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Tag Archives: climate change
Lake Victoria, Africa : the Largest Tropical Lake in the World
Those of us who live in the UK are familiar with the image of Ireland and its relative size compared to the size of the joined lands of Scotland, England and Wales. Image of the British Isles In Africa, the … Continue reading
Before humans there were many forms of life
Timeline: Pre-human evolution The earth is about 4.54 billion years old and the first life dates to at least 3.5 billion years ago. I found the following useful https://dinosaurpedia.wordpress.com I have referred back to Scotland (where I live) as this … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, asteroid, climate change, dinosaurs, Eurasia, extinction, Gulf of Mexico, North America, oil, origins of life on earth, scotland, South America, timeline
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Out of Africa
Title: A San (Bushman) who gave us an exhibition of traditional dress and hunting/foraging behavior. Namibia. (IDBeatty_002219) Perhaps the biggest long-term strength of the hunter-gatherers’ lifestyle was that it provided an inbuilt control on the overall level of human population. … Continue reading
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Tagged archaology, Assyrian, bronze age, climate change, demise of empire, farmers, Hittites, hunter-gatherers, iron age, Levant, Mesopotamia, nomad, Old Testament, resources, science
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Spring Equinox
In the last week of February our single snowdrop plant, bearing about 8 stems of flowers, appeared outside our room window. The nearest other snowdrops to be found are 5 miles from our cottage. They grow in abundance where the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Equinox, Farming, Global food security, Hunter-gatherer, Jericho, March, Snow, Spring, wildlife, world population
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Ice and its significance
In 1816, headlines in newspapers read: “The Year Without a Summer” (also known as the Poverty Year, “The Summer that Never Was”, “Year There Was No Summer” and “Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death”. Climate abnormalities caused average global temperatures … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, asteroids, climate change, colcanic ash, earth, earth history, ice age, ice cap, unprecedented events, volcanic eruptions
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Climate Change and Tree Deaths
I was reading an article in the ScienceDaily.com dated December 2012 entitled : “As Climate Warms, Bark Beetles March On High-Elevation Forests” As Scotland has mountain slopes upon which are many pine plantations, I was naturally interested. Here I quote … Continue reading
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Tagged bacteria, Britain, climate change, CO2, death spiral, fungus, insects, pathogen, trees, wildlife
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The Twin Sycamore
When William the Conqueror transformed the nation in 1066, a follow on from his success was for future French families to decide to settle in Scotland. One example is the Maitlands, ( known as the Earls and Duke of Lauderdale),who … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, non-native trees, sycamore, tar spot (Rhytisma acerinum)
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