What happened in December 2021.

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This is one of the many photos of what has happened in USA. It seems to me that these tornados events happen more often, and they are more violent, in this case more than 70 people have lost their lives, and a lot of building have been destroyed, in several locations.  

What happened in December 2021.

  World news in December 2021.  

Welcome to my diary, What happened in December 2021. 

Dear readers, I am writing this diary to remind me what I have seen happen during my life, anyhow, this is the month of December and nearly Christmas time, which sometimes we call the silly season, because everybody likes to make merry and do happy things. This year again, we may need to refrain from being carried away from it, because of what is happening, so, we need to be serious. 

You see, apart from thinking about Christmas, it seems to me that we need to continue talking about two other main things: one is Climatic changes, because of what has just happened in USA recently, and the other is this pandemic that is affecting the entire world. So, let us see what has happened in USA, because what has happened can be linked to the climatic change. So, hereunder I quote what I have found on the Internet.

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Tornadoes have caused widespread damage in central and southern US states, with dozens of people feared dead. Witnesses and survivors have been describing their terrifying experiences of the storm.

Related: At least 70 dead as tornadoes rip across central and southern US states

The damage included building collapses of a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, where officials believe more than 70 people may have died, an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, and a nursing home in Arkansas. The other states that have been most affected are Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

 Kentucky: tragedy at candle factory

Kyanna Parsons-Perez felt the building was making them “rock from one side to the other” right before it collapsed on her and her co-workers at a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday after it was hit by the tornado.

 Parsons-Perez, an employee at the candle factory in this city of less than 10,000, was stuck for three hours in the rubble, and documented part of it in a livestream on Facebook in which her co-workers can be heard crying in fear.

 Images of America Tornado

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Above I have pasted a link about these tornados, I hope it works to see what has happened. Below is what Joe Biden said, when he visited Kentucky.

1.    Joe Biden promises tornado-ravaged Kentucky ‘we’re …

https://www.news.com.au/world/joe-biden-promises-tornadoravaged...

6 hours ago · US President Joe Biden has spoken in Kentucky addressing the damage wreaked by tornadoes in one of the hardest hit cities of the disaster. The President made his address from Dawson Springs, Kentucky.

 

Anyhow, there are reasons to believe that these tornados are happening more than usual, so, this may be due to the warmer temperature caused from climatic change. As you know they have had a couple of meeting last month about this climatic change, so I hope that they keep working on it, to give the best outcome, in the hope that this will minimize violent weather happening, like these tornados and other things.

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While I was editing this article the 31st of December, I found that another tragedy has occurred, which can also be attributed to climatic change.   

Colorado wildfires: tens of thousands evacuated as blazes destroy hundreds of homes

Tens of thousands of residents were forced to flee in northern Colorado after fast-moving wildfires destroyed an estimated 600 homes.

Over 30,000 residents across three communities outside Denver had to evacuate their homes after wind-fueled grass fires rapidly burned through multiple buildings including a hotel and Target shopping complex, along with 580 homes.

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Now let us talk about the COVID19. 

The covid19 continues, has different names, since it mutates, we had the Delta variant and the latest one is called Omicron. Anyhow, things are a bit better now, perhaps we finally have realized that we will survive somehow. But let us see what is happening now and make a list at the end of this month.  

 

1.    COVID Live Update: 271,930,235 Cases and 5,340,821 Deaths ...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/?%20%3Ca%2

Reported Cases and Deaths by Country or Territory. The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 222 countries and territories. The day is reset after midnight GMT+0.The list of countries and their regional classification is based on the United Nations Geoscheme.Sources are provided under "Latest News." Learn more about Worldometer's COVID-19 data. 

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Above is a link that takes you to see a few things, if it works. Now let us update today list of what is happening.

 

On the world list today, the 29th of December 2021 there are over 283 million positive and 5.43 million dead, Now let us talk the 4 countries with most affected people.

USA. 54,136,000 affected people and 842,000 deaths.

