Comments on: How to save the environment after a natural disaster? http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/ Green Living, Environmental Living Fri, 20 May 2011 18:08:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Peter Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:02:03 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-691 Nature will take care of itself. It always has. Nature will take care of itself. It always has.

]]> By: spidergoat2 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-687 spidergoat2 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:47:59 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-687 Good question. The problem is, what will the next natural disaster be? If we don't know, we can't prepare for it specifically. And since we can't predict the type of damage, it's also hard to say how to restore it. This is exactly the type of problem in the gulf now. No one thought much about it, so now there isn't anyone that really knows what to do. Good question. The problem is, what will the next natural disaster be? If we don’t know, we can’t prepare for it specifically. And since we can’t predict the type of damage, it’s also hard to say how to restore it.

This is exactly the type of problem in the gulf now. No one thought much about it, so now there isn’t anyone that really knows what to do.

]]> By: Lucille http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Lucille Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:39:14 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-689 By planting seeds and little plants or trees. The biggest problem after a natural disaster is that the soil can be swept away by rain or wind and if that happens, the area can't get back on it's feet. Plant roots connect the soil into more firm clusters, and plants themselves protect them from the wind. Mother nature does the rest. Also, the oil spill isn't a natural disaster. Natural disasters are things like storms, volcanoes, tsunamis, tornadoes, forest fires (the ones in the summer that are started by dry grass and leaves catching on fire, not the ones from an escaped camp fire), grasshopper swarms, etc. By planting seeds and little plants or trees. The biggest problem after a natural disaster is that the soil can be swept away by rain or wind and if that happens, the area can’t get back on it’s feet. Plant roots connect the soil into more firm clusters, and plants themselves protect them from the wind. Mother nature does the rest.

Also, the oil spill isn’t a natural disaster. Natural disasters are things like storms, volcanoes, tsunamis, tornadoes, forest fires (the ones in the summer that are started by dry grass and leaves catching on fire, not the ones from an escaped camp fire), grasshopper swarms, etc.

]]> By: Fireheart http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Fireheart Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:27:52 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-690 ok that depends, say a big tornadeo has wiped out a small forest. you would probably clean up the area, plant new plants, and just wait till it grows back ok that depends,
say a big tornadeo has wiped out a small forest.

you would probably clean up the area,
plant new plants,
and just wait till it grows back

]]> By: cicocg62 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-684 cicocg62 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:19:03 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-684 If you really mean natural disaster, then there is very little humans can do besides evacuate until the danger has passed. The big debate over climate change, however, is about whether human impacts will exacerbate natural disasters. Now that could be a serious complication. No matter the cause, nature has a tremendous capability to rehabilitate itself but it could take thousands of years. On a geologic scale, this is no problem but since a human generation occupies such a short span on this time line, it is a concern to us. Another point to remember, human intervention can accelerate recovery but short-sighted modifications to prevent incidents in the future can actually increase the likelihood of devastation. Just look at the system of levees and dams throughout the country for flood control. Yet, when a storm event exceeds the designed specifications of the structure, flooding ensues. Our actions actually create more of a problem! Living on the coast is another example. Duh, hurricanes! If you really mean natural disaster, then there is very little humans can do besides evacuate until the danger has passed. The big debate over climate change, however, is about whether human impacts will exacerbate natural disasters. Now that could be a serious complication. No matter the cause, nature has a tremendous capability to rehabilitate itself but it could take thousands of years. On a geologic scale, this is no problem but since a human generation occupies such a short span on this time line, it is a concern to us. Another point to remember, human intervention can accelerate recovery but short-sighted modifications to prevent incidents in the future can actually increase the likelihood of devastation. Just look at the system of levees and dams throughout the country for flood control. Yet, when a storm event exceeds the designed specifications of the structure, flooding ensues. Our actions actually create more of a problem! Living on the coast is another example. Duh, hurricanes!

]]> By: crude dude telling it like it is http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-692 crude dude telling it like it is Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:15:26 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-692 It has been saving itself for millions of years. Without man. We just came on the scene and made do with what was there. We have a problem in the gulf that was not caused by an earthquake(which could have ripped the earth apart right there) and we would have a Mega Mega leak. But we would have to live with it(or figure out how to utilize it). Maybe we could live near it and maybe we could not. It has been saving itself for millions of years. Without man. We just came on the scene and made do with what was there.
We have a problem in the gulf that was not caused by an earthquake(which could have ripped the earth apart right there) and we would have a Mega Mega leak. But we would have to live with it(or figure out how to utilize it). Maybe we could live near it and maybe we could not.

]]> By: Misty N http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Misty N Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:15:15 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-688 manmade disasters are more dangerous than natural one. it depends on the kind of disaster and every one of them hav their own techniques. maybe ask a more specific question on which disaster u are interseted in manmade disasters are more dangerous than natural one. it depends on the kind of disaster and every one of them hav their own techniques. maybe ask a more specific question on which disaster u are interseted in

]]> By: SilentDoGood http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-686 SilentDoGood Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:14:53 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-686 It is hard to save anything after a natural disaster. Mother Nature usually let the wind and birds bring the seeds back first and if the soil is still able to grow trees, it will rebound by it's self. Environmentalist could start planting trees after a forest fire to prevent soil erosion from heavy rains. It is hard to save anything after a natural disaster. Mother Nature usually let the wind and birds bring the seeds back first and if the soil is still able to grow trees, it will rebound by it’s self. Environmentalist could start planting trees after a forest fire to prevent soil erosion from heavy rains.

]]> By: borntodance http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-685 borntodance Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:11:32 +0000 http://www.milliongreenideas.com/how-to-save-the-environment-after-a-natural-disaster/#comment-685 methods of preventiona and replanting..stuff like that methods of preventiona and replanting..stuff like that

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