Podcasts about ecostress

Woo boy! It's hot out there, why don't ya grab a nice glass of ice cold lemonade and listen in on everything you did and didn't want to learn about sweat. Are humans the sweatiest of them all? Do fish sweat? What lives in the ecosystem between two people holding hands for the first time? What is it all even for!??SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you'll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Glenn Trewitt for helping to make the show possible!And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we'll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! Sources: [Truth or Fail]Sweat sucking spiders supplementing salts Polar bears follow sweaty paw paths in search for loveA new bacteria-infecting cure for extra stinky sweaty feet [Trivia Question]NASA's ECOSTRESS measures evapotranspiration aka plant sweatinghttps://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/ecosystem-spaceborne-thermal-radiometer-experiment-on-space-station-ecostresshttps://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/watching-plants-water-use-is-no-sweat-for-ecostress[Fact Off]Charles Blagden experiments with “super-sauna” that cooked steak but made humans sweathttps://publicdomainreview.org/collection/experiments-and-observations-in-a-heated-room-1774/https://www.jstor.org/stable/106218?seq=1https://royalsociety.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/Antiperspirant made with propylene glycol that evaporates your sweat before it leaves the ducts [Ask the Science Couch]Non-water stuff in eccrine sweat (salt, urea, hormones, etc.)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773238/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12817713/https://www.penn.museum/sites/bulletin/1733/https://ontarioarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/oa048-02_macdonald.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941775/Patreon bonus: Effects of stress/emotion on sweat composition and smellhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-2494.2007.00387.xhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518869/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9246182/[Butt One More Thing]Treating hyperhidrosis in the perianal region with botoxhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8436621/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11172190/ 

Cambiamento Climatico e Salute Mentale, siete interessati? Allora acquistate "Ecoansia. I cambiamenti climatici tra attivismo e paura" del Dr. Matteo Innocenti: https://amzn.to/3jS0KKxBenvenuti a questa lezione di psichiatria sui rapporti tra i cambiamenti climatici e la salute mentale, dove il Dr. Matteo Innocenti e il Dr. Valerio Rosso discuteranno su questo argomento di grande importanza per la società globale. In un mondo in rapido mutamento, il clima sta influenzando la vita di molte persone in modi che vanno oltre la semplice questione ambientale. I cambiamenti climatici stanno causando stress, ansia e altri problemi psicologici che possono avere un impatto negativo sulla salute mentale della popolazione. L'ecoansia è un termine utilizzato per descrivere la preoccupazione, l'ansia o il senso di angoscia causati dall'impatto dei cambiamenti climatici e dall'inquinamento ambientale sul pianeta.Queste preoccupazioni possono essere legate a questioni specifiche, come l'aumento del livello del mare, la siccità, gli incendi boschivi o la perdita di habitat per molte specie animali. Possono anche essere più generali e riguardare la paura per il futuro del pianeta e per le generazioni future. L'ecoansia è un fenomeno in crescita, in particolare tra i giovani, e può avere un impatto significativo sulla salute mentale. Può portare a sensazioni di impotenza, frustrazione e depressione, oltre a problemi di concentrazione e disturbi del sonno.È importante riconoscere e affrontare l'ecoansia come un problema serio, sia a livello individuale che a livello globale, attraverso la sensibilizzazione e l'educazione, l'adozione di politiche ambientali più sostenibili e la promozione di stili di vita più eco-compatibili. #ecoansia #climatechangeIl Dr. Valerio Rosso, su questo canale YouTube, si dedica a produrre delle brevi lezioni di psichiatria rivolte ai pazienti, agli operatori della salute mentale, ai famigliari dei pazienti, agli studenti di medicina, agli specializzandi in psichiatria e a chiunque sia interessato alla salute mentale, alla psichiatria ed alle neuroscienze. ISCRIVETEVI AL MIO CANALE ► https://bit.ly/2zGIJorScoprite tutti i miei libri: https://bit.ly/2JdjocYScoprite la mia Musica: https://bit.ly/2JMqNjZAvete mai sentito parlare del progetto psiq? Andate subito ad informarvi su https://psiq.it ed iscrivetevi alla newsletter.

