Water for Geeks
Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
The Jan 2008 Wired has several interesting articles:
The King of Bionic Ag is an Iowa corn farmer obsessed by the quest for the highest yields of corn and soybeans. He loves pesticides and fertilizers (and he’s sponsored by Pioneer seed), but he also gives his crops TLC.
The Dutch masters of flood control are planning to spend $150 billion over 100 years to upgrade protection systems to deal with 1m+ increases in sea-level. Interesting tidbit: The Dutch were early adopters of cost-benefit, i.e., risk = probability of flood x damage from flood. The bad news? While they prepare for 1 in 10,000 year flood risk, we (e.g., New Orleans and Sacramento) struggle to prepare for 1 in 100 year risks!
Meet the guy at the bleeding melting edge of the ice sculpture business. See the ice Elvis!
Bottom Line: This geeky stuff is cool but don’t forget the low-tech stuff — like sustainable ag, living at higher elevations and admiring the sculptures that Nature has put all around us.
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