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fish and frogs living out of water - bbc
Bookmarked 785 weeks ago watch the fascinating life of the lung fish and other enduarnace animals as they survive in almost impossibly arid conditions for extraordinary lengths of time amazing natural wildlife video from bbc worldwide |
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air-conditioned clothes help global warming
Bookmarked 754 weeks ago a japanese company is promoting air-conditioned jackets and shirts self-cooling clothes may seem like the stuff of science fiction but for this company they are good for businessshirts and jackets made by kuchou-fuku -- meaning quotair-conditioned clothesquot -- keep the wearer comfortable even in sweltering heattwo small fans sewn into the back of each garment are powered by a pocket-sized rechargeable battery pack the fans circulate air across the wearer039s skin evaporating perspiration and keeping temperatures down and all this while only using one-50th of the energy of a small air conditionerthis is a welcome respite from japan039s mid-summer humidity where the temperature has hovered around 38 degrees celsius recentlytoru ichigaya kuchou-fuku office worker:quotit feels cooler when you039re wearing this jacket than when you039re not wearing itquotanother worker yukie asano agrees saying that the bulky jacket allows her to work comfortablyyukie asano kuchou-fuku office worker:quotit almost feels like air is circulating inside my bodyquotthe tokyo company invented the air-conditioned garments eight years ago in a bid to help fight global warminghiroshi ichigaya ceo kuchou-fuku:quoti worry about global warming as the number of air conditioners in the world continues to increase i039d been trying to invent an air-conditioner that would require little energy and reached the conclusion that air-conditioning does not have to cool the whole roomquotthe self-cooling clothes come in 10 styles and a variety of colors they sell for about 96 us dollars |
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scientists sow ancient seeds to survive global warming
Bookmarked 736 weeks ago scientists in mexico have discovered that ancient maize and wheat varieties can resist the drought and heat of today039s weather conditions the researchers are crossing the plants with other strains to grow different types of maize and wheat more resistant to climate change for future generationsa seed bank which could hold the key to saving some crops from global warmingscientists in mexico have found that ancient wheat and corn varieties have particular drought-and heat-resistant traitsso researchers at the international maize and wheat improvement center in el batan are developing new strains which they can cross with plants grown from the ancient seedsthey hope these plants can fight off the ill effects of rising temperatures says scientist matthew reynoldsmatthew reynolds scientist:quotthese wild relatives have been around for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years and so of course they have experienced climate changes that are probably miniscule compared to what we039re anticipating will occur within the next hundred or a thousand yearsquotmexico is considered to be a birthplace for corn which is a staple for mexicansnative species dating back to long before the spanish conquest still surviveand the new plants are inheriting traits from the old seeds such as longer roots that suck up water and a capacity to store more nutrients in their stalksthe center039s research director marianne bnzinger says science has to anticipate the inevitable temperature increasesmarianne bnzinger research director:quotclimate change is really happening and we need to be concerned we need to be concerned that we cannot change agriculture overnight so we need to look ahead what is happening in 10 15 20 years when our children had grown up and we need to start to invest now in those solutions to make sure that we have them with farmers when they are neededquotseed breeders say they are the first line of defense in protecting farmers from climate change widely expected to heat the planet between 1 and 3 degrees over the next 50 yearsand using the innate information found in ancient seeds is one way of ensuring future food supplies |
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selena gomez: text food to 864233 to save children sahelnow
Bookmarked 721 weeks ago usa residents: text food to 864233 to donate 10 to the us fund for unicef or donate online here: http:bitlyj4qyrithose outside the usa - you can donate online here: http:supportuniceforgsahellearn more about how to help children in the sahel food crisis sahelnow and spread the word: http:bitlyi6cf0zselena gomez unicef ambassador:quotright now more than a million children could die in the sahel region of west and central africa crops have failed in 8 drought-hit countries leaving almost nothing to eatchildren are especially vulnerable when they don039t get the nutrition that they need unicef urgently needs your help to provide emergency relief - therapeutic food and medicine to treat the most sick and malnourished childrenwe can save their lives please help right now i did will youquot |
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hungry planet episode 9
Bookmarked 747 weeks ago in this episode - war-weary somali workers gather at a project to collect rubbish in return for payment in food- what causes food prices volatility- 12 million pastoralists in ethiopia travel great distances to find grazing land and water for his livestock now some are being trained watch for warning signs of drought to avert future humanitarian crisis in the horn of africa |
