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Space Scientists to EuroFora: Upper Atmosphere research = a key for Earth's extreme Weather events ?
*Strasbourg/International Space University(ISU)/Angelo Marcopolo/- While a growing number and intensity of Extreme Weather Events, such as Giant Heatwaves, Storms and Icy Winds, Floods and Mudslides, etc., has been recently anounced by the World Meteorological Organization, attributed by some to Global Warming in long-term Climate Changes, Space Scientists, gathered this week in Strasbourg for the Annual Conference of the International Space University (ISU) which attracts a wide spectrum of Top-Level pluri-disciplinary Experts, Managers and/or Decision makers on various issues related to Space High-Tech, Politics, Law and Economy from all over the World, told "EuroFora" that "Space Weather", including Solar activities which are expected to reach a Peak on 2013, may affect also Earth's own Weather and Climate, bringing in a New parameter, whose exploration is just starting to be developed in public debates.
Japan Scientist Yukihito Takahashi, from the Department of Cosmo-Sciences in Hokkaifo University, while presenting a series of new applications of Micro-Sattelites to Space Weather, stressed the potential importance of "Space Environment" also for the study of "Terrestrial Climate", with which, Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere phenomena such as f.ex. Sprites, Lightings, and even Solar winds etc. may be "not disconnected" with Clouds covering the Earth, but work as a kind of Bi-Directional, "Global Electric Circuit" linking the Earth to Space, as he observed.
During a subsequent debate, NASA lead Scientist Mrs Madhulika Guhathakunta, of the Program "Living with a Star", in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA's Headquarters, as well as Space Foundation's CEO Elliot Pulham, and other participants, asked whether and how it might be possible to raise the awareness of Politicians and of the Public at large on Outer Space issues' importance.
Careful, experienced Science and Technology deputy-Manager in NASA's famous Marshall Space Flight Center, Dr. Raymond Clinton, initially expressed the view that such an endavour could be rather difficult a priori, since Outer Space, in principle, doesn't seem to affect very much People's everyday lives, at least not directly.
But, "EuroFora" raised the Question whether the above-mentioned possibility of links between Space Weather and Earth's Climate (See supra), added also to various other convergent observations, including, f.ex., former USSR's scientists' reported hypothesis that even Earthquakes might be often preceded by some strange phenomena at the Ionosphere, etc., and given the currently growing frequency and intensity of dangerous, destructive and/or deadly Extreme Weather Phenomena, it could be interesting, or even necessary, to better study, as a matter of urgency, that hypothesis of Space-Earth connections in terms of Weather.
Experienced former ISU leading Scientist, professor Michael Rycroft, now head of Ceasar Consultancy in Cambridge (UK), replied to "EuroFora" by pointing particularly at a recent Publication he made with British Professor Harrison of the Reading University, at the "Space Science Reviews", edited by prestigious publisher Springer at the end of 2011, in which they studied particularly some strange interactions between Lightings, Sprites or other such Electric Discharges at the Ionosphere, and Clouds with Disturbed Weather, ThunderStorms, Rainfalls, etc. at Earth's surface.
Reading University's current research on Space and Terrestrial Environment was praised later today, as one among the most important examples of EU's 7th Science and Technology Research Program's wish to fund Space activities related to Natural Environment, by experienced former UNO Committee for Peaceful use of Space (OPUOS)'s Chairman, current International Austronautical Federation's vice-President, and Chair of IAF's Committee of Liaison with International Organisations, Dr. Gerard Brachet, speaking to "EuroFora", who, however, regretted the current threats against EU's Global Monitoring on Environment and Securiy (GMES : See "EuroFora"'s 2 relevant recent NewsReports from EU Parliament).
Japan's Dr. Yukihito Takahashi also replied positively to "EuroFora"'s question, that, indeed, while in the Past, Outer Space's Environment and Earth Weather were generally considered as completely unrelated matters, on the contrary, during the latest 10 or 15 years, "Space Weather" issues enter more and more frequently in serious Meteorological Forecast analysis, so that, in the future they might be examined together, inside a Global Space-Earth Weather forecast.
But, meanwhile, ISU's new President, experienced Professor Walter Peeters, observed later to "EuroFora" that "Solar wind", (i.e. electromagnetic waves of particles provoked by Sun's erruptions), generally expected to reach a Peak each Decade, will do so next year, during 2013, and it will be the 1st time that People will see how Space Weather might affect Earth not only on Climate, but even on Telecoms, Internet, Satellites' related and other infrastructures or activities of Vital importance for everyday life, which have been developed and widely spread during the last 10 or 15 years : - "F.ex. even Traffick Lights may be influenced, because they depend from Satellite Navigation Systems such as GPS, GALILEO, Glonass, etc., in order to determine Spatio-Temporal parameters, he pointed out. One thing is sure : The disruptions already observed back on 1959 in Telecoms, etc., during a previous Giant Solar eruption, should probebly be know much more important, after the spread of Satellite-based and other Electro-Magnetic waves' monitored equipments and/or tools of large utilisation, Peeters said.
