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Tag Archives: soil
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
As fierce and unprecedented wildfires bring calamity to thousands of people, thousands of gallons of toxic retardant are dropped from special air tankers on the racing fires below to try to stop the fires spreading to valuable property. And, as … Continue reading
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Tagged air tankers, building in resilience, building materials, climate change, community, drought, emissions warming climate, eucalyptus tree fire risk, fire resistant homes, first responders, forests, fossil fuels, freshwater, Grenfell Tower, groundwater, human habitation, human vulnerability, hurricane force winds, inferno, insurance nonsense, nature, opportunities, pacific, plastics, portugal, retardant drops, Santa Ana winds, soil, threats, tree burning emissions, warming oceans, weather patterns, wild space, wildfires, wildlife
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Regenerative Farming to combat harm’s from climate change
Since 2022, farmers are being encouraged to study the Soil on their land, the importance of worms and their processes. Soil health is at its heart. The aim is to improve or restore soils that have been degraded by rebuilding … Continue reading
Boreal Forest (taiga):consequences of permafrost melt
A starting point for understanding more about the ancient pristine carbon sink boreal forest of the northern hemisphere is to read through the following link: https://www.treehugger.com/fascinating-facts-about-the-boreal-forest-4858782 We humans are now into the final phase of destroying our planet, we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Boreal Forest, climate change, climate change denial, destruction, disregard of indigenous, earth, exploitation, freshwater, greed, guardianship, human financial gain, logging, permafrost melt, preservation, protection, respect, soil, taiga, wildlife extinction
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Drought tolerant plants
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
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Tagged biology of plants, crops, drought, floods, food insecurity, genetics, global food shortage, microbes, research, rivers, seed banks, soil, threats, trade
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“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself”
“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
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Tagged agriculture, animals, carbon capture, climate change, fertilizer, food security, insects, land protection, life, organic, soil, survival
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Will we be Fishless?: VI
How Fish are Exposed to Pesticides Fish and aquatic animals are exposed to pesticides in three primary ways (1) dermally, direct absorption through the skin by swimming in pesticide-contaminated waters, (2) breathing, by direct uptake of pesticides through the gills … Continue reading
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Tagged benthos, environment, Farming, glyphosate, health, pesticides, rivers, soil
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Will we be Fishless?: Part V
A recent study has illustrated that even Mother Nature with her volcanoes (there are approximately 1,500 known, active volcanoes worldwide) is adding higher levels of mercury than she has to date. There are an unknown number of volcanoes on the … Continue reading
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