ECOSTRESS, or ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, data provides variables related to plant water stress, including evapotranspiration, evaporative stress index and water use efficiency. The NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) at EROS provides storage and distribution of ECOSTRESS data. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we take a look at how these variables were useful for research that looked at predictors for spatial patterns of burn severity in recent California wildfires in the Sierra Nevada and the Southern California Mountains.

ECOSTRESS, or ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, data provides variables related to plant water stress, including evapotranspiration, evaporative stress index and water use efficiency. The NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) at EROS provides storage and distribution of ECOSTRESS data. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we take a look at how these variables were useful for research that looked at predictors for spatial patterns of burn severity in recent California wildfires in the Sierra Nevada and the Southern California Mountains.

Host Dave Schlom checks out the findings from a new NASA instrument flying aboard the International Space Station called ECOSTRESS.

ECOSTRESS, which stands for the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, collects land surface temperatures in an effort to answer questions about plants' use of water. The NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) at EROS has provided storage and distribution of ECOSTRESS data for four years now and counting. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we'll take a look at how the ECOSTRESS temperature measurements can be useful in characterizing biological influences on the carbon dioxide exchange, specifically in the urban environment of Los Angeles and the non-urban environment surrounding the city.

ECOSTRESS, which stands for the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, collects land surface temperatures in an effort to answer questions about plants' use of water. The NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) at EROS has provided storage and distribution of ECOSTRESS data for four years now and counting. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we'll take a look at how the ECOSTRESS temperature measurements can be useful in characterizing biological influences on the carbon dioxide exchange, specifically in the urban environment of Los Angeles and the non-urban environment surrounding the city.

We don't need a scientist to tell us that city streets catch and hold heat. Anyone who's walked barefoot from a parking lot to a beach can tell you that. What scientists can help us understand, particularly scientists who work with spaceborne, remotely sensed data, is just how big a difference there is between cities and the countryside. That gap is sometimes referred to as the urban heat island effect. At the height of summer, heat disparities can have a large impact on at risk human populations. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear from a remote sensing scientist and a sustainability coordinator for the city of Los Angeles who teamed up to study the impact of cool pavement coating as an urban heat mitigation strategy.

We don't need a scientist to tell us that city streets catch and hold heat. Anyone who's walked barefoot from a parking lot to a beach can tell you that. What scientists can help us understand, particularly scientists who work with spaceborne, remotely sensed data, is just how big a difference there is between cities and the countryside. That gap is sometimes referred to as the urban heat island effect. At the height of summer, heat disparities can have a large impact on at risk human populations. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear from a remote sensing scientist and a sustainability coordinator for the city of Los Angeles who teamed up to study the impact of cool pavement coating as an urban heat mitigation strategy.

Spaceborne sensors orbit hundreds of miles over our heads. Even the most advanced among them struggle to capture high-resolution imagery of individual human beings. Mosquitos, of course, are far smaller than we are. Clearly, sensors on a satellite or space station can't see them. Even so, these sensors can gather a host of information that helps to understand the movements and behaviors of these pesky little disease vectors, which are responsible for at least a million deaths a year. Mosquitos are more active under certain environmental conditions, for example, and those conditions can be tracked at wide scales from above. Changes to the land's surface can also make it easier for mosquitos to proliferate. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we learn how a sensor onboard the International Space Station was used to calculate West Nile virus risk in California's San Joaquin River Valley.

Spaceborne sensors orbit hundreds of miles over our heads. Even the most advanced among them struggle to capture high-resolution imagery of individual human beings. Mosquitos, of course, are far smaller than we are. Clearly, sensors on a satellite or space station can't see them. Even so, these sensors can gather a host of information that helps to understand the movements and behaviors of these pesky little disease vectors, which are responsible for at least a million deaths a year. Mosquitos are more active under certain environmental conditions, for example, and those conditions can be tracked at wide scales from above. Changes to the land's surface can also make it easier for mosquitos to proliferate. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we learn how a sensor onboard the International Space Station was used to calculate West Nile virus risk in California's San Joaquin River Valley.

