Roundup affects rain?

Written By Good Earth Garden School

Raindrops condense around specialized bacteria in the atmosphere.

It’s the same bacteria that live in the stomata (breathing holes) on the undersides of leaves.

As plants respire & transpire, the bacteria rise into air layers to help rain form.

What happens when most of the Midwest pours Roundup on corn and soy fields?

Roundup (= glysophate) is a powerful anti-biotic.

Even in the cloud layers, Roundup kills the bacteria that regulate rainfall.

Yikes!  Who knew that lack of certain bacteria was adding to climate disruption?!   Another reason to ban Roundup and move towards regenerative agriculture (& gardens, lawns, landscapes.

--based on Didi Pershouse’s teaching 11-17-23)

Learn more at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-JeXvTiBgU

Didi Pershouse: The Biology of Climate. Fuller Field School, Kansas. 2023.

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