+ Moreover, Science and Technology deputy-Manager in NASA's famous Marshall Space Flight Center, Dr. Raymond Clinton, speaking later to "EuroFora", observed that a good knowledge of Space Weathe would be very helpful also for the forseen development of new, modern and efficient Space launchers and vehicles.
In practice, this is related even with the "very wide scope" of Scientific Research and Technological Development led at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, which extends from "New Materials" up to "Propulsion innovations", etc., including even BioPhysics, etc., where a better knowledge of the Outer Space's Environment is necessary, he observed.
The point becomes of crucial importance when one considers also the fact that the Historic Marshall Space Flight Center (there where the famous "Appolo" Rocket to the Moon had been built back in the Sixties), currently conducts research for the SLS new Launcher Rocket, as well as for "Orion", and other Vehicles and Propulsion systems, which are due to play a crucial role in Human a.o. Flight for Space Exploration in the foreseeable Future, after US President Obama reportedly "modified", et least partly, his earlier controversial decision to limit NASA's Budget for Human Space Flight, which had provoked strong reactions from several key parts of the American Space Community, including even from World-famous, Historic Austronaut Glenn. And Glenn, recently, re-started to criticize now the fact that, for the Time being, after decommissioning the latest Shuttle, the USA now "depends on Russia's Soyuz", until it finds another solution, by developing new populsion systems...
Meanwhile, manifold topical issues concerning Space and Earth's Weather environments might be considered as one among the possible issues to start preparing soon for ISU's next International Symposium on 2013, as agreed with "EuroFora" the experienced Head of the organizing team, Dr? Farrow, (whose PhD thesis on Physics already dealt with the almost premonitory matter of "Laser transmission through the Atmosphere", as it was reminded also on the occasion of an interesting forthcoming European Conference at Bruges, (Belgium), on "Atmospheric Science and Technology advances", scheduled for June 2012.
[NDLR : Watch out for "EuroFora"s 2nd NewStory from ISU's 2012 Symposium, on setting International Rules for a sustainable Outer Space)
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Benedict's "Source" to revitalize Europe : - "The World needs Hope", Pope says, calling to relaunch E.U. via Human Rights !
Paris - Lourdes - Strasbourg : 12 - 17 September 2008.
The vital need to re-launch Europe can be succesfully met by defending fundamental Human Rights of the People, said Pope Benedict XVI in his 1st speech in France, at his meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy, who currently chairs the EU.
Sarkozy replied by welcoming Christian and other religions' contribution to indispensable Public Debates on crucial issues which affect Human Dignity, Europe, even Humankind, as BioGenetics.
- "When Europeans will see and personally experience that the inalienable Rights of the Human Person .., those of their free Education, their Family life, their Work, ..their Religious Rights, ..are respected and promoted, then, these Europeans will fully understand the greatness of the European construction and will be actively involved in it", Benedict XVI stressed.
- "It's important that during France's EU Presidency, there is, indeed, a desire for the Church to contribute to protect Human Person's integrity, and I think that there is also a growing Conscience, beyond any polemics, to defend Human Rights, and, thus, contribute to ensure respect for Human Dignity", added to "EuroFora" the Pope's Spokesman, Vatican's Press Director Federico Lombardi.
- "Nobody really told us here that Lisbon Treaty was good for this or that reason to the People. They only told us that we "had" to ratify it, and tried to scare us, but failed", said 2 Irish pilgrims to "EuroFora", after 2 Majority Abstentions in 1999 and 2004 EU Elections and 3 "NO" to Referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005, followed by the Irish "No" in 2008, during a Decade of EU Crisis since the controversial Turkey EU- bid (1999-2008).
More than .."224 cases of Murders, Torture, "Disappearancies" or Destructions" by "agents of Turkish Security forces", where all those responsible for so heavy Crimes still remain scandalously unpunished, despite regular condemnations of Ankara by Strasbourg''s European Court of Human Rights from 1996 to 2008, were examined the same week by CoE's Ministers, who decided to launch a fresh call "urging" the Turkish Authorities to end this dangerous "virtual Impunity" of criminals, without comparison to European countries.
