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Keep Earth Beautiful |
Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation + Protection Bear Springs Blossom Nature Education + Lectures International charitable NON Profit organization B+S+B is a volunteer organization |
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The future of Earth lies in our hands A strong statement - isn't it? What is the idea behind it? |
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Protecting a Nature Preserve in Texas our volunteers work hard to
keep Bandera beautiful.
Bandera is a county in Central Texas. B+S+B restores
overgrazed ranch properties. We have learned that overgrazing is a problem in many countries on Earth. We read old books where people described the look of our area - and we learned that our area has looked very different before the first settlers arrived. Severe changes have happened in many countries on Earth. We learned that air pollution doesn't stop at border lines, that water contamination  spreads like a grass fire.We learned that everywhere on Earth it becomes more difficult to buy healthy food, to breath in unpolluted air, to get good drinking water, to avoid sickness and to grow old! So we founded the charitable International Non-profit-organization  Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation so other people can get information easier, more understandable, with more background. Our mission is to protect Humans! |
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When we protect and conserve Nature we secure the future of the next generation!
Click the links of our over 600+ web-pages: A lot of nature information, sometimes overwhelming. See it as a small environmental encyclopedia |
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B+S+B members are committed citizens, help as good as they can! B+S+B is the source of science based unbiased Nature information! |
 Just in the last 12 months A strong earthquake killed many in Japan A strong earthquake killed many in New Zealand A huge undersea volcano appeared A strong earthquake rattled California A volcano broke out in Guatemala A volcano broke out on Iceland A strong earthquake hit Turkey A strong earthquake hit Chile A strong earthquake destroyed parts of Haiti, a country troubled by man-made deforestation and poverty. ![Earth's Nature gets more and more unbalanced. Soil and oceans are being weakened as buffers against global warming. A down ward spiral with long-term implications for the climate system.
If the seas and the land are less able to soak up or store greenhouse gases, more of these carbon emissions will enter the atmosphere, holding in even more heat from the sun. Studies show a gradual increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) over the last half-century has accelerated the release of methane and nitrous oxide in the soil. These gases are respectively 25 and 300 times more effective at trapping radiation than CO2, the principal greenhouse gas by volume. This feedback to our changing atmosphere means that nature is not as efficient in slowing global warming as we previously thought.
Earlier studies examining how additional CO2 affects the capacity of different soils -- in forests, grasslands, wetlands and agricultural fields -- to either absorb or release these two gases yielded conflicting results.
More CO2 increased nitrous oxide in all soils, but soils in rice paddies and wetlands released more methane in particular.
The culprits in both cases are microscopic soil organisms that breathe in CO2 and exhale methane. The more carbon dioxide in the air, the more these single-cell greenhouse-gas factories thrive. The carbon credit that is attributed to faster plant growth driven by extra CO2 in the air must be revised, many scientists say. This credit helps to offset the negative impact of greenhouse gases - but the new data suggests it should be written down by a fifth.
By overlooking the key role of these two greenhouse gases, previous studies may have overestimated the potential of ecosystems to mitigate the greenhouse effect. There is enough evidence that global warming is eroding the ability of the ocean to soak up CO2. Earth's seas take up roughly one-third of all human carbon emissions, but how this sponge responds to rising CO2 levels is a tough question, mainly because data has been spotty geographically and didn't cover long time periods. In the North Atlantic rising air and water temperatures were slowing the pace at which carbon is absorbed across a large portion of this ocean's subtropical zones. The ocean is taking up less carbon because of the warming caused by the carbon in the atmosphere. Up to now, scientists reasoned that only when carbon content in the ocean rose faster than in the atmosphere could one say that the capacity to take in CO2 had diminished.
But the new study shows that the ocean sink can be weakened even without this visible sign. What we are going to see is that the ocean will keep its equilibration the balance between atmospheric and ocean carbon levels] but it doesn't have to take up as much carbon to do it because it's getting warmer at the same time - warmer water cannot hold as much CO2 as colder water. Earth ocean's temperatures are rising, ocean's carbon capacity decreases](dust-storm-ii.jpg) The NEW Normal? As we have informed you for many years: Melted ice is being moved towards Earth's equator, changing the pressure patterns to Earth's continental plates. Nature fights back - we need your support to conserve Earth's Nature. Talking about melting ice: Two huge icebergs from Antarctica are floating and melting. Our studies show, that melting icebergs can change the pattern of Earth's currents resulting in totally different weather patterns on Earth. Go to our web-page to get more information on Earth's currents Changing currents would endanger more than one billion humans on Earth plus uncountable animals and plants. Our freedom and security is at stake! |
What is our solution? B+S+B collects information, we do research, we inform YOU we send you emails B+S+B sciences based information influences behavior! WHY is better information important? Better in-depth knowledge helps to preserve life on Earth and not destroy Earth and our future! A good environmental educationhelps to understand the problems Earth is facing,to deal with coming changes and challenges! |
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Let's protect EarthLook how beautiful our blue planet isEarth - South pole World oceans have provided a lot of food! Earth is beautiful - but Earth is changing! |
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Earth facts: Speed orbiting the sun: 66,700 mi per hour = 107,320 km/h Equatorial circumference: 24,901.45 mi = 40,066.43 km Polar circumference: 24,855.33 mi = 39,992.22 km Surface area: 197,000,000 square mi = 510,230,000 sq km Total land area: 57,900,000 sq mi = 150,100,000 sq km Water: 97% of the Earth's water is salt water 71% of Earth is covered with oceans Billions are depending on food out of Earth's oceans. If we continue to pollute Earth's oceans this food source will become scarce! 
