Atmospheric carbon dioxide hits another high

... as explained in this BBC report:

"Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases once again reached new highs in 2018.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says the increase in CO2 was just above the average rise recorded over the last decade."

The fact that this just keeps going up and up really shows how far we have to go to take it seriously. Slowing the rise is not good enough. Stopping the rise is not. We to get it going DOWN and fast. Even then it will takes years to really make a difference. It seems not to be lack of knowledge but of political will or due to deliberate blindness.

A call to selfless and steadfast service

"If the teachings brought by Bahá’u’lláh are what will enable humanity to advance to the
highest levels of unity, then one must search the soul for the right response. The multitudes who recognized the Báb were summoned to heroism, and their magnificent response is recorded by history. Let every one who is awake to the condition of the world, and to the persistent evils that warp the lives of its inhabitants, heed Bahá’u’lláh’s call to selfless and steadfast service — heroism for the present age. What else will rescue the world but the efforts of countless souls who each make the welfare of humanity their principal, their dominating concern?"

From a message by the Universal House of Justice, October 2019

Who were the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh?

Baha'i Bicentenary 2019

On October 29 the world-wide Baha'i community celebrates the birth of the Bab in 1819. Activities will taking place in many, many communities around the planet including many in Guyana. See the international site here for more.

For more about local activities call 226-5952 or see the web site.

Guyana warms up

A great post on the Facebook page of the Office of Climate Change gives a link to a service available through the Hydromet Service (Maproom) showing the upward trend of local maximum temperatures for July to September - see first chart. A change of variable also shows an upward trend in rainfall - see second chart.

The post says:

"Maximum Temperatures continue to rise annually. The trend shows for July to September, the maximum temperature for Demerara Mahaica, Region 4, has been continuously rising since 1985."

Apart from taking urgent action to cut our carbon emissions we should be taking action to mitigate against the changes e.g. advising all those building homes and offices.

Also relevant here is the post I made about increasing storms.

Guyana rainy season prolonged

Just to note that the rainy seasons has been unusually long. The ITCZ (Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone) did not move north away from Guyana until about a week ago. We are now having hot dry weather more usual for this time of year.