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How We Can Fight Climate Change
What is Global Warming? Global warming may be defined as rise in temperature of the Earth's surface over a considerable period of time through human activities and natural causes. Basically it is being caused by growth in the concentration of GHGs in atmosphere. These gases trap the heat coming from the sun which would otherwise escape into space, preventing it. The term is more related to climatic change; the alteration also encompasses the rise of sea level, shifting weather patterns, and more frequent extreme events.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
The Way for a Resilient Future
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: Paving the Way for a Resilient Future Introduction Have you ever wondered how we’ll feed a growing global population while protecting our planet for future generations? Sustainable agriculture and food security hold the key. These interconnected concepts aim to create a balance between feeding people and preserving the environment. But what do they really mean, and why are they so critical? Let’s dive into the details.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Sustainable Agriculture
Introduction In a world where climate change, population growth, and environmental degradation are pressing issues, the connection between agriculture and food security has never been more important. Sustainable agriculture plays a crucial role in ensuring that we can meet the food needs of a growing global population while preserving the planet for future generations. It offers solutions to the challenges of producing enough food without depleting natural resources, polluting ecosystems, or contributing to climate change. This article explores the principles of sustainable agriculture, its relationship with food security, real-world examples, challenges faced, and potential solutions for a more sustainable and secure food system.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Food Security
The global challenge of providing food security for an ever-growing population while preserving the environment is becoming increasingly pressing. As climate change, resource depletion, and urbanization put immense pressure on traditional farming methods, the need for sustainable agricultural practices has never been more critical. Sustainable agriculture focuses on meeting the nutritional needs of the present population without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own food requirements. This approach is not just about increasing food production but also about safeguarding the ecosystems, biodiversity, and social structures that ensure food security in the long term.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Metaverse
How the Latest Meta AI Model Will Change Your Metaverse Experience. From a company once most synonymous with social media sites like Facebook and Instagram, Meta has rebranded its future on the ambitious premise of the metaverse. The metaverse will be one shared virtual space where people will interact with others, socialize, create, and even do business in immersive 3D virtual worlds. This would presuppose, however, that this shift of Meta into this new frontier of the digital universe would entail nothing less than changing how we connect and experience the digital world in all ways we use the capacity to communicate.
By Pain 11 months ago in Journal
Global Crisis
Water Scarcity and Pollution: A Global Crisis Water is life. It’s as simple as that. But what happens when this life giving resource starts to run out or becomes unsafe to use? That’s the harsh reality we’re facing with water scarcity and pollution. These twin crises are wreaking havoc on communities, ecosystems, and economies worldwide. Let’s dive deeper into what’s really going on and why it’s so urgent to act.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Monstera Plant Care
Monstera Plant Care: Why Pruning Doesn’t Make It Bushier & Best Tips for Thriving Growth Introduction: Monstera Plants and Their Unique Growth Patterns
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Paving the Way for a Resilient Future
Nowadays, sustainable agriculture and food security are one of the most talked-about topics due to the growing population, hence an increase in demand for food. Feeding billions through ways of farming that will have a minimal effect on the environment is indeed vital with the increase in concern about climate change. In other words, sustainable agriculture places more emphasis on a balance in the fulfillment of the present food requirements, considering the future generation, by conservation of the resources. To this regard, food security and conservation of the environment shall co-exist for a healthy and resilient world community. Agriculture is the root of human civilization where it played a significant role in letting the societies settle and expand.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Water scarcity and pollution are growing global crises
Water is life, and indeed it is. Of all the costliest resources, water has become ironic; it is ever so scarce and polluted. Imagine having to struggle more to get clean water than to get gold; that's just about the scary direction we are heading towards. This paper shall shed light on the problem, causes, impacts, solutions, and what our contributions toward saving the future generation from this torrid polluted world shall be.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Can Globalization Cause Wars?
Can Globalization Cause Wars? Globalization has become the buzzword that you get to hear everywhere in this modern age ????. It bridged the gap between us, shrank the world, and facilitated cross-border idea and resource flow. But with all the benefits it brought in its wake, is it also going to raise wars? Let us plunge into this intriguing yet complex subject step by step!
