dali48 and playing chess and stopping smoking as a sports student in Tübingen in the 70s etc.
The years of 1930 - 1938 were a time of drought throughout the USA! - This time of drought caused one of the largest population shifts in U.S. History ... (by newcapo)
Drinking water or potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low risk of immediate or long term ... - Typical uses (for other than potable purposes) include toilet flushing, washing and ...
Over large parts of the world, humans have inadequate access to potable water and use sources contaminated with disease ... - pathogens or unacceptable levels of toxins or suspended solids ...
Water has always been an important and life-sustaining drink to humans and is essential to the survival of all known ... - Excluding fat, water composes approximately 70% of the human body by mass ...
Over 2 billion more people used improved drinking water sources in 2010 than did in 1990. However, the job is far from finished. 780 million people are still without improved sources of drinking water, and many more still lack safe drinking water!
In the U.S, the typical nonconserving single family home uses 262 L of water per capita per day!
Amount of water needed for production (Water Ratio): 1 car = 380 000 liters! ...
Compost toilets: 1/3 less water ... - 40% less household waste ... (W. Pieper)
see dali48 and "I think - therefore I am" etc. (Descartes), see The motto "I buy, so I am" (M. Fox)
"As long as humans think that animals do not feel, animals must feel that humans do not think." " - author unknown
see dali48 and nearly being touched by a low flying swift at lake Unterbacher near Erkrath, 8/1983 till 5/2010
Each day is our whole life - from sunrise to sunset etc… (dali48)
see dali48 and "Zen finds religion in the daily activities." (I-tuan), see Does Zen believe in a soul? - However, the Buddha taught that there are no such things as a permanent Self or Soul which can be reincarnated or reborn after death (Rahula, 1974: page 3). The Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh believes there is no reincarnation in Buddhism (Miller, 2012).
see What is a Zen spirit? - Zen is defined as a state of calm where actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chan – with roots to the Indian practice of thinking and meditating known as Dhyana.
see What is the psychology of Zen? - Zen is experiential, not didactic. Enlightenment relies heavily on intuition, metaphor, and poetry. The master can point in the general direction toward wisdom, but each person must find their own personal path.19.03.2022
see Is Zen ok for Christians? - Because they are not on the same plane, Zen and Christianity do not conflict. Graham in his book, Zen Catholicism also points out that there is no harm in applying Zen insights into Catholicism.
see Does Zen believe in afterlife? - In Zen, Life and Death are one, a continuum, and they are not separated and there is no dividing line between them (as, indeed, there is actually no dividing line between anything, there only seems to be – divisions are arbitrary and made to enable us to function in the finite world, what Zen calls 'the world of form') ...10.03.2014
see How does Zen affect life? - Zen meditation reduces stress and anxiety by promoting relaxation and deep-breathing techniques. It helps people to manage their emotions, gain clarity of mind and experience deep peace and emotional well-being. The practice halts constant intrusive thoughts.09.05.2024
see What makes a person Zen? - They don't let stress, anger, or frustration get the better of them. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word “zen” refers to a person's ability to remain calm and relaxed in the face of difficulties and not worry about things out of their control.27.02.2021
see Is Zen good for Mental Health? - Meditation and mindfulness practices like Zen Therapy have also been shown to have a variety of other positive effects, both mentally and physically, such as promoting feelings of calmness, improving sleep and immune function, reducing feelings of stress and increasing self-awareness.09.11.2022
Let go of something you like, and realize how fleeting it is by living without it... (Ayya Khema)
Buddha realized that all living beings suffer because they desire and cling ... - Peace is an inner attitude to life that consists of letting go and renunciation (see e.g. nuns & monks etc. - d.48) ... (Buddha)
„Das Leben im Daseinskreislauf ist leidvoll: Geburt ist Leiden, Altern ist Leiden, Krankheit ist Leiden, Tod ist Leiden; Kummer, Lamentieren, Schmerz und Verzweiflung sind Leiden." (Buddha)
see dali48 and own experiences and reading & writing about Kübler-Ross, Moody, NDE, LAL etc.
Hands that help are holier than lips that pray! (Robert Green Ingersoll)
see dali48 and UBI & ground pension since 2008, and inflation compensation etc.
see dali48 and Climate Change since Copenhagen 2009 etc. - "Uncontrolled capitalism is producing evil - as bees are producing honey" etc.
see dali48 and reading & writing about peace etc. - see e.g. Zen and Buddhism & Peace & Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ayya Khema etc, and St Nicholas, St Hildegard, St Francis etc. (dali48)
May "God" bless you! - see dali48 and may the Saints & Guardian Angels bless you etc.!
see dali48 and eating less meat, and more fruits & veggies since the 80s etc.
see dali48 and reading & writing about chick shredding, and buying Free range eggs etc.
see dali48 and animal protection and cage-free egg-laying hens etc.
