#albedo effect

The Arctic is often imagined as a timeless realm of ice and stillness where the landscape remains frozen in a permanent state of suspension. For thousands of years this vast northern expanse has acted as a planetary refrigerator that locks away the remnants of ancient life deep beneath the soil. However the silence of the north is increasingly being broken by the roar of flames. As global…

एल्बिडो प्रभाव: धूल कणों से पिघल रही हिमालय की बर्फ, जानें क्यों है ये खतरे का संकेत | health – News in Hindi

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ग्लेशियर पिघलकर नदियों में जाकर गिर रहे हैं जो कि बर्फ पिघलने की प्रक्रियाओं में से एक हैं. यह पता चला है कि अफ्रीका (Africa) और एशिया (Asia) के कुछ हिस्सों में सैकड़ों मील की दूरी पर उड़ने वाली धूल (Dust) हिमालयी क्षेत्रों में बर्फ के चक्र पर…

EarthTalk: Understanding Climate Change – The Importance of the Arctic

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Dear EarthTalk: Why is the Arctic such a crucial area to focus on in efforts to stem global warming?  – Joseph Constabile, Dedham, MA

The image of a polar bear standing on a shrinking iceberg has become one of the most iconic symbols of global warming, yet few of us realize…

In college, I really didn’t think that new urbanism was a cool thing, but the more I think about it now, the more I see it a necessity. With more than half of the world’s population living in cities, it’s incredibly important that we make cities as sustainable as possible. 

And with the turfgrass issue he talks about, I think it’s certainly important to cover this issue as well. Lawns are great and pristine and they work with the Joneses ideal, but they do nothing. We use potable water, precious potable water, to feed our lawns, and then dump TONS of chemicals on them (more chemicals than the plants can take, and then with the rain, they’re washed into our potable water system... see a problem?)

I totally support the edible, workable, functional lawns. Having a lot of property and fields is one thing, but having turfgrass polluted with Scott’s MiracleGro is another. I’m not saying you shouldn’t be able to have your pretty lawn, I’m saying you should be conscious of what you’re doing by having that lawn. Think about planting some raised bed gardens, or even converting part of your green grass into an edible garden. It lowers the overall albedo effect, decreases the greenhouse effect, and by creating a permeable surface that is workable (and hopefully organic) you’re also decreasing the chemicals you’re pouring into a yard while decreasing the percentage of runoff.