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  1. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    [G]lobal Decline In Endorheic Basin Water Storages
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    doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-026 <-- shared paper
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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorhei <-- shared Wikipedia page
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    “Endorheic (hydrologically landlocked) basins spatially concur with arid/semi-arid climates. Given limited precipitation but high potential evaporation, their water storage is vulnerable to subtle flux perturbations, which are exacerbated by global warming and human activities. Increasing regional evidence suggests a probably recent net decline in endorheic water storage, but this remains unquantified at a global scale. By integrating satellite observations and hydrological modelling, [they] reveal[ed] that during 2002–2016 the global endorheic system experienced a widespread water loss of about 106.3 Gt/yr, attributed to comparable losses in surface water, soil moisture and groundwater. This decadal decline, disparate from water storage fluctuations in exorheic basins, appears less sensitive to El Niño–Southern Oscillation-driven climate variability, which implies a possible response to longer-term climate conditions and human water management. In the mass-conserved hydrosphere, such an endorheic water loss not only exacerbates local water stress, but also imposes excess water on exorheic basins, leading to a potential sea level rise that matches the contribution of nearly half of the land glacier retreat (excluding Greenland and Antarctica). Given these dual ramifications, [they] suggest the necessity for long-term monitoring of water storage variation in the global endorheic system and the inclusion of its net contribution to future sea level budgeting…”
    #water #hydrology #hydrography #global #waterresources #waterstorage #Endorheic #Basin #watersecurity #arid #semiarid #rainfall #precipitation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #globalwarming #climatechange #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #regional #remotesensing #GIS #spatial #mapping #earthobservation #surfacewater #groundwater #soilmoisture #exorheic #watermanagement #hydrosphere #waterstress #SLR #sealevelrise #monitoring #waterbudgets

    #water #hydrology #hydrography #global #waterresources #waterstorage
  2. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    [G]lobal Decline In Endorheic Basin Water Storages
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    doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-026 <-- shared paper
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    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorhei <-- shared Wikipedia page
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    “Endorheic (hydrologically landlocked) basins spatially concur with arid/semi-arid climates. Given limited precipitation but high potential evaporation, their water storage is vulnerable to subtle flux perturbations, which are exacerbated by global warming and human activities. Increasing regional evidence suggests a probably recent net decline in endorheic water storage, but this remains unquantified at a global scale. By integrating satellite observations and hydrological modelling, [they] reveal[ed] that during 2002–2016 the global endorheic system experienced a widespread water loss of about 106.3 Gt/yr, attributed to comparable losses in surface water, soil moisture and groundwater. This decadal decline, disparate from water storage fluctuations in exorheic basins, appears less sensitive to El Niño–Southern Oscillation-driven climate variability, which implies a possible response to longer-term climate conditions and human water management. In the mass-conserved hydrosphere, such an endorheic water loss not only exacerbates local water stress, but also imposes excess water on exorheic basins, leading to a potential sea level rise that matches the contribution of nearly half of the land glacier retreat (excluding Greenland and Antarctica). Given these dual ramifications, [they] suggest the necessity for long-term monitoring of water storage variation in the global endorheic system and the inclusion of its net contribution to future sea level budgeting…”

    #water #hydrology #hydrography #global #waterresources #waterstorage
  3. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Decoupling Of Surface Water Storage From Precipitation In Global Drylands Due To Anthropogenic Activity
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    doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-003 <-- shared paper
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    “The availability of surface water in global drylands is essential for both human society and ecosystems. However, the long-term drivers of change in surface water storage, particularly those related to anthropogenic activities, remain unclear. Here [they] use[d] multi-mission remote sensing data to construct monthly time series of water storage changes from 1985 to 2020 for 105,400 lakes and reservoirs in global drylands. An increase of 2.20 km³ per year in surface water storage is found primarily due to the construction of new reservoirs. For lakes and old reservoirs (constructed before 1983), conversely, the trend in storage is minor when aggregated globally, but they dominate surface water storage trends in 91% of individual global dryland basins. Further analysis reveals that long-term storage changes in these water bodies are primarily linked to anthropogenic factors - including human-induced warming and water-management practices - rather than to precipitation changes, as previously thought. These findings reveal a decoupling of surface water storage from precipitation in global drylands, raising concerns about societal and ecosystem sustainability…”
    #water #hydrology #hydrography #waterstorage #waterresources #surfacewater #global #drylands #precipitation #rainfall #watersecurity #ecosystems #habitat #publichealth #anthropogenic #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #monitoring #geostatistics #engineering #reservoirs #infrastructure #lakes #waterbodies #globalwarming #climatechange #sustainability #planning #baseline

