#water
Ukraine’s military reports that the Russians have “blown up” the Nova Kakhovka Dam upstream of Kherson.
It looks like it may have been full due to Russians holding back water (possibly to cause scarcity downstream). Full capacity is 18.1 km³ of water, or 3x the capacity of Shasta Lake and about half the capacity of Lake Mead.
“When I needed help from my elected officials, they looked the other way. I ran for election so no one would have to experience that at the #water district.”
Flooding and bureaucracy drove Mary Kelleher to run for a powerful North #Texas river agency board, reports correspondent James Russell in our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/mary-kelleher-tarrant-regional-water-board/
(CW: Death of animals by misadventure)
(📸 Photo by Gerald Kern)
#environment #river #elections #flooding #democracy #FortWorth #politics #news #USpol #agriculture
RT @EITRawMaterials: 📣 Join the Water Resource Innovation Challenge 2023 by EIT RawMaterials and @GroupeEramet! We're seeking innovators, #startups & #SMEs to tackle #water management challenges in mining. Apply now! 👉 https://open-innovation.eitrawmaterials.eu/challenges/eramet-water-2023/
#WorldEnvironmentDay #WaterConservation https://t.co/xRrqHvqZrH
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EITeu/status/1665689520061153281
Nur Fliegen sind schöner 😁
(wer den schönen Spruch noch kennt...)
#Fliege #Insekten #fly
#water #vogeltraenke
Schick gemusterte Fliege,
unauffällig nahe der Wasserstelle wartend
(ich gehe ja schon 😁)
Below is a link to the latest weekly update from Alan Urban — all the news you'll wish you didn't have to hear about the ongoing collapse of global industrial civilization.
Alan says:
"This week I have news about unprecedented wildfires, cities running out of water, accelerated global warming, skyrocketing potato prices, the first-ever plastic rain forecast, fears that AI will destroy us all, the crossing of planetary boundaries, food insecurity in the Middle East, escalation of the war in Ukraine, and much more."
As I've said before, this is not the most cheerful reading. Still, if you can handle a barrage of unpleasant truths without becoming overly depressed or going insane, I certainly recommend it. Alan always does a great job of compiling lots of important info in a quick-read format.
HERE WE ARE -- https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40CollapseSurvival%2Fcollapse-catch-up-may-28-june-2-2023-5a023e2471ff
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #CO2 #Emissions #Water #Russia #War
Pacific Northwest snowpack:
Snow-water equivalent in the Columbia River watershed continues to drop rapidly and is currently at 28% of average. The Snake River portion is the best at 50% of average.
West side drainages are running about 40% of average, BC Salish Sea drainages around 14%, and the Peace River watershed is 25%.
Columbia watershed is on track to be pretty much done for the season in the next two weeks or so. Average is mid-July.
The Type of #Water You Use To Make #Coffee Majorly Impacts Its Flavor—Here’s What an Expert Recommends #Brewing With at Home
https://www.wellandgood.com/best-water-for-coffee/
Frankly, if I came to Europe and didn't have other activities lined up, I'd spend all my time doing this.
Currently sipping a domaća kafa (aka Turkish coffee) and mineral water at Monument, formerly the grand Belgrade cafe known as Russian Tsar.
#Belgrade #Serbia #Coffee #Cafe #Water #History #Architecture
@arselectronica In many countries, #microplastics are still used in #cosmetics. We smear it onto our skin! From washing it goes to #sewage, into rivers and our drinking #water. It would be easy to install a ban on the use if microplastics in cosmetics. They are not needed, its just a cheap ingredient to make more profit. #Plasticene #plasticwaste
Seems like #ClimateDiary -worthy news:
#Carinthia, #Austria's southern-most province, is now considering a #legal change to allow communities to preventatively forbid filling swimming #pools with water from the communal #water supply.
So far, they can only ask nicely.
There would be a fine of up to € 2,180. It's unclear though, how this would be policed.
