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Scientists: Humans must respect these 9 boundaries to keep Earth habitable
… of ancient sequestered carbon, exacerbating climate change, leading to more drought and more tree die-off — a vicious, self-multiplying cycle. "There is growing concern that, with the recent … example shows how disruptions to regional processes — such as the cycling of water by trees — can add up and push us toward planet-wide tipping points. Another tipping point example: …
Easter Sunday 2021
… so rich it overwhelms us. The new Adam is about to be revealed in a garden, after turning the tree of the cross into the Tree of Life. The first witness to this triumph over sin and death is a woman, who first mistakes …
Coffee and catechism
… up the side of the mountain, between 1,500 and 2,500 meters high, one looks out over long tree-lined valleys where corn, beans and coffee grow. In San Joaquin, which is a part of the … The farmer takes us across the mountain on a steep and slippery path that leads to his coffee trees. He knows each of his trees and enjoys this life without the Internet, but with the possibility of having a telephone …
Maryland Catholic leaders back dropping state song that hails Confederacy
… has come this far. Set to the tune used in the Christmas song "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree"), the song wasn't officially adopted until 1939. In written testimony submitted in favor of …
No free will, no ideas: Physicist Brian Greene reduces everything to 'particles and fields'
… in the reductionist armor. He asks why the particles that make up a big rock remain inert as a tree limb falls, threatening to land on someone, while the particles that are "you" or "me" will …
Indigenous youth lead on climate action, Loyola Chicago audience hears
… since Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017. The small team has delivered fruit trees and seeds to nearly 5,000 families across Puerto Rico. More recently, they've shifted to helping communities create fruit tree parks, with 16 planted so far. Odeh said that Puerto Rico's colonial status makes it reliant …
NCR readers share their thoughts on returning to in-person Mass
… Mass feels very Franciscan. We are in a courtyard with statues of St. Francis and St. Clare, trees and flowers. It is simple and sacred. I like to think that Francis is smiling. … SUSAN …
The city as a shelter for bees
… sleep. As heatwaves become more frequent, droughts last longer and blossoming time changes on trees, stingless bees, or "señoritas" (young lady in Spanish) are having a hard time to adapt to … bees in Bolivia. They are responsible for the pollination of more than 70% of the country's trees. Numbers say that more than 80% of the 250 thousand plants known with flowers depend on … down. This can be an opportunity to teach and raise awareness on bees. If you see a mango tree in the city, without the bees, it will produce only 1 or 2 fruits. That's how much we depend …
Links: Conservative working class myth, visitation at the Vatican, Waldorf-Astoria history
… woman who was forced to sell it and who died in the Shoah. The painting, "Rosebushes Under the Trees," was one of his best and one of my favorite paintings in the entire collection at the …
A Climate-Conscious Lent: India chokes on its air
… partitioned. "Those forests once acted to absorb the pollution of the plains. Now, with the trees gone … all that smoke from burning fields, busy highways, and outdated thermal power plants …