Wow…I really enjoyed this and will be pointing others this way! I liked that it is concise, nuanced and full of interesting details. IMHO this could be published on Quanta or another top notch science mag.
Interesting topic as always! In Hawaii the direct relationship between vegetation and water is described by the proverb: “rain follows the forest- hahai nō ka ua i ka ululāʻau.” Individual rains and clouds were named. I think of the famous naulu cloud, which once traveled between the southeast slope of Haleakala and Kahlo’olawe. After goats and military bombing denuded Kaho’olawe, the cloud disappeared. Reforestation projects on both Haleakala and Kaho’olawe are determined to revive it. The restored mesic forest at Auwahi has made great progress in that direction. And like you mentioned with Carillo’s farm registering 5 degrees cooler - the same is true in Auwahi. Cooler and more moisture rentention = more rain.
‘Well, we have to restore the land.’ 🎯 Thank you for such an informative read. As I personally learn more about the Backyard Habitat restoration movement, this piece resonates strongly with me in thinking about all the ways big and small that we can make meaningful choices in the direction towards restoration. And I am grateful for the reminder that practices which may seem "woo woo" can have a physical, scientific purpose while perhaps also connecting us spiritually to our environment.
This is so fascinating and helpful -- thank you for diving into the relationship between vegetation and water cycles! I had a conversation with a person at the 2022 CNPS conference who said that he was in conversation with leaders in Saudi Arabia about reforesting the middle east (https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sgi/tree-planting-carbon-deforestation-b2240560.html) in order to reduce global warming, which sounded pretty wacky, but I can see how that has roots in the science now, in terms of drawing more water and also keeping temperatures down at the surface.
I so appreciate the way you're bringing together so many different sources and taking us along your thought process. I find it really helps me integrate the information so much more than any single article I ever read on this unwieldy and often emotionally overwhelming topic. Also, there was a lot of welcomed good news in this issue!
Wow…I really enjoyed this and will be pointing others this way! I liked that it is concise, nuanced and full of interesting details. IMHO this could be published on Quanta or another top notch science mag.
Interesting topic as always! In Hawaii the direct relationship between vegetation and water is described by the proverb: “rain follows the forest- hahai nō ka ua i ka ululāʻau.” Individual rains and clouds were named. I think of the famous naulu cloud, which once traveled between the southeast slope of Haleakala and Kahlo’olawe. After goats and military bombing denuded Kaho’olawe, the cloud disappeared. Reforestation projects on both Haleakala and Kaho’olawe are determined to revive it. The restored mesic forest at Auwahi has made great progress in that direction. And like you mentioned with Carillo’s farm registering 5 degrees cooler - the same is true in Auwahi. Cooler and more moisture rentention = more rain.
‘Well, we have to restore the land.’ 🎯 Thank you for such an informative read. As I personally learn more about the Backyard Habitat restoration movement, this piece resonates strongly with me in thinking about all the ways big and small that we can make meaningful choices in the direction towards restoration. And I am grateful for the reminder that practices which may seem "woo woo" can have a physical, scientific purpose while perhaps also connecting us spiritually to our environment.
This is so fascinating and helpful -- thank you for diving into the relationship between vegetation and water cycles! I had a conversation with a person at the 2022 CNPS conference who said that he was in conversation with leaders in Saudi Arabia about reforesting the middle east (https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sgi/tree-planting-carbon-deforestation-b2240560.html) in order to reduce global warming, which sounded pretty wacky, but I can see how that has roots in the science now, in terms of drawing more water and also keeping temperatures down at the surface.
I so appreciate the way you're bringing together so many different sources and taking us along your thought process. I find it really helps me integrate the information so much more than any single article I ever read on this unwieldy and often emotionally overwhelming topic. Also, there was a lot of welcomed good news in this issue!