RE: LMAC Contest Resumes: My Collage Today, Thirst!
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I love oasis because they're such a volatile environment and yet life has a way of taking root. I used to catch grasshoppers as a kid and had no idea that they altered their behavior based on conditions.
I enjoy watching a lady who rides her motorcycle around the world. She was recently in Morocco and stopped at an oasis, which the locals use to grow stuff. It's interesting and you might enjoy it.
Great to see your collage and learn more about this sensitive ecosystem.
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Thank you my friend, @litguru. Oases are fascinating. They have an almost symbiotic relationship between humans and the flora. Using traditional methods, the system is self-sustaining. Only when the over use the water resources for irrigation or development is this balance destroyed. Also the warming planet (a sensitive subject for you, I know) takes a toll on some long-standing oases.
Thanks for the video. I can only imagine that woman has a camera crew of she would not be safe by herself in that environment. I didn't understand a word the man said :))
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She does not have a camera crew. She does this by herself. Bravest woman on the planet. Right now she's traversing across Africa, all alone with her bike. She has tons of videos in which you can see how she does it.
The man was talking about the irrigation system and how the village uses the oasis to eek out a living. This is a harsh environment, so these oases have been a source of sustenance for them across centuries. Amazing ingenuity and a testament to human capacity for survival even in the harshest of environments.
The theory of anthropogenic global warming is really not something I lose much sleep over. I do lose sleep over those who would use the theory to advance political agendas, then I get feisty, and I turn into a science werewolf :)
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I cannot say enough about her. She's alone out there with a bunch of cameras strapped to her helmet and bike. I don't think I've even seen a man do what she has done, so I guess it's one point for the ladies in the endless battle of the sexes. :)