Some plants are simply better at making use of their water supply than others. More efficient plants can capture more carbon with less water, which has implications for carbon sequestration and ultimately for climate change modeling. In other words, the more we understand about water use efficiency, the more reliable our climate change models can be. And the only way to measure efficiency at the global scale is from space. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear from a scientist who studied global water use using a sensor called ECOSTRESS, whose data are housed at the USGS EROS Center, in NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC).

Some plants are simply better at making use of their water supply than others. More efficient plants can capture more carbon with less water, which has implications for carbon sequestration and ultimately for climate change modeling. In other words, the more we understand about water use efficiency, the more reliable our climate change models can be. And the only way to measure efficiency at the global scale is from space. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear from a scientist who studied global water use using a sensor called ECOSTRESS, whose data are housed at the USGS EROS Center, in NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC).

Summary: The Earth observation data archived here have plenty of value to the study of aquatic ecosystems. Landsat satellites can capture harmful algal blooms, for example. Spaceborne sensors can also record land surface temperatures, and that includes water surfaces. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear about how a sensor called ECOSTRESS can be used to measure water temperatures at different times of day, and how those measurements could be useful in the monitoring and management of the endangered Delta smelt. ECOSTRESS data are available through the NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), located in the USGS EROS Center.

Summary: The Earth observation data archived here have plenty of value to the study of aquatic ecosystems. Landsat satellites can capture harmful algal blooms, for example. Spaceborne sensors can also record land surface temperatures, and that includes water surfaces. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear about how a sensor called ECOSTRESS can be used to measure water temperatures at different times of day, and how those measurements could be useful in the monitoring and management of the endangered Delta smelt. ECOSTRESS data are available through the NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), located in the USGS EROS Center.

If you want to know how much rain fell yesterday, you can catch it and measure it. Water vapor? That's not so easy. Which is a problem if you want to know how quickly that rate is returning to the atmosphere. Water vapor is the single largest part of the water budget, but without space-based observations, it would be all but impossible to measure at wide scale. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we learn how a sensor called ECOSTRESS helps improve the space-based measurement of evapotranspiration, or ET, which is the combined rate of evaporation from the Earth's surface and transpiration from plants.

If you want to know how much rain fell yesterday, you can catch it and measure it. Water vapor? That's not so easy. Which is a problem if you want to know how quickly that rate is returning to the atmosphere. Water vapor is the single largest part of the water budget, but without space-based observations, it would be all but impossible to measure at wide scale. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we learn how a sensor called ECOSTRESS helps improve the space-based measurement of evapotranspiration, or ET, which is the combined rate of evaporation from the Earth's surface and transpiration from plants.

Satellites like Landsat are valuable for mapping fire perimeters and for monitoring trends in burn severity or in post-fire recovery. Satellites can cover wide areas with a single pass, whereas helicopter, drone, or airplane fire line mapping can take hours. But civilian satellites with moderate resolution typically don't get imagery for the entire planet every day, and every day counts when large fires rage. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk through a tool called RADR-Fire built to pull data from a wide variety of sources to map disaster impacts on a day-by-day basis. ECOSTRESS, a sensor on the International Space Station whose data are archived at the NASA's EROS-based Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), has been an especially useful source of information.

Fires can be destructive or healthy for a landscape—often both. Fires have grown larger and more destructive in recent years, though, thanks to human activity, climate change, and a host of other factors. Satellite data helps us to map and monitor fire activity, but the study of post-fire plant life using remote sensing data goes further than fire mapping. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear from Dr. Helen Poulos, who used data from the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, (ECOSTRESS), to study Arizona Pine Oak forest 5-7 years after severe fire. Dr. Poulos and her collaborators at Northern Arizona University and the University of Maine at Farmington learned that post-fire shrublands had surprisingly high rates of water use. ECOSTRESS data are available through NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center or LP DAAC, which is located at EROS.

Fires can be destructive or healthy for a landscape—often both. Fires have grown larger and more destructive in recent years, though, thanks to human activity, climate change, and a host of other factors. Satellite data helps us to map and monitor fire activity, but the study of post-fire plant life using remote sensing data goes further than fire mapping. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we hear from Dr. Helen Poulos, who used data from the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station, (ECOSTRESS), to study Arizona Pine Oak forest 5-7 years after severe fire. Dr. Poulos and her collaborators at Northern Arizona University and the University of Maine at Farmington learned that post-fire shrublands had surprisingly high rates of water use. ECOSTRESS data are available through NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center or LP DAAC, which is located at EROS.