@helenczerski Thank you for this important article! We need so urgently a perspective change from #anthropocentrism and #greed to #kinship with #nature! Yes, it's time to talk about #ecosystems, to see #climatecrisis and #biodiversityLoss as connected. Perhaps we need a revolution in thinking: Plankton is more important for our survival than any businesspeople. Until we understand this we need more articles and books like yours. #ocean #sea #sealife #ecology #water
On a walk through the 'hood and spotted this white faced heron resting on a public bench.👍😷😜
#photography #birds #nature #water
🎁 #FreeRead @washingtonpost | A collision between the masses who want to move out West and dwindling resources | "[T]he decline of groundwater in California’s Central Valley accelerated dramatically in recent years, and ... states along the Colorado River [are] losing their aquifers far faster than the more visible shriveling of the nation’s largest reservoirs."
#ClimateChange #water #AZ #CA #UT #NV #NM #ColoradoRiver #USPolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/02/phoenix-arizona-limits-future-home-building-drought | Arizona limits future home-building in Phoenix area due to lack of groundwater |
[...] "The decision underscores the precarious position of Arizona in the face of a “megadrought”, fueled by the climate crisis, that has gripped the US west for the past two decades. " | #environment #ClimateChange #water #Arizona #Phoenix
On 16WW Mains Inlet Water Temperature - Domestic mains water temperature data for 16WW on tap; seasonal min/max about 10C/20C in winter/summer. #dataset #water #temperature - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-data-for-16WW-mains-water-inlet-temperature.html
@evs #today it looked like reading, being honest that my #autoimmune disease has been a PITA lately, and just watching some light TV programming. Also working on drinking more #water.
Time to Dial it Back: We Humans have Exceeded the Boundaries of 80% of the Planet's Key Systems
https://www.juancole.com/2023/06/exceeded-boundaries-planets.html
"Alarmingly, we found humanity has exceeded the safe and just limits for four of five systems. Aerosol pollution is the sole exception. Urgent action, based on the best available science, is now needed. "
MY GIFT ARTICLE this week from my Washington Post. In 2023 the prophets of our time are the scientists. The general public will resist and maybe even try to "stone" some of us because they do not like the messages delivered. But the Earth and it's climate will keep changing regardless and those who listen to the news will be those who can prepare for reality.
For some reason I've become quite brave on this Europe trip about asking for a glass of tap water when ordering a meal. If you don't feel like drinking alcohol, those pissy little 200ml bottles they serve here are a rip-off.
(The ultimate test will be doing it in Germany next time I visit there. I anticipate sharply withdrawn breath and disapproving looks from waiters when I order "Leitungswasser" - which I think literally means "plumbing water".)
Hey everyone! Remember to drink enough over the course of the day! It's important to stay hydrated.
Chroma and Aurin are doing some warming up before swimming, teaching us all about the importance of stretching before exercise :3
Both characters belong to https://www.furaffinity.net/user/aurinheartfil/ :D
#cowardlion #anthro #male/male #lucario #bunny #dragon #hybrid #penis #balls #anal #suspended congress #size difference #larger on top #pool #water #windows #standing #carrying #stand and carry position #indoors #yellow fur #white fur #pink fur #pokemon #poolside #swimming pool #legs up
“When rainwater falls on [the Great Basin] or snowmelt flows into it, it acts like “a big sponge,” Wohl said. A sponge that can store water for later, and clean it, too. But if you turn it into a parking lot by filling or building on it, as the Supreme Court ruling makes it easier to do, water will pour off it, rather than soak in. And what was once a playa—part of an intricate system changing across space and time—will become simply an asphalt wasteland.”
#CWA #flooding #SCOTUS #water #wetlands
All is calm at Swansea Marina.
