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Greening the Desert with Permaculture

GREENING THE DESERT WITH PERMACULTURE “I have never seen soil like this before” was the comment that Bill Mollison made during a visit to the Greening the Desert Project in 2011. At the time, he was referring to the poor state of the soil in the small village of Jawasari, Jordan. An area of the […]

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Oasis at Risk: Oman’s Ancient Water Channels Are Drying Up

Oasis at Risk: Oman’s Ancient Water Channels Are Drying Up Since pre-Islamic times, Oman’s water systems known as aflaj have brought water from the mountains and made the desert bloom. But now, unregulated pumping of groundwater is depleting aquifers and causing the long-reliable channels to run dry. It was 47 degrees Celsius. Make that 117 degrees […]

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How Many People Will Have To Migrate Out Of California When All The Water Disappears?

How Many People Will Have To Migrate Out Of California When All The Water Disappears? The drought in California is getting a lot worse.  As you read this, snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada mountains are the lowest that have ever been recorded.  That means that there won’t be much water for California farmers and California […]

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California Is Turning Back Into A Desert And There Are No Contingency Plans

California Is Turning Back Into A Desert And There Are No Contingency Plans Once upon a time, much of the state of California was a barren desert.  And now, thanks to the worst drought in modern American history, much of the state is turning back into one.  Scientists tell us that the 20th century was […]

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Ancient landscapes point to dramatic climate change

Ancient landscapes point to dramatic climate change Scientists believe Chinese civilisation could have been founded by climate refugees after the collapse of an Inner Mongolian culture over 4,000 years ago. LONDON, 26 February, 2015 − Chinese and US scientists have uncovered prehistoric evidence of mass migration triggered by climate change. Something occurred 4,200 years ago – […]

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Olduvai IV: Courage
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Olduvai II: Exodus
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