CHANCES OF SUCCESS
I won’t - 0%
I can’t -
10%
I don’t know how – 20%
I wish I could – 30%
I want to – 40%
I think I might – 50%
I might – 60%
I think I can – 70%
I can – 80%
I am – 90%
I did – 100%
Thursday, September 28, 2017
A Thought for Today-681: Joseph Addison
Friendship
improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our
grief - Joseph Addison
Monday, September 25, 2017
Facts and Figures-83: 25 Alarming Global Warming Statistics
25 Alarming
Global Warming Statistics
Posted by
Josef, Updated on March 25, 2014
Global
warming is among the most alarming environmental issues that the world faces
today. This phenomenon does not simply involve the significant rise in the
earth’s temperature but a lot more. The adverse effects of global warming have
become more and more apparent since the dawn of the 20th century, with more
hurricanes and tropical storms causing massive destruction in different areas
around the world, more animal species losing their habitats and becoming
extinct, and more people dying because of too much heat. Here are 25 alarming
global warming statistics.
25
By the end
of the century, around 150,000 people will have died of heat related causes.
24
In the last
three decades, the United States has had an average of 80% consumption of
fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil; all of which contribute to the emission
of greenhouse gases.
23
Each year of
the 21st century ranks amongst 14 hottest years since 1880.
22
According to
studies, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by as
much as 34% since the 1700 industrial revolution.
21
Scientists
believe that by the end of the century, the temperature of the earth will
become much higher than its temperature now. By 2100, the average global
temperature will be around 5.8 degrees hotter if humans continue their current
CO2 output.
20
Humans are
the major contributors of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Based on studies,
human activities are responsible for about 37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide
every year.
19
The 20th
century marks the highest carbon dioxide levels in the history of the planet.
Studies show that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today is
higher than it was 650,000 years ago.
18
Global
warming is a result of excessive amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s
atmosphere. Based on studies, the rate at which humans dump carbon dioxide into
the environment is 1000 tons per second.
17
Global
warming does not simply cause a significant increase in the temperature of the
earth but also leads to the destruction of habitats and ecosystems. This
explains why over a million species have already become extinct.
16
According to
scientists, if global warming persists, around 100 million around the world
will live with three feet of sea level rise. This threat especially applies to
people living in coastal cities.
15
Of the 150
glaciers featured in the Montana Glacier National Park in 1910, only 25 were
able to survive. This is just one of the few glacier parks in the world that
suffers because of the continued increase in the earth’s near-surface
temperature.
14
A report
from the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment that was compiled from 2000 to 2004
revealed that the average temperature in Russia, Western Canada and Alaska have
all increased by twice the global average.
13
A report
from the IPCC in 2007 revealed that by the time we reach the end of this
century, sea levels would have already risen by 7 to 23 inches because of global
warming.
12
It is ironic
that despite the United States only making up 5% of the total population of the
world, it has been ranked no. 1 among giant countries considered to be global
warming polluters. The US contributes 25% of total emissions.
11
Humans are
not the only ones who suffer from global warming. Even plant and animal species
do. It is projected that by the time we reach 2050, around 15 to 37% of all the
existing plant and animal species today would cease to exist.
10
Because of
the continued increase of the near-surface temperature of the earth, polar
glaciers have also continued to melt, causing a significant rise in our sea
level. Over the past 100 years, the sea level is said to have increased by 10
to 20 centimeters.
9
A study
conducted by the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment revealed that since ancient
times, there have been around 400,000 square miles of the Arctic Sea that have
already melted because of the increasing temperature of the earth. This area is
around half the state of Texas.
8
According to
studies, the snow cover and ice extent in the world today have considerably
decreased over the past decades because of global warming. If this phenomenon
continues, there will be no glaciers left in the Glacier National Park sixteen
years from now.
7
Figures from
the National Climactic Data Centre show that in 2005, around $100 billion worth
of properties were damaged by hurricanes in the United States because of global
warming. These hurricanes and other tropical storms are due to the increase of
carbon dioxide emissions that cause the temperature of the earth to heat up.
6
The
atmospheric carbon dioxide level of the earth today has significantly increased
since the 18th century. The amount of carbon dioxide in 1800 was 31% less than
the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today, which means that it has
increased from 280 parts per million to 367 per million. According to
scientists, this level could be as high as 970 parts per million nine decades
from now.