    #water #hydrology #hydrography #waterstorage #waterresources #surfacewater
  4. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Decoupling Of Surface Water Storage From Precipitation In Global Drylands Due To Anthropogenic Activity
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    doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-003 <-- shared paper
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    “The availability of surface water in global drylands is essential for both human society and ecosystems. However, the long-term drivers of change in surface water storage, particularly those related to anthropogenic activities, remain unclear. Here [they] use[d] multi-mission remote sensing data to construct monthly time series of water storage changes from 1985 to 2020 for 105,400 lakes and reservoirs in global drylands. An increase of 2.20 km³ per year in surface water storage is found primarily due to the construction of new reservoirs. For lakes and old reservoirs (constructed before 1983), conversely, the trend in storage is minor when aggregated globally, but they dominate surface water storage trends in 91% of individual global dryland basins. Further analysis reveals that long-term storage changes in these water bodies are primarily linked to anthropogenic factors - including human-induced warming and water-management practices - rather than to precipitation changes, as previously thought. These findings reveal a decoupling of surface water storage from precipitation in global drylands, raising concerns about societal and ecosystem sustainability…”

    #water #hydrology #hydrography #waterstorage #waterresources #surfacewater
  5. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Human Disturbances Dominated The Unprecedentedly High Frequency Of Yellow River Flood Over The Last Millennium
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    doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf8576 <-- shared paper
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    smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ <-- shared technical article
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    #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #water #hydrography #hydrology #flood #flooding #river #catchment #engineering #riverine #YellowRiver #China #climatechange #extremeweather #floodhazard #risk #hazard #history #historic #sediment #reconstruction #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #levee #breaches #Holocene #geologic #fluvial #sustainability #planning #management #watermanagement #stress #change #dating #radiocarbon #OSL #sampling #paleoflood #overtopping #slackwater #sedimentation #model #modeling #embankment #riverstage #dams

    #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #water #hydrography #hydrology #flood
  6. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Human Disturbances Dominated The Unprecedentedly High Frequency Of Yellow River Flood Over The Last Millennium
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    doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf8576 <-- shared paper
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    smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ <-- shared technical article
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    #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #water #hydrography #hydrology #flood
  7. Kent Pitman @[email protected] ·

    just scorpions we.
    atop a blue marble frog
    oil finds its purchase

    #haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #collapse #extinction #anthropogenic #oil #FossilFuels #LateStageCapitalism

    #haiku #senryu #poem #shortpoem #smallpoem #smallpoems
  8. Kent Pitman @[email protected] ·

    just scorpions we.
    atop a blue marble frog
    oil finds its purchase

    #haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #collapse #extinction #anthropogenic #oil #FossilFuels #LateStageCapitalism

    #haiku #senryu #poem #shortpoem #smallpoem #smallpoems
  9. dumnezero @[email protected] ·

    Slaveship Earth: Capitalism’s Secret 500-Year Climate History

    piefed.social/c/collapse/p/191

    #climate #climatechange #collapse #capitalocene #capital #industrialrevolution
  10. dumnezero @[email protected] ·