India 34,808,000 affected and 480,000 deaths

 Brazil 22,254,000 affected and 618,000 deaths

UK. 12,300,000 affected and 148,000 deaths

These are the 4 countries most affected.

By comparison Australia today has 323,278 affected and 2202 deaths. So, we are doing well.    

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Talking about Christmas 2021. 

Anyhow, now let us talk about what we see happening, this Christmas 2021, or should we say what we hope happens this Christmas. You see, before this pandemic Christmas time was happy times, at least for some of us. Today we are not so sure anymore, so, we should ask ourselves what we should do, perhaps the best thing to do, is to go back to our religious beliefs, where we can find some peace of mind and hope. So, hereunder is what religious people tell us to believe, and I quote.     

This week, we’re focusing on Jesus—the Light of HOPE. Christmas has always been a season of hope. From the beginning, the prophecies about Jesus’ birth were gifted to the world as a hope people could cling to—the hope that a Saviour would be born into the world who would crush the head of Satan (Genesis 3:15), so that, through this Saviour, all the nations on earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:3).

Jesus remains the only Light of Hope—a beacon of certainty in an uncertain and dark world. Now’s especially the time to remember the hope we have been given through our Saviour. Below are three ways to experience the Light of Hope as you begin this Christmas season.

Expect the Light of Hope

No matter what has happened in our world lately, Jesus is our greatest hope of all. Jesus is God’s Christmas gift to you—this year and every year. There’s just one stipulation—you have to accept the gift.

You don’t have to wait for perfect circumstances or rainbows and butterflies to appear before you have hope. After all, that isn’t really hoping for anything, it’s just believing what you’re already seeing. Real Bible hope believes the promises God has made in His Word. That’s where you get your hope from, not from your circumstances. Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) tells us that faith is a substance, and that substance is “things hoped for.”

Now pope Francis at the Christmas mass.

Pope Francis urges Christians to value the 'little things in life' as he leads Midnight Mass at the Vatican - while worshippers around the world gather for annual service

• An estimated 2,000 members of the public and 200 religious figures attended mass at St Peter's Basilica
• Pope Francis called on the faithful to value the 'little things in life' and show solidarity with the poor
• Worshippers were seen gathering for masses in cities across the US, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Kenya and Russia

By STEPHEN WYNN-DAVIES FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 11:52 AEDT, 25 December 2021 | UPDATED: 13:04 AEDT, 25 December 2021

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 Anyhow, this is the end of my quotes, and I wish that this Christmas is the end of the pandemic, and next year everything will go back to normal, so, we hope for better time next year, we need this break soon, may God help us to achieve that.    

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We are hoping for better times next year. .

I believe that the last two years have been hard for everybody, mainly because of the COVID19 pandemic. So, we hope that next year will be better, there are some signs of improvement, even if it is not a lot, at least we are not scared as much as before. Some doctors even start saying that this new strain called Omicron can be helpful, because people are likely to become immune. I must say that this is the first time that I have heard about it, so, there must be some hope that one day the pandemic can become less virulent and become like a bad influenza.

Anyhow, what we would like to see happen next year? I am pretty sure that most people would like to see the corona virus disappear, or at least become modified and weak, so, even if you catch it, it will not kill you, but you can become immunized. Then we would like to see everything go back to normal. Perhaps not exactly like they were before, but with an added improvement that we have learned during the pandemic. This may result that the central government, will help anybody that needs to be helped, this may sound more like communism than a liberal government, that is based on capitalism and individual competition only.

Anyhow, the world has still many problems to solve next year 2022, the major ones are the pandemic, global warming, illegal emigration, and many others. So, every day that passes we look at the news in the hope of seeing some permanent solutions, but unfortunately at the best we find only marginal improvement of some problems. Anyhow, let us hope that the year 2022 is a better year, and brings some solutions to the several problems that we face.

I believe that this article is long enough, and I have said the main things I have noted this month, so, see you next time in a month or two, with another article like this one. meanwhile I will post other posts about other things. 