Homeopathy of S. Hahnemann (ca. 200 years old) should be updated, - i.e. for me more Mother tincture & less medicine shaking, and why is there no homeopathic vaccination? - see "similibus" principle etc. (dali48)
see dali48 and "I hope that Biontech (formerly in Mainz, now in London) & #mRNA #vaccines etc. - will develop a vaccination against cancer etc."
see dali48 and Vollgeld-Initiative & Basic Income in Europe etc. - instead of Banking Crisis 2008 etc.
I also like weeping willow trees - e.g. when I was on camping vacation in the 80s in France & Spain, I had my lunch (fish soup) under such a tree (that was like a tent) in the park of Bordeaux etc. (dali48)
see dali48 and "flora & fauna" since ca. 2000, and deforestation instead of planting trees etc
see dali48 and trees and "flora & fauna" and healthy air etc.
see dali48 and tree planting - instead of deforestation etc.!
see dali48 and Bread - instead of fire-works harming animals, pets etc.
see dali48 and Democracy & human rights & gender justice etc.
"Respect for life - should be the only religion in the world!" - "Religion is a journey inside - and meditation is the way there." ... (Osho)
see dali48 and health and suitable shoes (see e.g. Canles etc. - d.48) & foot hygiene etc.
see dali48 and “If the Trees disappeared off the face of the earth - mankind would only have little left to live healthy,” see e.g. Amazonas forest, Indonesia
siehe dali48 und "Wie viel Wald verliert Deutschland aktuell pro Jahr? - Die Ergebnisse sind alarmierend: Von Januar 2018 bis einschließlich April 2021 wurden in Deutschland auf rund 501.000 Hektar Fläche Baumverluste verzeichnet. Der Verlust entspricht fast fünf Prozent der gesamten Waldfläche und ist damit erheblich höher als bisher angenommen. 21.02.2022"
see e.g. @CGShanghaiAir Shanghai - 2023-03-06 4PM - PM2.5 - 103 AQI - Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ... etc.
siehe z.B. Air quality in Mönchengladbach etc.
see dali48 and trees & photo synthesis and fresh air and health and cooling and biodiversity etc.
see dali48 and "flora & fauna" and reforesting etc.
siehe „Eine Gesellschaft ohne Gott, ist wie eine gut organisierte Räuberbande“, hat Papst Benedikt den Bundestagsabgeordneten ins Stammbuch geschrieben (see e.g. Cum-Ex etc. - d.48)
see dali48 and demand for the repayment of 300 euros of self-approved inflation compensation for politicians at the taxpayer's expense etc.
see dali48 and demand for the repayment of 300 euros of self-approved inflation compensation for politicians at the taxpayer's expense etc.
see dali48 and health and herbs (see e.g. M. Mességué), and e.g. kidney-tea, gastrointestinal tea, tea for colds etc.
see dali48 and "Words have no direct reference to life, are only a pale echo or image of something that itself is no longer there" ... (D. T. Suzuki)
see dali48's mother Gabriele and playing piano in Steinbach in the 50s, see dali48 and playing piano for 1 year with Mrs Kirsch in SHA in the 50s, and Christmas songs with Mrs Takahashi in Erkrath in the 80s
see "love" might be defined as "a temporary insanity curable by marriage" ... (Ambrose Bierce)
see dali48 and reading about money & war, - and feeding the poor & birds etc.
In Armut lebt: Jeder 3. Student & 5. Rentner, Wer kein „Entlastungspaket“ bekommt: Studierende, Rentner ohne Grundrente, Kranke, https://pic.twitter.com/RUv88KaLbx
see dali48 & for UBI since 2008 & #ClimateEmergency 2022 & for alternative energy as e.g. wind power & solar energy and solar-
see dali48 and thinking about a solar foil for his window as a student in Tübingen in the 70s, and for balcony solar kits etc.
see dali48 and writing Tagebuch 2008 + 2009, diary3 (2010) in Erkrath, ediary4+5 (2011+2012), Collection of ediary6-12 (2013-2019) in Wickrath etc.
see dali48 and started cycling in the 1950s at the age of 4.5 in Steinbach, cycled to the St. Michael high school in SHA in the 1960s, cycled on the motorway near Freiburg on car-free Sunday during the 1973 oil crisis, 1978 cycling by tricycle to the grocery store on Kyushu in Japan, cycling in Erkrath, and around Lake Unterbach, along the Rhine in Düsseldorf and Cologne etc., 8/1983 - 5/2010, cycling by his folding-bike in Amsterdam 1998, cycling in Wickrath since 6/2010 etc., see dali48 and dancing autumn-leaves in front of his bycicle on the way to the supermarket etc. - and no own car since ca. 2004 etc.