#SilentSunday #photography #photo #boats #water #Wales #Cymru #Swansea #SwanseaBay
#Fish in the pond within Roaring Rock Park. The water utility dammed Brass Castle Creek to create a fresh #water supply for Washington Borough #NJ in the 19th century. This isolation has preserved the #trout bloodlines which trace back to the last Ice Age. Cool, huh? #NewJersey #NYC #wildlifepreservation #worthpreserving #ClimateChange #climate #Fishing #hiking
Bellevue. #bellevue #washington #lakewashington #seattle #usa #travel #reisen #water #skyline #photography (Instagram 13.06.2019)
📍: Fixed Weir, Lock 64
ℹ️: weir
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.7431678019595&mlon=-0.476440534837027#map=17/51.7431678019595/-0.476440534837027
📸: Photo by Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/58414938@N00/51648206409
#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #2018 #dmcfz72 #lumix #goc #gayoutdoorclub #hertfordshire #herts #outdoor #panasonic #panasoniclumixdmcfz72 #unitedkingdom #grandunioncanal #hemelhempstead #hertfordshiregoc #gochertfordshire #lock #lock64 #twowaters #water #waterway
Did a touristy sail cruise from the #Toronto waterfront this afternoon. #Canada #CityScape #Water #Sailboat
It's Sunday, and it's night time on the Canal Grande di Murano...
#SilentSunday #Photography #Venice #Italy #Water #Reflection #Night #Psychogeography #StreetPhotography
Last year, with the drought, this was all but dried mud. Seeing water this year is so reassuring!
Brazos Bend State Park, Texas.
(The dots in the sky are many many dragonflies 😍)
This doesn't sound like nearly enough money. I'm hoping maybe @bullcitybrian might have an opinion? #PFAS #water #DuPont #Corteva #Chemours #publicHealth https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/03/business/pfas-chemours-dupont-corteva-settlement/index.html
Waar we de stikstofproblemen nog niet hebben opgelost, verschijnt voor 2027 al weer een volgend probleem aan de horizon: het water. En ook weer gaan de boeren daar een rol in spelen.
Provincies en waterschappen vrezen voor een watercrisis - #VroegeVogels
https://www.bnnvara.nl/vroegevogels/artikelen/provincies-en-waterschappen-vrezen-voor-een-watercrisis
#water #KaderrichtlijnWater #Krw
Rapid changes in cryosphere demand urgent, coordinated action
>Well over a billion people rely on #water from snow and glacier melt
>#Arctic #permafrost is melting and is a “sleeping giant” of #GreenhouseGases
>#Glaciers, #Greenland and #Antarctica ice sheet melt accounts for about 50% of #SeaLevelRise, which is accelerating
>#Cryosphere changes in mountain areas are leading to an increased risk of #hazards such as #rockslides, glacier detachments and #floods
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/rapid-changes-cryosphere-demand-urgent-coordinated-action
#Manatees in a clear spring.
Photo: M. Stone.
#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #MastoArt #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #water
While there are many definitions of success, if you examine the lives of various people considered successful in their respective industries or fields of endeavor, you will find that they do these five things each day.
https://mollycantrellkraig.co/successful-people-do-these-5-things-each-day/
#success #blog #writing #books #SelfCare #SelfHelp #Life #Friday #author #water
@gwagner Sprawl is a very inefficient development pattern. From the NYT article:
"The county (Phoenix) uses some 2.2 billion gallons of water a day — more than twice as much as New York City, despite having half as many people."
"With no #power, #water or #internet across large areas, frustration is building in the US territory #Guam over what is seen as a slow response to the crisis
The island’s governor, Lou Leon Guerrero, said based on updates from utility agencies she expected 80% to 85% of power and water restoration to be completed within four to six weeks."
Phytoplankton May Be Abundant Under Antarctic Sea Ice, Study Suggests [remote sensing]
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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/esnt/2022/phytoplankton-may-be-abundant-under-antarctic-sea-ice-study-suggests <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.942799 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #antarctic #remotesensing #gischat #satellite #nasa #icesat2 #earthobservation #oceanic #foodchain #phytoplankton #food #foodsource #marine #bloom #blooms #model #modeling #ice #icemass #sunlight #floats #datacollection #scubadiving #diving #elevation #DEM #water #cloud #cloudformation #climatechange #climate #energy #seaice
#NASA
#Arizona halting new home approvals due to #water #supply issues. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2023/06/01/new-arizona-groundwater-model-shows-shortfall-state-will-halt-growth/70279189007/
It’s not just Iran: Conflict over water resources is on the rise #water #environment #climate cc @laureen https://www.sustainability-times.com/expert-opinions/its-not-just-iran-conflict-over-water-resources-is-on-the-rise/
Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles - In what could be a glimpse of future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there’s not enough groundwater for projects already approved.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/climate/arizona-phoenix-permits-housing-water.html #arizona #water
#Arizona Limits New Construction in Phoenix Area, Citing Shrinking #Water Supply
Officials say there’s not enough groundwater for housing construction already approved, a glimpse of the challenges facing the West as #ClimateCrisis worsens.
