Post #3250971

2023-03-05 21:07 UTC

(4/8) Whereas #WaruWaru (also called #camellones in #Peru) was developed for mountain #agriculture, the author #BeatriceSalinetti, like me, seems to see an application for many arid regions on all continents. [TO BE CONTINUED in (5/8): https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110003784757750634] Other Sources: https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913772/pg1 (nice intro into #WaruWaru) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/farming-like-the-incas-70263217/ (she incorrectly attributes the technology to the conquering #Incas, who were but a small pastoral tribe until the 12th century)...

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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2023-03-05 23:35

Part 3: #ClimateChange and #AtmosphericRivers (1/15) I did not want to provide another installment today, but I just came across this older boost of mine about special weather conditions on the #US #WestCoast, that leads to recurrent #FloodingEvents called Atmospheric Rivers (AR). https://mastodon.social/@UncensoredNews/109610717322432046 Now, I am not a #meterologist, but we know from Part 2 that the ancient Andean people had recurring over-abundant rainfall issues, too (El Niño events).

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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2023-03-06 00:15

@tadbithuman@mastodon.social Thanks for the comprehensive reboosts of this important subject. :) I have added you to the list.

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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2023-03-11 08:49

(5/8) [Other sources continued: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waru_Waru] Further good news from the world of #Agrivoltaics: #AppliedEnergy: "..putting agriculture under solar installations—is a good way to maximize land use. It also makes the #SolarPanels *last longer*... Solar panels mounted 4 meters above a #soybean crop were connected to temperature reductions of up to *10* degrees Celsius, the study found, compared to..." https://www.fastcompany.com/90861486/agrivoltaics-crops-under-solar-panels-good-for-panels

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@ar1@mastodon.social 2023-12-03 09:18

@HistoPol@mastodon.social Just love the comment one did on the abovesecret site: "Minecraft"! 😂

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