GLOBAL WARMING THE COMPLETE BRIEFING JOHN HOUGHTON Co-Chairman of the Scientific Assessment Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS REPRINTED 1999 PART II Chapter 4: Climates of the Past (continued) The past million years Deep cores have been drilled out of the ice at several locations in both Greenland and …
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2010 Diary week 17 Global warming, climate change and weather extremes Book Review Last week the first part of Global Warming: The Complete Briefing was reviewed. This week Part II points out that “As the great ice-sheet over North America began to melt at the end of the last ice age, the melt water at …
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Lots of fresh salad to eat! Enjoy the peace and tranquility of life in Lakkia. We feel so blessed to be stewards of this land and to be able to share the bounty with our family and friends.
GLOBAL WARMING THE COMPLETE BRIEFING JOHN HOUGHTON Co-Chairman of the Scientific Assessment Working Group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS REPRINTED 1999 PART I Introduction to the First Edition It is only during the last thirty years or so that human activities have been of such a kind or on a …
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2010 Diary week 16 Book Review Volcanic eruptions, global warming, climate change, weather extremes This week there will be a break in book reviews on gardening, farming and food production to move on to books dealing with volcanic eruptions, global warming, climate change, weather extremes. Global Warming: The Complete Briefing provides the basic information required …
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FOREST FARMING TOWARDS A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS OF WORLD HUNGER AND CONSERVATION J. SHOLTO DOUGLAS & ROBERT A de J. HART INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS REPRINTED 1985 Foreword by E. F. Schumacher Ten years ago I received a book with the title Tree Crops – A Permanent Agriculture, by J. Russell Smith that made sense because …
2010 Diary week 15 The garden With the warm weather following recent rain the grass has grown rapidly and needs continually attention. I have found the strimmer to be the most practical tool for keeping the property tidy. I have also been planting seeds and transplanting purchased plants – tomatoes, peppers and egg plants. Book …
FOOD FROM DRYLAND GARDENS AN ECOLOGICAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND SOCIAL APPROACH TO SMALL-SCALE HOUSEHOLD FOOD PRODUCTION DAVID A. CLEVELAND & DANIELA SOLERI CENTER FOR PEOPLE, FOOD & ENVIRONMENT 1991 Preface by James P. Grant, Executive Director, UNICEF Household gardens are an important part of the indigenous agricultural production system in almost all developing countries. For …
2010 Diary week 14 Gardening The weather has turned warm. We have been planting purchased plants and seeds ready for later transplanting. Book Review Last week Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? pointed out that between 1951 and 1985, Israel expanded its irrigated area fivefold with only a threefold increase in water use. …
Its been a wonderful and full two weeks with several exhibits opening in different places. On March 24th we had the opening of the Byzantine Ceramics Exhibit in the new cultural center of Toumba in Thessaloniki. This exhibit was in conjunction with a group of Byzantine Iconographers and so vice mayor Mr. Gakis was present …
