Ooh this is a fun Friday news day, First a secretly-beaver article from our friends at Phys,org, and then some spooky good news to get us ready for Halloween. Where should I start?
Nature-based solutions should be first line of defense against weather- and climate-related natural hazards
Solutions found in nature should be our first line of defence against the increasing number of climate change-related natural disasters, say experts from the University of Surrey.
Natural hazards—such as floods, landslides, heatwaves and droughts—have increased globally in the last 30 years, with more than 18,000 disasters taking place during the period of 1980 to 2018, resulting in €4.8 trillion of damage. In the same period, Europe experienced nearly 3,000 disasters which caused €631 Billion of losses. Particularly, heatwaves and floods have caused significant loss of life and economic damage across Europe and other parts of the world.
The team at GCARE critically analysed nearly 300 case studies where Nature Based Solutions (NBS) were used to combat the effects of natural hazards. They found that floods were the most frequent type of hazard in Europe, while droughts were the most complicated in terms of triggering risks of other disasters. They also found that earthquakes and storms were the most destructive globally in terms of damage such as deaths and economic losses.
Oh flooding and droughts are the worst climate change problems in Europe. Gosh that sounds a lot like America. I sure wish there was some NBS that would help with those things.
The team identified that 56 percent of NBS in Europe were used to combat flooding. While the most used methods were ‘hybrid’ solutions such as green roofs and rain gardens, the most effective flood management solutions were in fact ‘blue’ constructions such as small ponds for river floods. Similarly, the deadliest heatwaves were mostly managed by green approaches, such as urban parks, trees and grasses.
Small ponds. Small ponds. What do we know of that makes small ponds again? Wait, wait, don’t tell me. It’s on the tip of my tongue. They make microclimates that can help with heat waves too. Gosh. I almost have it.
Well, well, well. Who knew NBS could stand for Natural Beaver Solutions? Eh? Well I mean who knew besides us.
Now ’tis the season for dressing up like beavers. Apparently it could be very lucrative.
Bucky’s Boo Bash
Cumming, GA – The Halloween Season will be in full swing on Saturday, October 26th, when Beaver Toyota, in cooperation with Forsyth Friends, Inc., hosts “Bucky’s Boo Bash” between the hours of 3:00pm and 5:00pm at dealership’s Cumming location situated at 1875 Buford Highway, Cumming, GA 30041.
The activities occurring during this family friendly celebration will include a wide variety of games presented by eight (8) locally based community non-profit service organizations. There will also be three (3) individual costume contests with cash prizes for each designated costume theme.
The individual costume contests include:
Each costume classification will have First Place ($100 prize), Second Place ($50 prize) and Third Place ($25 prize) winners.
Best Bucky Beaver Costume (dressed like a friendly woodland beaver)
Oh man. I think I’ll win hands down. Don’t you?