See you soon. 

My November 2021 diary.

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In early November there were two important meeting that have talked about, the photo above shows the main leaders of the 20G meeting in Rome, after that another meeting will take place in Glasgow, hosted by UK PM Boris Johnson, where they hope to come up with an agreement, how the world can overcome the climatic change. 

Welcome to our article, November 2021, My Diary of What Is Happening..

Dear readers, this blog is a shortened version of my diary, and we talk about only about the climatic change, and a kidnapping of a child in Australia. So, let us look at how the internet reported these events.  

About the climatic change. 

• The G20 summit wraps up in Rome with few commitments on combatting climate change.
• In a joint statement, the member countries recognized, however, the importance of all countries taking action.
• Many member states now head off to Glasgow for the COP26 summit, hosted by UK PM Boris Johnson.

The G20 summit wrapped up in Rome with few commitments on combatting climate change. In a joint statement, the member countries recognized, however, the importance of all countries taking action. Many member states, including Australia, now head off to Glasgow for the COP26 summit, hosted by UK PM Boris Johnson. 

So, after the summit meeting in Rome, they continue to talk in Glasgow. 

Okay, now they have this COP26 meeting, but I wonder if they are going to achieve anything, because they are not publishing anything, the only thing that I know is that the prime minister of Australia has promised zero emission by 2050.

Now 2050 is so far away, that I wonder why they did not think of a closer date that would indicate, how this is going to be achieved, I believe that they do not know what to do. In fact, sometimes I think that there is not a clear way to follow, even the scientists do not know what to do, they know there is a problem, but they do not have a plan how to solve it. What I mean here it that so far nobody has found a way that states clearly what to do, so, we are supposed to do this and that, and hope for the best outcome. I hope that one day, somebody can show the world a clear plan, how to achieve what now seem so hard to achieve.

But let us talk about the Glasgow meeting, anyhow, the climatic change has ended, now there is a sort of an agreement that most countries want to reach zero emissions by 2050, but how they are going to achieve that is difficult to say. You see, nothing seems to be clear, because while they want to do something about it, they are not sure what to do, as you can see from the following paragraph, and I quote.  

A COAL NEW WORLD

COP26 is all wrapped up, and the results are … predictably mixed. President Alok Sharma broke down during the last day of the conference, reports the ABC, apologizing over after a last minute alteration to the text of the agreement: “May I just say to all delegates, I apologize for the way this process has unfolded and I am deeply sorry,” he said. “I also understand the deep disappointment but, I think as you have noted, it’s also vital that we protect this package.” (End of quote)

MY VIEWS.

Anyhow, it seems to me that what needs to be done is not going to be easy, because there is no clear way how to achieve that. The politicians know that it needs to be done, but they are worried about the economy, so, they are trying to delay the change. Then they want to take it slow, because nobody has planned how to achieve zero emission and its affect, because whatever we do, we may solve a problem, but it might create a different problem.

For instance, to build a wind power station that will produce one million wats of power for 30 years. But to build this wind power station, you need to use existing power that uses coal. So, the question here is how much we gain by building this wind power station, and if it is not a lot, then are there other ways that will give a better outcome?

What I have said above applies also to solar power and any other existing systems. So far, I do not know which one can the best way be. So, I hope that one day they find the best way, and everybody is willing to do it. I know that these things are going to take time, but here we do not have a lot of time left, so, we need to do something soon. Anyhow, perhaps it is better that we start with whatever we believe can improve the situation, at the same time hope that one day, we discover a new way how to solve this problem for good.

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News about what happened in Australia.

Dear readers, let us share the good news first, this time.

For weeks we have been following this child kidnapping event fearing for the worst, but thanks to the police work it turned out alright. 

The 3rd of November 2021, the good news, (most of it is just what I found on the news.)

A missing four-year-old girl has been found alive 18 days after vanishing from her family's tent in a remote campsite in Western Australia.