Ecostress o anche Ecoansia.... ne avete mai sentito parlare?Sono sempre di più i lavori di ricerca e le osservazioni empiriche che sottolineano il legame tra Salute Mentale ed Emergenza Climatica con pesanti conseguenze sulla psiche delle persone, in particolare degli adolescenti e dei giovani adulti.Un apprezzamento degli impatti psicologici del cambiamento climatico globale comporta il riconoscimento della complessità e dei significati multipli associati al cambiamento climatico; la collocazione degli impatti all'interno di altre transizioni sociali, tecnologiche ed ecologiche; e il riconoscimento di mediatori e moderatori degli impatti.Questo video descrive varie classi di impatti psicologici: diretti (per esempio, effetti acuti o traumatici di eventi meteorologici estremi e di un ambiente cambiato); in- diretti (per esempio, minacce al benessere emotivo basate sull'oblio degli impatti e la preoccupazione o l'incertezza sui rischi futuri); e psicosociali (per esempio, effetti sociali e comunitari cronici di calore, siccità, migrazioni e conflitti legati alla clientela, e adattamento post disastro).Le risposte includono interventi psicologici sulla scia degli impatti acuti e la riduzione delle vulnerabilità che contribuiscono alla loro gravità; la promozione della resilienza emotiva e dell'empowerment nel contesto degli impatti indiretti e l'azione a livello di sistemi e politiche per affrontare gli impatti psicosociali generali.La sfida del cambiamento climatico richiede una maggiore alfabetizzazione ecologica, una più ampia responsabilità etica, indagini su una serie di adattamenti psicologici e sociali, e uno stanziamento di risorse e formazione per migliorare le competenze degli psicologi nell'affrontare gli impatti legati al cambiamento climatico.Certamente la soluzione finale per superare la più grave crisi della storia dell'umanità sarà senz'altro quella di acquisire consapevolezza, visione politica e miglioramenti tecnologici per risolvere, in un tempo massimo di trent'anni, la progrssiva caduta verso l'apocalisse.#clima #ecologia #stressIl Dr. Valerio Rosso, su questo canale YouTube, si dedica a produrre delle brevi lezioni di psichiatria rivolte ai pazienti, agli operatori della salute mentale, ai famigliari dei pazienti, agli studenti di medicina, agli specializzandi in psichiatria e a chiunque sia interessato alla salute mentale, alla psichiatria ed alle neuroscienze.ISCRIVETEVI AL MIO CANALE ► https://bit.ly/2zGIJorVi interessano la Psichiatria e le Neuroscienze? Bene, allora iscrivetevi a questo podcast, al mio canale YouTube e seguitemi sul web tramite il mio blog https://www.valeriorosso.comScoprite tutti i miei libri: https://bit.ly/2JdjocYScoprite la mia Musica: https://bit.ly/2JMqNjZVisitate anche il mio blog: https://www.valeriorosso.comAvete mai sentito parlare del progetto psiq? Andate subito ad informarvi su https://psiq.it ed iscrivetevi alla newsletter.

Satellites like Landsat are valuable for mapping fire perimeters and for monitoring trends in burn severity or in post-fire recovery. Satellites can cover wide areas with a single pass, whereas helicopter, drone, or airplane fire line mapping can take hours. But civilian satellites with moderate resolution typically don't get imagery for the entire planet every day, and every day counts when large fires rage. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk through a tool called RADR-Fire built to pull data from a wide variety of sources to map disaster impacts on a day-by-day basis. ECOSTRESS, a sensor on the International Space Station whose data are archived at the NASA's EROS-based Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), has been an especially useful source of information.

* This is a fairly intense episode and might trigger anxiety or depression in some people. Please take that into account before you listen to it. We want you to take care of you! What is EcoStress? It's anxiety about the future of the planet (or really, the human race). A lot of teens and young adults are struggling with anxiety and depression about the future due to climate change. Are you one of them? Claire, Jack, and Beth talk about why so many people are suffering from EcoStress and concrete actions you can start taking today to use your anxiety for motivation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/askthepodcast/message

Kerry Cawse-Nicholson from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory describes the ECOSTRESS experiment aboard the space station that is looking at the Earth to map temperature in plants, urban areas, wildfires and more. HWHAP Episode 213.

