As the world gets drier and hotter, wildfires have become one of the most realistic SHTF events people worry about. This one-page guide covers how to prep ahead of time and what to do if you wake up at 3AM with that terrifying orange glow outside your window. There used to be a well...
How to Fireproof Your House from Wildfires? The Wrath of Climate Change What to Do During an Earthquake? They say that sometimes seconds before an earthquake you may hear a distant rumbling sound. I’ve never heard to tell you the truth. On the other hand, if you feel that the footing ...
All you need to do is to trust yourself, clear your mind, focus and breathe. The thoughts will come rushing back to your mind in no time. Phew! Increase your confidence Use this exercise to get in touch with the "naturally confident (自信的) you" inside. Close your eyes and remember ...
creating a fire-resistant home is of great interest. While home fires that start from indoors are still a huge problem, an equally big issue is the many thousands of homes lost each year when outdoor wildfires race across the landscape, consuming everything in their way...
Seed propagation of manzanita is difficult but rewarding. The seeds naturally germinate after exposure to wildfires. You can harvest the ripe fruits in the summer and soak them in water. This will remove the outer fleshy parts of the berries so you can access the seeds or “nutlets.” The ...
First off, let’s be clear: The climate has indeed changed naturally in the past, with ice ages being an obvious example. But natural causes simply cannot explain the recent warming. How do we know that? It’s very like the story of wildfires, which can be caused naturally, by ...
Sudden death stories of democracy do us a disservice. The truth is that democracy can be destroyed in multiple ways, at different tempos. The slowest of these – environmental degradation – is a consequence of the anthropocentric ideal underlying democr
Straight up: I have never had the opportunity to use an inverter in a power outage. However, I do use one when I gocamping with the family. This one to be precise… Based on its reliability and ease of use, I wouldn’t use anything else. ...
This can also be helpful in areas affected by severe drought and wildfires. If computer vision could be used to cut the power to areas being hit by severe weather and monitor power surges and other spark-inducing problems, this could potentially stop a fire before it starts and causes massive...
For example,let’s imagine you just read a passage talking about how human evolution shaped the environment. It gives a few examples. First, it talks about how the transition from earlier species likeHomo habilisto neanderthals led to more tool usage like fire, which caused wildfires and shaped...