Quotes Sep 4

A shepherd will carry a sheep on his shoulders. He encounters many rocks and thorns and streams on the way, but the sheep feels no difficulty; it is carried above all. So it is with every soul that yields itself to Christ - the only difficulty is to remain on His shoulders.- Robert Murray M'Cheyne@NearToGod

A survey of 64,000 people in 65 nations found that 70% of people are content with their lives. Africa is the place where people are happiest (83%), while people in Western Europe are the least happy , with 11% saying they are unhappy or very unhappy. In Africa 75% expect life to get beer, compared with 26% in Europe. - Patrick Dixon, The Future of Almost Everything, p.280
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Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 6.7 inches in the last century alone and going higher. Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year. The ice sheets continue to decline, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever. We could go on…which is a whole other problem.
The majority of scientists are in agreement that human contributions to the greenhouse effect are the root cause. Essentially, gases in the atmosphere – such as methane and CO2 – trap heat and block it from escaping our planet.
So what happens next? More droughts and heat waves, which can have devastating effects on the poorest countries and communities. Hurricanes will intensify and occur more frequently. Sea levels could rise up to four feet by 2100 – and that’s a conservative estimate among experts.- Earth Day website