Sunlight shining in water of mountain river Radovna in the Vintgar Gorge, Triglav National Park, Slovenia. Narrow light reflection comes from passage at the end of the gorge in the Julian Alps.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sunlight-reflection-in-river-of-vintgar-gorge-artur-bogacki.html #nature #water #sunlight #reflection #shining #travel #river #buyintoart #ayearforart #mastoart #stream #abstract #photography
"Going beyond #climate disruption, the report by the Earth Commission group of scientists presents disturbing evidence that our planet faces growing crises of #water availability, #nutrient loading, #ecosystem maintenance and aerosol #pollution. These pose threats to the stability of life-support systems and worsen social #equality."
Revealed: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in tap water near airports.
Experts say there is no safe level of exposure to the substances, which are prevalent in firefighters’ foam.
Who is on #TeamNuclearPower and #TeamDesalination where nuclear powers desalination plants?
https://climatechange.chicago.gov/climate-impacts/climate-impacts-coastal-areas#Overview
City of Gdansk at dawn in Poland. Old Town skyline with reflection in calm water of the Motlawa River, view from boardwalk on the Granary Island in the morning.
https://artur-bogacki.pixels.com/featured/city-skyline-of-gdansk-at-dawn-in-poland-artur-bogacki.html
#Gdansk #Poland #Europe #city #river #OldTown #water #reflection #travel #photography #print #mastoart #buyintoart #ayearforart #skyline
Les mecs ne se mouchent pas du coude !
In #Chhattisgarh, an officer's I-phone fell into a dam reservoir. Two pumps of 30 horsepower, ran 24 hrs, and pumped out-hold your breath- 21 lakh litres of #water, this water could have irrigated 1,500 acres of land, & this is when "there is severe shortage of water i the area !
Article en français
Fractal Lava and Water Spiral 🧡 💙 Wall Art Prints & more: https://matthias-hauser.pixels.com/featured/abstract-fractal-lava-spiral-16-matthias-hauser.html #spiral #lava #water #fractal #fractalart #art #mastoart #fediart #mathart #wallart #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters
Early Warnings 🧵
There has been a dramatic shift in the earths water system!
- Reference glaciers (for which we have long-term observations) experienced an average thickness change of −1.3 metres between October 2021 and October 2022. This loss is much larger than the average of the last decade. The cumulative thickness loss since 1970 amounts to almost 30m
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People who grew up with the #Chinese / #Asian tradition of drinking hot water, can you tell me about what that looked like in your family?
❓ What were the reasons given?
❓ How often was it recommended you partake?
❓ Do you still follow the practice today?
A friend of mine who is part Chinese does this, and I've started following in her footsteps. Surprisingly quite pleasant; not gross, as I thought it would be!
I call mine, “Rain tea”, because it's filtered rain #water .
Day 4 was time to get off the #beach and the #LostCoastTrail. I headed up Rattlesnake Ridge into the #KingRange for camp by a high spring nearly at the top. https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/lost-coast-rattlesnake-ridge.html
#hiking #backpacking #trekking #walking #landscape #nature #photography #NaturePhotography #landscapePhotography #KingRangeNationalConservationArea #water
i had a dream that someone edited the code on my page https://www.sloanslake.art in such a way that the css code was in the main text and then when i loaded it this morning i thought the dream was coming true and that someone had edited the page, but it was just taking time for the images to load.
but then i went and edited the code to make it true and screen shotted it and put it on mastodon.
an important point in the #dream was the yellow font. so this is a yellow font pointing at itself via self-replicating #css code. we use the five elements of #cybermagic for the full replication, and these are:
#FIRE: #JAVASCRIPT
#AETHER: #PHP
#AIR: #CSS
#WATER: #HTML
#EARTH: #GEOMETRON
replicate the set with a box cutter, a ruler, and a sharpie using piles of #cardboard #trash.
