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hello sunshine I'm kyre welcome to CNN
10 happy motivation Monday to you
remember that there's no such thing as
overnight success the best musicians
artists athletes doctors you name it
they become great only after years of
study and practice so as you pursue your
greatness remember the story of the
Chinese bamboo it's a seed that remains
underground for 4 years with nothing
peeking up above the surface until in
the fifth year after being watered
regularly it's now strong and suddenly
it shoots up growing 90 ft tall in just
five weeks let's keep growing y'all
we're going to start today with news
about the housing market it might not be
the best time for prospective home
buyers to get a loan to buy a home
that's because mortgage rates are
Nearing 8% a mortgage rate is the
percentage of interest that is charged
on a home loan let's break it down by
the numbers for an 8% interest rate on
say a 30-year loan of
$100,000 the total amount you'd pay over
30 years would be more than
$250,000 interest rates change with
economic conditions prices have climbed
for the past 3 months straight and there
were fewer homes on the market in
September than any September ever before
no wonder home sales just hit a 133-year
low unfortunately prices are expected to
stay high inventory is expected to stay
low and rates could climb even higher
ice mortgage technology says that
monthly mortgage payments on median
priced homes are more than
$2500 up 91% from 2 years ago and that
housing is the least affordable it's
been since
1984 the last time home affordability
was this this tight interest rates were
over 133% and the average home price was
about 3 and 1 half times the median
household income we'll keep you updated
on the housing market right here on CNN
10 now Pop Quiz Hot Shot 10c trivia
which of these weather patterns is a
warm phase having weaker winds and
warmer ocean water norter El Nino l or
dicho El Nino Spanish for the little boy
is this irregular weather pattern that
originates in the Pacific
Ocean El Nino a natural ocean and
weather pattern in the tropical Pacific
might shake things up for the US this
winter it's looking like some areas
might get a warmer maybe wetter winter
but for those of us who love those snowy
wintry wonderlands don't worry though we
may be in for above average temperatures
this winter season we'll still get cold
snaps they just might not hit as often
or hang around as long more now from
CNN's Karen Kaa winter will be wetter
and warmer in parts of the US thanks to
El Nino a natural ocean and weather
pattern in the tropical Pacific what
typically can happen when in those cases
is that the US uh in Alaska is impacted
by much more um air of Pacific Ocean
origin which is generally warmer that
forecast according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
or Noah but John gotshalk of Noah's
climate predictions Center says you
should still unpack the winter coats
there will be certainly periods of below
normal temperatures there'll be those
Arctic outbreaks what we're saying
basically is more that there may be less
less of them in a shorter duration
potentially this year and the snow boots
Alo brings the potential for more
precipitation especially in the
Northeast where it could deliver two or
three major snow storms and above
average precipitation as rain snow or
icy mix that's forecast from the plains
to the Southwest could be well welcomed
after a summer of extreme drought
overall it could be very much a needed
benefit relief for the drought
conditions that are occurring in those
areas looking back on Hallmarks of
recent El Nino Winters the 201819 season
saw the wetest winter on record for the
US Mainland according to Noah and a very
strong El Nino during the 20156 winter
contributed to the warmest winter on
record for the US mainland in Washington
I'm Karen
Kaa next up a method of farming that
could potentially provide us with more
nutritious crops while putting more
money in Farmers Pockets a lot of big
farms in the United States rely on
pesticides to battle pesky weeds bugs
and diseases that can ruin crops but
they're not cheap and maybe there is a
safer way to protect the crops that we
consume CNN's Derek vanam went on a trip
to Southern California to learn about
something called regenerative farming a
method from the past that just may
become the future of farming
it was grown using what's called
regenerative agriculture its farming
practices which are centuries old but
getting new life thanks to small farms
like Coastal Roots here in enenas
California this is what it's all about
look at that that's fertile fertile land
here regenerative agriculture is a
guiding principle centered around this
stuff soil and its ability to repair
itself thanks to what's already living
inside of it there is more micro
organisms in this teaspoon of soil from
this Farm than there are people on the
planet incredible a few hours North at
McGrath Family Farm it's plain to see
the healthier the organisms the
healthier the crops and the more
regenerative practice you do the
healthier those organisms are these
microbes are what gives soil its ability
to grow food current methods fertilizer
tillage pesticides just disturbing the
soil can kill these microorganisms and
deplete the land instead Ines and atam
are putting life back into their Farm
soil by rotating crops so old already
harvested plants become the compost to
feed new plants how are these dead
sunflowers going to become food for for
the soil right so these organisms help
break that down for plants you you can
see like the roots of the plants are are
basically like our stomachs and the more
diversity of bacteria there is the more
organic matter the healthier the plant
is and instead of using synthetic
pesticides Adam mccartie is recruiting
locals hey girls they do a great job of
eating pest eggs and then leaving the
deposit so they're preparing the soil
MCC is practicing rotational grazing
where he carefully moves this livestock
around from one crop to another to
manage soil health so you see a crop
that's here once this is spent we're
going to bring those chickens here your
chickens are going to come and help you
know decompose that food they're going
to fertilize the soil in turn you're
going to create a new crop and wash
prints and repeat right I mean exactly
that's awesome exactly not only is
regenerative agriculture better for the
planet by moving away from harmful
pesticides and fertilizers but food
grown this way can even be more
nutritious according to environmental
scientists it could also be more
profitable for farmers in the long run
one study suggests regenerative corn
fields were 78 % more profitable than
traditional models it's a win-win and so
more farms and big businesses like
McDonald's General Mills and PepsiCo Co
are pledging to support and Source from
regenerative Farmland even those that
are doing heavy tillage and grossing
$200 an acre as opposed to intensive
growing like this if you're doing it
well you can do $20,000 an acre $50,000
an acre so they even started to say oh
yeah preserve the microbes in the soil
like Granddad used to do but the cost to
switch farming methods can be high and
it's still not widely used yet mcer
thinks more research is needed to
upscale production and start systematic
change but he's hopeful do you think
that we can feed America with
regenerative agriculture
absolutely it's a holistic
approach it's about holistic
regenerative Community nourishment and
man
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today's story getting a 10 out of 10 is
lit this piece of literature was checked
out of the Larchmont Public Library way
back in
1933 and whoever got this book either
forgot to return it or they were just
really into it the library just recently
got a package with the book inside
nearly 90 years overdue you'd think that
the late fees would be astronomical
right well thanks to the library rules
the fine was just five bucks the book is
called Youth and two other stories by
Joseph Conrad published in
1925 a book fell on my head the other
day I only have my shelf to blame
today's special shout out is long
overdue Howard Middle School in Atlanta
Georgia rise up we see you Brooklyn we
hope you and everyone watching around
the world have a wonderful one I'm KY
wire and we are
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