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Jack Hall, an American paleoclimatologist, with his colleagues Frank and Jason, is penetrating the ice-core samples in the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica for the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). An ice shelf abruptly splinters from the rest of the continent, and Jack almost succumbs to death.
A few months later, UN Conference, New Delhi.
Jack admonishes world leaders. "From my research, finding that 10,000 years ago, global warming changed the Earth's climate to an ice age. If humans don't stop polluting the atmosphere, this might again happen in estimated 100 to 1,000 years from now."
"What nonsense!" Shrieks the U.S. Vice President Robert Hayward, repudiating his solicitudes.
Jack continues speaking.
"As we can see, the AMOC or the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation could collapse. Numerous intense storms could wreak major global cities, massive temperature variations would occur, and the northern hemisphere would be left frozen - our planet could trigger a new cataclysmic ice age."
At the conference, Professor Fraser Thomson, an oceanographer of the ECRC (European Climate Research Centre) in Scotland, keeps track of the world's ocean currents. Professor Thomson befriends Jack over his views of an impending climate shift. Fraser tells Jack that the melting of the polar ice caps has poured fresh water into the oceans and diluted the salt level balance, which has provoked the temperature of the ocean currents to drop 13 degrees.
Professor Fraser showed Jack by placing two buoys in the North Atlantic simultaneously, displaying a massive drop in the ocean temperature. Then concludes that the melting of the polar ice has begun disrupting the reconstructional data of the climate change that caused the first Ice Age; to predict what will arrive.
Due to this concern, both Jack and Fraser team up with NASA meteorologist Leeann Takada and build a forecast model based on Jack's, Fraser's and Leeann's data.
Fox 11 Presents: "Breaking News: All over the Earth, the climate system is screwed; the violent weather causes mass destruction. U.S. President Blake has authorised the FAA to suspend air traffic due to severe turbulence after learning several tornadoes are decimating downtown, Los Angeles.
Tokyo just got hit by softball size hail, and it starts to snow in New Delhi, and Los Angeles is predicted to be hit by many massive tornadoes. This map shows the three supergiant tornadoes on Canada, Siberia, and Scotland."
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White House, Washington D.C.
Jack meets the President and gives him the distressing news that his estimate of years has now turned down to days before the planet enters the new Ice Age. He urges the President to evacuate the southern states and Mexico because it's too late to evacuate the northern states.
ISS (International Space Station)
Three astronauts delay their return home after seeing a storm system spanning the northern hemisphere.
Siberia, Russia
Fox 11 reporter in Novosibirsk, Russia: "This has already started; the area of Eurasia is frozen and is spreading to the southerly areas of Asia and Europe."
Tokyo, Japan
No one knew what swift weather variation could cause chaos in the populated metropolis of Tokyo. Unexpectedly, countless softball size hail storm the city, transmitting damages and several dead and wounded.
A scene from The Day After Tomorrow Credits: http://media.forumcinemas.ee/1000/Event_3433/gallery/021d68d6c4.jpg |
New Delhi, India
This unexpected weather brought everyone to shock, the change from the blazing summer flame to the freezing snow descending. It becomes the coldest weather ever recorded in India.
New York, United States
BREAKING NEWS:
"Warnings from the European Climate Research Centre have stated that the North Atlantic current had completely changed due to imbalance of salt and fresh water from the melting polar ice caps", shares a news reporter.
The sky turns black,
The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi Credit: Painting of the treaty signing by Marcus King, 1938 (Alexander Turnbull Library, G-821-2) https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-treaty-of-waitangi-is-signed |
The Treaty of Waitangi - shown to British / everyone else | Te Tiriti o Waitangi - shown to Māori (English Translation) |
Māori to give up complete sovereignty to Britain. This meant Māori came under complete control of the British government and laws. | Māori to give up governorship (Kāwanatanga). For Māori, this meant Queen Victoria became the sovereign of New Zealand. However, Māori chiefs still had control of their tribes. |
Māori is guaranteed their ‘possession of their lands, estates, forests, fisheries, and other properties’. The British crown has the pre-emptive right to buy Māori land that is offered for sale. That meant Māori could only sell to the British government. | Māori have full chieftainship (rangatiratanga) of their lands, villages and possessions and everything they treasure — language, culture, etc. If Māori wanted to sell their land, they had to first offer it to the British crown at an agreed price. If the British crown did not agree, land could then be sold to someone else. |
Māori have the same rights as British subjects. | The British will protect Māori. Māori have the same rights as British subjects. |
In the British (English) version of the Treaty of Waitangi, it is said that Māori will give up complete sovereignty to Britain. However, in the Māori version, it is said that the Māori will only give up sovereignty, not complete sovereignty. Another difference is that in the English version, it is said that Māori is under the complete control of the British government, unlike the Māori version, where Queen Victoria became the sovereign of New Zealand and Māori chiefs still had control of their tribes. Māori thought that they can control their tribes, but they weren’t.
In the Māori version, taonga (treasured possession) and protection of language and culture are included, however, in the English version, it isn’t written. Another difference is that the British has the right to buy Māori land offered in sale, but in the Māori version, the Māori had to first offer it to the British crown, if they want to sell their land, with an agreed price; the land would be sold to someone else then if the British crown did not agree to the price.
In the Māori version of the Treaty, it was told that the British will protect Māori, but in the English version, it wasn’t written in the treaty.
In my opinion, I think the Treaty is different because the British want to be superior over Māori and gain profits out of the Treaty, meaning Māori will get less in return.
The 'Spirit of Innovation' Credit: John M. Dibbis/Rolls-Royce https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/green-travel/127072304/is-this-the-worlds-fastest-electric-plane |
Credit: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/448687/rocket-lab-to-launch-new-zealand-s-first-lunar-mission |
An artist's concept of the future moon landing under the Artemis Program. Credit: https://www.space.com/artemis-program.html & NASA |
An illustration of the Gateway - built with commercial partners, used for long-term exploration. Credit: https://www.nasa.gov/gateway/overview |
Credits: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/10/Testing_lunar_4G_operations Copyright: Nokia |
What does declare mean?
To announce, to say it aloud.
What does independent mean?
Free from control, to not rely on someone else, and not in anyone’s authority.
Which country did Aotearoa begin trading with? Why not other countries?
The French and other countries tried to trade and didn’t go well. It was the British that Māori traded with successfully and peacefully.
What is the Treaty of Waitangi?
A Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840 between the representatives of the British Crown and the Māori chiefs in Waitangi. It takes the name from the place where it was first signed. The main purpose of this treaty was to protect the Māori culture and enable Māori to continue living in New Zealand as Māori. Simultaneously, the Treaty gave the Crown the right to govern the nation and represent the interests of all New Zealanders. This treaty included the 3 principles of partnership, participation, and protection.
However, after the signing of the treaty, the land was lost through a combination of private and Government purchases, outright confiscation, and Native Land Court practices that made it difficult for Māori to maintain their land under traditional ownership structures. Also, there were purchases of Māori land prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The declaration of independence was signed in 1835 by 35 Rangatira (Māori leaders) and four British residents. It proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.