#water is a source of essential #nutrients for #bees and this explains their preference for ‘dirty’ water sources containing organic matter, algae etc.
Indeed #honeybees have the ability to and will change their preferred source of #water to an alternative in order to…
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…large amounts of water metabolically during flight #bumblebees are less prone to dehydration/desiccation than most terrestrial insects.
However they still need safe access to water.
Research suggests that #bees locate sources of #water by smell rather than sight.
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#water.... the major issue of the new millennium:
in the UK we have a problem of #pollution compounded by leaks & dilapidated #infrastructure;
In southern #Europe the persistent #drought, caused by #climatechange & again compounded by leaks is about shortages of water;
periodically, across the world, suddenly there is too much water & #flooding ensues....
We need answers to these issue if we are to survive & let me tell you #privatised water provision is not going to deliver anything useful
"In a study of 30 treatment works in 2020 run by nine of the 10 water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, the volume of raw sewage discharged was estimated at 11bn litres – or the equivalent volume to 4,352 Olympic pools"
Currently privatised English water companies are under no obligation to release details of raw sewage discharges. This research shows why they resist such measures.
No #water, no life.
#Water crisis in #Uruguay also includes some very poor planning: #desalination plant that was expected to help solve the water shortage "does not fit" in a C-130 Hercules aircraft, because someone did not check and it's "15 centimeters" too large. So now they have to send it by boat. #aircraft #planning https://en.mercopress.com/2023/05/23/uruguay-to-import-bottled-water-desalinization-plant-does-not-fit-in-aircraft
@annejefferson Leonard Leo's the SCOTUS ice-cream maker & vendor, with currently six ice flavors in his box, wandering about & praising each: "Buy one & have all! Waiting for your bid — highest wins!"
It's simple: Clean SCOTUS from Federalist Society affiliates & have a clean America!
#SaveLives #RuleOfLaw #CleanSCOTUS #CleanWaterAct #WOTUS #Water #SupremeCourt #Wetlands #WetlandProtection
Reuters story from 2 days ago: Uruguayans pray for rain as capital reservoir left with 10 days of water #uruguay #water https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/uruguayans-pray-rain-capital-reservoir-left-with-10-days-water-2023-05-23/
US Embassy alert on the #water situation in #Uruguay from the 18th. https://uy.usembassy.gov/alert-shortage-of-drinking-water-in-uruguay/
I'm about to take some colleagues for a walk around some rare, ephemeral wetlands. It's sad that SCOTUS just ruled these wetlands do not deserve protection under federal law, but can be destroyed by private interests and developers for their short-term economic gain. This ruling will accelerate the destruction of the few remaining natural aquatic ecosystems in the US.
#water #scotus
As you see links to critiques to of the ruling, please send them to me. I will boost all the discourse I see. #CleanWaterAct #WOTUS #Water #SupremeCourt #Wetlands #WetlandProtection
The US Supreme Court Clean Water Act decision could be disastrous for wetland protection - and therefore for our nation's flood risks and water quality. The continuous surface test ignores the physical / hydrologic realities of wetlands.
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178150234/supreme-court-epa-clean-water-act
#CleanWaterAct #WOTUS #Water #SupremeCourt #Wetlands #WetlandProtection
The new #SCOTUS ruling on the Clean Water Act is a big loss for wetlands throughout the country, but especially for the arid portions of the West.
Reporting from NPR: “…only wetlands that have a continuous surface connection to a body of water are covered by the law.”
There are many critical wetland regions in the west that are perched (not directly connected to other water) due to geology and there are many water bodies that don’t have #water year round.
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178150234/supreme-court-epa-clean-water-act?origin=NOTIFY
"Decades of climate change-driven drought, combined with the overpumping of aquifers, is making the valley desperately dry — and appears to be intensifying the levels of heavy metals in drinking water."
#Colorado #drought #health #water
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/22/1177346122/risky-arsenic-levels-scarce-water-colorado-san-luis-valley
Interesting article about using natural dying as a tool for data analysis.
#dye #natural #data #analysis #water #pollution https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/05/13/the-color-of-data