Deforestation drys continents - new theory explains how

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Deforestation drys continents - new theory explains how

Post by sheilan » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:35 pm

Whilst many people have been aware (but have mostly been ignored) that vegetation, especially forests, create rain, and whilst desertification has been linked to deforestation historically many times, there is a new and robust theory to explain how this may happen.
See also How logging causes forest fires

Article here: http://candobetter.org/node/1188

Please pass round and discuss. I think this is really important that this becomes widely known. Feel free to cross-post at http://candobetter as a way of amplifying discussion.

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Post by Ian James » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:28 pm

I followed your links and found some very interesting articles Sheila.

You are so correct, it is really important that this information becomes widely known and even more important that the information is morphed into action!

I know I candobetter.

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Post by duane » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:19 pm

On the east coast of Australia there used to run forests that were hundreds of feet high in places and travel for miles inland from the coast.

There were houses all along the east coast that were covered in mould, on the east side of the house.

A great thermal existed called the Tanami Wind. This was the exact process that occured as described in the articles quoted by Sheila. This thermal wind was produced by the great forests along the east coast that drew moist air from the sea sending it thousands of miles inland carrying llife giving rain.

Its the reason that Australians developed the cavity brick wall.

TODAY IT NO LONGER EXISTS....The vegetation has all but been removed....which cooled the land and created the thermal wind which was caused by the temperature gradient between the warm sea air and the cooler air over the vegetated landscape.

In Mataranka in the NT the ancient dreamtime stories of the Mangarayi and Yungman tribes describe a wind sweeping in from the east that created the area.

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Post by ColinJEly » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:35 pm

So, especially in these times of unfortunate increasing unemployment, why don't our beloved government instead of paying our young out of work members of society to sit at home and play playstation, send them out to plant more vegetation?!

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Post by duane » Sat May 16, 2009 11:27 am

Sheila

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO READ THAT ARTICLE. IT GIVES THE DIRECT CORRELATION AS TO HOW PLANTS AND WATER CONTROL OUR CLIMATE


CLICK ON http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... ?full=true

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Post by jeandb » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:29 pm

This is an exemple of how to make a repartition of runoff water to increase the water table all over the country.

More water in the deep spaces, more strees on the surface
More rains too

So when you invite me in Australia to start to do it? :D

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