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eBikes are the Rage
With the introduction of a new program that will compensate people for switching to electric bikes, France hopes to have a significant impact on the transportation industry. If participants in the "E-Bike Revolution" initiative decide to upgrade their current bicycle to an electric one, they will receive 4,000 euros. The objective is to reduce pollution and persuade individuals to switch from gas-guzzling automobiles to more ecologically friendly modes of transportation. If this effort is effective, it might represent a significant step toward weaning the nation off of conventional modes of transportation.
By Jerry Nelson4 years ago in Earth
We're Having A Heatwave!
As the Earth’s climate warms up, heatwaves have become more frequent and intense over the last twenty years. The extremely high temperatures associated with heatwaves claim 1,300 people a year. High humidity often accompanies them, making this weather phenomenon harder on the body. Though there is no exact science yet on how to predict a heatwave approaching, for now, we define them as a period of unusually high (over 90 degrees F.) temperatures that last for over two days. Many have lasted for weeks, and sometimes even months. To determine if a heatwave is happening, the National Weather Service uses the Heat Index Values. This is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity combines with the air temperature. Heatwaves can cause many other natural hazards, like droughts and crop failures. Here are some helpful tips for the next time your town becomes an oven.
By M.L. Lewis4 years ago in Earth
Physics of Faith
I hope that this information will be enlightening. Not just in what you learn regarding the facts that seem to point to the existence of a master intelligence, but also enlightening in another way, the way that we are being manipulated. By whom, I'm really not sure, spiritual warfare can be very covert and devious, but manipulated, nonetheless. Am I a conspiracy theorist? Not unless a conspiracy exists.
By Dean D’Adamo4 years ago in Earth
Mystery of Red Plague - Invention of World’s First Vaccine - Harjot Singh Dhanju
There were huge spots on the face. And many were permanently blinded. When this disease spread in Japan in 1735, It wiped out one-third of Japan's population. When the European colonisers took this disease to Mexico and America, in the 1500s, 90% of the Native Tribal population there perished. In the 18th century, every seventh child born in Russia, was killed because of this disease. Many empires and civilizations were wiped out from history by this. It is estimated that this virus took 5 million lives each year. In 100 years, it amounted to 500 million deaths. Half a billion people were killed. The recent Covid-19 pandemic, looks like a joke when compared to this disease. It has been given many names throughout history. Speckled Monster, the Red Plague, Pox. In India, it was known as Mata Lagna. [Being afflicted by the Goddess.] But perhaps the most common name for this was Smallpox. Interestingly, during the 1700s, when this disease had wreaked havoc all over the world, there was a quaint village in England, where the farmers seemed to be immune from this disease. This was a mystery. It seemed as if the farmers living there had superpowers, to protect them from this dangerous virus. "Smallpox emerged in human populations thousands of years ago. As a contagious virus that spread rapidly. Smallpox is the most formidable and devastating disease in human history.
By Harjot Singh Dhanju ❤️ 4 years ago in Earth
Tonga before the blast
Smoke fills the air. Not the smoke of a volcanic eruption but the cookfires of hundreds of family huts. It was 1986, and I visited Tonga on an Earthwatch expedition. Our task was to map the growing fields identifying the types of vegetation–taro, plantains, papaya, and coconut made up some of the target crops. Our direct observation used ground-truth satellite imagery. Once identified on our maps, we transferred the information to the satellite photographs of the island. This, in turn, allowed researchers to extrapolate the key colors to other islands in the South Pacific.
By Jim DeLillo4 years ago in Earth
