Kolkata surveys damage after bearing brunt of Cyclone Amphan. State chief minister says areas of city will have to be rebuilt from scratch after deadly storm.
theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
What a 100-degree day in Siberia really means
The record-setting high is much more than a quick spike for the Russian Arctic, where months of extreme heat may have dangerous consequences. nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/0…
The record-setting high is much more than a quick spike for the Russian Arctic, where months of extreme heat may have dangerous consequences. nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/0…
Why long-term environmental observations are crucial for New Zealand's #water security challenges
phys.org/news/2020-06-l…
phys.org/news/2020-06-l…
What #climatechange and #COVID mean for the future of the Panama Canal:
Efforts to reduce long supply chains into shorter supply chains that are closer to the destination markets mean that global trade is going to be replaced by regional trade.
wbur.org/hereandnow/202… #water
Efforts to reduce long supply chains into shorter supply chains that are closer to the destination markets mean that global trade is going to be replaced by regional trade.
wbur.org/hereandnow/202… #water
Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage
nytimes.com/2020/06/19/cli… #water #waterrisk #thefifthrisk
nytimes.com/2020/06/19/cli… #water #waterrisk #thefifthrisk
Arizona reels as three of the biggest wildfires in its history ravage state
The trio of fires are bigger than Washington DC, San Francisco, Baltimore, Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis and Manhattan combined.
theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
The trio of fires are bigger than Washington DC, San Francisco, Baltimore, Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis and Manhattan combined.
theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
Cryophilic algae thrive in cold temperatures. Their red pigment absorbs sunlight, accelerating snowmelt, and threatening the snowpack that feeds rivers and streams across the world.
salon.com/2020/07/06/biz… #water
salon.com/2020/07/06/biz… #water
Sink or swim: Miami's perilous future facing climate change salon.com/2020/07/11/sin… #water
'Grim': China battles record flooding after torrential downpours
As many as 33 rivers in China have risen to their highest levels in history after days of torrential rain, with more rain forecast.
aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/c… #water
As many as 33 rivers in China have risen to their highest levels in history after days of torrential rain, with more rain forecast.
aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/c… #water
The Biblical Flood That Will Drown California
The Great Flood of 1861–1862 was a preview of what scientists expect to see again, and soon.
www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wired.… #water
The Great Flood of 1861–1862 was a preview of what scientists expect to see again, and soon.
www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wired.… #water
Hurricane Names Are About To Run Out As 2 New Storms Form Within 6 Hours Monday forbes.com/sites/nicholas… #water #climate
Animal Populations Fell by 68% in 50 Years and It’s Getting Worse
“The authors put half the blame on changes to how we use land and the sea, citing such things as clearing ecologically important forest and freshwater use.” #water
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“The authors put half the blame on changes to how we use land and the sea, citing such things as clearing ecologically important forest and freshwater use.” #water
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“We are beginning to get to the point where we can no longer know what to expect.”
Hydrology and meteorology are now operating on the same time scales, but without the capacity to monitor #water like weather, our models are falling behind.
nytimes.com/2020/09/14/cli…
Hydrology and meteorology are now operating on the same time scales, but without the capacity to monitor #water like weather, our models are falling behind.
nytimes.com/2020/09/14/cli…
Botswana says toxins in #water killed hundreds of elephants.
Not all Cyanobacteria produce toxins but scientists say toxic ones are occurring more frequently as climate change drives up global temperatures.
uk.reuters.com/article/us-bot…
Not all Cyanobacteria produce toxins but scientists say toxic ones are occurring more frequently as climate change drives up global temperatures.
uk.reuters.com/article/us-bot…
Minnesota's #water quality and soil health is threatened by climate change.
kimt.com/content/news/M…
kimt.com/content/news/M…
“A staggering fifth of countries globally are at risk of their ecosystems collapsing due to a decline in biodiversity and related beneficial services,” said Swiss Re, one of the world’s biggest reinsurers.
#water #waterrisk #thefifthrisk
theguardian.com/environment/20…
#water #waterrisk #thefifthrisk
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Sea level rise is just the beginning of a real estate correction that will turn traditional assets into liabilities. #Water will reshape the global economy, but as a risk factor, not a commodity.
Florida Sees Signals of a Climate-Driven Housing Crisis nytimes.com/2020/10/12/cli…
Florida Sees Signals of a Climate-Driven Housing Crisis nytimes.com/2020/10/12/cli…
New Study Shows a Vicious Circle of #ClimateChange Building on Thickening Layers of Warm Ocean #water
insideclimatenews.org/news/28092020/…
insideclimatenews.org/news/28092020/…
Only half of US states require flood risk disclosure to home buyers, and 1 requires disclosure to renters. Only 2 western states require disclosure of wildfire risk. We all pay the price.
