The Swiss Alps are suffering the effects of climate change. As permafrost zones (rocks and soil that used to be frozen permanently) melt, they have caused massive rock slides.
The famous mountains, The Eiger and Matterhorn, have been hit by rockslides. Villages are also impacted. In 2003, the town of Pontresina built a huge dam to protect itself from mud and rock slides.
Biodome grown and nurtured fruit trees offer a sustainable food source. A series of biodome video teach viewers how to maximize growth potential and minimize maintenance by planting long-lived food-producing fruit trees. The video series feature Daley’s Fruit Tree Nursery.
Daley’s Fruit Tree Nursery is a family-run business that grows fruit year-round via their Biodome. The business was founded by Greg Daley 25 years ago. He wanted to start a fruit tree nursery that supplied subtropical fruit, nut and rainforest trees across Australia.
Over the years, the nursery has survived a number of droughts and economic downturns. Downturns have been viewed as challenges to improve business systems, such as the installation of water recycling and sand filtration system.
Ocean deoxygenation refers to the loss of oxygen from the oceans due to climate change (Keeling et al. 2010). The new International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report “Ocean deoxygenation: everyone’s problem” estimates that the ocean as a whole is expected to lose 3–4% of its oxygen inventory by the year 2100. Oxygen loss in the oceans impacts species differently, depending on their oxygen dependencies. Nevertheless, it hurts our ocean food supply significantly.