Andrés Ruzo: The boiling river of the Amazon
Andrés Ruzo: Amazonlar'daki kaynayan nehri nasıl buldum?
Andrés Ruzo investigates the Earth's heat and the mystery of a boiling river in the Peruvian rainforest. Full bio
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tarafından işgali.
had been captured and killed.
yakalanıp öldürülmüş.
had grown rich,
and glory had reached Spain
İspanya'ya kadar ulasmış ve
hungry for gold and glory.
İspanyolu beraberinde getirmiş.
we can conquer? Where's more gold?"
ve daha çok altın nerede?" demişler.
El Dorado in Spanish --
-ispanyolca El Dorado-
come back with stories,
dönmüş, beraberlerinde hikayelerle,
snakes that swallowed men whole
insanları tek lokmada yutan yılanların ve
çocukluk anılarında kaldı.
Peru's geothermal energy potential,
anlamaya çalışıyorum,
do exist in the world,
nehirler dünyada bulunmakta,
associated with volcanoes.
ilişkilendirilmektedirler.
geothermal manifestation.
ihtiyaç duyarsınız.
here, which are volcanoes,
yanardağları temsil ediyor
to see a boiling river.
bekleyemeyiz.
at a family dinner,
sırasında anlatırken teyzem dedi ki,
I've swum in that river."
after a very heavy rain,
sonra yüzülebilir
korunmakta.
my scientific skepticism,
bırakıp,
guided by my aunt,
from the nearest volcanic center,
uzakta,
mentally preparing myself
efsanevi ''Amazon'un ılık nehrini"
"warm stream of the Amazon."
yürürken buldum.
constantly crashing,
dalgalarını andırıyordu,
coming up through the trees.
sis, su buharı görmeye başladım.
the 100-degree C boiling
actually, the shaman's apprentice
akıntının tersi yönüne gittim,
a giant serpent spirit
underneath her protective motherly jaws
and had a pleasant taste,
beklenmeyecek kadar temiz
for geothermal systems.
known about this place,
the first outsider to see it.
yabancı olmayışımdı.
of the river and his jungle.
bir parçası gibi görünüyordu.
sağlayan--
to be honest with you --
and he just laughed.
to study the river,
the water samples
back into the ground
toprağa dökmem idi.
geri dönecekti.
since that first visit in 2011,
bölgeye gittim.
in National Geographic Magazine.
bile çıktı.
about the size of a sheet of paper
büyüklüğünde bir taşın
looked like this, close to boiling.
takılı kaldım.
it was Amazon rain forest.
yağmur ormanıydı.
göremiyordum.
made it all white. It was a whiteout.
sıfır görüş mesafesi.
ardından,
and geochemical studies for publication.
çalışmamı baskı için teslim edeceğim.
with all of you here, on the TED stage,
hepinizin hazır buradayken,
some of these discoveries.
paylaşmak istiyorum.
görüntüleri,
low-resolution to be meaningful.
derece de düşük çözünürlükteydi.
of the Google Earth team,
of the river, Shanay-timpishka,
Shanay-timpishka,
to wonder why the river boils,
merak eden ilk kişi ben değildim
has always sought to explain
biteni açıklamaya
to get that footage.
aldı.
through our veins and arteries,
dolaştığı damarlar varsa,
running through its cracks and faults.
akan sıcak su var.
these earth arteries,
noktalarda
and in our case, the boiling river.
kaynayan nehir.
is the scale of this place.
ölçeği.
think about this.
hayal edin.
larger than this TED stage,
havuzlar, altı metreye
yakın.
along the river,
haritaladık
demanding part of the fieldwork.
bunu yapmaktı.
in me coming out.
kendini dışa vuruyor.
akmaya başlıyor.
heats up, cools back down,
tekrar soğuyor,
this beautiful decay curve
are geothermal scientists,
değilsiniz.
that there's a bit point there
than even the extra-hot coffee.
var.
the purest geothermal temperatures.
derecelere ulaşmak adına kurak dönemde
that's not being shown,
bir numara var
başladığı nokta.
personal experience.
you don't want to get in that water.
istemezsiniz.
is the process is pretty much the same.
işliyor olmasıydı.
to go are the eyes.
They turn this milky-white color.
Süt beyazı bu renge dönüyor.
but their meat is cooking on the bone
where hot water goes into their mouths
içeri giriyor, böylece içten de
are these temperatures.
on volcanoes all over the world
Yellowstone'da ki süper volkanda
that the boiling river exists
or volcanic in origin,
from the nearest volcanic center.
volkanik aktiviteden 700 km uzakta.
and volcanologists for years,
kişilere yıllarca sordum,
non-volcanic geothermal system
bağlantısı olmayan
and better understand the system,
araştırmalar var.
of a large hydrothermal system.
hidro-termal sistemle ilişkilenmesi.
into the earth, the hotter it gets.
artar.
as the geothermal gradient.
from as far away as glaciers in the Andes,
buzullardan gelip
sızarak
from the geothermal gradient,
düzenin
that in and around the river --
Dr. Spencer Wells,
birlikte bulduk--
the extremophile lifeforms
and have found new lifeforms,
in the boiling river.
all of these discoveries and the legends,
çalışmalardan sonra hala
of the boiling river?
of this stationary cloud
bulutların
over this patch of jungle?
it's a sacred site.
bir alan.
and cattle farmers,
hayvancılık yapanlar için,
kaynak.
it's just another stretch
olan bir arazi.
that whoever controls this land
kontrolünde olursa olsun,
uniqueness and significance.
sağlamak.
measured and studied,
are not just made
of overwhelming data.
to the spirits of the jungle,
yaşıyoruz.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Andrés Ruzo - GeoscientistAndrés Ruzo investigates the Earth's heat and the mystery of a boiling river in the Peruvian rainforest.
Why you should listen
Andrés Ruzo is a tri-citizen who grew up among Nicaragua, Peru and Texas -- which helped him see that most of the world's problems are not confined by geographic or cultural borders. While trying to imagine solutions, he realized the way we produce and use energy lies at the root of many of our biggest issues. Combined with his memories of summers on his family's farm on Nicaragua's Casita volcano, playing in the fumarole fields, this prompted him to pursue a PhD in geophysics at SMU, focusing on geothermal studies. He is also a National Geographic Young Explorer.
Investigating a childhood legend led him to the Shanay-timpishka, the "Boiling River" of the Amazon, and a sacred site to the indigenous tribes, where the water can reach over 95 °C (203 °F). The greatest mystery of this place: How can a "boiling river" exist 700 km (435 miles) from the nearest volcanic center?
Ruzo is the author of the TED Book, The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon.
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