Americans Lack Information To Stay Out Of Disaster's Path npr.org/2020/10/18/918… #water
Americans Lack Information To Stay Out Of Disaster's Path npr.org/2020/10/18/918… #water
“Taxpayers foot the bill directly when the federal government pays out billions of dollars in disaster relief.” 
Climate change poses #water risks to majority of US nuclear, fossil-fueled plants
spglobal.com/marketintellig…
spglobal.com/marketintellig…
Recovery times are going to get shorter and shorter over the course of this decade and storm frequency grows - why would we pretend otherwise?
Louisiana must prepare for Zeta while still recovering from two hurricanes, governor says cnn.com/2020/10/26/us/… #water
Louisiana must prepare for Zeta while still recovering from two hurricanes, governor says cnn.com/2020/10/26/us/… #water
Climate change is inflicting extensive harm to freshwater and ocean ecosystems. The degradation of these ecosystems, is accelerating. And many of these changes are irreversible and “will continue to worsen if we persist on our current trajectory.” #water
azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
We have officially exited the Paris Climate Treaty. We’ll need to build back better. #WithBidenWeCan
npr.org/2020/11/04/931…
npr.org/2020/11/04/931…
Storm Eta has unleashed torrential rains, catastrophic landslides and flooding in Central America, killing scores of people, displacing more than 300k, and streets into raging torrents. #water
theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…
theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…
The climate damage accelerated by the Trump administration isn't reversible. It's permanently changed the #water cycle, and damaged natural carbon sinks like oceans and forests. We have more work to do and less time to do it. #TransitionNow (cc @GSAEmily)
nytimes.com/2020/11/09/cli…
nytimes.com/2020/11/09/cli…
Warm oceans make storms stronger, more frequent, and ensure they intensify more rapidly. Eta was "the fastest spin up from a depression to a major hurricane in history."
theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
The Great Lakes helped make the U.S. an economic powerhouse. Now climate change, pollution, and invasive species threaten their complex ecosystems.
nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/… #water
nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/… #water
In collaboration with Australian researchers, The Marine Mammal Center has found that the increasing frequency and severity of storm systems drastically decrease the salinity of coastal waters, causing fatal skin disease in dolphins worldwide.
beta.ctvnews.ca/national/clima… #water
beta.ctvnews.ca/national/clima… #water
Warmer temperatures make snow slide instead of settling into snowpack - an issue that underlies the sharp increase in Colorado avalanches this season. Mountain watersheds are transforming rapidly. #water
npr.org/2020/12/22/949…
npr.org/2020/12/22/949…
Over the past three decades, one-third of formerly blue rivers have turned a shade of yellow or green. We don't know the cause, but it is a signal of rapid environmental transformation. #water
mic.com/p/scientists-d…
mic.com/p/scientists-d…
Climate change is accelerating the rate at which #water evaporates, which is causing lakes to shrink.
sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/…
sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/…
Accelerating #water evaporation is the root cause of this unprecedented 2700 mile long, category 5 atmospheric river now descending on the pacific northwest, threatening 15m people with catastrophic floods.
We need #ClimateActionNow
#WithBidenWeCan
cnn.com/2021/01/12/wea…
We need #ClimateActionNow
#WithBidenWeCan
cnn.com/2021/01/12/wea…
What’s changing is #water.
Climate change will alter the position of the Earth's tropical rain belt: Difference by the year 2100 expected to impact global biodiversity, food security sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/…
Climate change will alter the position of the Earth's tropical rain belt: Difference by the year 2100 expected to impact global biodiversity, food security sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/…
By 2040 Trees and critical ecosystems may absorb less than half of the 30% atmospheric carbon they sequester today. We are facing a tipping point within the next 20-30 years. #water
advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/3/ea…
advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/3/ea…
Aquifers that provide #water to over 1.6 billion people are at risk of collapsing over the next two decades. Along with those relying on Mountain Glacier water systems, that's nearly half the world's population.
www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wired.…
www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wired.…
Changes in climate and #water have shaped all of human history:
New research shows the absence of monsoon rains at the source of the Nile was the cause of migrations and the demise of entire settlements in the late Roman province of Egypt.
sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/…
New research shows the absence of monsoon rains at the source of the Nile was the cause of migrations and the demise of entire settlements in the late Roman province of Egypt.
sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/…
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and #water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it’s both.
deccanherald.com/national/south…
deccanherald.com/national/south…
Scores Feared Dead In India Dam Break Near Himalayan Glacier npr.org/2021/02/07/965… #water
When Two Tibetan Glaciers Collapsed, the Whole Landscape Changed
The avalanches, linked to climate change, could alter local ecology and increase flood risks.
cc @GMLeMeur
#water #climate #watersecurity
scientificamerican.com/article/when-t…
The avalanches, linked to climate change, could alter local ecology and increase flood risks.
cc @GMLeMeur
#water #climate #watersecurity
scientificamerican.com/article/when-t…
The #water system failures present an even bigger challenge: assessing grid performance is trivial compared to burst pipes and contaminant infiltration in a damaged distribution network.
