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Global warming poses most immediate threat to tropics, study finds - latimes.com - 0 views

  • global warming
  • n areas closest to the equator will be forced to cope with temperatures that are outsid
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      Does cope in this situation means that animals have to suffer from a climate changed that they never experienced before? For example polar bear would trying to survive with hot weather?
  • e their historical range in as little as about 15 years.
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  • The average location on Earth could experience a substantially different climate by 2047
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      Is global warming the only problem that is causing this problem?
  • animals i
  • adapt to higher temperatures
  • Los Angeles will see permanent changes to its climate by 2048.
  • curb emissions
  • Washington's climate will change radically by 2047
  • The shift to consistently warmer temperatures poses a considerable threat to thousands of plant and animal species that will have to move, adapt or face extinction, experts warn.
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      How could we change that from happening?
  • to reduce emissions is buying us time
  • species to adapt, for human societies to change and to come up with technological advancements,
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      I wonder if we do have enough time. What would happen to the world after?
  • tropics would be first to experience unprecedented temperature changes surprised scientists who weren't involved in the research.
  • 344,000 species around the world. Some are better equipped than others to adapt to new climate conditions.
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      I picture this world to be much emptier and less excitement with less discovery in the next few ten years. 
  • far fewer opportunities for plants and animals
  • animals with shorter life spans will have more generations pass through a given time period,
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America's breadbasket aquifer running dry; massive agriculture collapse inevitable - 5 views

  • it provides crucial water resources for farming
  • No water means no irrigation
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      No water means no irrigation,no irrigation means no money, no money means no life
  • This is so-called "fossil water" because once you use it, it's gone. And it's disappearing now faster than ever.
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      fossil water: water than can only be use once, then it's gone.
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  • This has led to a population explosion, too. Where food is cheap and plentiful, populations readily expand.
  • The very same problem is facing India, where fossil water is already running dry in many parts of the country.
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      Does this usually happen to countries that are very hot and humid?
  • For hundreds of years, it has been a source of "cheap water," making farming economically feasible and keeping food prices down.
  • Starvation will become the new American landscape for those who cannot afford the sky-high prices for food.
  • conventional agriculture
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      Modern farming: production of livestock, fish, poultry, meat, crop. 
  • http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion)
  • aquifer depletion
  • food shortages.
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      Starvation
  • agricultural disaster.
  • food slavery
  • grow and store some portion of your own food
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      Does this mean that you should be planting and farming your own food at your own house? What if you run out of food there too? 
  • are fast approaching for those who do not have the means to grow at least a portion of their own food.
  • understanding water, soil, open-pollinated seeds, organic fertilizers, soil probiotics, insect pollination, growing with the seasons, sprouting, food harvesting, food drying, canning, storage and much more.
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      This shows us how hard farmer works to grow the food we ate. 
  • home food production is going to become a critical survival skill. I
    • Dao Nguyen
       
      Is underground water really going to dissapear?
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