    Slaveship Earth: Capitalism’s Secret 500-Year Climate History

    piefed.social/c/collapse/p/191

    #climate #climatechange #collapse #capitalocene #capital #industrialrevolution
  11. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    A Review Of Current Best Practices And Future Directions In Assimilating GRACE/-FO Terrestrial Water Storage Data Into Numerical Models
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    doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-985-20 <-- shared technical article/review 📖 🔗
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    grace.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- @nasa @JPL home page, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
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    #GRACE #GRACEFO #DataAssimilation #EarthObservation #Hydrology #WaterResources #ClimateScience #RemoteSensing #CRC1502 #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #water #hydrology #model #modeling #landsurface #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #waterresources #waterstorage #monitoring #groundwater #trends #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #droughts #floods #extremeweather #literature #review #summary #watercycle #geostatistics #humanimpacts #irrigation #watermanagement #anthropogenic #pumping #extraction #AI #ML #machinelearning

    #grace #gracefo #dataassimilation #earthobservation #hydrology #waterresources
  12. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    A Review Of Current Best Practices And Future Directions In Assimilating GRACE/-FO Terrestrial Water Storage Data Into Numerical Models
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    doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-985-20 <-- shared technical article/review 📖 🔗
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    grace.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- @nasa @JPL home page, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
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    #grace #gracefo #dataassimilation #earthobservation #hydrology #waterresources
  13. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Fatal Debris Avalanche On An Anthropogenically Disturbed, Earthquake-Perturbed Slope During Antecedent Rainfall [Turkey]
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    doi.org/10.1007/s10346-026-027 <-- shared paper
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    eos.org/thelandslideblog/gungo <-- shared technical article
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    geohazard.itu.edu.tr/en/news-d <-- shared technical article
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    zenodo.org/records/14625940 <-- shared technical article/paper
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    #rainfall #precipitation #pluvial #massmovement #monitoring #Turkey #Türkiye #Güngören #Artvin #remotesensing #earthobservation #GIS #spatial #mapping #LiDAR #UAV #InSAR #radar #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #massmovement #risk #hazard #geology #landslide #engineeringgeology #anthropogenic #humnacimpacts #manmade #quarry #highway #stability #earthquake #trigger #slopestability #naturalhazard #disaster #debrisflow #fatal #lossoflife #publicsafety #fieldwork #model #failure #geomorphology #kinematic #geomorphometry #creeping #extremeweather #multiple #recurrence #progressive #groundmotion #susceptibility

    #rainfall #precipitation #pluvial #massmovement #monitoring #turkey
  14. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Fatal Debris Avalanche On An Anthropogenically Disturbed, Earthquake-Perturbed Slope During Antecedent Rainfall [Turkey]
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    doi.org/10.1007/s10346-026-027 <-- shared paper
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    eos.org/thelandslideblog/gungo <-- shared technical article
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    geohazard.itu.edu.tr/en/news-d <-- shared technical article
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    zenodo.org/records/14625940 <-- shared technical article/paper
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    #rainfall #precipitation #pluvial #massmovement #monitoring #turkey
  15. Scientific Frontline @[email protected] ·

    #Anthropogenic #noise significantly alters #bird behavior and physiology globally, with distinct negative impacts on fitness and reproduction that vary by species traits but are largely predictable and reversible.
    #Ecology #Environmental #Conservation #Ornithology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/02/eco02142601

    #anthropogenic #noise #bird #ecology #environmental #conservation
  16. Scientific Frontline @[email protected] ·

    #Anthropogenic #noise significantly alters #bird behavior and physiology globally, with distinct negative impacts on fitness and reproduction that vary by species traits but are largely predictable and reversible.
    #Ecology #Environmental #Conservation #Ornithology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/02/eco02142601