Texas Outages Show How U.S. Is Unprepared For Climate Change npr.org/sections/live-…
Texas Outages Show How U.S. Is Unprepared For Climate Change npr.org/sections/live-…
And let's be clear that this was self inflicted:
https://twitter.com/sonaar/status/1213254600909676544?s=20
'Mega-miracle' needed in L.A. to beat dry February weather latimes.com/california/sto… #water
Fighting against #DebForInterior is fighting against survival:
World risks 'collapse of everything' without strong climate action, Attenborough warns Security Council news.un.org/en/story/2021/…
World risks 'collapse of everything' without strong climate action, Attenborough warns Security Council news.un.org/en/story/2021/…
Climate Crisis May Threaten All That Depends on the Colorado River
motherjones.com/environment/20… #water
motherjones.com/environment/20… #water
Decline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast - but sharp emissions reductions and ambitious policies could drive recovery by the end of the century. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #water
A massive current system that runs deep throughout the vast Atlantic Ocean has an effect on temperatures, climate, sea levels and weather systems around the world. The new model spanning back to 400AD reveals it has never been weaker.
salon.com/2021/02/25/an-… #water
salon.com/2021/02/25/an-… #water
Evacuations ordered as dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui is in danger of failure
rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_top… #water
rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_top… #water
Miami Says It Can Adapt to Rising Seas. Not Everyone Is Convinced. nytimes.com/2021/03/02/cli… #water
“The only surprise, if you can call it that, is how much more there is when you add it all up.”
The first broad look at all of the gases that affect how the Amazon works—not just CO2—reveals a system on the brink.
nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… #water
The first broad look at all of the gases that affect how the Amazon works—not just CO2—reveals a system on the brink.
nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… #water
Soil from an early core sample of Greenland’s ice sheet reveals it last melted away sooner than we thought, when there were lower greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The best way to buy time is aggressive action at #cop26 to repair our #water cycle.
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
The best way to buy time is aggressive action at #cop26 to repair our #water cycle.
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
East Australia is experiencing its worst floods in a century - a year after its worst fires on record. This extreme transformation of the water cycle is not something we can call scarcity - it’s volatility.
#water
smh.com.au/national/nsw/n…
#water
smh.com.au/national/nsw/n…
Water is the Climate Story for South Florida': Meteorologist Speaks to NBC 6 Ahead of #WorldWaterDay nbcmiami.com/news/local/cha… #water
Sea-level rise is accelerating to its highest levels in at least 2,000 years across the Northeast, including New York City, study says
cnn.com/2021/03/26/wea… #water
cnn.com/2021/03/26/wea… #water
Worth revisiting in light of whats happening at the Suez canal:
https://twitter.com/sonaar/status/1276769302343901186
Even the Great Lakes’ deepest waters are now warming grist.org/climate/even-t… #water
Western US may entering its most sever drought in modern history. #water
cbsnews.com/news/drought-w…
cbsnews.com/news/drought-w…
Almost half of the United States is experiencing some form of drought with conditions expected to worsen in coming months.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148123/… #water
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148123/… #water
Jordan climate change crisis: the Dead Sea is dying, and Jordan, already a country with limited freshwater, may soon lose viable freshwater sources entirely.
latimes.com/world-nation/s… #water
latimes.com/world-nation/s… #water
“This drought that we’re in now over the last 22 years has been as severe as the worst 22-year periods of the worst megadroughts that occurred last millennium,”
latimes.com/california/sto… #water
latimes.com/california/sto… #water
Taiwan has entered its worst drought in 56 years. At the Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir in Hsinchu County, one of the primary water sources for Taiwan's $100bn semiconductor industry, the #water level is at the lowest it's ever been - only 7% full. bbc.com/news/world-asi…
What Covid and Clear Skies Meant to Drinking Water for 300 Million
Coronavirus lockdowns in South Asia reduced pollution that makes snow melt faster, which could help #water supplies last longer this year.
nytimes.com/2021/04/26/cli…
Coronavirus lockdowns in South Asia reduced pollution that makes snow melt faster, which could help #water supplies last longer this year.
nytimes.com/2021/04/26/cli…
To be clear: Summer hasnt even begun yet.