Kerry Cawse-Nicholson from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory describes the ECOSTRESS experiment aboard the space station that is looking at the Earth to map temperature in plants, urban areas, wildfires and more. HWHAP Episode 213.

Kerry Cawse-Nicholson from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory describes the ECOSTRESS experiment aboard the space station that is looking at the Earth to map temperature in plants, urban areas, wildfires and more. HWHAP Episode 213.

Kerry Cawse-Nicholson from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory describes the ECOSTRESS experiment aboard the space station that is looking at the Earth to map temperature in plants, urban areas, wildfires and more. HWHAP Episode 213.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 18 August 2021: Antoinette Dailey, Executive Director, Operations and Communications, Australian Space Agency NASA Explorer program (circa 1991) Episode 18 in our Planet Earth series: ECOSTRESS, PACE, IceSat 2, greening Earth, IPCC scary story, methane on Earth and Mars, SMOS Space news and more...

REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week's question comes from Ella who asks "What causes the seasons?" Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith StepienWritten by: Sandy Marshall with Nate DuFort, Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden.Co-Created, Produced by: Nate DuFort and Sandy MarshallEdited by: Nate DuFortMusic composed by: Jesse CaseLogo by: Steven Lyons Special thanks to Dr. Josh Fisher, Science Lead, ECOSTRESS Mission at NASA’s Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA Space Place: All about the Seasons https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/Ecostress https://ecostress.jpl.nasa.gov/ Do you have a question for a future edition of “Reaching Out?” Just get your parents permission and give us a call at 312-248-3402 (or an email at ReachthePodast@gmail.com) and leave us a message with your first name, where you're from and your question for a chance to be featured in an upcoming episode. You can find REACH on Twitter and Instagram or at www.ReachThePodcast.com REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to www.soundsingtonmedia.com

ECOSTRESS produces the most detailed temperature images of the surface ever acquired from space.

NASA’s ECOSTRESS is taking temperatures around the California wildfires.