    #anthropogenic #noise #bird #ecology #environmental #conservation
  17. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Climatic And Anthropogenic Controls On Late Holocene Sediment Transport To The Gulf Of Mexico By The Mississippi River
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.20 <-- shared paper
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    #water #hydrology #hydrography #humanimpacts #human #settlement #anthropogenic #levees #engineering #spatialanalysis #spatialtemporal #erosion #weathering #Mississippi #River #Sediment #Provenance #Zircon #grainsize #alluvial #alluvium #hydrogeomorphology #headwater #coast #coastal #delta #geology #Holocene #geochemistry #Sr #Nd #isotope #Strontium #Neodymium #detrital #climate #GulfofMexico

    #water #hydrology #hydrography #humanimpacts #human #settlement
  18. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Climatic And Anthropogenic Controls On Late Holocene Sediment Transport To The Gulf Of Mexico By The Mississippi River
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.20 <-- shared paper
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    #water #hydrology #hydrography #humanimpacts #human #settlement
  19. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Global Subsidence Of River Deltas
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    doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-099 <-- shared paper
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    H/T Wageningen University & Research
    “🌊🔍 River deltas are sinking!
    A new study [link above] reveals that river deltas worldwide are sinking significantly, faster than sea levels rise..."
    #GIS #mapping #spatial #remotesensing #NASA #earthobservation #RiverDelta #ClimateChange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #water #hydrology #marine #river #delta #coast #coastal #global #subsidence #groundwater #extraction #pumping #overpumping #watertable #hydrogeology #sediment #waterresources #planning #policy #landuse #landscape #hydrogeomorphology #worldwide #riverdelta #humanimpacts #ecosystems #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #flood #flooding #landloss #salinity #risk #hazard #salinization #vulnerable #measurements #monitoring #elevation #insar #radar #surfaceelevation #anthropogenic #urbanexpansion

    #gis #mapping #spatial #remotesensing #nasa #earthobservation
  20. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Global Subsidence Of River Deltas
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    doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-099 <-- shared paper
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    H/T Wageningen University & Research
    “🌊🔍 River deltas are sinking!
    A new study [link above] reveals that river deltas worldwide are sinking significantly, faster than sea levels rise..."

    #gis #mapping #spatial #remotesensing #nasa #earthobservation
  21. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Leaching Of Legacy Paper Mill Sludge Induces Lithification By Cementation Of Fluvial Sediment
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2025. <-- shared paper
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    [For almost 300 years – from 1709 to 2004 – Penicuik and district was producing high-quality paper which went out all over the world; Walter Scott’s Waverley novels and Robert Louis Stevenson’s notebooks were printed on Penicuik paper, and Turner painted on it too.]
    #Legacy #Papermill #Penicuik #Midlothian #scotland #Sludge #Anthropogenic #lithification #Conglomerate #Cementation #geology #water #hydrology #fluvial #sediment #calcium #leacging #river #stream #waterways #streambed #calciumcarbonate #CaCO3 #SEM #EDX #sampling #XRD #waste #wastemanagement #industrial #industry #industrialwaste #pollution #sedimentology #geochemistry #papermillsludge #PMS

    #legacy #papermill #penicuik #scotland #sludge #anthropogenic
  22. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Leaching Of Legacy Paper Mill Sludge Induces Lithification By Cementation Of Fluvial Sediment
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2025. <-- shared paper
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    [For almost 300 years – from 1709 to 2004 – Penicuik and district was producing high-quality paper which went out all over the world; Walter Scott’s Waverley novels and Robert Louis Stevenson’s notebooks were printed on Penicuik paper, and Turner painted on it too.]

    #legacy #papermill #penicuik #scotland #sludge #anthropogenic
  23. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Teleconnections from the 2023–24 El Niño Offset by Background SST Trends
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    doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-25-0227 <-- shared paper
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    doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108946 <-- shared paper
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    #USA #Canada #NorthAmerica #Mexico #NorthernEurope #PacificOcean #ElNiño #ElNino #pluvial #precipitation #rainfall #snow #weather #climate #humanimpacts #model #modeling #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #atmosphere #extremeweather #CONUS #California #atmosphericriver #AtlanticOcean #IndianOcean #tropical #ENSO #winter #ocean #trend #teleconnections #seasurfacetemperature #SST #atmospheric #climatechange #natural #anthropogenic #noaa #NSF
    #NationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch

    #usa #canada #northamerica #mexico #northerneurope #pacificocean
  24. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Teleconnections from the 2023–24 El Niño Offset by Background SST Trends
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    doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-25-0227 <-- shared paper
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    doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108946 <-- shared paper
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    #noaa #nsf #nationalcenterforatmosphericresearch #usa #canada #northamerica
  25. Weekend Stories @[email protected] ·

    #Buddhism's #ecological #philosophy frames #environmental care as #ethical imperative rather than mere conservation. Through #interdependence (#paṭiccasamuppāda), non-harming (#ahiṃsā), and the #Bodhisattva ideal, it extends #compassion to all sentient beings affected by #ClimateChange. #Impermanence (#anicca) invites #mindful engagement, not passivity, distinguishing natural cycles from #anthropogenic destruction.

    🌍 fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_

    #WeekendStories

    #buddhism #ecological #philosophy #environmental #ethical #interdependence
  26. Weekend Stories @[email protected] ·

    #Buddhism's #ecological #philosophy frames #environmental care as #ethical imperative rather than mere conservation. Through #interdependence (#paṭiccasamuppāda), non-harming (#ahiṃsā), and the #Bodhisattva ideal, it extends #compassion to all sentient beings affected by #ClimateChange. #Impermanence (#anicca) invites #mindful engagement, not passivity, distinguishing natural cycles from #anthropogenic destruction.

    🌍 fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_

    #WeekendStories

    #buddhism #ecological #philosophy #environmental #ethical #interdependence
  27. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Past And Future Change In Global River Flows
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    doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-007 <-- shared paper
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    #review #water #hydrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #waterresources #model #modeling #flow #global #watercycle #humanimpacts #climate #extremeweather #seasonal #dynamics #changes #riverflow #regional #fluvial #pluvial #cryosphere #climatemodel #climatechange #anthropogenic #landuse #watermanagement #model #modeling #terrestrial #ecosystems

    #review #water #hydrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #waterresources
  28. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Past And Future Change In Global River Flows
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    doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-007 <-- shared paper
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    #review #water #hydrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #waterresources
  29. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.10 <-- shared paper
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    [disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]
    #water #hydrology #LakeMead #Drought #Impacts #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #Groundwater #SurfaceWater #InSAR #ElasticLoad #Model #WaterStorage #HydraulicConnectivity #modeling #waterresources #earthobservation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #pumping #reservoir #climate #watermanagement #rebound #arid #connectivity #geology #lake #aquifer #subsurface #stressors

    #water #hydrology #lakemead #drought #impacts #humanimpacts
  30. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Drought-Induced Changes In Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange At Lake Mead Area [Remote Sensing]
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.10 <-- shared paper
    --
    [disclaimer: the model details / math are way over my head technically - but a good read, regardless]

    #water #hydrology #lakemead #drought #impacts #humanimpacts
  31. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    #Trees absorb the #greenhousegas #CO2 and release oxygen, thus contributing to a better #environment. Yet, isolated street trees are more susceptible to disease than those in #forests, which are embedded in complex #forestecosystems with a #treespecies #diversity.
    In light of #globalwarming and #anthropogenic #environmentalchanges, R. C. Gatti et al. (2022) estimated the number of tree #speciesonEarth.
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115329119

    #Photos
    ©S F. Wirth

    #trees #greenhousegas #co2 #environment #forests #forestecosystems
  32. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    #Trees absorb the #greenhousegas #CO2 and release oxygen, thus contributing to a better #environment. Yet, isolated street trees are more susceptible to disease than those in #forests, which are embedded in complex #forestecosystems with a #treespecies #diversity.
    In light of #globalwarming and #anthropogenic #environmentalchanges, R. C. Gatti et al. (2022) estimated the number of tree #speciesonEarth.
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    Ref
    doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115329119

