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http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/
Climate change continues to influence Australian and global climate. Australia’s climate has warmed by around 1.47 °C over the period 1910–2020. There has also been a trend towards a greater proportion of rainfall from high intensity short duration rainfall events, especially across northern Australia.

氣候變化繼續影響澳大利亞和全球氣候。在 1910-2020 年期間，澳大利亞的氣候變暖了約 1.47°C。高強度短時降雨事件也有增加降雨比例的趨勢，尤其是在澳大利亞北部。

https://vegsoc.org/info-hub/why-go-veggie/environment/
Our planet is heating up. By replacing meat with vegetarian sources of protein, (nuts, seeds, beans and lentils, for example), we can reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. The whole food production process of farm-to-plate totals 26% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. It is well within our capacity to make a difference, save the earth, save humanity.

我們的地球正在升溫。通過用素食蛋白質來源（例如堅果、種子、豆類和小扁豆）代替肉類，我們可以減少碳和其他溫室氣體排放。從農場到餐桌的整個食品生產過程總計佔全球溫室氣體排放量的 26%。我们完全有能力做出改变，拯救地球，拯救人类。

The shift in climate is leading to more wildfires and will force France and the European Union to take “structural decisions … in the years to come”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on 20 July 2022.

If the world switched from an animal-based diet to a plant-based diet, we could get halfway to limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius and keep global emissions ‘paused’ for 30 years, new modelling suggests.

Source : https://www.healthyfood.com/news/a-global-plant-based-diet-may-put-a-pause-on-climate-change/

法國總統埃馬紐埃爾·馬克龍2022年7月20日表示，氣候變化正在導致更多野火，並將迫使法國和歐盟在未來幾年做出“結構性決定……”

新模型表明，如果世界從以動物為基礎的飲食轉向以植物為基礎的飲食，我們可以將全球變暖限制在 2 攝氏度，並使全球排放“暫停”30 年。

There will be a general election in Australia in May, which is the exclusive right of citizens. In an election campaign, the voices of the parties are always heard. While embodying freedom and democracy, many people ignore the wailing of animals. They only have one request, “Please don’t kill me”. This is the most basic right and their only voice, but they are deprived of it by humans.

五月將有澳大利亞的大選，這是公民獨有的權利。在競選中，總會聽到各黨的聲音。在體現自由與民主的當兒，許多人卻忽視了動物的哀號。它們只有一個要求，就是“請不要殺我”。這是最基本的權利，也是它們唯一的聲音，但是卻被人類剝奪了。

“The last two years have demonstrated a simple but brutal truth – if we leave anyone behind, we leave everyone behind,” said the United Nations Secretary-General.
Life is a community, and so are all living beings and human beings. Many broken families and orphans are struggling all over the world. Putting ourselves in their shoes, how many animals have faced this cruelty over the years?
To detoxify virus and manifest peace, I hope that the world can show great compassion and truly use love to rescue this indulgent world.

“過去兩年證明了一個簡單但殘酷的事實——如果我們把任何人拋下，我們就會把所有人拋下，”聯合國秘書長說。
生命是共同體，芸芸眾生與人類亦然。全世界正經歷多少破碎的家庭，多少孤兒正在掙扎著。將心比心，多少動物歷年來何嘗不是一樣殘酷地面對這一幕嗎？
以愛解毒開太平，期盼全世界都能大發慈悲之心，真正地以愛來解救這沈溺的世局。

Days, months, and even years of lockdown
Animals are locked up their entire lives, our lockdowns are too insignificant in comparison.

Being isolated once, twice, and multiple times
Animals are separated from their mother since birth, suffering a life of loneliness, unheard by anyone.

Tens of thousands of deaths and unburied bodies
To know why there are calamities and wars in the world, just listen to the sounds from a slaughterhouse at midnight. This pandemic can be called World War III, and no country is spared. The sudden surge of deaths has caused horrific sights of numerous unburied bodies.

To dispel the clouds and see the sun begins with being a vegetarian
To recover from the current situation of the pandemic, everyone can start with a simple vegetarian diet. The utmost miracle in life is the self-discovering of your Conscience.

日封月封連年封
動物一生中都被囚禁，相比之下日封月封甚至年封，不过是芝麻綠豆、雞毛蒜皮而已。

一隔再隔來往隔
幼小的動物，打從出世就被迫与母親隔離，一生孤苦哀嚎，有誰聽見呢？

千死萬亡尸遍野
欲知世上刀兵劫，但聽屠門夜半聲。這次的疫情堪稱是第三世界大戰，沒有一國倖免，因疫情而暴增的死亡人數造成了橫尸遍野的慘狀。

破雲見日素食起
要挽回眼下疫情的逆勢，大家都可以從簡單的素食做起。世間最大的奇蹟就是良心的發現。

Faced with the aftermath of global warming and climate abnormalities, yet we, as mankind, turn a blind eye to what’s happening and have not awakened. The Earth has reached the end of an era, and our hope for survival seems faint. This COVID-19 pandemic may just be Earth’s calling in desperation and the way of vegetarianism is the answer. It is a responsibility to nature, a commitment to future generations and a natural way of life that everyone can easily start practicing to crucially turn things around. Let’s all work in harmony and create a world full of love and benevolence together!

面臨全球暖化、氣候詭異等等的前兆，人類似乎還沒有覺醒。地球已經到了瀕臨階段，為了苟延殘喘，也無計可施了。新冠疫情或許是地球在無奈之下的呼喚！素食是對大自然的一份責任，也是對我們下一代的承諾。這是人人可行，日日可做的易舉，但卻是扭轉乾坤之大事。祝願人類同心同德，開創充滿仁愛的世界。

Establish a heart for the heaven and the earth, establish a life for the people, inherit the best wisdom from the sacred, and establish peace for the eternal world.

The awakening of vegetarianism is by no means accidental. More and more people realize that being vegetarian is good for health, reduces carbon emissions and protects the environment. Vegetarianism is gradually becoming the mainstream of the world.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Let’s begin together!

為天地立心，為生民立命，為往聖繼絕學，為萬世開太平。

素食意識的覺醒絕不是偶然，越來越多的人認識到吃素有利於健康，還能減少碳排放，保護環境，素食正在逐漸成為全世界的主流。

千里之行始於足下。

咱們一起走吧！