Citizens of all countries have to work together to keep Earth beautiful!We believe that better knowledge about Earth makes it easier to save Earth. Better informed people make better decisions! Nature education is the key to save Earth!The main point is to make a significant dent in climate change - to lower the CO2 carbon dioxide level, to bring Earth temperatures back to 'normal'.We defend Earth's oceans by challenging water pollution and wasteful, destructive fishing. Work with us to secure YOUR and YOUR children's future! Show that you care: Reduce your electricity use, use renewable energy! B+S+B is using Renewable Energy We show you how to use Renewable Energy and we explain WHY! |
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Earth's rainforests produce huge amounts of oxygen. Rain-forest plants have the cure for many illnesses. Rainforests regulate Earth's climate. If our rainforests are being destroyed billions of living beings will die. We work hard to protect all forests on Earth and the animals, plants and people that depend on them. Earth without rainforests would change totally! Earth would not be beautiful anymore! |
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We work hard to create a toxin free future with safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals and campaign for sustainable agriculture. There is a strong need to protect biodiversity! Climate change is among the most pervasive threats to the Earth today. |
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A lot of water is bound in ice. Ice reflects sun light and keeps Earth cooler. When the ice is melting, sea levels will rise. When the ice is melting, many living beings on Earth will die. |
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Informed people can address the root causes of climate change limiting impact
and destruction of our planet - Where can we go? Without action, climate change will cause the extinction of countless species and destroy some of Earth's most precious ecosystems, putting billions of Humans at risk. Do you know how much water on Earth is drinkable? Do you know how much oxygen humans need? Do you know how much CO2 carbon dioxide is stored in Earth's oceans? Do you know how much oxygen is produced by rain forests? Do you know why burning fossil fuel changes Earth's climate? B+S+B provides science based information needed to understand our changing Earth climate! The more you know the more we can do! Emissions reductions and increases in the use of energy-efficient technologies are strongly needed. |
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The graphic shows the total average increase in the length of the Arctic sea ice melt season. Earlier melt onset, later freezes, and longer total melt season. The season of continuous melt ends with the first freeze event of the fall. The icy cap over Earth’s North Pole reaches its summer minimum in September and its winter maximum in late February or early March. Satellite observations since 1979 have shown that amount of ice that survives the summer is getting smaller; declines have been especially dramatic in the past decade. |
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Recently, scientists from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center described another way Arctic sea ice is changing: 1) The summer melt season is getting significantly longer. According to this analysis, 2) the average length of the continuous melt season in the Arctic increased by 6.4 days per decade between 1979 and 2007. The length of the melt season varies significantly from year to year, but the long-term trend is clear. 3) The scientists say this pattern is consistent with a climate process known as the ice-albedo feedback. Dark ocean water absorbs more sunlight than bright, reflective ice. Even a small change in the start of the melt season exposes the ocean to more incoming sunlight, which warms the water, which melts more ice, and so on. 4) The more solar energy the ocean absorbs during the summer, the longer it takes in the fall for the water to cool down enough to freeze. |
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Bear Springs Blossom is an international non-profit organization. We all work without a salary. Every cent of your membership dues works to fight climate change + is used to keep Earth beautiful. Ask other organizations how much of your donation they spend on administrative costs? B+S+B is managed by volunteers, NO salaries, NO expensive flights, NO expensive offices! B+S+B members give us the power to tackle climate change - to fight polluting on Earth - to further Nature education - to keep Earth beautiful The more members we have,the more we can accomplish! Every new member will make a difference! |
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Important to us: A) Enough healthy drinkable water + good breathable air, C) healthy food + enough natural resources! Most important: To give you the tools, the knowledge to handle the coming changes and challenges with a solid, always updated, Nature education. |
Let's take care of Earth, rescue Earth for the next generation Click on the 'Join us' button - become a volunteer of B+S+B! Climate change and global warming will effect us all: More extreme weather - Increased evaporation More damage to houses and forests + Destabilization of local climates Sea level rise + Temperature rise + Acidification + Shutdown of thermohaline circulation Ecological productivity shrinks + Methane release from melting permafrost 
release from hydrates Retreat of sea Ice + Glacier retreat + scarce drinking water Forest fires + Spread of diseases Insurance gets more expensive + Transport gets more expensive + Flood defense gets more expensive! Migration of billions of humans + food scarcity + many humans cannot afford to buy food + Water scarcity + Water will be more expensive  Europe at night - light pollution - energy waste  Earth at night - light pollution - energy waste When we reduce electricity usage we will reduce water usage + less air pollution! "Responsibility is born when the love, the care for others grows stronger than the love for yourself." Peter Bonenberger Warmer Earth surface = stronger storms - Warmer oceans = more water vapor = changing climate = insecure future! |
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 Floods hurt many living beings - pesticides kill butterflies Climate change will endanger many humans + many butterflies> Be active, be responsible! Show, that YOU care for Nature! Show, that YOU care about the next generation! Show, that YOU want to keep Earth beautiful! |
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