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What is the Heat Island Effect? Part One of the “What is?” series discusses the Heat Island effect, what it means to people living in urban areas and how it can be mitigated. Classically the heat island effect has a long history in climate change denialists narrative in that the ...
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June, 2017
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13 June
THE EARTHWALKER – A New Ballet by Cape Town City Ballet choreographers KIRSTEN ISENBERG AND ROBIN VAN WYK
CAST OF THIS PERFORMANCE TAURUS – Revel Yon, VIRGO- Cleo Ames; LEO – Msrtin Milner ; SAGITTARIUS – Xolo Putya; ARIES – Claire Spencer; SCORPIO – Ivan Boonzaaier ; PISCES – Elizabeth Nienaber; AQUARIUS – Marc Goldberg. Some of the finest choreography I have ever seen as a person who ...
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12 June
Karoo a Fracking Disaster
Karoo a Fracking Disaster Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the ...
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9 June
Water Saving Tips and Top Low Cost Water Saving Products
Water Saving Tips and Top Low Cost Water Saving Products So we are in a drought. Its really really bad. Day zero is fast approaching and action needs to be taken if you havent started already. This video will describe to you the best free means of reducing water and ...
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5 June
Dolphins in Noordhoek Bay
Dolphins in Noordhoek Bay Amazing drone footage by Gavin Allderman shows a breathtaking view of dolphins on the run in Noordhoek Bay Cape Town South Africa. Truly a once off event, how lucky we are to have footage like this. Am really looking forward to his future work.
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May, 2017
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30 May
Breaking News – Daily Headline News Summary
Breaking News Headlines Headlines from around the world all available on our social media feeds, like and follow us on Facebook , LinkedIn or Twitter. Remember if you have any news happening in your area to report it to info@motherchannel.com https://phys.org/news/2017-05-hotspots-vegetation-climate-percent.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-harnessing-energy-freshwater-saltwater.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-island-effect-climate-world-cities.html https://tribune.com.pk/story/1421639/pakistans-hottest-day-recorded-turbat/ https://phys.org/news/2017-05-youre-recycling.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-big-fish-europe.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-amazon-rainforest-resilient-deforestation-previously.html?utm_source=menu&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=item-menu
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29 May
Breaking News – Daily Headline News Summary
Breaking News Headlines Headlines from around the world all available on our social media feeds, like and follow us on Facebook , LinkedIn or Twitter. Remember if you have any news happening in your area to report it to info@motherchannel.com . https://phys.org/news/2017-05-scientists-accidentally-poachers-rare-species.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-congo-miners-resort-wildlife-food.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-paris-climate-commitment-crippling-growth.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-earth-exits-climate.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-canada-conservationists-foul.html https://phys.org/news/2017-05-nuclear-fossil-fuel.html https://techxplore.com/news/2017-05-power-carbon-dioxide-steam.html
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29 May
Sir David Attenborough – The amazing Lyrebird
This is really amazing. The vocal ranges of this bird are mind blowing. Its really short 2.54min but is well worth a watch. How fortunate we are to have a man like Attenborough, unmasking some of nature’s true mysteries. Link below gives you a Wiki write up on the Lyrebird: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird
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24 May
Elon Musk Take on Climate Change in 12 minutes
Elon Musk covers climate change in 12 minutes Okay, Elon Musk stutters quite a bit, sometimes stumbling over words and funnily enough is quite difficult to listen too, yet his understanding and way that he views climate change is really quite amazing. Instead of doing the usual association to the more ...
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22 May
From Big Oil to Renewable Energy: 5 Facts in 10 Minutes
From Big Oil to Renewable Energy: 5 Facts in 10 Minutes – Matthew John A very good expose on the vested oil interests relating to the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Standing Rock community. Brilliantly presented in a condensed information pack that shows the true motives behind the project and its ...
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