Best Selling Books by Ron Wilson

For more than a year and a half, the entire world has been under siege, ravaged by the Coronavirus, political upheaval and high racial tensions. With so much loss and uncertainty, how do we make it to the other side? How do we recover? In Under Siege: Recovering from 2020, Apostle Ron Wilson gives you the practical and spiritual keys for doing just that! No matter what you''ve gone through there is a potential and purpose in you! Whether you''re recovering from the effects of 2020 or transitioning out of your own personal wilderness experience, Under Siege will help you navigate your way to the other side, and recalibrate, refocus, and re-emerge as the vessel God created you to be.

An introduction to the dinosaur known as Diplodocus, the longest land animal ever to live on the earth.

Collection of recipes for camp ovens

Illustrations splash across every page, showing what these ancient creatures looked like and what plants and other animals populated their natural habitat.

This Thesis explored a range of approaches to study the uncertainty and impacts associated with climate change at the farm scale in Scotland. The research objective was to use a process of uncertainty evaluation and simulation modelling to provide evidence of how primary production components of agriculture in Scotland may change under a future climate. The work used a generic Integrated Modelling Framework to structure the following sequence of investigations: Evaluate a Regional Climate Model"s hindcast estimates (1960-1990) against observed weather data; Develop bias correction "downscaling factors" to be applied to the Regional Climate Model"s future estimates; Evaluate the impacts of weather data sources (observed and modelled) on estimates made by a cropping systems model (CropSyst); Estimate values for a range of agro-meteorological metrics using observed and estimated downscaled future weather data; Simulate spring barley and winter wheat growth using CropSyst with observed and modelled weather data; Develop CropSyst in order to represent grass growth, evaluate estimates against a set of a priori criteria and determine suitability for use in a whole farm model. Conduct counter-factual assessments of the impacts of climate change and potential adaptation options using a whole farm model (LADSS). The study aimed to use tools on a spectrum of land use modelling complexity: agro-meteorological metrics (simple), CropSyst (intermediate), and the whole-farm integrated model (complex). Such an approach had a path dependency, in that to use the livestock system model component within the whole farm model, CropSyst had to make estimates of an acceptable quality for grass production. CropSyst however failed to meet the a priori evaluation criteria. This, coupled with technical and time constraints in running LADSS, led to the decision not to run the whole farm model. The findings were organised within the concepts of resilience and adaptive capacity. Results gained showed that the HadRM3 Regional Climate Model was capable of making both good and poor estimates of weather variables in the UK, and that downscaling improved the match between hindcast and observed weather data significantly. A sensitivity analysis involving introducing uncertainty from weather data sources within CropSyst showed that care was needed in interpreting estimates of future crop production. The agro-meteorological metrics indicated that whilst growing season length increases, the date of end of field capacity does not. The projected changes in crop production will likely be more positive if crop responses to elevated CO2 are considered. However, there will be additional constraints on crop growth due to increases in duration and magnitude of periods of growth limiting soil water deficits. Without adaptation to crop varieties with slower phenological development, yield decreases are seen in spring barley and winter wheat. The thesis concludes, whilst recognising the caveats and limitations of the methods used and the multiple range of external influencing issues, that the biophysical impacts at the farm scale in Scotland are within the boundaries of resilience, given that achievable adaptation options exist and are undertaken. The dynamics of farm scale management will need to adjust to cope with higher levels of water stress, but opportunities will also arise for greater flexibility in land use mixes. Crop yield can increase due to more favourable growing conditions and cultivar adaptations. These conclusions, when placed within the context of climate change impacts and adaptive cycles at a global scale, indicate that agriculture in Scotland has the potential to cope with the impacts but that substantial changes are required in farming practices.

This book discusses mist and dew, migrating birds, spiders, the autumn equinox, collecting food for the winter, and more.

After their leader is injured in a fall, fourteen-year-old Ken and his fellow backpackers need more than ordinary strength to survive in the snow-covered mountain wilderness.