Cleo Smith, who was dubbed 'Australia's Madeline McCann', was last seen in her family's tent at the vast campsite in Carnarvon, which lies north of Perth, at about 1.30am on October 16.

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With her tender voice quivering, the four-year old girl,

who’s smiling image captured the heart of a nation uttered the memorable words: “M-my name is Cleo.”

It was the moment everyone had hoped and prayed for — that Cleo Smith would be found alive after vanishing from her family’s tent while camping at Quobba Blowholes in Western Australia’s north on October 16.

Just before 1am on Wednesday — 18 days after she went missing — Cleo was rescued from a rundown-looking house in nearby Carnarvon by a team of four detectives.

Detective Senior Sergeant Cameron Blaine was at the center of the mission and described feeling shocked when he first saw the girl playing with toys in a room.

That shock quickly wore off to a feeling of elation.

The weight of the nation’s anxiety had been lifted off the shoulders of the WA Police Force — Cleo was finally safe.

Anyhow, today the man that kidnapped her has been apprehended and he is in jail waiting for judgment, when he appears in court. 

This is all I want to say in this blog, see you next time.  

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October 2021 diary, news and views.

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People are protesting in several cities in the UK, they demand action on climatic change, it seems that what the politicians want to promise is not enough, they want more and sooner.  

Welcome to our article, October 2021 Diary, News and Our Views. 

Dear readers, this is my diary about what I have seen happening the month of October 2021. 

More than 50,000 protestors march in Glasgow, London and other British cities to demand action on climate change from COP26 conference

Now let us look first at the news that can interest the entire world, and the top world leaders are talking about it. So, let us talk about the next climatic change meeting and their views, most of these articles are strait from the internet news, so, I quote.

 The Queen slams world leaders not committing to climate summit

The Queen says she is 'irritated' by world leaders who are not planning to attend the upcoming Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow - with Scott Morrison yet to confirm if he will make the trip.

 Monarch admits she is ‘irritated’ by world leaders who ‘talk but don’t DO’ in a rare public intervention on climate change ahead of COP summit just hours after William's blast for billionaires over space tourism

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• Prince Charles says he ‘totally understands’ frustrations of climate protesters
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Prince Charles has urged the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, to attend this month’s critical Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, saying it could be the world’s last chance to take action.

In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC, the Prince of Wales was asked about Australia and Morrison as he discussed the climate crisis and the 2021 UN climate change conference, which begins at the end of the month.

The Prince warned of a “catastrophic” impact to the planet if more ambitious action was not taken on the climate, adding he was worried world leaders would “just talk” when they meet in Glasgow for Cop26.

When the BBC interviewer told the Prince of Wales that Morrison had not officially confirmed his attendance, Australia’s future monarch said he was aware he would be accused of meddling, but action was needed immediately.

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Now my views about this climatic change meeting are this. I totally agree with the queen views, that she is irritated about world leaders that talk but it, but do not do what needs to be done soon enough. I also agree with Prince Charles that something needs to be done soon. Anyhow, we still must see who goes to the conference, and what they decide to do. Now, let us look at what is happening in the USA, since it a nation that interests the entire world.   

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Now, what is happening in USA.

In the world of politics strange things happen everywhere, they make me think that this is a crazy world, look at what Kamala Harris has come up with after 529 years, since Christopher Colombo discovered America.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions, sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, were the first European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.

 To show you what I mean I quote what I found on the internet.   

These are quotes from the news

VP Kamala Harris has 'basically come out and said the United States is an illegitimate nation’

News host James Morrow says US Vice President Kamala Harris said out loud “what everyone else already knew” in her speech attacking the European ‘white explorers’ who discovered America.

The democrats and the hard progressive left in America have been thinking for years now and have been pushing through all sorts of avenues,” Mr Morrow told Sky News host Peta Credlin.

“This is Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, next in line to be the president when you’ve got a president, who is, let's just say to be politely, declining in function.

“And she’s basically come out and said, ‘the United States is an illegitimate nation’, think about that for second.