5
Based on a
study conducted by MIT, there has been a 100% increase in both the duration and
intensity of natural calamities occurring on earth since the 1970’s,
particularly tropical storms and hurricanes. This is also said to be a result
of the increased amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere.
4
The increase
in the temperature of the world has significantly increased over the past three
decades, and the increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s
atmosphere is said to be one of the contributing factors. The temperature of
the world now increases at a rate of three times faster than the rate 100 years
ago.
3
Based on the
records of NASA, the annual temperature of the United States and the world
today is now around 1.0 F degrees warmer compared to the annual temperature
recorded in 1900. This is a pretty significant increase.
2
On the list
of the 25 hottest years in the history of the Earth according to NASA, the last
nine years are all included. This means that compared to the temperature of the
world before, the world today is much hotter.
1
According to
statistics, we have had twice in the last decade the hottest temperatures ever
recorded in the history of the planet. The hottest temperature on record used
to be in 1998, but the record was broken in 2005. Scientists believe it was not
mere coincidence but a result of global warming.
Excerpts
from Josef’s List25.com.
Grateful
thanks to Josef and List25.com
Eyecatchers-184: Ikigai
Ikigai
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ikigai (生き甲斐, pronounced [ikiɡai]) is a Japanese concept that means "a reason for
being." It is similar to the French phrase Raison d'être. Everyone,
according to Japanese culture, has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and
often lengthy search of self. Such a search is important to the cultural belief
that discovering one's ikigai brings satisfaction and meaning to life. [Examples
include work, hobbies and raising children.
The term ikigai compounds two
Japanese words: iki (wikt:生き) meaning "life; alive"
and kai (甲斐) "(an) effect; (a) result;
(a) fruit; (a) worth; (a) use; (a) benefit; (no, little) avail"
(sequentially voiced as gai) "a reason for living [being alive]; a meaning
for [to] life; what [something that] makes life worth living; a raison
d'etre".
In the culture of Okinawa, ikigai
is thought of as "a reason to get up in the morning"; that is, a
reason to enjoy life. In a TED Talk, Dan Buettner suggested ikigai as one of
the reasons people in the area had such long lives.
The word ikigai is usually used
to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's
life worthwhile. Secondly, the word is used to refer to mental and spiritual
circumstances under which individuals feel that their lives are valuable. It's
not necessarily linked to one's economic status or the present state of
society. Even if a person feels that the present is dark, but they have a goal
in mind, they may feel ikigai. Behaviours that make us feel ikigai are not
actions we are forced to take—these are natural and spontaneous actions.
In the article named Ikigai —
jibun no kanosei, kaikasaseru katei ("Ikigai: the process of allowing the
self's possibilities to blossom") Kobayashi Tsukasa says that "people
can feel real ikigai only when, on the basis of personal maturity, the
satisfaction of various desires, love and happiness, encounters with others,
and a sense of the value of life, they proceed toward self-realization."
Grateful thanks to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
India Watch-20: New Orleans and Mumbai
How is that?
inches of rain in new orleans due to
hurricane katrina... 18
inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th(year
not known).... 37.1
population of new orleans... 484,674
population of mumbai.... 12,622,500
deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of
katrina...100
deaths in mumbai within 48hours of
rain.. 37.
number of people to be evacuated in new
orleans... entire city..wohh
number of people evacuated in
mumbai...10,000
Cases of shooting and violence in new
orleans...Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai..
NONE
Time taken for US army to reach new
orleans... 48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to
reach mumbai...12hours
status 48hours later...new orleans is still
waiting for relief, army and electricty
status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its
feet and is business is as usual
USA...world's most developed nation
India...JUST A DEVELOPING NATION...
Source: Unknown (Anyway many thanks to whoever it is)
Source: Unknown (Anyway many thanks to whoever it is)
Self-Improvement-152: Take time to laugh...
Take time to laugh
It is the music of soul.
Take time to think
It is the source of power.
Take time to play
It is the source of perpetual youth.
Take time to read
It is the fountain of wisdom.
Take time to pray
It is the greatest power on earth.
Take time to love and be loved
It is a God-given privilege.
Take time to give
It is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to work
It is the price of success.
ANONYMOUS
A Thought for Today-680: Thomas Carlyle
It is great,
and there is no other greatness – to make one nook of God’s Creation more
fruitful, better, more worthy of God, to make some human heart a little wiser,
manlier, happier – more blessed – Thomas Carlyle
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