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a short account of environmental happenings that are endangering the blue and some possible solutions
these are some Mega threats that endanger the planet
Exstinction,over population,deforrestation,
excess carbon emissions,desertification(land...
bad farming practises(landloss),
erosian(landloss),watershortag...
global warming,rising seas(landloss).
EXSTINCTION
we harvest fish faster than they can reproduce,
And habitat destruction,climatic change,
expanding populations,overexploitation,
deforrestation,desertification...
polution are responsible for mayor looses
of both flora and fauna,many for ever.
we are now witness to the first mass extinction
since the day of the dinosaurs.
species are being lost every hour.
OVERPOPULATION
the world population has doubled in the last 50 years
the fastest increase ever,since we became homosapian
each year farmers have to grow food
for an extra 70 million people,
many of whom are taking the forrests place.
DEFORRESTATION
if it continues ,is that we could end up looking like Mars.Without an atmosphere ,without water,without air,
with out life
the rain forrest and all other forests are getting smaller every day.
especially in south America and Mexico.
valuable species of plants become lost
and countles animals are killed into extinction.
the jungle of Lacadona one of
the richest environmental areas of Mexico
which produces 70 %of the countries water,
is home to thousands of rare species of flora and fauna
is loosing hundred of hectares daily
(2 millions hectares per anum)
despite nationwide campains on all tv and radio stations.
nothing can stop the destruction,
the same thing is happening in the Amazon regions ,
and probably in Asia as well,
and it is also the case in Borneo
the forrests make most of the water that we can drink
or use for agriculture(sweet water)
some is condensed from the sea but that reaches only the coastel aereas.
the bulk ,comes from the forests ,
and the rivers come from the rainfall
which comes from the trees.
the trees with precipitation,
feed the rivers when it is not raining
and keep them running all year round.
If we kill all the trees,we kill the rivers .
we kill the rain. we kill us.
the trees also absorb the heat in the day
and heat up the place in the night ,
so they keep the temperature confortable to live in.
trees evaporate a mist which ,which protects us from the strong rays of the sun
in the dessert the nights are freezing cold
and during the days you burn up.
CARBON EMISIONS
the world is producing more carbon monoxide
than the system can accomodate
the trees absorb carbon emisions ,
which is poison to us and they leave the oxygen
which we need to breathe.
in the autemn the colder seas absorb carbon emisions
that is produced by rotting flora .
and in the spring newly growing biomass
utilises the carbon that is released by the warmer waters
DESERTIFICATION
because of bad agricultural practises
and the resulting land loss
farmers are now cultivating highly erodable lands
and deforresting vast areas
the sahara is growing by 7 kilometres every day.
two major desserts in northern china
are growing together making one giant dessert,
causing dust storms making thousands of people refugese.
the planet is drying out at an alarming rate.
in the days of the dinasaurs this planet was under an aquiferus manta ,a mist that covered the entire earth
and there were no desserts.
Count how many there are today,and all of them are as a result of mans actions.
the sahara used to be forrests
arabia ,irak ,iran used to be fertile lands in biblical times
Ghengas Kahn burned all the forrests
and filled the wellS with water and
so turning vast lands into dessert.
BAD FARMING
Bad agricultural practises is turning
vast teritories into desserts ,because of
over grazing ,the exessive pumping of carbon aquifiers.
the surface aquifiers already having been depleted.
And the use of fertilisers and heavy machinery that compacts the ground which raises the salt in the soil.
Modern agriculture today is doing the same as ghengas kahn but in much bigger territories.
because agricultural lands are lost, farmers are forced to cultivate highly erodable lands,
to keep up with the growing demand for food.
EROSION
soil erosion is almost always as a result of human intervention.the trees are cut down.
these trees existed to provide a cover
against the rays of the sun.
which now dries out the soil ,
the wind can than easily blow away the dust that is formed this is wind erosian
because the trees are no longer there,
whose roots bound the soil together ,
and because their canapies of foilidge
no longer exist, the rain now has easy acces to the unprotected ,now dry surface
and the rain waters wash away the top soils.
this is water erosian
farmers plow large plots of land to plant,
as happened in the 20s in the USA,
they plowed in straight lines.
the winds came blew along the straight lines
and picking up speed removed millions of tons of top soil(wind erosian)
turning vast teritories into dessert
deprived of arable soil
today the farmers plow in circles and curves
to prevent this building up of speed by the wind.
but still vast sections of land are exposed to the sun which kills the micro biotic life that builds the black and rich top soil
and tons of water is evaporated by the sun.
NO TILL FARMING
A far better way is a very old concept
now newly applied called -no till farming.
after the inicial shaping of the land
the tractor is no longer used .or another type of plow
head is used which does not break and turn the soil over,but merely makes a deep cut
into which the new plants are planted or sown.
or the seeds are just stuck in an unbroken surface
,which is covered------- by mulch.
MULCH
mulch is a layer of organic material
which prevents the soil from drying out
by blocking the sun and maintaining its moisture
because the soil is now soft and moist
the earthworms devellop.
there is no better manure on this earth
than that from earth worms,
who also airate the soil their bodely movements
sucking in the air .
mulch also is a cover which protect the soil from the impact of heavy rains .