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth
Monstera Care
monsteras are unlike most plants most of you will probably know that when you cut the stem of a plant it normally produces multiple stems in its place it's a neat little trick to get super bushy plants like Jades puos and filodendron that you can show off to all your friends and family just look at my filad dendrum melan crisis I hard pruned it a few weeks ago and now it's got more stems than it knows what to do with pretty neat eh and by the way I know it's not melan a crisis that's just me poking fun at him for how fussy he is if you know you know anyway back to monsteras monsteras do not respond in the same way as my melan a crisis here nope no chance sorry to break it to you but it just won't produce three or four new stems from where you make a cut it'll just replace like with like in fact you're more likely just hurting your PL yes if you have a lovely long stem with big beautiful fenestrated leaves and Lop it off lower down not only will you only get one stem growing in its place defeating the purpose of the prune in the first place but that new growth will most likely revert back to a youngling yes no highly prized fenestrations for you well not for the first couple of leaves anyway those new leaves will resemble the original unloaded leaves with no fenestrations from when it was a wee Baba and this is particularly true if you cut the stem back to where there are leaves with with no fenestrations you are basically cutting away the adult growth turning the clock back for him and making him all juvenile it's like big in reverse all going back to the future great God this is the thing with monsteras there are two stages of their lives the youngling stage where it's growing small nonfenestrated leaves furiously cuz it can't wait to become an adult and have its first drink and then when it's an adult it tends to chill out a bit more and take it time producing big fenestrated leaves so cutting it back takes it back in time if only we could all turn back time like this eh let me take you back to when I was a newbie plant parent yes hard to believe I know but I really was the newbest of noobs if you're new here that's noobs and not boobs a trendy Millennial word for newbie I know it doesn't suit me does it back to the problem at hand this monster in my bedroom was actually one of my first plans so it's a good 10 or so years old at this point blim me he's nearly a teenager and it will probably tell you all about the abuse it has received from me over the years as I was learning about what it want through trial and error there was no sheff May plants back then you see hang on hang on that's you you idiot yeah well I just mean plant Tu wasn't as big back then I had to rely on my own intuition which is why it was such a mess anyway I loved the plant and desperately wanted it to become busher so I could get more and more of those big beautiful leaves that we all go crazy for so it look like I knew what I was doing what did I do I pruned back a couple of the stems and what happened only one stem grew back in their place how did I take it furiously and I'm not proud of what I said to him at the time particularly when I realized it really wasn't his fault we're still taking counseling sessions now you know I often think back and wonder just how big my plant would be but just left it alone never mind no point dwelling on the past I suppose and in any case I got some free extra plants out of it so all is not lost so what do you do if you want a super bushy monstera I hear you whale well my plant friend the only way to achieve this is to have lots of plants in the pot more plants equal more stems pretty simple eh just have a look at this guy looks super bushy doesn't it and to the untrained eye it looks like it's all one big beautiful plant on closer inspection you'll see that there are actually three or four monsteras in the same pot it's pretty good value actually but this isn't something I recommend mind you in fact I'd advise you not to do it if there's one thing you've probably noticed about your plant is that the roots on this bad boy are hella thick so Chuck in three or four monsteras into the same pot and things will get pretty crowded down there pretty quickly my big bedroom monstera is actually multiple plants it looks like one plant from a distance to the untrained eye but it's not it's why I've got such a big pot for it the root kept getting too crowded so I kept having to upssize the pot until eventually I said enough is enough and stuck the whole thing in this giant orange one we'll come back to why this pot isn't such a great idea for him in a jiffy if you've got a monstera like this then I'd consider dividing it into individual plants and potting them on much more likely to thrive now all of this isn't to say you should never behead your monstera there are times when it might even be the best course of action if you have one that is getting unruly and not growing how you want then a chop and reset could be just a ticket even if he says he doesn't want it and I don't mean chop the stem off Chuck it in the bin and wait for new growth on the existing plant no I mean taking the chopped off part and starting again with it and that means rooting it and starting again but Mr Sheffield why on Earth would you want to take years of hard work and Chuck it all away in the blink of an I just doesn't make sense first calm down and second check out my monster in my dining room this is actually a we cutting from the one in my bedroom and just look how it's growing it's growing