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Rain, Snow And Earthquakes
It rained a while back. California has been suffering through several years of drought, so I should have been happy, but I was not. The rain lashing against my windows and the gray skies outside, and the colder weather from the storm all combined to make me feel frightened, confused, and isolated.
By John Whye4 years ago in Earth
The Pogodatree Flower
Yu Yuan Lake acacia flowers in full bloom, like a heavy snowfall, white dazzling. Here comes the beekeeper. The beehives were put in place, and his "home" was also settled. A thick black canvas canopy painted with paint. Inside, there were two earthen weirs, and a few wooden boards were set up on top, which were beds. A roll of bedding on the bed. Oil bottles, soy sauce bottles, vinegar bottles were lined up on the floor. A white iron barrel already had more than half a barrel of honey in it. Outside a pot sat on a honeycomb coal stove. A woman was chopping green garlic on the counter. When the pot was boiling, she dropped a handful of dry cut noodles into the pot. When the noodles were cooked, she put them in a bowl, added the ingredients, sprinkled the garlic, and ladled half a spoonful of bean curd into a bowl. One bowl for each person. She ate the one with bean curd.
By BobBam4 years ago in Earth
California's Energy Crisis Could Be A Map Of What Not To Do For The Rest Of The Country. Top Story - June 2022.
There’s a range of reasons we need to use renewable energy. The most simple of which include that they are more environmentally friendly and won’t deplete the way fossil fuels might if we don’t slow down consumption. That’s the “good” of renewable energy.
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in Earth
Chameleons
Chameleons are a family of lizards. Most can change the colour of their skins for camouflage, or to signal mood to other chameleons.
By Madalina4 years ago in Earth
Planet
A planet is a large astronomical body that is neither a star nor a stellar remnant. At least eight planets exist in the Solar System: the terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, and the giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The word probably comes from the Greek planḗtai, meaning "wanderers", which in antiquity referred to the Sun, Moon, and five bodies visible as points of light that moved across the background of the stars. These five planets were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Earth was recognized to be a planet when heliocentrism supplanted geocentrism during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With the development of the telescope, the meaning of "planet" broadened to include objects not visible to the naked eye: the ice giants Uranus and Neptune; Ceres and other bodies later recognized to be part of the asteroid belt; and Pluto, later found to be the largest member of the collection of icy bodies known as the Kuiper belt. The discovery of other large objects in the Kuiper belt, particularly Eris, spurred debate about how exactly to define "planet". The International Astronomical Union adopted a standard by which the four terrestrials and four giants qualify, placing Ceres, Pluto and Eris in the category of dwarf planet, though this standard has not been universally embraced.[1][2][3] Further advances in astronomy led to the discovery of over five thousand planets outside the Solar System, or exoplanets. These include hot Jupiters — giant planets that orbit close to their parent stars — like 51 Pegasi b, super-Earths like Gliese 581c that have masses in between that of Earth and Neptune, and planets smaller than Earth like Kepler-20e. Multiple exoplanets have been found to orbit in the habitable zones of their respective stars, but Earth remains the only planet known to support life.
By Madalina4 years ago in Earth
Goodbye Innocence
Drunk on sadness, I am mourning the easy days before knowledge became too present to ignore. Yesterday, my partner and I ventured to Disneyland, a theme-park that often reminded me of the better memories of my childhood. My partner hasn't seen most of the movies, so I wanted to start the day by filling the drive with soundtracks of classics such as "The Circle of Life" and "Colors of the Wind".
By Arian Lobon4 years ago in Earth
Is Anyone Out There?
It was June of 1992. I was a single mom of two very impressionable teenage boys. No, they weren’t perfect, and they weren’t mean-spirited, or wild. They were normal teens – well, ok, they were older teens. They were 16 and 18. We talked about everything and anything and often, we’d disagree. More often, being the teens they were, they’d agree with each other leaving their mom out of the loop, or, just maybe, I was in the loop, and they weren’t.
By Margaret Brennan4 years ago in Earth
Environmentally-Focused Community Service Ideas
Do you have a passion for the environment? Are you looking for ways to give back to your community? If so, you should consider participating in one of many environmentally-focused community service projects. Here are some ideas for environmentally-focused community service projects that you can do:
By Moses Dixon4 years ago in Earth
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AGGRAVATED BY CLIMATE CRISIS
My ancestors settled in Canada back in 1850. One of their main activities when they first arrived was what they called “the chopping.”
By David Morton Rintoul4 years ago in Earth
How People Make the Most of Their Residential Solar Systems
The demand for residential solar systems is stronger now than ever. Whether you're in favor of renewable energy or not, the fact remains that going solar saves you money and has a variety of other benefits associated with it. With the price of electricity rising across the board, customers are increasingly interested in going solar if they will eventually save money in the long run. With prices of residential solar systems going down, and the technology keeps improving, there is a greater incentive for homeowners to take advantage of solar energy. The challenge is that a lot of people have a hard time determining whether or not they should make the switch. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your residential solar systems.
By Max Ruby4 years ago in Earth
My Favorite Summer Indulgence
"We all live on the same side of the same road", I used to gush to my classmates about my family. First it was my house, then my aunt's tri-level, my grandparents' farm, my uncle's junkyard, another uncle's junkyard, and finally, my eldest cousin's cabin. Only woods and ponds and plenty of trails were between us.
By MJ Wood4 years ago in Earth
Zucchini
Zucchini - Summer’s Signature Dish What is it about summer squash? Is it the beautiful flowers it produces? It is probable that the design of the squash blossom necklace came from the huge yellow flowers of the squash plant that Native Americans relied on in the Southwest. When the first squash blossom appears in the garden, it is always a delight to behold. Bees swoop in and out drinking nectar and I wonder what squash honey taste like. Or is it the prolific production of a fruit that can be used in endless recipes, both sweet or savory?
By Theresa Shaffer4 years ago in Earth