    #Photos
    ©S F. Wirth

    #trees #greenhousegas #co2 #environment #forests #forestecosystems
  33. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn't Happen [groundwater pumping]
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    popularmechanics.com/science/e <-- shared technical article
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    doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103509 <-- shared paper
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    “ • When humans pump groundwater, it has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation.
    • Additionally, a study document [link above] just how much of an influence groundwater pumping has on climate change.
    • Understanding this relatively recent data may provide a better understanding of how to help stave off sea-level rise…"
    #hydrology #groundwater #depletion #pumping #extraction #sealevelrise #SLR #global #globe #earthtilt #humanimpacts #waterresources #anthropogenic #climatechange #model #modeling #monitoring #earth #rotation #water #redistribution #drift #pole #observation #spinaxis

    #hydrology #groundwater #depletion #pumping #extraction #sealevelrise
  34. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn't Happen [groundwater pumping]
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    popularmechanics.com/science/e <-- shared technical article
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    doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103509 <-- shared paper
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    “ • When humans pump groundwater, it has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation.
    • Additionally, a study document [link above] just how much of an influence groundwater pumping has on climate change.
    • Understanding this relatively recent data may provide a better understanding of how to help stave off sea-level rise…"

    #hydrology #groundwater #depletion #pumping #extraction #sealevelrise
  35. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Using Beaver Capacity Models - The Importance Of Local Knowledge [habitat restoration, mitigation, etc]
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    doi.org/10.1111/rec.70135 <-- shared paper
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #anthropogenic #beaver #habitat #restoration #multiuse #resilence #ecosystem #mitigation #extremeweather #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ecoregions #suitability #surfacewater #dams #landscape #geomorphology #grazing #forest #tree #vegetation #sediment #runoff #energy

    #gis #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #anthropogenic
  36. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Using Beaver Capacity Models - The Importance Of Local Knowledge [habitat restoration, mitigation, etc]
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    doi.org/10.1111/rec.70135 <-- shared paper
    --

    #gis #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #anthropogenic
  37. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Quantifying Methane Emissions From United States Landfills
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    doi.org/10.1126/science.adi7735 <-- shared paper
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #aerial #remotesensing #earthobservation #methane #US #USA #landfill #landfills #emission #solidwaste #waste #anthropogenic #climatechange #greehousegas #imaging #spectrometers #spatialanalysis #systematic #monitoring #measurements #exceedance #wastemanagement #mitigation #engineering #AVIRIS

    #gis #spatial #mapping #aerial #remotesensing #earthobservation
  38. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Quantifying Methane Emissions From United States Landfills
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    doi.org/10.1126/science.adi7735 <-- shared paper
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    #gis #spatial #mapping #aerial #remotesensing #earthobservation
  39. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    Scientists Are Warning of A Brand-New Kind of #AcidRain

    Story by Darren Orf

    Key points:
    - While acid rain caused by sulfur dioxide is an environmental threat of the past (at least, for now), a new kind of acid is proliferating in rain water—as well as groundwater, ice cores, and even human blood.
    - #TrifluoroaceticAcid (#TFA) is a subclass of “#ForeverChemical” that’s been steadily increasing in concentrations around the world.
    - With calls to consider this rise in TFA a planetary threat, some governments are starting ban chemicals linked to TFA—but the threat will require global cooperation.

    "Acid rain may have a sequel, and like most sequels, it’s arguably worse.

    "While the world’s first bout of acid rain (at least, in modern times) came from increased concentrations of sulfuric acid produced largely from coal plants, this new #anthropogenic source is possibly more pervasive, more persistent, and more sinister. Its name is Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a kind of 'forever chemical' that, for decades, has been steadily increasing in #RainWater—but not just rain water.