- "Why not Ukraine, instead of Turkey ?", asked EuroFora a Journalist from "Kiev : the city where it's enough to cross the streets in order to realize that it's a European town", as Sarkozy recently said, before solemnly declaring this week, together with Ukranian President Jushenko and EU Commission's chair Baroso, EU's "recognition that Ukraine is a fully European Country, linked to Europe by culture and History".
Europe's "Christian roots" and Values, with "openess and mutual respect" to other cultures and beliefs, were highlighted by Sarkozy in harmony with Benedict XVI.
The Human person should be protected "from his inception until his natural death", added the Pope, faithful to BioEthic principles defended by his predecessor and collaborator, John Paul II, of topical importance in France, Europe and the World today, as Sarkozy announced :
- "Fast and important progres in Genetic Science and procreation raise delicate BioEthical Questions to our Democracies", which "involve our view of Humans and Life, and can lead to Social Mutations. That's why they cannot remain only a business of experts", hestressed.
- "It's Politician's responsibility to set a proper framework for such Public Debates", as "France will do on BioEthics in 2009". "Religious and Philosophic traditions must take part, with their ideas and centuries' long experience : A positive Laicity is an open invitation to Dialogue", he said.
- "France engaged in Europe at another Debate on how to make Financial Capitalism more moral", and the "Social doctrine of the Church fits well what is at stake in modern Globalized Economy"
- "But, a "Real Dialogue is not for an elite of a Globalized world : It penetrates deep into the People : That's why Churches should actively participate : .. It's bringing New Oxygen to Public Debates", stressed Sarkozy.
- "Democracy must not be cut off Reason", which is "compatible with Faith", thanks to "the meeting between Christianism and Greek philosophy ", he added, referring to Pope's views. "It means to advance with logic arguments, search what's best and respect common principles of thinking :... It's an everyday need for Public Administration and the Political Debate", he added.
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Pope Benedict's 1st visit to France looked like the start of a brillant, manifold demonstration that this was well-founded and could become true in the lives of the People : After its Theoretical foundations unfolded at a "speech to the world of Culture", inaugurating Bernadins' cultural centre, and its dogmatic instrument shaped at an address to the Clergy in the Historic Notre Dame' Cathedral, he started to resolutely reach out to the People :
The move went upwards like Bach's music : Begining with a call to more than fifteen thousand enthousiastic Youngsters gathered at Notre Dame's parvis with overnight celebrations, it gained strength in an impressive open-air Mass at Paris'central Invalides'area facing Alexander III's bridge, attended by more than 150.000 people, French Prime Minister Fillon, many Ministers, Foreign Ambassadors, etc, and culminated in a series of pan-European Mega-meetings at Lourdes 150th anniversary, together with all French Bishops, EU Commission's vice-Chairman Barrot, and some 200.000 enthousiastic People from all over Europe and beyond : After a Sea of Lights astonishingly braved Saturday Night's rain, an open-air mass at riverside fields among Pyrenees' Mountains Sunday Morning, was followed on Monday by a Sea of "Compassion" to those facing Health or Life threats, surrounded by an endless gathering of People, whose gigantic dimensions obviously surprised the organisers..
Meanwhile, Benedict had the occasion to speak to the French Priests at Notre Dame of Paris, and with the Bishops at Lourdes, where they prepare a crucial November plenary meeting, due to take important decisions on imminent EU debates and choices about Europe's identity, BioEthics, etc.
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- "A new way of thinking about Laicity has become necessary", agreed the Pope with President Sarkozy at Elysee. While keeping the "distinction between Politics and Religion, to guarantee Citizens' Liberty", "religion is important for shaping Consciousness and contributing, together with others, to create a basic Ethical Consensus in society".
- "Searching Essential realities", (as "God" for christians), needs "Speech : "Logos" in greek, i.e. Reason", "able to shape a Community","with creative work transforming Human History". But "Dialogue" is instrumental for "Reason", because it's the way to "search" for Truth", in "Liberty", according to Greek Platonic Philosophy, with Socrates' dialectics. "Reason" implies "Spirit and Liberty", hence the polyphonic "Music" of "Dialogue", in a responsible, "well balanced" way, to avoid "destruction".
Starting with a "Dialogue between christians and intellectual or artistic movements" highlighted at Bernardins' Cultural Center. with former Presidents Chirac and Giscard d'Estain, UNESCO's chair Anastassopoulos, etc., as well as representatives of Muslim Communities, (including a separate Turkish), after contacts with Jews at Vatican's Embassy, the Pope turned towards the People :
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To French Priests : "Church built on the rock" !
