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Water-Them
My name is Jorge Carlos. The reason for this project is to raise a little environmental awareness. The world we live in is chaos with wars, pollution, violence, drugs, and a long etcetera.
Years ago, I started noticing changes in my natural surroundings: more heat, abnormal droughts, warmer winters, stronger hurricanes, and other atypical behaviors in nature—not only in my environment but all over the world. Upon realizing these changes and doing a bit more research, I discovered that the cause of all these changes was global warming, mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels, which worsen the greenhouse effect, and deforestation. These two causes are affecting not only my daily life but also yours and that of all living beings.
After understanding the causes and the real situation, I realized that for now, it is not possible to stop using fossil fuels to generate the energy that moves the world (according to the IEA, it's 80%). Perhaps due to the lack of technology, the cost of renewable energy, and I believe the most likely reason is economic interests and lack of will, since oil and coal are very powerful industries that do not want to stop being so, and they keep putting obstacles in the way of a transition to cleaner energy or less polluting sources, despite their rhetoric.
How can you not face Samson with kicks? In that area, I believe there is little to do for now, just wait for social pressure, the climate emergency, and necessity itself to do their work and reduce the excessive use of fossil fuels.
I have planted more than 100 trees in the last couple of years in different places, but many of them do not survive
Having understood our current dependence on highly polluting energy sources, we must attack the second cause of global warming: deforestation. The lack of trees and plants 🌳🌲🌴🍂, which are the first line of defense we have against excess carbon dioxide. The reality is not very encouraging; not only are more greenhouse gases being produced year after year, but forests and jungles are also being lost for human "development." It is estimated that an area equivalent to 10 football fields is lost every minute, according to the World Resources Institute, which further aggravates the global warming problem.
A couple of years ago, I started planting trees in different places to help a little with this serious problem, which many are unaware of or simply do not care about. Trees not only help absorb carbon dioxide, but they also cool the environment by reducing the temperature by around 2°C to 8°C.
In the last couple of years, I have planted more than 100 trees in different places, but many of them no longer survive due to lack of irrigation, and others were simply cut down because they "were in the way"—I don't know in what way, but they were in the way.
Months later, while watching videos on YouTube, the video creator saw some people watering some plants and approached them. They started talking, and these people asked the YouTuber if he could help them spread the word about the location of the trees they had planted so that other people could help them water them.
And that is where the main idea for this project was born. I started documenting myself and dusting off programming books that I hadn't touched in over 10 years.
With your help, we will make a difference in the fight against global warming, which affects all of us, without exception.
The development process was slow because I avoid using AI. It took time, money, and effort, and it still does, but with my brother's help, we managed to move it forward.
It is called Wather-Them. It is an initiative in which all or most of us could get involved—those who truly want to help with their actions to combat global warming. Many people or governments plant trees in different places. But they fail to survive due to the lack of water, especially if you live in extremely hot areas like those of us who live in the Yucatán Peninsula and its surroundings, where average temperatures on hot days range between 34°C and 40°C, not counting the heat index caused by environmental humidity.
With your help, you will make a difference, whether by planting or helping to water the plants around you. You could plant a tree in a park, on a sidewalk, in a median, or in your own home—it will not take more than 15 minutes of your time. Watering it is the most important part to ensure its survival. You don't have to do it every day, every hour, or all the time either. With one gallon of water every third day during very hot seasons, you ensure its survival.
This watering will not take much of your time either; in 5 minutes you will have done all the work, which may not seem like much, but it is important to improve our quality of life—the quality of life of all living beings.
Global warming is a reality, whether you believe it or not, whether you care or not. Everywhere you can see news about natural disasters, heat waves, intense hurricanes, abnormal rainfall, and other atypical weather patterns. And it's not just the news—you have also been affected by these atypical climate cycles on more than one occasion.
I am not a radical when it comes to ecological issues. I generate waste, use a personal vehicle, use single-use plastics like everyone else—it is impossible to avoid using them, to be honest—but I try to avoid it as much as I can. I recycle, reuse, walk, and ride a bicycle. I try to be a little more environmentally friendly. To move toward sustainable development. Not everything is asphalt and concrete. If you cut down a tree to build your house, you can plant another one—there is always space available for another. Take care of it and water it. You will benefit, and we will all benefit. A house without plants is not a home.
Plant a tree!