    "Countries around the world have found increasing concentrations in #groundwater, #ArcticIceCores, #wine, and even #HumanBlood. In fact, TFA is likely the most pervasive form of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (#PFAS)—technically, a subclass known as ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acid (#PFAA)—on Earth due in part to the fact that longer-chain PFAS degrade into TFA via #incinerators or #SewageTreatment plants. They’re also used in #refrigerants instead of #chlorofluorocarbons and #hydrochlorofluorocarbons, which were famously known to deplete the Earth’s #OzoneLayer.

    "In October of 2024, a team of European environmental scientists raised the TFA alarm, stating that a rise in concentration could be considered a threat to '#PlanetaryBoundaries' — a system designed to make sure the planet remains #habitable for human life (which we are doing a real bang-up job at following).

    " 'Since the 1990s, it has been suggested that hazard-related concerns of TFA and other short-chain PFAAs are much lower than those of PFAAs with longer perfluoroalkyl chains, which are more #bioaccumulative and generally more #toxic,' the authors wrote back in October. 'However, these early reports did not consider TFA’s ubiquitous accumulation in the environment, in particular its observed accumulation in water resources and #bioaccumulation in various plants, including crops.'

    "One of the most dangerous things about PFAAs is what we don’t know about them. Unlike other PFAS (of which there are, sadly, thousands of different kinds), TFA is so small (a.k.a. ultrashort) that it’s water-soluble, meaning it likely passes through the human body pretty quickly. A new Nature article reports that some scientists find this evidence compelling enough to not even consider TFA a kind of PFAS, but a growing chorus of voices are raising concerns that increased concentrations of TFA in water and food sources could render TFA’s fast-moving nature a moot point.

    "In fact, TFA’s water-solubility could be a long-term headache. If scientists and governments eventually decide that TFA does need to be removed from drinking water and other sources, current filtration technologies are not up to the task. In other words, ridding the world of TFA will not only be immensely difficult, it’ll also be incredibly expensive. Current regulations to eliminate certain forms of PFAS are already proving to be fiscally onerous.

    "Thankfully, some governments are taking action. #Denmark, for example, banned 23 substances earlier this month known to contain PFAS that contribute to rising TFA concentrations. Meanwhile, the #US is lagging behind—the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] doesn’t even define TFA as a 'forever chemical,' much to the dismay of #environmentalist groups and to the merriment of many #industry leaders.

    "Rising concentrations of TFA is the acid rain sequel no one wanted. But just like every terrible sequel ever made, it seems like we’re getting it anyway."

    msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scie

    #WaterIsLife #Dupont #DowChemical #3M #ForeverChemicals #EPACuts #Deregulation #TrumpSucks #USPol #WorldPol #Environment #EnvironmentalDamage #GenXChemicals #3MLied

    #acidrain #trifluoroaceticacid #tfa #foreverchemical #anthropogenic #rainwater
  40. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    Scientists Are Warning of A Brand-New Kind of #AcidRain

    Story by Darren Orf

    Key points:
    - While acid rain caused by sulfur dioxide is an environmental threat of the past (at least, for now), a new kind of acid is proliferating in rain water—as well as groundwater, ice cores, and even human blood.
    - #TrifluoroaceticAcid (#TFA) is a subclass of “#ForeverChemical” that’s been steadily increasing in concentrations around the world.
    - With calls to consider this rise in TFA a planetary threat, some governments are starting ban chemicals linked to TFA—but the threat will require global cooperation.

    "Acid rain may have a sequel, and like most sequels, it’s arguably worse.

    "While the world’s first bout of acid rain (at least, in modern times) came from increased concentrations of sulfuric acid produced largely from coal plants, this new #anthropogenic source is possibly more pervasive, more persistent, and more sinister. Its name is Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a kind of 'forever chemical' that, for decades, has been steadily increasing in #RainWater—but not just rain water.

    "Countries around the world have found increasing concentrations in #groundwater, #ArcticIceCores, #wine, and even #HumanBlood. In fact, TFA is likely the most pervasive form of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (#PFAS)—technically, a subclass known as ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acid (#PFAA)—on Earth due in part to the fact that longer-chain PFAS degrade into TFA via #incinerators or #SewageTreatment plants. They’re also used in #refrigerants instead of #chlorofluorocarbons and #hydrochlorofluorocarbons, which were famously known to deplete the Earth’s #OzoneLayer.