sideways as if it's desperate to escape the pot eventually it will leave its enclosure and start crawling along the floor not what I want and certainly not what Mrs Sheffer wants let me tell you now admittedly this is all my fault you see I can admit my mistakes I've not got him climbing up something and I'll come back to why this is so important in a bit so unless I want to have my floor taken over by this plant and my eard drums ringing from the misses I'll probably have to reset it by chopping it off and the main plant will actually be the piece that I cut off and not the existing plant and the new Leaf should come out ferrated this happens with top section cuttings it doesn't revert to a juvenile state but don't ask me why and I'm not going to lob the existing plant in the bin that would be a waste sure the new stem will probably come out small and boring but over time it'll grow the way I want provided I guide it by giving it something to climb up right allow me to give you my hot take in my humble opinion it's much better sticking to one plant per pot and putting all your doting energy into that instead of worrying about having multiple stems it can become a statement piece particularly if you get it climbing up something which you most definitely should don't provide a Zimmer frame to support him and he'll be spending all his time crawling on the floor which isn't a clever look they climbers in their natural habitat you see they grow up along the trunks of nearby trees in order to reach the light at the canopy of the Jungle that's what those weird aial routes are for to grip onto the tree and hoist itself up so try and mimic this in your home stick something into the soil and tie the stems to it doesn't have to be anything fancy Lee had killed this plant uses bits of tree for his huge monstera and it seems to do a j job perfectly I've just conjured up this weird bamboo trell system for my fellow to grow on and it's doing a job it's not winning any housekeeping a Wars of course but I think it looks fine the cool thing about it is that the plant will learn there is something there over time and start to grow itself onto it you can kind of see this happening with the stems of my plant growing closer to the bamboo doing all this prevents disasters like stems breaking due to too much weight but that is an extreme example and unlikely to happen the main reason for doing this is to make your plant look better I often do projects like staking my climbing plants up planks of wood on my patreon page so check it out if you're interested in a bonus video every week where I do things like this plus you get access to our exclusive planty Discord chat what's not to love when you've put the hard Graft in and tied your Monera onto something to climb up you just want to leave it there choose a spot and leave it alone leave it the the perfect spot for this plant in my opinion is against the wall facing the light this way you can leave the plant to grow all its leaves facing in One Direction and its ugly back side will be facing the wall and not your living space this is the cheat code for successful monsteras to not have the leaves twisting and turning in multiple directions from when you've been rotating him I said leave it look at the surface of the soil of my plant I mean what what on Earth is that looks like it's going to metastasize and turn into something and attack me while I sleep I think this actually appeared when I treated all my plants for fungus knats by applying Wiggly Worms to the soil beneficial nematodes actually and I'll leave a link to that video in the corner right now it's how I finally won the war against those pesky fungus knats and well worth a watch but after this one okay now I don't think they are the nematodes or anything but it does look to be some sort of mold and I think it's because it's living in this giant pot without the Fable drainage holes I always recommend drainage holes in my videos but on this occasion I didn't take my own advice I went all Rogue one and just plunked it into this in my defense I just couldn't find a plastic pot big enough to fit him in and I thought no big deal I'll just be careful with the watering and to be fair up to this point it's been working he's been in there for a few years now and been a happy chappie in that time but I guess something's going a bit Peete Tong now and by the way choosing the right part for your plant is something I cover in my online house plant course check it out in the description if you want to take your plant game to the next level now I'd quite like to change his nappy but um how Mrs Sheffield really won't appreciate me making a mess in her bedroom so I'd need to somehow get it down the stairs and into the garden yeah something for a later dat then the point of this segment is to do as I say and not as I do keep your monster in a pot with drainage holes to avoid things like this happening as well as other nasties like root rot and a natat outbreak if you want to go further down the rabbit hole with monstera care .
By Pain 11 months ago in Lifehack
Climate Change The 10 Most Significant Impacts Explained
Natural change is by no means a distant threat anymore. Presently, the effects have begun trickling worldwide, from weather patterns we have down to the food on our table. But while the science supporting biological change might be elusive, its outcomes have tended to become quite clear. This paper looks at the 10 biggest effects of a heating world and translates those into concrete terms with the far-reaching implications.
By Pain 11 months ago in Earth