The Ocean Ecosystem: Its Significance for Our Planet13:31The Ocean Ecosystem: Its Significance for Our PlanetThe oceans are known as the heart of our blue planet because their water covers more than two-thirds of the earth’s surface, and is responsible for producing 70% of the oxygen in our atmosphere. A close connection exists between climate change and the ocean. Marine ecosystems are saltwater environments defined by their unique biotic factors such as plants, people of the marine kingdom, and microbePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-06-20 185 Views24396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-06-20Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Intensity and Unpredictability of Storms due to Climate Change19:46The Intensity and Unpredictability of Storms due to Climate ChangeThe increasing intensity of hurricanes, also known as typhoons or tropical cyclones, is the result of rising global temperatures caused by human-made greenhouse gas emissions. These storms are becoming more severe and destructive. Scientists tell us that as the Atlantic Ocean continues to warm, the changes in its surface temperature are fueling extreme storm activity.Dr. James P. Kossin, aPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-06-13 280 Views17396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-06-13Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Animal-People Livestock Industry: A Hazard to Our Planet and Our Health, Part 2 of 215:05The Animal-People Livestock Industry: A Hazard to Our Planet and Our Health, Part 2 of 2Statistical data from a network of NGOs, universities, and other mapping sources shows that in 2020 84,925 hectares (209,854 acres) was deforested in Acre, a state in northwestern Brazil. The loss of the forestland was strongly correlated with the cattle-people livestock. In 2013 another study, reported in; the journal Tropical Conservation Science, states that “48% of all tropical rainforest lossPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-05-30 456 Views11396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-05-30Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Animal-People Livestock Industry: A Hazard to Our Planet and Our Health, Part 1 of 217:07The Animal-People Livestock Industry: A Hazard to Our Planet and Our Health, Part 1 of 2On today’s show, we’ll take a look at our food choices and learn about how the dishes we prepare impact our health and Earth’s environment. In one such study, scientists from Oxford University examined the environmental impact of 40 major food products. Their findings, published in a 2018 issue of the journal Science, showed that “cutting meat and dairy products from your diet could reducePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-05-23 411 Views27396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-05-23Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Protecting All Animal-People: Interview with Stephanie Maw (vegan), Humane Society International, Part 2 of 214:54Protecting All Animal-People: Interview with Stephanie Maw (vegan), Humane Society International, Part 2 of 2On today’s program we continue our discussion with Stephanie Maw, Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer at Humane Society International (HSI), a global animal-people welfare organization. Stephanie discusses how raising livestock for meat consumption is causing many of the problems facing Earth today. “If you look at the numbers and the science, we know it's the second-largest emitter of grePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-05-02 267 Views12396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-05-02Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Protecting All Animal-People: Interview with Stephanie Maw (vegan), Humane Society International, Part 1 of 214:38Protecting All Animal-People: Interview with Stephanie Maw (vegan), Humane Society International, Part 1 of 2On today’s program we’ll meet Stephanie Maw, Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer of Humane Society International (HSI), a global animal-people welfare organization based in London, England. The mission of HSI is to protect all types of animal-people, including companion animal-people, farmed animal-people, and wildlife, and to prevent all forms of cruelty toward them. Stephanie describes some ofPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-04-25 364 Views5396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-04-25Planet Earth: Our Loving Home COP26 Report: Veganism the Top– Most-Important– Solution for Halting Climate Change, Part 2 of 218:03COP26 Report: Veganism the Top– Most-Important– Solution for Halting Climate Change, Part 2 of 2During the conference, many world leaders warned about the imminent, devastating impacts of climate change. One such leader was The Honorable Simon Kofe, Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, who stood knee-deep in water to deliver his message. “In Tuvalu, we are living the realities of climate change sea level rise as you stand watching me today at COP26. We cannot waiPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-03-21 502 Views24396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-03-21Planet Earth: Our Loving Home COP26 Report: Veganism the Top– Most-Important– Solution for Halting Climate Change, Part 1 of 219:07COP26 Report: Veganism the Top– Most-Important– Solution for Halting Climate Change, Part 1 of 2From October 31 to November 12, 2021, 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26) to discuss climate change and ways to stop it. First, we’ll hear from Ed Gemmell, Managing Director of Scientists Warning Europe, a global organization representing the views of thousands of climate change experts. “TherePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-03-14 685 Views25396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-03-14Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Understanding the Imminent Threats of Global Warming: Interview with Dr. Emma Haziza (vegan), Part 2 of 215:28Understanding the Imminent Threats of Global Warming: Interview with Dr. Emma Haziza (vegan), Part 2 of 2On today’s program, Dr. Haziza shares further insights about the dire consequences of global warming. “And so, if we don't make the link today between the issue of mental health and the issue of these climatic extremes, it's us in the end that will pay the price.”