Autobiography
dali48 was born in SHA in 1948 ... Graduation in 1968, High School St. Michael ... Military Service 1968/69 in TBB etc ... Study in Anglistics / Americanistics / Sports Science etc. in Tübingen etc. in 1970 etc ... French course at Touraine Institute in Tours in 1971 ... Conversation Classes as an exchange student at University of Leeds in 1972/73 ... Assistant Teacher in London in 1975 ... DFJW / SIT, Language Teacher, 1975/76 in Tübingen / Lenzkirch / Breitnau (Black Forest) ... Intensive course in Latein, University of Saarbrücken in 1976 ... Latinum, Bensheim in 1976 ... English & Japanese studies in Tübingen & Kurosaki, Japan in 1978 ... GFBA / Bonn, Teacher, German for Vietnamese in Künzelsau in 1979/80 ... VBW / Ellwangen, Teacher, German for Ethiopians in 1981 ... private tuition in SHA in 1982/83 ... From 8/1983 till 5/2010 as Private teacher for German, English, French, Latin, etc. in Erkrath ... In 1999, Teacher for Abacus in Solingen ... dali48 lives as an Author and Online blogger in 41189 Wickrath/Germany since 6/2010 ... retired since 6/2013 etc.
Interpretation of dali48 + update
We may face serious water problems - if we will not use our water supply well! ... (UNDP, Gen Howitzer)
We may face serious water problems - if we will not use our water supply well! ... (UNDP, Gen Howitzer)
Übersicht mit KI
Yes, a statement about facing water problems due to inefficient water supply management is accurate; inadequate water use can lead to water scarcity, contaminated water supplies, poor sanitation, and increased risks of waterborne diseases like cholera and diarrhea, affecting public health, economic productivity, and food security globally.
Consequences of Poor Water Management
Water Scarcity and Contamination:
Not using water resources efficiently can deplete available supplies, making them insufficient for demand, and can also lead to contamination issues within the supply system.
Health Risks:
Inadequate sanitation and a lack of access to safe drinking water can spur the transmission of serious diseases such as cholera, typhoid, polio, hepatitis A, and diarrhea.
Economic Impacts:
Water stress can reduce agricultural output, threatening food security, and time spent fetching water or dealing with water-related illnesses takes away from work and school, hindering economic development.
Increased Disease Transmission:
When communities lack proper sanitation or reliable water sources, the risk of contracting deadly waterborne diseases increases significantly.
Environmental Strain:
Wasting water in one area can limit availability for other communities, potentially causing environmental damage, especially in arid regions, and increasing the burden on sewage treatment plants.
The years of 1930 - 1938 were a time of drought throughout the USA! - This time of drought caused one of the largest population shifts in U.S. History ... (by newcapo)
Übersicht mit KI
Yes, the period from 1930 to 1938 was characterized by a severe, prolonged drought across the central United States, an event known as the Dust Bowl. While the entire decade saw drought conditions, the years 1934 and 1936 were particularly intense, with some areas experiencing a decade-long drought that devastated agriculture, triggered massive dust storms, and contributed to widespread hardship.
Key Aspects of the 1930s Drought
Duration and Waves:
The drought was a series of events, with distinct episodes occurring in 1930–31, 1934, 1936, and 1939–40. Some parts of the High Plains experienced drought for nearly a decade.
Geographic Area:
The most severely affected areas were the central Plains states, including parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Causes:
The drought was a combination of factors, including severe natural drought conditions exacerbated by human factors. Settlers had failed to implement proper dryland farming methods, destroying the natural topsoil and leaving the land vulnerable to wind erosion.
Consequences:
Agriculture: Deficient rainfall, high temperatures, and wind destroyed crops, contributing to an agricultural depression.
Dust Storms: Severe dust storms, known as "black blizzards," plagued the region, making life difficult and causing respiratory illnesses.
Migration: The drought and accompanying hardship forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, driving migration to California and other areas.
Economic Impact: The Dust Bowl's agricultural crisis worsened the overall economic depression, contributing to bank failures and increased unemployment.
End of the Dust Bowl
The ecological balance of the region began to recover with the return of significant rainfall in the fall of 1939, which ended the Dust Bowl ordeal.
Government programs, such as the Soil Conservation Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps, also helped implement erosion-fighting practices and planting efforts to stabilize the topsoil.
Drinking water or potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low risk of immediate or long term ... - Typical uses (for other than potable purposes) include toilet flushing, washing and ...
Over large parts of the world, humans have inadequate access to potable water and use sources contaminated with disease ... - pathogens or unacceptable levels of toxins or suspended solids ...
