Category Archives: anthropocene

The human interaction evidential impact on Planet Earth

Africa, the World’s leading creditor

Posted on October 22, 2022 by borderslynn

The huge continent of Africa has been exploited, robbed and cruelly harmed for centuries. Yet we humans originated and evolved in that life giving landscape before the nomadic migrations to explore other lands. I read Africa is in debt, like … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, city of london, conflict, exploitation, famine, food insecurity, illicit financial dealings, movement of money, offshore tax havens, slave trade, stolen wealth | Leave a comment

Drought tolerant plants

Posted on October 22, 2022 by borderslynn

Microbes living in and on the roots of plants keep them healthy just as the human gut microbes do. During drought conditions, plants increase the microbes which help them stay alive in drought conditions. Researchers have found they can inject … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged biology of plants, crops, drought, floods, food insecurity, genetics, global food shortage, microbes, research, rivers, seed banks, soil, threats, trade | Leave a comment

The deeper the root system, the greater the access to moisture and the less need for irrigation.

Posted on October 20, 2022 by borderslynn

The juniper tree has up to 200 metres depth of root system. It is an important tree and can only grow profusely in certain locations. The above image is of a reserve located in Pakistan. “Inclusion of Juniper Forest of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged ancient forests, biosphere, diversity of wildlife, ecosystems, human harmful activity, illegal felling, juniper, monitor, mountains, preserve, protect, soil preservation | Leave a comment

The arrogance of religious beliefs to assimilate the Guardians of the Planet

Posted on October 18, 2022 by borderslynn

I was reading about how Jesuits sent from Rome helped destroy the culture of the Sioux at the behest of US government officials through re-education techniques. I have reproduced the article which informed me of this travesty which took place … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged "indians", assimilation, belief system, catholicism, culture, disease, earth, education, guardians of natural world, ICT, Lakota, native americans, neglect, poverty, re-education, religion, responsibility, schools, Sioux, truth | Leave a comment

“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself”

Posted on October 14, 2022 by borderslynn

“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself,” Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote in 1937 following catastrophic dust storms and flooding in the United States. He was right. Soil deserves respect. A medium for plant growth, a source of nutrients, a … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, animals, carbon capture, climate change, fertilizer, food security, insects, land protection, life, organic, soil, survival | Leave a comment

Anoxification of Oceans

Posted on October 7, 2022 by borderslynn

A quote from “The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future” by David Wallace-Wells: “It has become quite common to say that we are living through a mass extinction—a period in which human activity has multiplied the rate at which … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged algae blooms, anoxification, Baltic Sea, corporate responsibility, dead zones, extinction, fish farming, fish farms, Gulf of Mexico, Hong Kong, hydrogen sulfide, industrial farming, namibia, nitrogen, ocean death, Oregon, sewage into oceans, Tasmania, upwelling, warming, warming oceans, Washington | Leave a comment

Drip irrigation when water is limited

Posted on September 30, 2022 by borderslynn

Shortages of fresh water can create difficult decisions, and lead to conflict. Industrial farming creating wealth for owners and investors may leave local poor communities without access to any clean water for personal use. This is illustrated by the South … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged cattle farming, cholera, conflict, deficit irrigation, drip irrigation, drought, food insecurity, industrial farming, innovation, war, water scarcity | Leave a comment

Fruit and nut yields threatened by warmer winters

Posted on September 28, 2022 by borderslynn

As winters warm in some well know fruit growing regions of the world, crop yield can be severely reduced, even wiped out. See: https://climatechange.lta.org/winter-chill/ In the US state of Georgia, famous for its peaches, 85% of the 2018 crop was … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, colder regions, Farming, Fruit growing, fruit yield loss, global food supply, nut growing, nut yield loss, vineyard loss, warmer winters | Leave a comment

Wheat production impacted by warmer winters

Posted on September 26, 2022 by borderslynn

The United States Department of Agriculture has advised farmers that plant hardiness zones must shift 100 miles north. They expect this shift will become 300 miles by 2050. The areas which are left behind will become unable to grow wheat … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, declining wheat production, famine, global wheat growers, latitude between 30 and 60 degrees north, Russia, ukraine, warmer winters, wheat futures, Wheat origins | Leave a comment

Freshwater availability shrinking as we make perverse decisions

Posted on September 24, 2022 by borderslynn

Globally, around 80 percent of freshwater is used for food production and agriculture. Out of all the water covering the earth, only 2 percent is fresh. That remaining 10 to 20 percent is set aside for industry. Urban Africa, with … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, climate warming, drought, famine, freshwater, glacier melt, industry, lake algae blooms, lake shrinking, lakes, rivers | Leave a comment

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