Today we celebrate a female botanist who fought to get recognition for women by the Linnaean Society. We'll also learn about the German poet who loved trees. We'll celebrate the Welsh garden-marker extraordinaire and also one of the all-time greats - a botanist from California. And, we'll also honor the life of The Bird Woman of Ellsworth, who helped us to better understand birds and their individual uniqueness. We will also celebrate the month of July with some poetry. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about gardening in shade. (Shade gardens don't have to be dark and boring.) And then we'll wrap things up with the story of an attempted murder that happened during a commemoration ceremony for one of Vienna's beloved botanists. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News Barcelona Opera House Opens With Packed Audience — of Plants "As lockdown measures lift in Spain, Barcelona's opera house recently played to a sold-out crowd of some very unorthodox music lovers. On Monday, a string quartet at the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house in Barcelona did a performance in front of 2,292 plants, CNN reported."   You Can't Plant Flowers If You Haven't Botany  (Click to read my original post)   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1846  The British naturalist, and women's rights activist, Marian Farquharson was born. As a botanist, Marian had specialized in ferns and mosses. As an activist, it took Marian and other women four years of petitioning the all-male Linnaean Society to finally allow women to become members. In 1904, when the issue was put to the vote, 83% of the Society voted to allow women members. But then a great injustice happened. When the first fifteen women were nominated to the Society, Marian Farquharson was overlooked. It took four more years for Marian to be elected to the Society, and it finally happened in March 1908. This moment happened to come at a difficult time for Marian. In fact, she was too ill to attend the Society's meeting to officially sign the register. Four years later, Farquharson died from heart disease, in Nice, in 1912.   1877  Today we wish a happy heavenly birthday to Herman Hesse, who was a German poet, novelist, and painter. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Hesse had a special appreciation for trees, and I thought I'd share some of his thoughtful and reverent prose with you today: "Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth." "A tree says: A kernel is hidden in me, a spark, a thought, I am life from eternal life. The attempt and the risk that the eternal mother took with me is unique, unique the form and veins of my skin, unique the smallest play of leaves in my branches and the smallest scar on my bark. I was made to form and reveal the eternal in my smallest special detail."   1893  The Welsh landscape gardener, architect, and author, Ralph Hancock, was born. Hancock was a garden-maker extraordinaire, and he created several famous Gardens across Wales, England, and the United States. One of his most famous works was the rooftop garden at the Rockefeller Center in New York. Hancock designed his rooftop garden in 1934, and it was cutting-edge at the time. In an interview, Hancock predicted: "The days of penthouse gardening in boxes are over - and miles and miles of roof space in every metropolis in this country remain to be reclaimed by landscape gardening." (Well, it's 2020, and Hancock's vision has yet to be realized. There's still plenty of concrete jungle to conquer, although the pandemic has turned more people than ever into gardeners, most rooftops go underutilized. But I have to say that it is refreshing that so many people are gardening now. Even my own mother is gardening - and giddily reporting on her progress - so there's that.) Now, Hancock's rooftop garden at Rockefeller Center was called The Garden of Nations, and it featured gardens for eight different countries around a central, old English tea house and cottage garden. It was quite something to behold. To create it, Hancock's Garden of Nations required 3,000 tons of earth, 100 tons of natural stone, and 2,000 trees and shrubs. They all had to be hauled up there, and there's plenty of stories about how they used the service elevator in the building or a massive block and tackle pulley system that was erected on the side of the building. It was a herculean effort. But, he finally finished it. And Hancock's 11th floor Garden of Nations officially opened on April 15, 1935. Nelson Rockefeller was there to see it - as well as students from Bryn Mawr College. The young women from Bryn Mawr arrived in costume representing the various nations. In the archives, there are beautiful photos of these young women - like the one of Nancy Nichol wearing a kimono in the Japanese garden.   1908  The great woman botanist and Californian Kate Brandegee wrote her husband, Townshend, who she lovingly called Townie. On this day in 1908, Kate was 64, and though she and Townie often botanized together, Kate was not afraid to go explore alone. She let Townie know in this letter that: "[next Monday] I am going to Eldorado County to walk from Placerville to Truckee - I may be gone two weeks. …" Well, that would have been a 52 mile trip by foot. She was no slacker. Kate and Townie's love story is one of my favorites. They found each other late in life, and they made up for lost time, and they were very affectionate with each other. Their botanical legacy is secure; after the San Francisco earthquake, they replaced the ruined botanical Library and specimens with their own personal collection. And Kate personally mentored many young botanized, including her backfill: the impressive Alice Eastwood.   