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"Optimization" of the Water Cycle - Discussion

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Not optimization of a computer algorithm about the water cycle... Optimization of the physical water cycle itself…! That sounds weird, doesn't it? It's painful to observe most human interventions on earth have resulted in some destruction in the ecosystem. It's hard to say we have contributed to its rejuvenation. Can the proposal presented below serve the restoration of the "default climate behavior" of the earth while having no side effects or negligible, compared to scary risks awaiting us? I have an idea and I need to discuss it with experts of the broader topic. Any insight shared has a potential to affect the direction of our research on natural cooling techniques. An Example Case Let's start with a photograph which is absolutely fa sc in at in g . It is an aerial image from part of the Amazon jungle. It shows formation of clouds on the rainforest as a result of evapotranspiration. The original
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Quest for a "Sustainable Home"

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  Think of a house... its dependency on utility services is minimized, and so is the inhabitants' dependency on supermarkets and grocery stores... What would be an optimized size of land for such a living facility? Those of you with some experience or memories with rural style of living must have thought of the life before 1950s. What's the difference now then, if any? This time we are to take into account the needs involved in the modern life and integrate them to a semi-rural household, in this attempt to propose an alternative house design. The size of sufficient land is only one of the components to be optimized, among many other aspects of such a house which will require considering. Initially it seems like this page will serve as a base for brainstorming. Here are a few bullets to think about and discuss: Do we really need refrigerators? Or what portion of it do we need in fact? Let's put together a breakdown of types of food we keep in them for different purposes. Wh
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"Jemre flew away!"

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Have you ever observed or felt sudden rises and drops of temperature in your surrounding during the spring and the fall, respectively? * Jemre: Thresholds of warming felt by humans in spring at three levels: in air, water, and soil. I couldn't find a direct translation of the term "cemre" which we use in Turkish. Although they can be considered subjective, it would be interesting and fun to watch for such signs, try to find out if those are quantifiable, then associate the findings with the existing principles of climate science. I plan to take notes here on any observation I did in my daily life in this context. Around noon yesterday (2020-October-2), I needed to use the restroom (toilet), opened the door, and attempted to put on the slippers that we typically use inside. As soon as my feet touched the slippers I momentarily thought they were wet, because they felt cooler than usual. I examined and saw that they were dry, which I later confirmed also. Nobody had used the
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State of Evaporative Cooling

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Compilation of information about application of evaporative cooling techniques... The Sony Building with "Bioskin" Building Skin Developed That Could Cool Our Cities @ archdaily.com Book:  Sustainable Building Design: ... Innovations @ Google Books Composite Structural Elements Including Ceramic Ceramic Material Systems: in Architecture and Interior Design @ Google Books
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Basics: The Water Cycle

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by Ehud Tal @ Wikipedia article "Water cycle" by John Evans and Howard Periman (USGS) @ Wikipedia article "Water cycle"
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