Extinction Level Event

Episode Description: Today we get into the dangers to our Electrical Grid and what weaknesses in our reliance on modern technology have opened up to the sheer chance and even plausibility of happening.

Links:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron

https://www.fleetcarma.com/the-greatest-threats-to-our-nations-power-grid/

https://www.verisk.com/insurance/covid-19/iso-insights/actually-it-can-happen-to-us-solar-storms/

RH: This Episode will be about the demise of our genetic integrity due to our mad scientist level of meddling with plants and animals known as GMOs!

Links:

https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/science-and-history-gmos-and-other-food-modification-processes

www.genewatch.org/sub-532324

https://www.popsci.com/article/science/core-truths-10-common-gmo-claims-debunked/

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Episode Summary: This Episode we get into some of the things we can learn from our use of fertilizers and the journey we have had with them.

Links:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer

https://modernfarmer.com/2016/11/pilgrims-no-idea-farm-luckily-native-americans/

https://historyofmassachusetts.org/squanto-the-former-slave/

www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Fertilizer.html

https://www.multipure.com/purely-social/science/effects-fertilizer-runoff/

https://housemethod.com/lawn/organic-vs-chemical-fertilizers/ (For more info)

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In this episode we will be a Halloween inspired episode as requested by somebody. Even though this is an extremely unlikely scenario, and I typically don’t do those, because its a fun seasonal thing we will take a look at this as a sort of sun aside.

https://the-vampire-donor-hub.fandom.com/wiki/Ancient_Greek_Vampires

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-zombies

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis

https://www.britannica.com/science/neurotoxin

https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/faqs.html

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Episode Summary: On this episode we go over the issue of flooding and the impact climate change is having on these disasters and how they may be becoming worse, especially if we include ocean coastal flooding in with this topic.

Links:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam

https://www.oneaid.co.za/drowning-101-understanding-the-biology/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flooding-and-climate-change-everything-you-need-know

Episode Summary: On this Episode we go over a little bit of a lighter note. We’ll talk about Sand and why it seems to be a topic worthy of discussion on this particular podcast.

Links:

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sand.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete#Classical_era

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-running-out-of-a-crucial-commodity.html

Episode Summary: Tsunamis, a force of water produced by an earthquake, normally subduction plate faults. These monsters of the sea may seem unlikely to be affected by climate change but you just might be surprised by what you find.

Links:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tsunamis

https://nhmu.utah.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/All%20About%20Tsunamis.pdf

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/ice-lenses-may-cause-many-arctic-landslides

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.22374

https://therevelator.org/climate-glaciers-landslides/

Episode Summary: This episode sees us talking about hurricanes and what they foretell of the dangers to come. We examine some science and look to see if the earth will remain as is or are we in for some surprises.

Links:

https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/a-brief-history-of-weather-satellites/

https://nhmu.utah.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/All%20About%20Hurricanes.pdf

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/

https://www.c2es.org/content/hurricanes-and-climate-change/

https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/9/10949416/driving-200-mph-in-a-supercar

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Episode Summary:

An episode about the increasing effect that drought has on our delicate planet. We mostly look at U.S. information, but we do have world information in it as well.

Links:

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/drought/

https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2021/April-21/Statewide-Snowpack-Well-Below-Normal-as-Wet-Season-Winds-Down

https://www.drought.gov/about

cdec.water.ca.gov/floodER/hydro/ 

(I include this one as an example of a lack of information, not sure if its simply not updated or if they feel the numbers are so bad better to not put them up at all)

https://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/javareports?name=swccond.pdf

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-07-16/drought-water-use-strategies

https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/climate-change/

https://drought.unl.edu/Education/DroughtforKids/DroughtEffects.aspx

https://www.who.int/health-topics/drought#tab=tab_1

Today were going to get into our Food supply and why, for obvious reasons, its needed and how our modern lives interfere with that much needed supply.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_agriculture
https://civileats.com/2020/04/15/food-distribution-101-what-happens-when-the-food-supply-is-disrupted-by-a-pandemic/
https://www.breastcancer.org/tips/nutrition/healthy_eat/nutrients
https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/09/13/food-nutrients-carbon-dioxide-000511/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/crop-contamination

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