Earth's Supply of Resources: How Much is Left?25:33Earth's Supply of Resources: How Much is Left?Humanity's lifeblood water is increasingly at risk around the world due to vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment; that's the language used in the UN report. Most of us thought there's a lot of sand, so we've been using it like water or like air like it's never going to run out. There are places that have already lost all of their topsoil. What's happening to the soil, and what's happening tPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-09-18 170 Views30396p720p1080p2023-09-18Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Extreme Oscillations: Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on El Niño and La Niña23:06Extreme Oscillations: Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on El Niño and La NiñaAcute variations in wind strength and ocean temperatures in the vast Pacific Ocean lead to two distinct climate patterns, El Niño, and La Niña. “The other concern that we have with El Niño is El Niño creates a hotter Earth writ large.” Depending on where you are in the world, the effects of La Niña can vary. It typically brings more severe droughts and fires to southern United States but more rainPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-09-11 199 Views36396p720p1080p2023-09-11Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Pharmaceutical Pollution and Superbugs: A Threat to Humanity, Part 2 of 226:17Pharmaceutical Pollution and Superbugs: A Threat to Humanity, Part 2 of 2The number of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) “superbugs” has gone from relatively rare to causing thousands of deaths. Superbugs are especially dangerous for children because young people’s natural immune systems are not yet fully developed. Antimicrobial resistant superbugs make it increasingly difficult to control even common infectious diseases. Many medical experts agree that the ever-increasiPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-08-28 289 Views33396p720p1080p2023-08-28Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Pharmaceutical Pollution and Superbugs: A Threat to Humanity, Part 1 of 224:45Pharmaceutical Pollution and Superbugs: A Threat to Humanity, Part 1 of 2On today’s program, we’ll learn more about AMR and discover why it’s become a severe global health threat. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when the bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites that cause the infectious diseases mutate over time and become resistant to the existing drugs. AMR makes infections much harder to treat while increasing the risk of spreading disease, and even death.AntimiPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-08-21 349 Views31396p720p1080p2023-08-21Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Harvesting Rain: A Sustainable Water Solution22:23Harvesting Rain: A Sustainable Water SolutionOn today’s program we’ll examine the benefits of rainwater harvesting and methods for collecting rainwater. Rainwater harvesting involves capturing runoff from structures or other impervious surfaces and storing it for later use. By implementing rainwater harvesting systems, we can effectively reduce water runoff, mitigate flooding, and minimize erosion.with the advent of modern technology, we nowPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-08-14 249 Views32396p720p1080p2023-08-14Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Green Rooftops: Harnessing Nature for Sustainable Living22:59Green Rooftops: Harnessing Nature for Sustainable LivingAs urbanization continues to expand around the world the warmer climates of crowded metropolitan areas – known as “heat island effect” – are becoming an increasingly pressing problem. To address this issue, new developments and architectural designs featuring gardens, trees, and even urban rooftop farms are emerging. These innovative approaches offer many benefits for both the environment and sociPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-08-07 143 Views22396p720p1080p2023-08-07Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Harmful Effects of Toxic Algae Blooms22:57The Harmful Effects of Toxic Algae BloomsExperts are saying the die-off may be due to a harmful algae bloom, a toxin that is lethal to fish and other marine life, and as they spread, it decays and depletes the water of oxygen, leading the fish to suffocate.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-07-31 247 Views31396p720p1080p2023-07-31Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The United Nations Final Warning on Climate Change: Act Now Before It’s Too Late, Part 2 of 234:23The United Nations Final Warning on Climate Change: Act Now Before It’s Too Late, Part 2 of 2On today’s episode, we’ll learn more about the concerning findings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a Shining World Leadership for Lives-Saving-Hero Award laureate, as documented in its recently released Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report. The Report concludes that climate change is an extremely urgent issue, stating that the only way to prevent runaway gloPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-07-24 392 Views31396p720p1080p2023-07-24Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The United Nations Final Warning on Climate Change: Act Now Before It’s Too Late, Part 1 of 239:36The United Nations Final Warning on Climate Change: Act Now Before It’s Too Late, Part 1 of 2On today’s program, we’ll look at some of the IPCC’s 2023 Synthesis Report findings and learn why the UN is warning us that the climate “time bomb” is ticking. One of the Report’s most concerning findings regards the warming that has already occurred. The average global temperature is 1.1 degrees Celsius, higher than pre-industrial levels, and the world is warmer than at any other time in the pastPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-07-17 731 Views39396p720p1080p2023-07-17Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Earth's Water Cycle is Changing22:13Earth's Water Cycle is ChangingOn today's program, we’ll examine Earth's water cycle and how its changes are impacting our world. According to recent climate models, Earth's water cycle could intensify by up to seven percent for every degree Celsius of global warming that occurs. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that climate change will continue to cause long-term alterations in the water cycle if steps are noPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-07-10 578 Views34396p720p1080p2023-07-10Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Environmental Impact of the Fishing Industry, Part 2 of 221:35The Environmental Impact of the Fishing Industry, Part 2 of 2On today’s program, we’ll look at the other harmful environmental effects of the fishing industry. First, let’s consider plastic pollution. Today, most of the fishing industry’s nets, lines, and other fishing gear are made of plastic, and every year a significant amount of this equipment is lost or abandoned in the ocean. This waste material is a threat to all marine life. If left unchecked, oceanPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-07-03 248 Views30396p720p1080p2023-07-03Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Environmental Impact of the Fishing Industry, Part 1 of 223:09The Environmental Impact of the Fishing Industry, Part 1 of 2On today’s program, we’ll look at some of the many ways in which this immense fishing industry is destroying the environment. One of the first problems is over-fishing. The removal of large numbers of fish-people species disturbs the natural food web, causing other fish- and bird-persons to starve to death. In addition, drastic reductions in the number of fish-people cause a loss of genetic diversPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-06-26 291 Views28396p720p1080p2023-06-26Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Hazardous Effects of Air Pollution on People Around the World, Part 2 of 216:07The Hazardous Effects of Air Pollution on People Around the World, Part 2 of 2The animal-people meat industry is another major contributor to air pollution. Studies have linked animal-people meat production to 75,000 premature deaths in China alone due to polluted air. Manure from animal-people also emits ammonia, methane, CO2, and other harmful substances into the environment.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-06-19 318 Views27396p720p1080p2023-06-19Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Hazardous Effects of Air Pollution on People Around the World, Part 1 of 213:03The Hazardous Effects of Air Pollution on People Around the World, Part 1 of 2The world is facing a severe air pollution problem, with less than 1% of the Earth’s population breathing air that is considered acceptable. Globally, more than 10 million people die each year from conditions caused by various types of air pollution.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-06-12 379 Views24396p720p1080p2023-06-12Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Growing Your Own Vegetables, Part 2 of 225:19Growing Your Own Vegetables, Part 2 of 2On today’s program, we’ll share methods to grow your favorite foods with little or no garden space.“It’s fun to grow your own vegetables! Even growing salad on the balcony is plenty for you to eat. You don’t eat salads every day, so you just grow some, and then it lasts you at least a week or a month. And then you plant another one. Take turns like that, and you will always have something to eat. Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-05-29 795 Views43396p720p1080p2023-05-29Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Growing Your Own Vegetables, Part 1 of 222:30Growing Your Own Vegetables, Part 1 of 2“Instead of spending your time thinking nonsense sometimes, or feeling sad about something, just go and plant a pot of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Spend your energy on something conducive, and then you’ll feel happy. We are made from earth and water anyway. So, if you are in contact with earth and water, that also makes you feel like you are in your element. You naturally feel happy.”While wePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-05-22 1181 Views66396p720p1080p2023-05-22Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Fast Fashion and Its Impact on Our Environment, Part 2 of 217:11Fast Fashion and Its Impact on Our Environment, Part 2 of 2Garment manufacturing requires the heavy use of chemicals for fiber production, dyeing, bleaching, and wet processing. Many of the dyes and chemicals used are highly toxic but the untreated wastewater often flushes into nearby rivers, polluting agricultural and potable water supplies for people and animal-people alike.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-05-15 492 Views36396p720p1080p2023-05-15Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Fast Fashion and Its Impact on Our Environment, Part 1 of 220:29Fast Fashion and Its Impact on Our Environment, Part 1 of 2This is the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It’s the driest place on Earth and a graveyard for fast fashion. It’s full of used clothes mostly from the US, Europe, and Asia.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-05-08 481 Views35396p720p1080p2023-05-08Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Food Shortages: A Global Crisis, Part 2 of 231:25Food Shortages: A Global Crisis, Part 2 of 2After being hit by frequent natural disasters in recent years the Central American Dry Corridor has become one of the world’s worst climate and hunger hotspots. Periodic droughts, hurricanes, and the El Nino-southern oscillation phenomenon have damaged crops, leading to much smaller harvests that are far short of what is needed to feed the population of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and NicaraPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-05-01 461 Views29396p720p1080p2023-05-01Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Food Shortages: A Global Crisis, Part 1 of 233:26Food Shortages: A Global Crisis, Part 1 of 2Our Mother Earth can supply more than enough food to feed everyone on the planet, but we’re facing a global food crisis. The World Food Programme (WFP) says, “2022 is a year of unprecedented hunger.” As many as 828 million people go to bed with empty stomachs every night. From 2019 to 2022, the number of people facing acute food insecurity grew from 135 million to 345 million. The world is hungriePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2023-04-24 621 Views39396p720p1080p2023-04-24Planet Earth: Our Loving Home