‘Mega-heat wave’ is peaking in the West, breaking records and intensifying drought, fires washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/0… #water
‘Mega-heat wave’ is peaking in the West, breaking records and intensifying drought, fires washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/0… #water
West Risks Blackouts as Drought Reduces Hydroelectric Power wsj.com/articles/west-… #water
None of the old rules still apply when the driest city in the US faces a catastrophic drought motherjones.com/environment/20… #water
Chicago is built on a shaky prospect — the idea that the swamp that was drained will stay tamed and Lake Michigan’s shoreline will remain in essentially the same place it’s been for the past 300 years.
The lake may have other plans.
#water #climate
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
The lake may have other plans.
#water #climate
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
If coastal communities weren’t already facing a hard decade:
NASA predicts a "wobble" in the moon's orbit may lead to record flooding on Earth.
#water
cbsnews.com/news/nasa-wobb…
NASA predicts a "wobble" in the moon's orbit may lead to record flooding on Earth.
#water
cbsnews.com/news/nasa-wobb…
“It is a sad certainty that such extreme events will determine our day-to-day life more and more frequently in the future”
#water
reuters.com/article/us-eur…
#water
reuters.com/article/us-eur…
Drought in Utah Town Halts Growth nytimes.com/2021/07/20/us/… #water
The Bootleg Fire in Oregon will likely become the first 200,000-acre wildfire of 2021. In the East, up to a foot of rain put parts of Pennsylvania under #water. nbcnews.com/news/weather/w…
Thousands of scientists warn climate tipping points ‘imminent’ aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/28… #water
Greenland: enough ice melted on single day to cover Florida in two inches of #water theguardian.com/environment/20…
Video shows salmon injured by unlivable #water temperatures after heatwave.
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j…
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j…
"It's dire and it's only getting worse": California tourist town running out of #water amid drought cbsnews.com/news/mendocino…
Amid worsening drought, Lake Oroville's record-low #water level forces shutdown of hydroelectric power plant.
latimes.com/california/sto…
latimes.com/california/sto…
A Crisis Of #Water And Power On The Colorado River insideclimatenews.org/news/08082021/…
The ocean is about to flip a switch that could permanently disrupt life on Earth: study salon.com/2021/08/10/the… #water
Water stress is the main medium-term climate risk for Europe's biggest economies spglobal.com/esg/insights/w… #water
First-ever Colorado River #water cuts will hammer Arizona farmers coloradosun.com/2021/08/12/fir…
The earth itself was sinking, first by inches and then by feet, shearing off pumps, eating away at ditches, canals, and aqueduct, stealing gravity from California’s one-of-a-kind water-delivery system that counted on gravity to flow. #water
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Rain Fell On The Peak Of Greenland's Ice Sheet For The First Time In Recorded History npr.org/2021/08/20/102… #water
"The total collapse of water and food production for millions of Syrians and Iraqis is imminent" #water
aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23…
aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23…
Tennessee floods show a pressing climate danger across America: ‘Walls of water’
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #water
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #water
Is it really so hard to understand that mismanaging land, #water, and air, leads to fire?
Grateful to our firefighters🙏🏽, but reacting does little compared to the long-term planning this has always demanded.
nytimes.com/2021/08/31/us/…
Grateful to our firefighters🙏🏽, but reacting does little compared to the long-term planning this has always demanded.
nytimes.com/2021/08/31/us/…
“the only business that came back was the U.S. Post Office”
Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns
nytimes.com/2021/09/02/cli… #water
Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns
nytimes.com/2021/09/02/cli… #water
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived.
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/… #water
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/… #water
This is literally the engine of the greenhouse effect - #water vapor being our top greenhouse gas…
As evaporative demand increases, a ‘thirsty’ atmosphere is propelling Northern California’s drought into the record books.
latimes.com/california/sto…
As evaporative demand increases, a ‘thirsty’ atmosphere is propelling Northern California’s drought into the record books.
latimes.com/california/sto…
We’ve been subsidizing coastal real estate flood insurance for decades, essentially driving development in those areas most vulnerable to climate change. Finally, the risk models, flood maps, and federal policy are changing. nytimes.com/2021/09/24/cli… #water
Europe's Power Crisis Moves North as #Water Shortage Persists bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
It's impossible to overstate how critical prescribed burns are to the health of California's watersheds. This is great news.
latimes.com/california/sto…
#water
latimes.com/california/sto…
#water
'Our whole life depends on water': Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq's Marsh Arabs reuters.com/world/middle-e… #water
Climate crisis likely to fuel conflicts over #water and migration, US analyses say theguardian.com/environment/20…
'Our whole life depends on #water': Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq's Marsh Arabs
reuters.com/world/middle-e…
reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Conversion of Minnesota grasslands to crops threatens wildlife, #water, climate
startribune.com/minnesota-s-di…
startribune.com/minnesota-s-di…
An ‘extreme and possible historic atmospheric river’ is battering California
Copious rainfall and many feet of mountain snow are expected in the parched state
washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/1… #water
Copious rainfall and many feet of mountain snow are expected in the parched state
washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/1… #water
Climate Change Is Acidifying and Contaminating Drinking #Water and Alpine Ecosystems
“There are so few watersheds where we have long-term water quality data that we’re left with the bigger question of ‘How widespread is this? ...We just don’t know.”
