At last, a mainstream documentary about “the environment” that looks at real causes instead of just blathering about “climate change”. Now that the deserts are spreading into Europe, maybe we will see some of the tax money going to research that will lead to change, rather than just UN-boosting carbon taxes. But don’t hold your breath; the real changes will be made by local communities acting intelligently.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k67CYmdARhM?rel=0&w=640&h=480] Music: Excerpt from Way to the Roots by Haytham Safia Quartet Photo credits, Thanks to Miguel Jaramillo for all the great desert photos. Extreme tree: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedronet/3975329408/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Cat: http://www.scenicreflections.com/download/282058/running_cat_Wallpaper/ (watch out, loads of popups etc…)
Until relatively recently, most scientists thought rain was caused by mineral particles in the air which were just the right size for water (or ice) to condense around them. Research is beginning to show that a major factor in rain creation could be bacteria associated with plants. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioprecipitation If this is true then it is yet…
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The image shows two views of the rabbit-proof fence, stretching aobut 2,000 miles across South-Western Australia. It separates off native land from farmland with the idea of keeping rabbits out. Clouds form a lot more on the native side than the other, showing a correlation between farmland and decreased rainfall. That’s it really, but there…
Isotope studies have shown that almost all oceanic moisture falls as rain within the first 150 miles from any coast. All the rest of the rainfall on land is recycled water, evaporated from the land and the vegetation on it. Bare land such as sand or rock desert can only evaporate a small amount of…
[youtube=http://youtu.be/-AnRUhxRDA4] Allan Savory describes his successes in reversing desertification.