“So, we indeed have to stop focusing on people who take a bath, or people who take a shower, because that is not the problem at aPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-02-28 326 Views16396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-02-28Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Understanding the Imminent Threats of Global Warming: Interview with Dr. Emma Haziza (vegan), Part 1 of 213:13Understanding the Imminent Threats of Global Warming: Interview with Dr. Emma Haziza (vegan), Part 1 of 2Dr. Emma Haziza is a respected hydrological and climate change scientist from France. She is the Founder and President of Mayane, a research center that assesses the water-related risks associated with climate change and develops strategies for mitigating their impacts. “The world is in the process of shifting to a new climate. We have to be aware of this because we can no longer model thePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-02-21 572 Views14396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-02-21Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Thawing of the Permafrost: Countdown to a Climate Catastrophe, Part 2 of 212:32Thawing of the Permafrost: Countdown to a Climate Catastrophe, Part 2 of 2In 2018, research on abrupt thawing that occurred under arctic lakes, known as thermokarst lakes, was led by Professor Katey Anthony. They discovered that the abrupt thawing of permafrost increased the release of ancient carbon stored in the soil by “125 to 190 percent compared to gradual thawing alone.” She warned that “by the middle to end of the century, the permafrost-carbon feedback should bePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-02-11 572 Views15396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-02-11Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Thawing of the Permafrost: Countdown to a Climate Catastrophe, Part 1 of 213:21Thawing of the Permafrost: Countdown to a Climate Catastrophe, Part 1 of 2Permafrost covers are widespread in the Arctic regions of Siberia, Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. They play a vital role in stabilizing the planet’s climate by functioning as a cover that seals in gas hydrates, which are crystalline solids containing huge amounts of carbon-based elements. It’s worrying that the rapid melting of permafrost, caused by high temperatures, can lead to dramatic cPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-02-07 816 Views33396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-02-07Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Devastating Chain Effect of Extreme Heatwaves, Part 2 of 214:22The Devastating Chain Effect of Extreme Heatwaves, Part 2 of 2In the previous episode, we learned how record severe heatwaves have impacted people's lives in the Western Hemisphere. On today's program, we’ll continue to see how climate change has caused extreme heatwaves that have led to disasters on other continents and what we can do to help mitigate this catastrophe. In the Middle East, heatwaves reaching temperatures of over 50 Celsius occurred inPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-01-31 477 Views18396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-01-31Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Devastating Chain Effect of Extreme Heatwaves, Part 1 of 213:00The Devastating Chain Effect of Extreme Heatwaves, Part 1 of 2Extreme heatwaves not only pose a threat to humanity, ecosystems, and the global economy, but also increase the risk of other types of disasters. Heat can exacerbate drought and water shortages that can destroy crops and lead to famine, while hot dry weather can create wildfire conditions. On today's program, we’ll look into the extreme heatwave events of 2021 and the connection between heatwavesPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-01-24 811 Views30396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-01-24Planet Earth: Our Loving Home “The Betrayal of Point Reyes”: An Environmental Travesty - A Plea to Protect Precious Habitats, Part 2 of 213:53“The Betrayal of Point Reyes”: An Environmental Travesty - A Plea to Protect Precious Habitats, Part 2 of 2On today’s program, Julie Phillips, a Tule elk-people biologist and educator shares her thoughts on the inappropriateness of having ranches in a national park. “I just briefly read the mission of the national park because I think that's really important. ‘The purpose of the National Parks system is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein, and to providPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2022-01-03 573 Views15396p720p720pHQ1080p2022-01-03Planet Earth: Our Loving Home “The Betrayal of Point Reyes”: An Environmental Travesty - A Plea to Protect Precious Habitats, Part 1 of 215:23“The Betrayal of Point Reyes”: An Environmental Travesty - A Plea to Protect Precious Habitats, Part 1 of 2Point Reyes National Seashore is a magnificent National Park located approximately 48 km (30 miles) north of San Francisco, California, USA. However, events are occurring within Point Reyes that threaten the lives of the Tule elk-people. Park authorities are allowing several cattle-people ranches and factory farms to operate within the Park, and one-third of the Park’s land has been set aside forPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2021-12-27 574 Views17396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-27Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Intelligence and Spirituality of Plants and Trees, Part 2 of 211:34The Intelligence and Spirituality of Plants and Trees, Part 2 of 2Did you know that trees are connected by a complex hidden underground network? The trees’ root systems, called mycorrhizal networks, act as neural networks that transmit messages. The fine, hair-like root tips of trees connect together with microscopic fungal filaments to form the basic links of the network. Our Beloved Supreme Master Ching Hai has this message to share with us about trees.Planet Earth: Our Loving Home2021-12-20 607 Views24396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-20Planet Earth: Our Loving Home The Intelligence and Spirituality of Trees and Plants, Part 1 of 213:06The Intelligence and Spirituality of Trees and Plants, Part 1 of 2While walking in a garden or forest can you feel the positive energy in your surroundings? If you can feel their pleasant vibes the plants or trees may be sending you “mystical signals!” Professor Michael Pollan, an expert in plant neurobiology, explains, “They have analogous structures. They have ways of taking all the sensory data they gather in their everyday lives, integrate it and thenPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2021-12-13 1351 Views57396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-13Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Do Good House & Urban Farming: Interview with Dr. Chun-Hsien Ho, Part 2 of 214:40Do Good House & Urban Farming: Interview with Dr. Chun-Hsien Ho, Part 2 of 2We were honored to visit Dr. Chun-Hsien Ho at Do Good House, where he shares some of his solutions to sea pollution. "I decided to first focus on plastic floats and polystyrene foam. These two have a huge impact on our marine ecology. If the wastes in the ocean can be turned into useful materials to counter global warming and environmental degradation, it would be a transformation from harming thePlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2021-12-12 546 Views18396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-12Planet Earth: Our Loving Home Do Good House & Urban Farming: Interview with Dr. Chun-Hsien Ho, Part 1 of 214:18Do Good House & Urban Farming: Interview with Dr. Chun-Hsien Ho, Part 1 of 2Dr. Chun-Hsien Ho of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, was once a mathematics teacher and business owner. Having obtained a Ph.D. degree in marine engineering from National Taiwan University, Dr. Ho used his problem-solving skills to build an amazing environmentally friendly and zero-energy building, named the Do Good House. His unique and efficient architectural creation earned him the Taiwan GreenPlanet Earth: Our Loving Home2021-12-10 961 Views23396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-10Planet Earth: Our Loving Home