scientificamerican.com/article/climat…
“There are so few watersheds where we have long-term water quality data that we’re left with the bigger question of ‘How widespread is this? ...We just don’t know.”
scientificamerican.com/article/climat…
‘All the trees have died’: Iraqis face intensifying #water crisis:
“I have a strong hope for Iraq... We don’t want other services, we are just asking for water … my whole life is depending on water.”
aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/5…
“I have a strong hope for Iraq... We don’t want other services, we are just asking for water … my whole life is depending on water.”
aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/5…
State officials warn that Lake Mendocino could be the first major reservoir in modern times to go dry. While rain over the past few weeks has lifted the lake above its October low, the reservoir remains at less than 20% capacity. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… #water
The Dutch are masters at taming #water. Climate change is teaching them to let it flood cnn.com/2021/11/05/wor…
Arctic rainfall will surpass snowfall by 2060, predictions show popsci.com/science/arctic… #water
California drought: State anticipates virtually no #water deliveries to cities, farms next year:
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
Western US could become nearly snowless due to climate change washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/1… #water
It Keeps on Raining Too Much Too Fast
Even an inch of rain, if it falls too quickly, can overwhelm a place.
theatlantic.com/science/archiv… #water #climate
Even an inch of rain, if it falls too quickly, can overwhelm a place.
theatlantic.com/science/archiv… #water #climate
The ‘burn scars’ of wildfires threaten West’s drinking #water
In western Colorado’s Glenwood Springs, the water became so murky that the town twice had to shut off the valves that pump water from nearby rivers to avoid overwhelming its filtration system.
dailymontanan.com/2022/01/03/the…
In western Colorado’s Glenwood Springs, the water became so murky that the town twice had to shut off the valves that pump water from nearby rivers to avoid overwhelming its filtration system.
dailymontanan.com/2022/01/03/the…
Drastic” rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried
Thunderstorms need moisture, instability and lift. Disappearance of sea ice means more water is able to evaporate, adding moisture to the atmosphere.
#water
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Thunderstorms need moisture, instability and lift. Disappearance of sea ice means more water is able to evaporate, adding moisture to the atmosphere.
#water
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Last year saw a heat record for the top 2,000 meters of all oceans around the world, despite an ongoing La Niña event, a periodic climatic feature that cools waters in the Pacific. theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
Study finds Western megadrought is the worst in 1,200 years npr.org/2022/02/14/108… #water
This should trigger mandatory regulatory responses around 30 year mortgages for coastal real estate. Banks have a fiduciary duty to protect customers from purchasing what we know will become stranded assets.
#realestate #banks #climate #water
reuters.com/world/us/us-ex…
#realestate #banks #climate #water
reuters.com/world/us/us-ex…
Surfside collapse exposes an overlooked threat: Saltwater rising from underground
Researchers are trying to sound the alarm about the danger rising seas could pose to coastal buildings.
#water nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…
Researchers are trying to sound the alarm about the danger rising seas could pose to coastal buildings.
#water nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…
‘We can’t make it rain’: California farmers left out to dry as US government allots no #water
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/f…
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/f…
Road salt triggering 'massive' harm to US lakes, contaminating drinking #water, studies warn
usatoday.com/story/news/202…
usatoday.com/story/news/202…
Rising global temperatures have shifted at least twice the amount of freshwater from warm regions towards the Earth’s poles than previously thought as the #water cycle intensifies, according to new analysis.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Satellite data shows entire Conger ice shelf has collapsed in Antarctica
#water
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
#water
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
Great Barrier Reef authority confirms unprecedented sixth mass coral bleaching event. 😔
#water
theguardian.com/environment/20…
#water
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Antarctic ice shelves are shattering. How fast will seas rise? nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar… #water
How Kansas could lose billions in land values as underground #water runs dry salinapost.com/posts/86216445…
A Utah town is running dry. Its solution stoked an age-old #water war
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/a…
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/a…
A Concerning Change Is Happening to Earth's #Water Cycle, Satellite Data Reveal sciencealert.com/earth-s-water-…
A long-term study of a marsh was meant to ask whether rising levels of CO2 could help wetlands thrive despite rising seas. The plants aren’t keeping up.
wired.com/story/the-wetl… #water
wired.com/story/the-wetl… #water
New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance warning. It could devastate farmers.
