Humanity
10 shockingly surprising facts about water
10 Shockingly Surprising Facts About Water If you’re like me, you’ve probably never really considered what water really is. It just seems to be there, providing all of us with the fluids we need to live and keep our bodies functioning optimally. But, as it turns out, water is an incredibly complex substance that scientists are still learning more about each day. Here are 10 shocking facts about water that will surprise even the most well-versed chemist or scientist in the field!
By elueni evelyn4 years ago in Earth
Pack Forest Summer Camp
I remember well my many summers spent at Pack Forest. Hidden away in the forests of Warrensburg, Queen Village of the Adirondacks, the summer camp lies nestled beside a shallow lake surrounded by 2,500 acres of cool, hemlock-shaded trails and hiking grounds. Every morning, campers and staff alike awaken to the surreal call of the loons nested just beyond the waterfront, and every evening, they fall asleep to the cheerful chirping of crickets as they dance about in the grasses of the archery field. By day, these sounds are drowned out by the sharp clicks of woodpeckers as they go about hunting for tasty morsels in the branches hanging over the cabin rooftops. And every once in a while, above all these more familiar sounds, one can sometimes hear the thunderous clap of a beaver tail on the surface of the pond up Hogsback Trail, and the haunting screech of an eagle above the treetops of Benwood Mountain.
By Madison "Maddy" Newton4 years ago in Earth
The Koyukon People, Lake Sacandaga, and the Power of Nature
Clean, beautiful, and dotted with forested yet sandy islands, Sacandaga Lake lies in the Adirondacks nestled between Bald Bluff and Bernhardt Mountain. Originally named “Sacandaga Reservoir”, the lake itself was created in the 1920s to flood the Sacandaga River and the Hudson River (which were known to devastate nearby areas with uncontrolled flooding). Costing over 12 million dollars, “This was the biggest reservoir in the area ever to be built. Farms, wood lots and entire communities would be replaced by 283 billion gallons of water” (Frasier).
By Madison "Maddy" Newton4 years ago in Earth
the human group - session 87 - the collapse of convenience
This week’s discussion was confronting and reflective of technology’s impact on our human experience. The collapse of globalisation brings forth the need for localisation. This is not a new insight, many activists, authors and documentary film makers have been pushing forward the need to localise in order to reverse the damage we have done and are doing to the planet as well as the diversity of cultures that makes the world such an amazing place. Not to mention a lot of the modern day issues we are confronted with; climate change, mental illness and even the lack of self responsibility.
By Hadley Perkins4 years ago in Earth
