#adapting-to-climate-change — Public Fediverse posts

Keep in mind, accelerated climate change. People need to get faster on trying to adapt gardening with that in mind.

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https://www.europesays.com/people/192589/ Germany’s coalition split over putting climate in constitution #AdaptingToClimateChange #BasicLaw #ClimateProposal #ClimateScientists #EnvironmentalActionGermany #FriedrichMerz #GermanConstitution #Germany #KlausMack #ParliamentaryGroup #SPD #TorstenSilz

https://www.europesays.com/people/191728/ Germany’s coalition split over putting climate in constitution #AdaptingToClimateChange #BasicLaw #ClimateProposal #ClimateScientists #EnvironmentalActionGermany #FriedrichMerz #GermanConstitution #Germany #KlausMack #ParliamentaryGroup #SPD #TorstenSilz

How Britain’s mapmakers track climate change https://www.byteseu.com/2267945/ #AdaptingToClimateChange #AerialPhotograph #Britain #Climate #ClimateChange #CoastalErosion #EmergencyService #GlobalWarming #HelenJones #TomGray

How smarter garden planning can help Australian homes adapt to climate change https://www.allforgardening.com/1919400/how-smarter-garden-planning-can-help-australian-homes-adapt-to-climate-change/ #AdaptingToClimateChange #ClimateChange #garden #gardening #NativeGardens #sponsored

Five Stars for Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions: A Critical Call for Change

The core truth of our time is stark: “Our planet’s life-support system, the biosphere, is in a state of severe and irreversible decline”. This thesis, presented in the new book Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions , has just received a major validation, earning a coveted five-star review from Dr. Paul Knobloch at Reader Views.

The review confirms that the book is an essential, timely, and credible contribution to the global conversation on humanity’s future.

The Core Message: A Shift in Worldview

Knobloch immediately recognized the uncompromising nature of the book’s premise. However, the reviewer highlights that this is not a message of “doom and gloom”. Instead, it is a plan for transformation, offering a clear “path forward”.

The book’s blueprint for survival involves a “hierarchy of transformation difficulty” consisting of four critical levels of change:

• Level 1: Limiting Direct Extraction. These are the most technically straightforward changes, aimed at curbing activities like hunting and fishing.
• Level 2: Transforming Production. This requires restructuring entire global sectors like agriculture and energy.
• Level 3: Changing Systemic Drivers. This involves coordinating action across multiple institutions and scales to tackle root problems such as urbanization and deforestation.
• Level 4: Shifting Core Beliefs. The final and most difficult step requires fundamentally rethinking our beliefs about economic growth, consumption, and humanity’s place in nature.

Beyond Human-Centric Solutions

The review emphasizes that a truly effective solution must move past theories focused strictly on human activity. This is the essence of the book’s call for Ecocentrism. Knobloch quotes the book’s direct definition: “Earth’s biosphere is a complex, interconnected system in which all species play a role, making their existence valuable beyond their utility to humans”.

Ultimately, survival requires accepting that we are merely “one ingredient in a bigger ecological and even cosmic network”.

Rigor and Accessibility

The comprehensive 5-star rating confirms that the book successfully navigates the complex space between rigorous science and accessible prose. The overall program evaluation for the book awarded the highest rating of 5 for:

• Clarity and Organization: The central idea is clearly introduced, and the structure is organized logically.
• Credibility: The information is backed by “credible sources, research, or the author’s firsthand experience”.
• Readability and Style: The prose is “clean, jargon-free (or defines technical terms), and easy to digest”.

The book offers both an exhaustive review of existing literature and a decisive plan for action. As the reviewer concludes, this is a much-needed addition to the critical issues surrounding climate disaster and planetary health.

Read more about the ideas presented in the book and the ongoing work to address global environmental challenges on the Biosphere Collapse book page.

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https://www.europesays.com/2415907/ Why Norwich continues to be at the heart of climate change research #AdaptingToClimateChange #Climate #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeResearchCentre #ClimateChangeImpacts #GlobalWarming #NorwichResearchPark #research #TyndallCentre

Deol's mature peach trees were capable of producing softball-sized fruit — so large that in 2016 the previous owner of the orchard registered a peach as the heaviest ever recorded.

This year, in an effort to salvage the growing season, Deol is planting table grapes and rows of corn where those peach trees once stood.

#BritishColumbia has more #FruitFarms than any other province, with more than twice as many growers as Ontario and Quebec combined.

The total estimated value of fruit production in B.C. is more than $450 million annually, according to Statistics Canada. The vast majority of B.C.'s tree #fruits are grown in the #OkanaganValley with cherries, apples and peaches being the most commonly grown tree-fruit crops in the region.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7249339

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