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europe drought impacts global food supply - press tv news
Bookmarked 766 weeks ago automatically uploaded videovideo europe drought impacts global food supplythu 02 jun 2011 16:03:36 url: quothttp:presstvmobilecomblogp=13581quot presstv presstvandroid presstviphone presstvglobalnews presstvmobile |
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a natural by-product of nature
Bookmarked 788 weeks ago co2 is a naturally occurring compound that plays a profound and vital role in a myriad of natural processeshow could more of it be badhere039s how |
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best gardening trends for your garden
Bookmarked 570 weeks ago https:wwwgreenwoodnurserycom - what are the best gardening trends and how any home gardener can use them in their own landscapes to create the garden of their dreams from fragrant shrubs to drought tolerant perennial plants and more best gardening trends for your garden will provide an overview of popular trends making gardening easier and more enjoyable |
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texas governor rick perry asks texans to pray for rain
Bookmarked 772 weeks ago as wildfires scorch texas due to droughts governor rick perry decides to take some action he039s not a republican who will turn a blind eye to what039s happening to our climate what does rick perry decide to docall for texans to pray for rain of coursehttp:majorityfm |
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2010 hottest year so far on record
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12 easy ways to save money in your landscape
Bookmarked 569 weeks ago 12 easy ways how you can save money on your landscape with https:wwwgreenwoodnurserycom where gardening on a budget is our specialty |
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extreme weather amp climate change
Bookmarked 724 weeks ago via bloomberg: quotheat waves and extreme rainfall in the past decade are probably linked to global warming according to a study by scientists at the potsdam institute for climate impact researchquot the young turks host cenk uygur shares some http:wwwbloombergcomnews2012-03-26heat-waves-rains-probably-linked-to-warming-scientists-sayhtmlsubscribe to the young turks: http:bitlyewuu5ifind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt the largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks |
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scarcity psychology and using it in online sales
Bookmarked 406 weeks ago click on the link below to view the number 1 skill to know in internet marketinghttp:bitly2d2wflghey today i want to talk about scarcity psychology and using it with online sales and digital marketing i want to start by asking you a question imagine your sleeping and the phone rings and it039s me the reason for my call is to let you know about a tip that can make you 1000 dollars how are you going to actmost likely you are not going to be happy now i want you to imagine your sleeping and the phone rings and i039m calling you to let you know about a tip that prevent you from losing 1000 dollars how are you going to actmostly likely you would prefer to not lose money we as humans are lazy and not very motivated what we hate is losing stuff right this is why scarcity works so well i used to work in the car business selling cars and i was stuck selling the new cars while the veterans sold the used cars where there is more markup and they make more money wi |
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fox news says texas prayers answered
Bookmarked 756 weeks ago 150 fox news bias videos at http:wwwyoutubecomview_play_listp=a3bd2524fe99bd4dwhen fox news039 harris faulkner reported texas gov rick perry039s announcement he039s running for the republican nomination for us president the subsequent story on recent texas rain was especially insidious in the way it possibly undermined the science behind man-made climate change and hid the actual ineffectiveness of rick perry039s public prayers as i show in this videothe clip i show of harris faulkner comes from a longer segment of fox news039 august 13 2011 broadcast of quotthe fox reportquot which i have not found available onlinethe clip i show of the late great comedian bill hicks comes from a longer segment of comedy central039s february 24 1992 broadcast of quotthe a-listquot available online at http:bitlyhicksdroughtthe image i use of texas gov rick perry039s april 21 2011 proclamation calling for prayers for rain comes from the webpage at http:bitlyperryrainprayerthe image i use of the august 13 2011 dallas morning news article titled quotrain showers give area a little welcome reliefquot comes from the webpage at http:dallasnewsnlzvqwthe image i use of the drought prediction from the national weather service039s climate prediction center comes from the webpage at http:1usagovp5dptzthe image i use of the drought prediction from the 2007 article in science magazine comes from the webpage at http:bitlyswdroughtthe image i use of the august 13 2011 ny times article titled quotas texas dries out life falters and fadesquot comes from the webpage at http:nytimsr2tcdo |
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wasting water is weird: car wash
Bookmarked 751 weeks ago there039s this moment when using water becomes wasting water that039s when things start getting weird but don039t take our word for it just watch rip the drip as he pops in right at that moment two best friends |