Category: Humanity

TheVoiceOfJoyce Mapping heat deserts in NYC, shows areas of intense heat in the South Bronx and other poor areas of NYC. it can be 8 degrees warmer in these areas, then other areas of the City. In heat deserts, there is no shade and 370 people die annually from the heat. Why can’t we provide an alternative energy source to poor people, heat pumps, air conditioning and plant trees? When and how can all the people be recognized, seen and helped to survive? Can the City or a non profit help save poor lives? This year is predicted to be the coolest of the next few years. We’ve been warned!

September 7, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/07/new-york-heat-deaths-map-inequality

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Weather is causing severe heat in the Southwest and West. Death Valley to reach 126 degrees Fahrenheit. Georgia sees flash flooding and the East is getting rain. There is a climate emergency. We made it, we can fix it. If 150, 000 still live in Jackson Mississippi, they need water. Army Corps of Engineers? It’s not acceptable to say , they’ll experience worse. In NYC , NYCHA housing in the East Village have arsenic in their water. I wonder, how long has the arsenic been there and are the surrounding areas effected? How are we removing the arsenic & when? Our infrastructure is crumbling and like industry years ago, there was no preventative maintenance. That’s unacceptable today, too many lives rely on clean water and clean air. Where are the funds to repair our Infrastructure for the 21 st Century?

September 6, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/05/georgia-floods-us-heat-west-climate-crisis

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce As bad as this heatwave is this summer, Scientists predict, this will be the coolest summer moving forward. Many more will die from heat . Heat stroke is insidious, you don’t feel your body temperatures rising till it’s too late. Be hydrated and seek shelter. Every year globally, 20 million people seek refuge from Climate extremes in other Countries. This refugee movement will increase with weather conditions. The quicker we monitor temperature hot spots, the more lives we save in our cities. Remember the Summer of 1979, Chicago, 749 people died from the heat. Plant more trees for shade and start conservation all over the city. No grass, no lawns and more reflective surfaces and less water usage equitably.

September 3, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/02/los-angeles-extreme-heatwave-emergency

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Ingenuity combines with science at the Arkansas State university of the Biosciences Institute. R&D, in conjunction with Virginia Tech, headed Dr Lorence, is progressing to find varieties of wheat and rice that will grow and thrive in a rise in temperatures. Their research is necessary. With every rise in temperature, wheat and rice crops decrease 6-10%. 10 years ago, when I visited Technion University, in Haifa, Israel, we visited a bio fuel plant, Canola plants were raised in the desert to supply bio fuels, leaving corn for food consumption and people. Israel also grows most vegetables in a saline solution. Can we adapt? We can’t afford not to adapt to this hotter environment. Kudos to Dr Lorence at the Arkansas State University.

September 1, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/01/heat-resistant-crops-hotter-night-temperatures-climate

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The Greenland ice caps are on target to lose enough water to cause a 10” rise in sea water globally. This is one Country and their ice cap. We must think about the alps, Himalayas, Antarctic and other regions of our globe as Fossil Fuel emission’s increase. 600 million live in coastal regions and $1Trillion in damages is anticipated. The cost to lives and property now exceeds the benefits of fossil fuel use. Collaboration globally is a necessity to integrate renewables into our existing grid systems. A major benefit is the employment of twice as many people at higher wages, making the Resurrection of the Middle Class possible.

August 30, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/29/major-sea-level-rise-caused-by-melting-of-greenland-ice-cap-is-now-inevitable-27cm-climate

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Spain, Portugal, Italy & Greece are tackling forest fires and deforestation scientifically to bring back native trees, including organic almonds. To prevent deforestation, they’re collecting Fog water runoff to irrigate areas becoming deforested in the Canary Islands. Their other projects, adapted from the Dutch, cocoons seedlings that are fragile in their first year and directs fog water, 25 liters, to protected seedlings. The seedlings have a 60% survival rate. The work is promising and will be scaled up in the EU to overcome desertification. Using scientific methodology, we’re preventing extinction!

August 28, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/26/fog-collectors-reforestation-trees-canary-islands-portugal-eu-aoe

TheVoiceOfJoyce Bayer defending use of RoundUp, though the claims against the Monsanto product continue. The Gylphosate , commonly used in many weed killers Globally, is a possible carcinogen, causing non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,a form of Cancer. Many new Lawsuits are going to trial through 2023. The 140,000 , plaintiffs want RoundUp to be removed from the market or carry a Cancer warning. Despite the clinical evidence, the EPA, has not followed the science for 40 years and has allowed this product to remain on the market. Why continue to cater to the Corporate market place?

August 23, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/23/bayer-roundup-monsanto-epa-trial-cancer-victims

TheVoiceOfJoyce The Nuclear Waste for the Manhatten Project was stored on Yakama Indigenous land on the Columbia River in the State of Washington. Nuclear reactors were built there in 1943 and the tribal lands and people were evacuated. For decades they have been returning to their ancestral homes and cleaning up their land and water. Native plants that sustained them still grow. The Indians are entitled to their land. Their work benefits all those getting sustenance along the Columbia River. This is home to sturgeon and salmon. The faster the clean up proceeds, the better for everyone. Now, the Columbia River contains; lead, mercury, nuclear waste, PFAS chemicals. Give the next generation a chance to study engineering and the sciences, to integrate the “ old” ways with new technology and pass on their heritage and connections to the past. The Indigenous Indians have a lot to teach us about conservation!

August 21, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/20/yakama-nation-nuclear-waste-cleanup

TheVoiceOfJoyce As the World becomes hot, our reliable grains, can’t withstand drought. These 5 ancient grains are mostly perennial and can be eaten whole, leaves and seeds, providing proteins and amino acids. Good food substitutes for diabetics and those who are gluten intolerant. What are these plants? Amaranth, Fonio, Pea grass ( black eyed peas), Kearnza and one annual root plant, Taro. Additionally, if you asked Israeli scientists 10 yrs ago , what to use to replace corn for ethanol, they’d recommend canola. The plants grow in the desert and don’t compete with any other food source. 10 yrs later, the Technion biologist, must have more innovations. I know for a fact, Israeli vegetables are grown in salivated water, giving them intense flavor. Farming and plantings can evolve to bring different and healthier tastes to our pallet. What was “ old” will be new to us and in many ways, more nutritious!

August 20, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/20/ancient-crops-climate-crisis-amaranth-fonio-cowpeas-taro-kernza

TheVoiceOfJoyce Another by product of Climate Change, pathogens unfamiliar with new territory are landing on our shores, carried by vectors, mosquitoes and others, bringing us malaria, west Nile disease, Covid and many more. As the world continues to heat, refugees are forced off their lands and carry diseases indigenous to their regions, to ours. Another reason to care about Climate Mitigation now. The benefits of Mitigation are a better quality of life and new jobs for new infrastructure industries. Being proactive will pay off in improved health and quality of life!

August 9, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/08/climate-crisis-study-human-diseases