wired.com/story/flash-dr… #water
wired.com/story/flash-dr… #water
CA’s Central Valley is sinking as groundwater levels drop. New research shows how rising #water levels could slow or halt subsidence:
latimes.com/california/sto…
latimes.com/california/sto…
Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool' - the point past which supply is insufficient for producing hydroelectric power: bbc.com/news/world-us-… #water
“Water has become a national security issue ... It’s the biggest problem facing the country economically, socially and environmentally. If we don’t solve this, then water will be the cause of the next uprising.”
theguardian.com/world/2022/jun… #water
theguardian.com/world/2022/jun… #water
Egypt Supports Introducing Regional Early Warning Systems for #Water, Climate
english.aawsat.com/home/article/3…
english.aawsat.com/home/article/3…
As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
nytimes.com/2022/06/07/cli… #water
nytimes.com/2022/06/07/cli… #water
“We need daily data to make accurate predictions.”
India's rivers are heating up due to climate change, shows study.
downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-c… #water
India's rivers are heating up due to climate change, shows study.
downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-c… #water
Floods inundate Sydney region; hundreds rescued as rain continues. Australia’s east coast has experienced four major floods in less than 18 months as a La Niña weather pattern has brought cooler, wetter conditions.
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/… #water
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/… #water
Severe water shortages projected to reduce grape output in Iberian peninsula by 25%-99% by 2100.
Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows.theguardian.com/environment/20…
#water
Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows.theguardian.com/environment/20…
#water
‘Every year it gets worse’: on the frontline of the climate crisis in Bangladesh - facing its worst floods in over 100 years.
theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
Good explainer from @UCSUSA: Water Wildfire & Climate Change: How #water and wildfire connect in a warming world
ucsusa.org/resources/wate…
ucsusa.org/resources/wate…
Colorado releases its plan for how the state will deal with #water shortages worsened by climate change and population growth cpr.org/2022/07/06/col…
Choosing between flooding a small town and losing a year’s worth of #water:
Kentucky Town's Water Crisis Is Emblematic of Climate Problems to Come esquire.com/news-politics/…
Kentucky Town's Water Crisis Is Emblematic of Climate Problems to Come esquire.com/news-politics/…
The existing drought salinity barrier along the West False River, which was installed in 2021 following @GavinNewsom's executive order, has helped to prevent saltwater contamination of fresh #water supplies used by tens of millions of Californians.
mavensnotebook.com/2022/07/11/thi…
mavensnotebook.com/2022/07/11/thi…
Real #water risks aren’t reputational, they’re systemic: the main artery of the German Economy, in this instance. When we forget that it blinds us to the magnitude of what any secure water future demands of us over the next five years.
gizmodo.com/germany-rhine-…
gizmodo.com/germany-rhine-…
A Striking Satellite Image Shows a Major Greenland Meltdown gizmodo.com/a-striking-sat… #water
Less discharge from rivers will drive higher concentrations of dissolved substances - producing major shifts in river chemistry.
eos.org/research-spotl… #water
eos.org/research-spotl… #water
“The ash and gasses punching into the sky also shot billions of kilograms of water into the atmosphere, a new study concludes. That #water will likely remain there for years, where it could eat away at the ozone layer and perhaps even warm Earth.”
science.org/content/articl…
science.org/content/articl…
Kentucky grapples with effect of climate crisis as floods leave trail of devastation theguardian.com/us-news/2022/j… #water
Plants drive weather systems, even in the Midwest & Southwest.
They’re a primary driver of inland precipitation.
One acre of corn can release 4,000 gallons of #water vapor per day, enough to fill a residential swimming pool in less than a week.
#climate
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
They’re a primary driver of inland precipitation.
One acre of corn can release 4,000 gallons of #water vapor per day, enough to fill a residential swimming pool in less than a week.
#climate
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
How many firsts before we center #water in climate? “Following the prolonged dry weather, the source of the Thames in Gloucestershire has dried up, with a weak flow now only just about discernible more than 5 miles downstream (at Somerford Keynes).”
theguardian.com/environment/20…
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Water use being restricted in 93 regions, and irrigation has been banned in much of the northwest and southeast. Corn yields expected to decline by 18.6% this year.
France drought: towns left short of drinking #water
bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
France drought: towns left short of drinking #water
bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
Some 80 percent of all waterborne freight within Germany — through which the Elbe, Ruhr and Danube also flow — is carried on the Rhine.