Water has always been an important and life-sustaining drink to humans and is essential to the survival of all known ... - Excluding fat, water composes approximately 70% of the human body by mass ...
Over 2 billion more people used improved drinking water sources in 2010 than did in 1990. However, the job is far from finished. 780 million people are still without improved sources of drinking water, and many more still lack safe drinking water!
Übersicht mit KI
Billions still lack safe drinking water, says new report ...
While some older reports mentioned 780 million people lacking access to basic drinking water, more recent data shows that 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack safely managed drinking water, including 785 million who lack even a basic water service as of the 2020 UN statistics. Millions more lack safe sanitation services, with 3.4 billion people not having safely managed sanitation in 2024.
Key Details
Safely Managed vs. Basic Water:
The distinction is crucial: "safely managed" means accessible on-premises, available when needed, and free from contamination, while a "basic" service meets minimum criteria for drinking water.
Regional Disparities:
Access to safe water and sanitation varies significantly across regions. Sub-Saharan Africa has a high number of people without access, and urban-rural disparities persist even in cities.
Health Consequences:
Lacking access to safe water and sanitation exposes people, particularly children, to water-related diseases like cholera and dysentery, which can be life-threatening.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Goal 6 of the SDGs aims to ensure access to water and sanitation for all. However, the current pace of progress needs to increase sixfold to meet this target by 2030.
Current Situation:
As of recent reports, the numbers for safely managed drinking water and sanitation show significant gaps. Many people rely on unimproved sources like unprotected wells or surface water.
Übersicht mit KI
The provided statement that a nonconserving single-family home in the U.S. uses 262 liters (approximately 69 gallons) of water per capita per day is a reasonable estimate that aligns with data from organizations like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While the EPA states the average American uses around 82 gallons per day, it also notes that a "nonconserving" home would have higher usage. Some sources indicate that average single-family homes can use 300 gallons of water per day, and 262 liters per person aligns with that range when considering an average family size and indoor/outdoor use, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Understanding Water Usage
Per Person vs. Per Household:
The figure provided is "per capita" (per person), whereas other statistics might focus on household usage.
"Nonconserving" Lifestyle:
A nonconserving home, as implied by the statistic, likely uses water for a wider range of activities, with fewer water-saving habits and appliances.
Indoor vs. Outdoor Use:
About 70% of household water use typically occurs indoors.
Average American Use:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the average American uses roughly 82 gallons of water per day.
Family Usage:
A family of four, for instance, could use around 10,000 gallons in a 30-day period.
Factors Influencing Usage:
Water usage can vary significantly based on factors such as the climate, landscape irrigation, the use of water-saving appliances, and the number of people in the home.
In some parts of the country there are water supplies that are dangerously low due to ... - particularly in the West and the South East region of the U.S.
Solar water disinfection is a low-cost method of purifying ... - that can often be implemented with locally available materials ... (Wikipedia)
Solar water disinfection is a low-cost method of purifying ... - that can often be implemented with locally available materials ... (Wikipedia)
Amount of water needed for production (Water Ratio): 1 car = 380 000 liters! ...
Übersicht mit KI
The statement "1 car = 380,000 liters" appears to be a significant overestimate; while car production does use a substantial amount of water, estimates for an average car's water footprint vary widely but are generally lower, with some sources citing figures from 20,000 to 300,000 liters, and others giving a range of 52,000 to 83,000 liters. The specific water requirement depends on the vehicle's size, complexity, and the materials used in its manufacture, with significant portions of the water footprint coming from secondary processes like paintwork, cleaning, and component manufacturing.
Factors influencing a car's water footprint:
Materials:
Different materials (steel, plastic, aluminum) require different amounts of water to produce.
Components:
The production of parts like engine components, transmissions, and electrical connectors involves significant water use.
Painting and Cleaning:
Water is crucial for cleaning components and for applying paint to the car's bodywork, making up a large part of the total water usage.
Electricity Use:
The water footprint includes water used in the generation of electricity needed for the manufacturing process itself.
Vehicle Type:
A larger, more complex vehicle will generally have a higher water footprint than a smaller one.
Examples of other consumer goods water footprints:
To provide context, other everyday items also have substantial water footprints:
1 kg of chicken meat: 3,900 liters
1 kg of beef: 14,000 to 16,000 liters
1 pair of cotton jeans: 10,850 liters (2,866 gallons)
1 smartphone: Around 12,670 liters
Compost toilets: 1/3 less water ... - 40% less household waste ... (W. Pieper)
Golden Snow
"Where once we took for granted, we could drink from the brooks and streams, contaminated with use of chemicals and waste ... water supplies that are dangerously low all over the world, good water and getting increasingly worse each year ..."
