constantly gulping huge amounts of air. Consequently, there is no space for food in her stomach and guts and whatever little food makes it inside is not properly digested. She is starting to cannibalise herself and has the runs all the time now. There is no cure for this. Almost 11 months old and beautiful and she is dying, she has to be put down before she becomes really sick and miserable. This breaks our hearts, Connie most of all. Its not fair!!!
Just for the record... HTML is a huge mystery to me, I spent all evening just getting those few links in
40+ is not the best time to be learning this kind of stuff.
Connie's Irish Setter puppy
Any day now, Mae will have to be put down... this is a nightmare scenario, we all love that daft puppy, Irish to the bone. She comes from a litter where two MO (mega-oesophagus) pups had been put down. Tests showed she did not have MO so she was in the clear, we thought. NOT! She has something related to MO - the nerve tissue in the back of the throat and last part of the bowel is underdeveloped. This results in her constantly gulping huge amounts of air. Consequently, there is no space for food in her stomach and guts and whatever little food makes it inside is not properly digested. She is starting to cannibalise herself and has the runs all the time now. There is no cure for this. Almost 11 months old and beautiful and she is dying, she has to be put down before she becomes really sick and miserable. This breaks our hearts, Connie most of all. Its not fair!!!
What's happening in Baghdad
I have been following this blog written by a young Iraqi male describing what it's like to live in a country and city under siege... this past week I have been forwarding the link to as many people as I could all over the globe - I hope it keeps spreading and that everyone reads it... and fully understands what this war is, it is not a video game on CNN, these are real people!
I have been following this blog written by a young Iraqi male describing what it's like to live in a country and city under siege... this past week I have been forwarding the link to as many people as I could all over the globe - I hope it keeps spreading and that everyone reads it... and fully understands what this war is, it is not a video game on CNN, these are real people!
What's happening in Baghdad
I have been following this blog written by a young Iraqi male describing what it's like to live in a country and city under siege... this past week I have been forwarding the link to as many people as I could all over the globe - I hope it keeps spreading and that everyone reads it... and fully understands what this war is, it is not a video game on CNN, these are real people!
I have been following this blog written by a young Iraqi male describing what it's like to live in a country and city under siege... this past week I have been forwarding the link to as many people as I could all over the globe - I hope it keeps spreading and that everyone reads it... and fully understands what this war is, it is not a video game on CNN, these are real people!
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Weather extremes point to global warming
Things are heating up...
A year of extremes provides evidence of global warmingwhich goes back almost 350 years, have also occurred since 1990.
By Michael McCarthy
03 December 2003
Since January, many of the predicted consequences of a steadily warming atmosphere have started to come true. In June the World Meteorological Organisation drew attention to extreme weather events across the world and in a highly unusual move, linked them to global warming explicitly.
India, Sri Lanka and the United States have registered record high temperatures, rainfall and tornadoes this year. There has been an increasing number of scientific reports of rapidly melting ice in both the Arctic and the Antarctic, and rapidly melting mountain glaciers. Continental Europe has seen forest fires like never before, and great rivers like Italy's Po have been reduced to a trickle.
Britain had its own extreme: on 10 August we registered the first three-figure Fahrenheit air temperature - 101.3F (38.5C) - in a reliable record that goes back to 1659.
The 10 hottest years in the global temperature record, which goes back to 1860, have all now occurred since 1990, with the hottest being 1998, which, according to the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia, was probably the hottest year in the northern hemisphere for 1,000 years.
It is followed in the table by 2002 and then 2001, and it is already clear that 2003 will also be in contention as one of the hottest years ever.
In Britain, four of the five hottest years in the Central England Temperature Record,
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