But once water levels decline below 40 centimeters at Kaub, shipping commodities becomes uneconomical. #water
But once water levels decline below 40 centimeters at Kaub, shipping commodities becomes uneconomical. #water
https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/1556531961732014080
“The Panama Canal is the only interoceanic commerce route whose operation depends on the availability of freshwater, making it the most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of global climate change.” #water
forbes.com/sites/kensilve…
forbes.com/sites/kensilve…
“Taps have been running dry for millions of people in the city of Monterrey... Water bills have skyrocketed. People have sabotaged pipes that could divert #water to other cities. Truck drivers delivering water have been kidnapped.”
washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/0…
washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/0…
The money can be used by states and local agencies to temporarily buy farmers’ water rights, fund permanent conservation programs like city lawn buy-ups, or negotiate with tribes to keep their #water rights in the basin
coloradosun.com/2022/08/09/inf…
coloradosun.com/2022/08/09/inf…
‘This is the future’: the Oxfordshire village living without running #water.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Newsom calls for boosting #water supply projects to curb California drought, climate change mercurynews.com/2022/08/11/new…
Climate change is worsening heat waves in oceans pbs.org/newshour/show/… #water
Lakes are drying up everywhere. Israel will pump #water from the Mediterranean as a solution cnn.com/2022/08/19/mid…
Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up river theguardian.com/science/2022/a… #water
Shocking Photos Show China's Historic Drought gizmodo.com/china-drought-… #water
Climate is the message, but #water is the medium.
We can't understand what's happening to the #water cycle by blindly focusing on carbon, or pretending that there can be mitigation without adaptation. We have to shift our focus from #degreestodrops.
We can't understand what's happening to the #water cycle by blindly focusing on carbon, or pretending that there can be mitigation without adaptation. We have to shift our focus from #degreestodrops.
https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1563309932006756352?s=20&t=CuIePVNiwjXreg6wbeL0WQ
Pakistan floods: Appeals for aid as 119 more die in a day bbc.com/news/world-asi… #water
As drought persists in Northeast, farmers face uncertain future npr.org/2022/08/27/111… #water
2022 is forcing the world to face that the water cycle, as we once knew it, has broken.
Every institution we have needs to adapt to a world where hydrological & geological timescales are being replaced by meteorological timescales.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
#water #climate
Every institution we have needs to adapt to a world where hydrological & geological timescales are being replaced by meteorological timescales.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
#water #climate
Switzerland's vanishing glaciers threaten Europe's #water supply bbc.com/news/world-eur…
California water agencies brace for Colorado River cuts latimes.com/california/sto… #water
Less snow and less water. Federal study paints bleak picture of American River’s future sacbee.com/news/californi… #water
Bodies of #water all over North America are drying up due to drought, climate change: Experts abcnews.go.com/US/bodies-wate…
“Greater recognition of the dangers of flooding hasn’t resulted in better efforts to help those most at risk, which in the US often means Black communities in historically marginalized, previously redlined areas.”#water
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Life Was Built Around Snow. What Happens When It Vanishes? nytimes.com/2022/10/21/us/… #water
The West’s Biggest Source of Renewable Energy Depends on #Water. Will It Survive the Drought?
news.yahoo.com/west-biggest-s…
news.yahoo.com/west-biggest-s…
Rural California town is facing the end of its #water supply by Dec. 1 cnbc.com/2022/10/24/coa…
Mississippi River water levels plummet to historic lows due to drought washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #water
You can't walk to Tower Rock in the Mississippi River anymore ksdk.com/article/news/l… #water
Unclear the water cycle is still capable of delivering what this plan promises.
Texas #water plan relies on reservoirs vulnerable to climate change, drought texastribune.org/2022/10/31/tex…
Texas #water plan relies on reservoirs vulnerable to climate change, drought texastribune.org/2022/10/31/tex…
Waterlogged wheat, rotting oranges: five crops devastated by a year of extreme weather theguardian.com/environment/20… #water
A Caustic Shift Is Coming for the Arctic Ocean wired.com/story/a-causti… #water
As we’re seeing on many rivers right now, this could mean worldwide saltwater intrusion into coastal freshwater aquifers, a primary #water source for 75% of cities - by the end of this decade.
Antarctica's Collapse Could Begin Even Sooner Than Anticipated scientificamerican.com/article/antarc…
Antarctica's Collapse Could Begin Even Sooner Than Anticipated scientificamerican.com/article/antarc…
COP27: 'We'd never seen this much water' - Pakistan flood survivors bbc.com/news/world-asi… #water
Their lagoons languishing, precious Spanish wetlands go dry apnews.com/d69520e5f6af8f… #water
Record-low water levels are causing major shipping jams just as the US needs to export this year’s harvest.
bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-… #water #foodsecurity
bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-… #water #foodsecurity
Some context, also the Mississippi in 2019:
https://twitter.com/sonaar/status/1150607194024321024
Strange sights are being reported: Wells that have gone dry. Streams that have vanished. The arrival of the maned wolf, a species native to South American savannas. Even a scourge familiar elsewhere in Brazil but not here: thirst. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…
#water 😔
#water 😔
“Sometimes, they stumbled across a site too late and found only pools of blood-red water, where patches of snow and algae had already melted. Finding intact snow to sample became a race against the summer’s heat, and the algae’s growth.”
