{"id":285,"date":"2013-02-28T12:47:09","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T17:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.windowview.org\/wpb\/?p=285"},"modified":"2013-08-21T19:44:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T00:44:05","slug":"change-from-many-perspectives-closes-in-on-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windowview.org\/wpb\/change-from-many-perspectives-closes-in-on-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Change From Many Perspectives Closes in on YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a few months<\/strong>, maybe before, the WindowView.org web pages will be reposted with an entirely new format.\u00c2\u00a0 Part of this\u00c2\u00a0 will be a newly aligned focus stating the WindowView’s goal or focus is in simplest terms.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell<\/strong>, the window is a metaphor for WHAT YOU see out there in the world today.\u00c2\u00a0 The view examines two spheres in parallel.\u00c2\u00a0 One sphere is science information, or data if you like.\u00c2\u00a0 The other sphere uses scriptural data, that is, information contained in the Bible.\u00c2\u00a0 The latter makes some people uncomfortable, but the idea is to understand that both sphere of information ARE telling all of us something today. What is key is an informational perspective. For those who turn away, the concept is a total loss. For those WHO LOOK at what information is plainly available to EVERYONE, the view is rather illuminating \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 down right interesting \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and maybe by coincidences or purpose a real EYE OPENER! The WindowView therefore is not my window, or their window, it’s what you see … if you’ll just bother to look.<\/p>\n

One problem today is we live in a world of too much information.<\/strong> Yeah \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it’s mind numbing at times.\u00c2\u00a0 But that’s the point.\u00c2\u00a0 Too much and we turn off and just focus on the immediate needs, the paycheck, food, a place to live, and if the really bad news is about someone else, well, great!\u00c2\u00a0 We can’t be bothered.\u00c2\u00a0 Unless, events strike close to home. Then our perspective gets turned 180 and we are on the alert.\u00c2\u00a0 The adrenaline only surges when we face fright \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and then flight \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 but where does one flee too when we’ve been so focused on only the small stuff for too long?<\/p>\n

There rare several theme areas in the WindowView, including Science, Change, Harmony, and a Time Line.\u00c2\u00a0 The area on Change has not been given the attention it deserves and may be an area we’ll attend to more in the future.\u00c2\u00a0 But here too the message is a simple focus on an obvious observation: “If changes are truly global, then the impacts will hit everyone, sooner or later!”\u00c2\u00a0 You cannot escape such an observation if true.\u00c2\u00a0 That is, unless you can leave the planet for some other remote location.<\/p>\n

Here are a few recent HEADLINES<\/strong> of articles that characterize a circle of change that is closing in on humanity \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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China’s sea level continues to rise<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/china\/2013-02\/27\/content_16259057.htm<\/p>\n

“China’s sea level hit a record high in 2012 due to global warming and land subsidence, threatening millions of coastal residents, according to a government report.<\/p>\n

The State Oceanic Administration report released on Tuesday said that last year, the sea level rose 122 millimeters more than the average level from 1975 to 1993, about 53 mm higher than 2011.”<\/p>\n

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Drought spurs ‘very aggressive’ USDA focus on climate change\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.eenews.net\/Greenwire\/2013\/02\/26\/19<\/p>\n

“The Department of Agriculture will focus aggressively on climate change following last year’s crippling U.S. drought.<\/p>\n

USDA plans to ramp up weather forecasting and encourage more sustainable farming practices to mitigate climate impacts on farmers and ranchers \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6”<\/p>\n

“The focus on climate change comes after a historic drought last year gripped much of the United States, including the nation’s main corn-producing regions. For five months, more than 60 percent of the country was in moderate to extreme drought conditions, costing the agriculture sector more than $35 billion”<\/p>\n

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Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in the Amazon and the Andes<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/climate\/2013\/02\/26\/1639911\/climate-change-migration-and-conflict-in-the-amazon-and-the-andes\/?mobile=nc<\/p>\n

Rising Tensions and Policy Options in South America<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This report examines the interactions of climate change, environmental degradation, migration, and conflict in the Amazon; the tropical savannahs of Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe Cerrado\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand Bolivia; the Andean highlands of Peru and Bolivia; and the arid coastal plain of Peru. These regions represent the major geographic and climatic regions of the continent, encompass the range of socioeconomic trends reshaping the region, and capture the new heartland of the continent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s illicit economies, including the global cocaine trade.<\/p>\n

The natural wealth of the Amazon and the Andes is a crucial strategic resource. The Amazon is central to the regional and global climate and contains priceless biodiversity. The mineral wealth and energy resources of the Amazon and the Andes are also important contributors to the global supply chain and the macroeconomic growth of the region. Further, the Amazon and the Cerrado have adopted a crucial role in regional and global food security. Finally, the rivers and glaciers of the region are fundamental to the energy security, water security, and agricultural health of much of South America. For all these reasons, the areas defined in this report demand attention.”<\/p>\n

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Why Innovation Alone Isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Enough to Win the Climate Fight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why Innovation Alone Isn’t Enough to Win the Climate Fight<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n