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Climate Change Miscalculations: It’s Getting Hotter In Here

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We’ve known about climate change for a long time and the predictions over the past 30 years did not warn about the realities we face today happening so fast.

So, how did we get it so wrong?

The answer to this question is both infuriating and so painfully human.

The NYT recently published an article well worth the read regarding the cautionary position scientists tend to assume and the natural, unpredictable way in which evidence falls into place regardless of how well we study what’s happening.

Read the article here.

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Terry Tempest Williams Shares an Inspirational Story About Saving Yosemite’s Sequoias

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In Yosemite National Park, trees which are nearly 3 thousand years old were changing.

“[What biologist Sue Beatty found] were roots trampled and soil erosion in the extreme. She looked up and saw how the Giant Sequoias were continuing to grow larger in spite of the road being only a foot away. People were parking their cars on the roots of the big trees. She noticed how the surface water was being diverted through roadside ditches away from the trees. And she wondered what actions she and her team could take to help alleviate their suffering.”

What this community did for the trees was nothing short of extraordinary.

Read the whole article here.

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Connect The Dots: Watch This Documentary About the Biological and Spiritual Relationships Within Forests

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“Host Diana Beresford-Kroeger explores the most beautiful sacred forests in the Northern Hemisphere from the sacred sugi and cedar forests of Japan to the great Boreal woodlands of Canada. She shares the incredible stories detailing the legacies of these ancient forests while also explaining the science of trees and the vital roles played while nurturing this realm altogether.”

Enjoy the film!

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How Your State of Mind Impacts Climate Change

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If all the news out there about climate change is getting you down, you’re not alone…

Anxiety over the implications of climate change is rising alongside the oceans. The problem is enormous, the news mixed, the reaction from government disappointing, the science intimidating, and all the while, we read, write, march, and wonder if there’s more we can do to turn the tide.

There is.

Read this fascinating article about how our ability to pass on a respect and participation with nature to the next generation is a vital aspect of survival in our climate crisis:

Read the article here.

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