1917  The Bird Woman Of Ellsworth, Cordelia Stanwood, went into a swamp at twilight and reported, "The black flies crawled over my face like so many bees. I could not stand still." It was just one of many times Cordelia would find herself in an uncomfortable position for the sake of pursuing her passion for ornithology.   Her photograph the birds were handpicked by the great Edward Howe Forbush to be featured in his masterpiece Birds of Massachusetts. In general, her bird photography was par excellence.   Cordelia's "Six Little Chickadees" is regarded as her finest piece.  The photo shows six Little Chickadees separated into two groups of three, and they're all sitting perched on the same little branch. Like a litter of puppies, each chickadee had its own characteristics - proving what Cordelia had already observed firsthand; that a single batch of chickadees contained many variances in the chicks in terms of size, features, etc.   2018 NASA' sECOSTRESS berthed at the space station. ECOSTRESS's mission was to measure the temperature of plants in space - helping researchers determine how much water plants use and how drought affects plant health.   Unearthed Words This week, we are still welcoming the new month of July. Here are some poems about this hot and stormy month. Then followed that beautiful season, Called by the pious Acadian peasants the Summer of All-Saints! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new - created in all the freshness of childhood. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator   In July month one bonny morn, When Nature's rokelay green Was spread over like a rigg of corn  To charm our roving evening. — Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet, Leith Races   A ghost is roaming through the building,  And shadows in the attic browse;  Persistently intent on mischief  A goblin roams about the house. He gets into your way, he fusses,  You hear his footsteps overhead,  He tears the napkin off the table  And creeps in slippers to the bed. With feet unwiped he rushes headlong  On gusts of draught into the hall  And whirls the curtain, like a dancer,  Towards the ceiling, up the wall. Who is this silly mischief-maker,  This phantom and this double-face?  He is our guest, our summer lodger,  Who spends with us his holidays. Our house is taken in possession  By him, while he enjoys a rest.  July, with summer air and thunder-  He is our temporary guest. July, who scatters from his pockets  The fluff of blow-balls in a cloud,  Who enters through the open window,  Who chatters to himself aloud,  Unkempt, untidy, absent-minded,  Soaked through with smell of dill and rye,  With linden-blossom, grass and beet-leaves,  The meadow-scented month July.  — Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, July   Grow That Garden Library Glorious Shade by Jenny Rose Carey This book came out in 2017 of this year, and the subtitle is Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden. Jenny Rose Carey is a renowned educator, historian, and author, and the senior director at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown. In their review of this book, Gardens Illustrated said, "A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory, and inspiring design ideas." This book is 324 pages of plants, ideas, and tips - all shared with today's shade gardener in mind. And, I love what it says in the front flap of this book - "Most gardeners treat shade as a problem to solve." This is sooo true.  But Jenny, and many experienced shade gardeners, know that shade gardens don't have to be dark and boring. In fact, once you've mastered shade gardening, you'll wonder why you ever doubted the beauty and serenity of these cool, relaxing, and colorful spaces. You can get a copy of Glorious Shade by Jenny Rose Carey and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $8.   Today's Botanic Spark 1932   On this day in 1932, the Sydney Morning Herald shared a harrowing story of attempted murder at a commemoration ceremony for a botanist. It turns out, a botanist named Richard Wettstein had been responsible for the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. A year after Wettstein's death, the new head of Vienna University, a Dr. Able, had just unveiled a statue of Wettstein. Dr. Able had just finished giving his speech in praise of Wettstein when suddenly, an old professor named Karl Schneider pushed through the crowd and shouted, "At last we settle an old score!" Luckily, Karl's revolver shot went wide. Dr. Able was not harmed (and neither was the statue of Wettstein), and the Mayor of Vienna grabbed old Karl before he could shoot again. Now, all this excitement was a far cry from the persona of the botanist Richard Wettstein - who was known for his polite, controlled, and courteous demeanor. And here's a little-known fact about the botanist Richard Wettstein: he was an excellent speaker. On more than one occasion, the speaking skills of this Vienna botanist led him to be considered by those in powerful positions in government to be a potential contender for the president of Austria.