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- Speaking to thousands of French Priests at Notre Dame's Cathedral, Benedict highlighted a solid "Church built on the Rock" of conscious and active persons, transmitting "a lively, energetic and sharp" "God's Speech, actively working on Human History".
"Praying together" with "representatives of Christian Churches and ecclesiastic communities", (as Orthodoxes, Armenians, Protestants, etc), he called "to reinforce the Unity of the church", against "any form of Division", around Holy Spirit', "the Word","Christ's Justice", and "Love" to fellow- humans : Essentials which "resume all holy scripts", as he said.
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To Young People : "New Horizons"
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To some 15.000 enthousiastic Young People at Notre Dame's parvis, along Seine's river, Benedict spoke about "the Energy of the Holy Spirit" and "the Mystery of the Cross" : - "The Holy Spirit opens New Horizons to Human Intelligence .. and makes it conscious of the real greatness of Christ's sacrifice, dying and resurecting for World's life".
Some "may slander you as crazy, laugh at you, or even persecute you. But, "the Holy Cross is a symbol of God's love", and "givesmoral strength" : "Witness of People's pains, it's at the same time, a precious, unique expression of their Hopes", he told them at Paris' dawn.
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Invalides' plateau : "People chosen to become God's friends"
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At the 1st open-air Mass in Paris' center area of Invalides, facing the Grand Palais, along the river Seine, during an impressive gathering of more than 150.000, French Prime Minister Fillon, Ministers Alliot-Marie, Bachelot, Dati, Jouyet, Assembly's President Accoyer, Senate's Chair Poncelet, former 1st Lady Bernadette Chirac, former Prime Minister Raffarin, many foreign Ambassadors, and other political personalities were present. (While earlier, from the Socialist opposition, Paris' Mayor Delanoye, artist Robert Hussein a.o. assisted at the Elysee meeting).
But the "Entry Song" focused on the "People chosen to become God's Friends". The September 11 mass was Dedicated to "Saint Chrysostomus, that great priest of Constantinople", with his "wonderful eloquence and great courage to face challenges", who "made out of despaired and godless people, a people of brothers", opening a possibility to "become all one complete entity", as Pope Benedict reminded.
- "Reason never enters in real contradiction with Faith", stressed Pope Benedict, who prepared his speeches for France during a short Summer rest at Brixen/Bressanone's Seminar, whose Library honors both "Faith and Science".. - "We must use not only our Reason, but also our Faith" : "Get away from Idolatry", "cupidity", "avidity for money, power or even knowledge deviating from essential aims", and other "falses appearances". and "build your Home on the Rock", "with the force that Holy Spirit gives to those who let it act in them", he said to the People of Paris.
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Benedict at Lourdes : - "Become Light (even) in the Dark !"
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- "Our World needs Hope", stressed Pope Benedict, addressing an impressive TorchLight procession at Lourdes' sanctuaries, where a Sea of Lights held by Hundreds of Thousands of People gathered at Pyrenee's Mountains from all over Europe astonishingly kept their flames despite a heavy Rain at a windy Dark Night...
- "150 years earlier (1858 - 2008), ..here, in the cave, ... a simple young girl, Bernadette .. saw a Light". "The everyday life of her Family was, however, made of Misery, Sadness, Sickness, Misunderstandings, Rejection and Poverty... It was hard to live in Jail". Today, "we think to all Human Beings who suffer : The innocent Victims who face Violence, War, Terrorism, Hunger, Injustices, Catastrophes, Hate and Oppression, Violations of Human Dignity and of their fundamental Rights, of their Liberty to act and think. We also think to those who face Familial problems, sufferings from Unemployment, Sickness, Infirmity, Isolation, or their situation as Immigrants, without forgetting those who suffer and die for the name of Christ", he said.
- "But the Shadows of the Earth, did not hinder Sky's Light to shine : <<The Light shines in the Dark>>" ..."A Way full of Light opens in Human History even in its Darkest moments" : ..."As Night falls, Christ tels us : <<- Keep your Lamps alight !>>."Hold a Light while walking in the Night .. sums up our condition as Christians on their way : "We need light, and we are called to become Light !", Benedict stressed to People setting in motion Lights, Flags and Songs with enthousiasm.
"<<- She looked at me as a Person, who speaks to another Person>>, the poor girl had noted."Light emerges from such a Dialogue", stressed the Pope : "A small Flame called Hope, Compassion and Tenderness dwells inside those who return after being moved by Lourdes' experience". "Christ .. entrusts us with the Mission to let the Light of Charity shine : To make of our Prayers an Act of Love to our brothers and to Fraternal Charity", he concluded.
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