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HIMALAYAS: THE THIRD POLE
THE ENDANGERED ASIAN MOUNTAINS Stretched across eight countries – India, China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, lies the ‘Third Pole’ of the globe. Running 2400 km long, 8848 m in height, THE GREAT HIMALAYAS , are young fold mountains formed due to collision of Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates, and are still growing. Commonly known as ‘the abode of snow’ or ‘water tower of Asia’ -the Himalayas is mostly situated in northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, being a valuable habitat for over 2 million people.
By Neer Bukharia5 years ago in Earth
The Sun Also Rises
A great many moons ago, far more than I care to remember, I was faced with making a choice of going to university to study the breeding habits of the South American hermit crab or classical literature. I chose the latter. These Corona crisis lockdown days I’m not so sure I made the right choice.
By Liam Ireland5 years ago in Earth
My Country is my Passion
My passion is my country and I find that I am always talking about her – even when I don’t mean to. I grew up in Nigeria but have lived in the UK close to thirteen years. It pains me that to achieve the things I want, I seem to have to live outside of the place that makes me feel most whole. It pains me more that I am not the only Nigerian to feel that way. So many people leave. So many people escape. So many people are drained and give up – especially in Lagos, my hometown which is more bustling and hectic than most places on our planet.
By Oyinkan Akande5 years ago in Earth
Passion for Untrashing
In a world where everything is disposable, one has to find new and creative ways to save the environment. 10 years ago, my dad and I started to upcycle glass and ceramic plates and bowls. We never thought it would grow into a newfound passion. Every year we add a new upcycled project. We currently make tire planters, solar flowers, lanterns, mushrooms, and solar chandeliers. The lanterns are made using light globes that are being thrown out do to one or more breaking and not being able to find matching replacements. We use old forgotten vases and bowls for the mushrooms. Tractor tires are the majority of what we use for the tire planters. Unless you set the tire on fire, it will just sit there in a landfill taking up space. Most of the materials we use are found at thrift stores or rummage sales. Over the past decade, we have kept thousands of non-biodegradable items from being tossed into landfills. The best part about this hobby isn’t the creative aspect, even though that is amazing, it is the knowledge that we are doing our part to help save the environment. As Richard Branson said, “There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have.”. If everyone does one thing to help decrease the amount of garbage that they throw away, we can help preserve the earth for future generations. Whether it is using reusable bags to carry groceries or switching back to actual kitchenware, every little bit will help. As a younger person, I am aware of the fact that the earth, while massive, is an infinite space that we are readily using up. By keeping these items out of the landfills and in people’s yards, we are breathing new life into old pieces that would have been tossed away.
By KASIE R MIEHLKE5 years ago in Earth
Let's Clear the Negative Air
Have you ever felt like the air around you or you yourself are holding a negative energy that you can't seem to shake away? Sage is an herb used during a Native American ritual called smudging, to purify the air of negative energy and allow one to get rid of the negative energy held within one's self. A window is opened to allow the negative energy to leave. The sage is then lit with a wooden match and left to burn. As it burns, one washes the smoke over the body, using one's hands, so as to walk in a positive light. Once the sage has burned to ash, the ashes of the sage are then put outdoors to get rid of the negative energy (CBC News, 2019; Harmon, 2016).
By Herbs to a T 5 years ago in Earth
The Hobby of Life
How to explain plant magic and its effect on me? How to explain the beauty I see in all of the greenery? The expanse of the wild fern, the litter of tree limbs after a great storm. I often look to the Earth for my inspiration for what is inside. I often find that the plants speak more truth than I see from people in church pews. Their whispers of patience, of growth, of human connection to the planet. I look to them for the answers I cannot reach in myself. I ask how the rose is so beautifully formed in order to become a symbol of love. I work in the dirt, I work in the sun. I live for the plants, I live for the earthworms doing their due diligence. They provide for us, despite being fodder for the fish in the water. In this I embrace what the Earth gives, is also what it takes away. I am shown that in order for a bloom to thrive, sometimes it must be cut back to the root. Sometimes it must start all over again in order to provide the beauty we barely notice on our way to work.
By Faith De Young5 years ago in Earth
The Battery Revolution Has Begun
IT WAS THE YEAR the Soviet Union collapsed, Osama bin Laden founded al-Qaeda, and the lauded American physicist Richard Feynman died. Murphy Brown debuted on U.S. television, while at the cinema, Rain Man battled it out with Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Crocodile Dundee II.
By Wilson da Silva5 years ago in Earth
The Climate War: Don’t Be Fooled, Trust the Science.
Psst. What have you, yourself personally done for the environment lately? Wrong question! That’s the question the oil companies, big tech and the fossil fuel industry want you to ask. Because it takes the heat off them.
By Hamish Alexander5 years ago in Earth