This brings the salt to the surface
and so makes the soil poorer.
mulch also is the food and conditions for a vast variety of micro biotic life that produces top soil
MUD SLIDES
In the mountains Mexico,
the increasing populations of indigenous peoples
are cutting down trees to plant corn ,
this land is productive for a few years
before it becomes poor and useless for farming.
the roots of the trees that have been cut down rot and tunnels are created with their disaperance.
with heavy rains these tunnels fill up with water
the soil lifts and moves down wards,
mudslides are caused.
large parts of the mountains are exposed to the rock.
the mud destroys the lands beneath and the exposed areas NEVER recover leaving the area without vegetation forever
to recover eroded soil is a lenthy process ,which involves planting, bushes ,grasses and trees to hold the soil and to create bariers to stop further movements on the surface.
and trap any organic matter that ends up there.we can help by adding mulch(chopped organic matter) and plant leafy plants to be chopped down for this purpose.there are various plants that are exelent for this pupose,
like a bean called nescafee which is a monster
in normal circumstanses ,it covers an enormous aera ,grows very fast creates tons of leaves ,
when fully grown it dies leaving a thick cover of rotting organic material behind.
WATERSHORTAGE
each year millions more people are consuming water
but this is but a fraction of what agriculture uses.
our consumption of water is ever increasing and our drinkable water supply is shrinking,because of polution,and the production of potable water is less all the time because of deforestation.
in Tasmania one can already exchange one litre of water for 2 litres of petrol.
it is predicted that the wars of the future will be for water.
the water we got in most populated places must be treated or purified before it is acceptable for human consumption.in Portugal and soutern Spain ,as in many places, wine is cheaper than water.
Which would explain the many drunk people there.
we are living in a bubble economy and when the bubble bursts
food prices will sky rocket,and so will the price of water.
GLOBAL WARMING(crop loss)
because of the green house effect and the desertification this planet is heating up.
Each degree rise in temperature signifies 10% crop loss
Global warming is in theory reversable,but it will mean global co operation between all countries,
and taking into account human nature and the world
politics ,it is unlikely that this will happen,
At least not untill we are all in the middle of planetary disastres and it becomes a battle
for the survival of humanity every where.
RISING SEAS
The northpole is melting ,and we will know it without ice in our life times.
this does not affect the sea level because it is ice that is already in the water.
Green land and the south pole ,which apperantly has a hole in the ozone the size of the USA,are another matter.
this is ice above the sea ,on the land, and melted water will return to the sea .
and so duely affect sea levels.
the sea has been rising for a long time.
in portugal remains of Roman villas have been discovered 3/4 of a mile in the sea,and in one town the locals say that the sea is eating their town .
in California and Florida ,arable lands have have been lost because of rising seas
so far only a few millions acres in total globaly ,but this will speed up with the increasing global warming.
And in Antartica arms of ice that even had names because the were so permanent have broken of into the sea.
SOLUTIONS
Global efforts to cut down on carbon emisions,reforestation to capture carbon,sustainable farming practises and ecomomic systems of irrigation,education on family planning to counter overpopulation,water harvesting( to fill up subteranian water supplies),
environmentally friendly energy systems,efficient public trans port to discourage the use of the internal
conbustion engine,global distribution of food supplies.
encouraging people(to return to the land) to be autosufficient (with the internet business is not any more confined to the cities),
urban planning to include vegetation,stop building more high ways,agricultural devellopment programs for 3rd world countries.
if every one in the world, who could,would plant a garden ,this would take the stress of the farmers,add to the bio-mass and humidity ,and put a lot more food into circulation.
so what you can do is plant a tree,clean up rubbish,leave bins for people to put their rubbish in,leave notice boards explaining that you cleaned and ask people to co-operate,
COMPOST
and dont put your own organic rubbish together with the rest,seperate and classify your rubbish,
70 %of contamination is because of organic material and this is the easiest to take care of ,
you make a small compost heap in a shady place in the garden and all the organic waste of the house
can go here ,at times cover it with leaves or sand.
the rich compost which results you put back on your plants.
this does not smell or create bugs,the decomposition kill about every thing.
PESTCONTROL
if you can have a couple of bantum chickens which eat 70%of garden pests and they do not rake the ground and kill the plants as ordinairy chickens do.
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Fire alarm malfunction?
Jess1727
My kiddie alarm smoke/carbon monoxide detector had a low battery alarm. Upon replacing the battery and reattaching the wire, the alarm goes off continuously, setting off the same hallway alarm, and finally the 3 bedroom alarms. Pressing the button did nothing, finally I had to disconnect both kiddie alarms and remove the batteries to stop the "fire fire" alarms.
Is it possible both alarms are malfunctioning? Are any replacement alarms wired the same as the kiddie?
Thanks!
Answer
Maybe it a malfunction of the low battery warning. How old are the alarms?
â LOW BATTERY: When the batteries are low and
need replacing the red LED light will flash and the
unit will âchirpâ one time, followed by the warning
message âLOW BATTERYâ. This cycle will occur once
every minute for the first hour. After the first hour
the red LED light will continue to flash every minute
accompanied by the âchirpâ only sound. The voice
message âLOW BATTERYâ will sound once every
fifteen minutes during the âchirpâ only cycle.
This will continue for at least seven days.
⢠One âchirpâ every 30 seconds is an indication that
the alarm is malfunctioning. If this occurs call the
Consumer Hotline at 1-800-880-6788.
⢠After seven (7) years of cumulative power up, this unit
will âchirpâ twice every 30 seconds. This is an
"operational end of life" feature which will indicate
that it is time to replace the alarm.
Kidde Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm
http://www.kidde.com/Documents/um%20intelligent%20alarm%20english.pdf
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