#water
popsci.com/environment/pi…
#water
popsci.com/environment/pi…
Europe has lost an average 84 gigatons of #water every year since the turn of the 20th century. The equivalent of Lake Ontario, or 5x the flow of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…
nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…
For each carbon dioxide molecule taken in, a typical plant loses some 200 to 500 water molecules to evaporation through the stomatal pores - new research on that mechanism might help slow #water loss in crops and forests, protecting critical carbon sinks.
today.ucsd.edu/story/research…
today.ucsd.edu/story/research…
We can debate whether a glass of water is half empty or half full, but no one debates whether a glass is empty or full.
latimes.com/environment/st…
#water
latimes.com/environment/st…
#water
“All the hard-rock geologists who look at these pictures, they’re like, ‘Oh, that looks like acid mine waste.’” But it’s not mine waste. According to the researchers, the rusty coating on rocks and stream banks is coming from the land itself.
hcn.org/articles/north…
#water
hcn.org/articles/north…
#water
“We are in a flood emergency while we still have an active drought emergency. That pretty much says it all about the new normal we have with climate change.”
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01…
#water
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01…
#water
HT @thermokarst
“The ecosystem is on life support, [and] we need to have this emergency intervention to make sure it doesn’t disappear”
Great Salt Lake on track to disappear in five years, scientists warn.
#water
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
“The ecosystem is on life support, [and] we need to have this emergency intervention to make sure it doesn’t disappear”
Great Salt Lake on track to disappear in five years, scientists warn.
#water
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Four years ago, and impossible to ignore how much time we’ve lost from the pandemic.
https://twitter.com/sonaar/status/1100899928136531968
Not to be alarmist, but worth rereading this from 2 years ago in @MotherJones - also a decent look at the CA flood of 1861-62
#water motherjones.com/environment/20…
#water motherjones.com/environment/20…
“home sellers and real-estate agents in risky areas have every incentive to understate the danger that their properties face” #water
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
Italy faces new drought alert as Venice canals run dry reuters.com/world/europe/i… #water
The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New #Water Crisis nytimes.com/2023/02/25/cli…
Atmospheric river comes for California as experts warn it ‘could get really ugly’ theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m… #water #cawater
Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts far below damage estimates, documents and insiders reveal washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #water
California town races for survival after levees fail: ‘It destroyed everything’ theguardian.com/world/2023/mar… #water #cawater
Warmer water driving hypoxia in the Murrary Darling and this massive fish death event. #water
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/… cc @RodSchoonover
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/… cc @RodSchoonover
LADWP inspectors will be stepping up daily patrols of aqueduct systems and dams in Owens Valley. Critics are pointing to the breach and flooding of the valley floor as signs it is losing control of aqueduct infrastructure. latimes.com/environment/st… #water #cawater
“Big melt is on the way.”
California’s snowpack is the deepest in 70 years - 30 million acre-feet - more #water than Lake Mead. The statewide equivalent of 61.1 inches of rain.
latimes.com/environment/st…
California’s snowpack is the deepest in 70 years - 30 million acre-feet - more #water than Lake Mead. The statewide equivalent of 61.1 inches of rain.
latimes.com/environment/st…
“This was predicted as far back as the 1970s but we’ve never really seen any action. Matters deteriorated after the revolution, where successive governments promised everything but did nothing.”
theguardian.com/global-develop… #water
theguardian.com/global-develop… #water
Lawsuit over #water pollution could curb use of aerial retardant to fight wildfires pbs.org/newshour/natio…
Parts of Yosemite National Park to close because of flood risk sfgate.com/california-par… #water #cawater
Southeastern Minnesota communities brace for top five record floods startribune.com/southeast-minn… #water
"The window for measured runoff keeps getting shorter as it's been cooler in the higher elevations… We're running the risk of entering the time of year where we're going to get a fast warmup in those watersheds."
axios.com/local/salt-lak… #water
axios.com/local/salt-lak… #water
“…6 in 10 households damaged in the 2022 floods reported incomes under $30,000, and most did not have flood insurance… residents in the area say they’ve been quoted more than $1,000 per month.”
nytimes.com/2023/04/22/bus… #water #waterrisk
nytimes.com/2023/04/22/bus… #water #waterrisk
Families in Clayton, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson and Scott Counties with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level can apply for the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program, which provides grants of up to $5,000 for weather-damaged assets. #water
desmoinesregister.com/story/weather/…
desmoinesregister.com/story/weather/…
St. Charles Parish sued FEMA on Tuesday over its controversial new system for setting flood insurance rates, alleging the agency failed to respond to records requests related to how premium increases across south Louisiana are being calculated. #water nola.com/news/environme…
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