Do you have delphiniums in your garden? I used to start out every summer by planting twenty delphinium in front of my porch. By the time I my red lilies were popping, my delphinium would be 4 feet tall.  In that same area, I had planted white astilbe and alyssum; I had a little red, white, and blue garden under my American flag for 4th of July. The Delphinium is one of the birth flowers for the month July. It's also known as 'Larkspur' and 'Knight's-spur'. During the Victorian age, people essentially used flowers as emojis: and the delphinium symbolized lightness and an open heart. If your a delphinium lover, it's easy to see how the happy delphinium blooms would be associated with levity and laughter.     Brevities #OTD  It was on this day in 1846 that the British naturalist, and women's rights activist, Marian Farquharson was born. As a botanist, Farquharson had specialized in ferns and mosses. Farquharson had petitioned the Linnaean Society for four years to allow women. In 1904, 83% of the Society voted to elect women members. When the first 15 women were nominated, Farquharson was the only one not to be elected on that day in 1904. It took four more years for Farquharson to be elected to the Society in March, 1908.  Sadly, she was too ill to attend to sign the register. Farquharson died from heart disease, in Nice, in 1912.     #OTD  It was on this day in 1893, that the Welsh landscape gardener, architect and author, Ralph Hancock was born. Hancock created several famous Gardens across Wales, England, and United States. One of his most famous works is the rooftop garden at the Rockefeller Center in New York. Hancock designed his rooftop garden in 1934. It was really cutting-edge at the time. In the interview, he said, "The days of penthouse gardening in boxes are over and miles and miles of roof space in every metropolis in this country remain to be reclaimed by landscape gardening." Hancock's rooftop garden was called The Garden of Nationsand it featured gardens for eight different countries around a central, old English tea house and cottage garden.  Hancock's Garden of Nationsrequired 3,000 tons of earth, 100 tons of natural stone, and 2,000 trees and shrubs. They were all delivered by the service elevator or by man using a block and tackle pulley system on the side of the building. The 11th floor Garden of Nations opened on April 15, 1935. Nelson Rockefeller was in attendance as well as students from Bryn Mawr college. The young women arrived wearing costumes from the various nations and there's a beautiful photo of Nancy Nichol wearing a kimono in the Japanese garden.     #OTD   It was on this day in 1940 the St. Joseph Gazette reported that Dr. Hugh C. Cutler of St. Louis had discovered two species of plants in Utah: the wild bridal wreath and a crucifer.   He sent the specimens via airmail to Washington University in St. Louis.     #OTD It was on this day in 2018, that NASA's  Best known as ECOSTRESS berthed at the space station.   ECOSTRESS' mission is to measure the temperature of plants from space enabling researchers to determine how much water plants use and to study how droughts affect plant health.     Unearthed Words Today we honor Herman Hesse, who was born on this day in 1877. He was a German poet, novelist, and painter. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Hesse had a special appreciation for trees and I thought I'd share some of his prose with you today: "Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth." "A tree says: A kernel is hidden in me, a spark, a thought, I am life from eternal life. The attempt and the risk that the eternal mother took with me is unique, unique the form and veins of my skin, unique the smallest play of leaves in my branches and the smallest scar on my bark. I was made to form and reveal the eternal in my smallest special detail."   Today's book recommendation:  Seasonal Flower Arranging by Ariella Chezar Chezar says in the introduction of her book, "I use as many blossoms as possible that are in season. I don't want to see a tulip in August or peony in September. I love them in their season - and when that season passes, it's time to move on." Chezar is a professional floral designer and she provides step-by-step instructions for 39 seasonal floral arrangements. A pioneer in the farm-to-vase movement, her book is a delightful reminder to gardeners that they can bring their garden indoors and create exciting compositions with cut flowers.     Today's Garden Chore   Multiply your Solomon Seal through division. All you need to do, is split the large white tubers. Make sure that each piece has at least one big bud. If you want to plant in drifts, use small pieces and plant them close together; instead of using one large mass.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   On this day in 1932, the Sydney Morning Herald shared a story of attempted murder. Richard Wettstein was responsible for the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. A year after his death, the new head of Vienna University, Dr. Able, had just finished giving a speech after unveiling a statue dedicated to Wettstein. Suddenly, an old professor named Karl Schneider pushed through the crowd and shouted, "At last we settle an old score." Luckily, his revolver shot went wide. The Mayor of Vienna seized the old man before he could shoot again. The excitement of his commemoration, was a far cry from the persona of Wettstein - who was known for his courteous demeanor. And, he was a wonderful speaker.  On more than one occasion, he was considered a potential contender for the president of Austria.   Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Dr. Joshua Fisher is the Science Lead for the ECOSTRESS Mission, a mission designed to study the Earth's climate. Dr. Fisher is a Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I was fortunate to first meet Dr. Fisher recently at Cape Canaveral to witness the launch of ECOSTRESS aboard the SpaceX CRS-15 resupply mission to the... The post 49. ECOSTRESS – Monitoring Plants from Space – Dr. Joshua Fisher, JPL appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.

Dr. Joshua Fisher is the Science Lead for the ECOSTRESS Mission, a mission designed to study the Earth’s climate. Dr. Fisher is a Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I was fortunate to first meet Dr. Fisher recently at Cape Canaveral to witness the launch of ECOSTRESS aboard the SpaceX CRS-15 resupply mission to the... The post 49. ECOSTRESS – Monitoring Plants from Space – Dr. Joshua Fisher, JPL appeared first on Your Online Coffee Break podcast.

ECOSTRESS is a new NASA Earth science mission to study how effectively plants use water by measuring their temperature from space.

ECOSTRESS is a new NASA Earth science mission to study how effectively plants use water by measuring their temperature from space.

Watch Simon Hook from JPL talk about Ecohydrology/ECOSTRESS during the recent Short Course "Observing Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Carbon Cycle from Space" - Keck Institute for Space Studies, October 5, 2015.