原影片說明:Philippines delegate Naderev Saño, announces
his decision to go on hunger strike on the first day of the COP19 Climate
Change Summit in Poland, 11 November 2013.
Typhoon Haiyan
- The Climate Reality Project 給地球人的一封信 -
On November 8, the devastating Super Typhoon
Haiyan came ashore in the Philippines, killing more than 2,000 people,
displacing 660,000 more, and impacting nearly 10 million throughout the
islands.
Those who have been affected are now
struggling to survive without access to power, food, shelter or clean drinking
water. The storm is being described by disaster management experts as one of
the most intense and strongest of its kind to make landfall.
"To anyone who continues to deny the
reality that is climate change, I dare you to get off your ivory tower and away
from the comfort of your armchair. I dare you to go to the islands of the
Pacific, the islands of the Caribbean and the islands of the Indian Ocean and
see the impacts of rising sea levels ... to the hills of Central America that
confront similar monstrous hurricanes, to the vast savannas of Africa where
climate change has likewise become a matter of life and death as food and water
becomes scarce ... And if that is not enough, you may want to pay a visit to
the Philippines right now."
To underscore the urgency of the situation,
Sano has chosen to fast until the UN makes real progress on a plan for action
to solve the climate crisis.
Our hearts and thoughts go out to everyone
who has been impacted by this terrible event. Some of our own Climate Reality
Leaders are among those affected by the devastation, and I hope you'll join me
in keeping them in your thoughts as we wait for more news.
Although the full extent to which climate
change influenced Super Typhoon Haiyan has not yet been determined, the storm
is another reminder of how climate change has already made extreme weather more
extreme. This horrific example of dirty weather shows just how critical your
work to put a market price on carbon and a political price on denial is.
There are other and equally important ways
for us all to help right away. By joining the relief effort, you can help
provide immediate assistance to those impacted by the typhoon and now living
with its aftermath. Please contact the Philippine Red Cross, Team Rubicon, or UNICEF to
donate and find out about other ways to help.
Thank you for all that you do,
Maggie L. Fox & The Climate Reality
Project family
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