気候変動・・・身近にできる対策から始めたい

　今日は１１月１２日です。群馬県高崎市の日の出は６時１７分、日の入りは１６時３８分で、正午の太陽高度は３０°です。因みに夏至の太陽高度は７７°、冬至では３０°ですから、太陽の角度もかなり低くなってます。この影響もあり、今朝のラジオ体操会場の気温は８°Cでした。

　それでも、ご覧の通り、玄関前のハイビスカス【下】と芙蓉【上】が、いかにも私に元気を出しなさいとばかり、再度、咲き出しました。蕾もまたいくつか出てきました。

　咲くのは嬉しいですが、気候変動が原因でしょうか。来年から暮らし難くなったら自然も人間も大変に困ります。何と言っても、食料の穀類、野菜、果物の収穫の減収や、海では魚の泳ぐ海域が変化すると食糧危機に至ります。

　日本列島は温帯に属し、比較的バランスよく食料に有り付けましたが、昨今は春と秋が短く、四季から夏と冬だけの二季になりつつあるように感じます。この点からもコンクリートの庭を減らし、一層、緑に覆われた環境づくりに取り組みましょう。

Dear my friends abroad

　Today is November 12th. In Takasaki City, Gumma Prefecture, the sun rises at 6:17, sunset at 16:38, and the sun's altitude at noon will be 30°. By the way, the sun's altitude at the summer solstice is 77 degrees and at the winter solstice it is 30 degrees, so the angle of the sun is also quite low recently. Due to this, the temperature at the radio gymnastics venue this morning was 8°C.

　Still, as you can see, the hibiscus [bottom] and Confederate rose [top] in front of the entrance just seemed like they were trying to cheer me up, and they started blooming again. A few buds have also appeared.

　I'm happy to see them blooming, but I wonder if climate change is the cause. If it becomes difficult to live after next year, both nature and humans will be in big trouble. After all, a reduction in the yield of food crops such as grains, vegetables, and fruits, as well as changes in the areas where fish swim in the ocean, will lead to a food crisis.

　As you know, the Japanese archipelago belongs to a temperate zone and has a relatively well-balanced food supply, but recently spring and autumn have become shorter, and it feels like we are transitioning from four seasons to just two seasons, summer and winter. From this point of view, we are working to reduce the number of concrete gardens and we must create an environment that is even more verdant.

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