“Yet this is exactly what is being pushed throughout American culture by the left right now.” (End of quote)

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Anyhow, this is what I found on the net, and I think it is strange, why they are talking and thinking about this now, after more than five centuries of colonialism and self-government. Then it is questionable what they are saying, because it can only bring division and arguments to the American nation, so, what is there to gain one must ask? I believe that the politicians should be careful what they are saying, because it would be wise to avoid anything that can bring division. Anyhow let us look at what else is happening in America.

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Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle.

Colin Luther Powell is an American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. Powell was the first African-American Secretary of State. Prior to the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, Powell and his successor, Condoleezza Rice, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch (by virtue of the Secretary of State standing fourth in the presidential line of succession). Powell served as the 16th United States National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989 and as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. Powell was born in New York City in 1937 and was raised in the South Bronx. His parents, Luther and Maud Powell, immigrated to the United States from Jamaica. Powell was educated in the New York City public schools, graduating from the City College of New York (CCNY), where he earned a bachelor's degree in geology. He also participated in ROTC at CCNY and received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon graduation in June 1958. Powell was a professional soldier for 35 years, during which time he held many command and staff positions and rose to the rank of four-star general. He was Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command in 1989. His last assignment, from October 1989 to September 1993, was as the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense. During this time, he oversaw 28 crises, including the invasion of Panama in 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf War against Iraq in 1990–1991. He formu…

This above is just another quote from the American internet news.

 Now let us look at the Australian news. 

The COVID-19 in Australia continues, is seems that the state of N.S.W is the worst hit this month but lately also Victoria is having its share, the premiers do their best and tell people what needs to be done, even when what they are saying is not going to be popular, but they do it anyhow.

Now let us follow what has happened to one of those premier. Anyhow, some people are on the news all the time doing their job, like the N.S.W premier Gladys Berejiklian, she is a hard-working lady and was on the news all the time, I thought that she was doing a good job, so, I was thinking that she would be there for a very long time, but suddenly she has resigned. The world of politics is very strange, not only you must be good at it, but you also must be very careful about your friends, one of them does the wrong thing and you can be blamed for it. You see, they say that in this case her friend or boyfriend has done some shady deals, so, he was being investigated, therefore, they were asking questions about how much Gladys Berejiklian knew, for this reason she resigned. So, goodbye Gladys, now we must follow somebody else.

Anyhow, it did not take long to find a replacement, so, now we have another NSW premier, his name is, Dominic Perrottet. So, now we want to see, in which direction he is going to take the state of NSW. So far it seems to me that he is changing the corona virus response, he is more willing to let the people go back to normal. So, now instead of counting the sick and dead people, they are counting how many people have been vaccinated, with the aim of letting the people go back to normal ones they reach 80% vaccinated. We hope we will be alright after that.   

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WA Missing girl mystery.

Today the 30^th of October 2021, for about two weeks they have been trying to find this four-year-old girl, that has disappeared from this camping site in West Australia.

Hereunder is one of the first news report, and I quote.  

The child was last seen at about 1:30am by her mother Ellie Smith in bright pink pyjamas about 1.30am on Saturday inside their shared tent at Blowholes campsite, north of Carnarvon.

Cleo's parents had an 'interaction' with the youngster in the middle of the night, but she was nowhere to be seen when they woke up at 6am and her grey and red sleeping back was also missing.

Detectives have not ruled out anything in relation to her disappearance - and are exploring theories she may have been abducted, as marine search teams are scaled back after almost 72 hours scouring the water. 

Police are urging anyone who was in the area from Friday all the way through to Sunday, to try and remember if they may have seen anything unusual or suspicious.

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Today I start wondering, if they will ever find her and know what happened to her, because has time passes away, it will become harder to know what happened.

What I have written above, are some of the news that I have seen during this month of October 2021. So, I think I have said enough in this article. 

To see more click on this link, October 2021 Diary, News and Our Views. 

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