    "In October of 2024, a team of European environmental scientists raised the TFA alarm, stating that a rise in concentration could be considered a threat to '#PlanetaryBoundaries' — a system designed to make sure the planet remains #habitable for human life (which we are doing a real bang-up job at following).

    " 'Since the 1990s, it has been suggested that hazard-related concerns of TFA and other short-chain PFAAs are much lower than those of PFAAs with longer perfluoroalkyl chains, which are more #bioaccumulative and generally more #toxic,' the authors wrote back in October. 'However, these early reports did not consider TFA’s ubiquitous accumulation in the environment, in particular its observed accumulation in water resources and #bioaccumulation in various plants, including crops.'

    "One of the most dangerous things about PFAAs is what we don’t know about them. Unlike other PFAS (of which there are, sadly, thousands of different kinds), TFA is so small (a.k.a. ultrashort) that it’s water-soluble, meaning it likely passes through the human body pretty quickly. A new Nature article reports that some scientists find this evidence compelling enough to not even consider TFA a kind of PFAS, but a growing chorus of voices are raising concerns that increased concentrations of TFA in water and food sources could render TFA’s fast-moving nature a moot point.

    "In fact, TFA’s water-solubility could be a long-term headache. If scientists and governments eventually decide that TFA does need to be removed from drinking water and other sources, current filtration technologies are not up to the task. In other words, ridding the world of TFA will not only be immensely difficult, it’ll also be incredibly expensive. Current regulations to eliminate certain forms of PFAS are already proving to be fiscally onerous.

    "Thankfully, some governments are taking action. #Denmark, for example, banned 23 substances earlier this month known to contain PFAS that contribute to rising TFA concentrations. Meanwhile, the #US is lagging behind—the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] doesn’t even define TFA as a 'forever chemical,' much to the dismay of #environmentalist groups and to the merriment of many #industry leaders.

    "Rising concentrations of TFA is the acid rain sequel no one wanted. But just like every terrible sequel ever made, it seems like we’re getting it anyway."

    msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scie

    #WaterIsLife #Dupont #DowChemical #3M #ForeverChemicals #EPACuts #Deregulation #TrumpSucks #USPol #WorldPol #Environment #EnvironmentalDamage #GenXChemicals #3MLied

    #acidrain #trifluoroaceticacid #tfa #foreverchemical #anthropogenic #rainwater
  41. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #Carbon14: Another underestimated danger from #nuclear reactors

    "There are a number of radionuclides released from nuclear energy facilities. This paper highlights carbon-14 for a number of reasons:

    - Carbon-14 is radioactive and is released into air as #methane and #CO2

    - Before 2010, carbon-14 releases from nuclear reactors were virtually ignored in the United States. Today only estimates are required and only under certain restrictive circumstances.

    - There is no good accounting of releases to date, so its impact on our health, our children’s health, and that of our
    #environment remains unknown, yet environmental measurement is possible, but can be challenging under certain
    conditions.

    - Carbon-14 has a half-life of over 5700 years and the element carbon is a basic building block for life on earth. Therefore, “it constitutes a potential health hazard, whose additional production by #anthropogenic sources of today will result in an increased #radiation exposure to many future generations.”

    - Like #tritium, it can collect in the tissues of the fetus at twice the concentration of the tissues in the mother, pointing to its
    disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable human lifecycle: the developing child.

    The element carbon is found in all organic substances. Carbon is also a primary constituent of #GreenhouseGases that are responsible for #ClimateChange, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (#CH4). Carbon-14 (c-14) is a radioactive form of
    carbon that occurs in nature and is also newly formed in nuclear power processes.

    "Carbon-14 is a health concern because it is released from #NuclearPower facilities as radioactive carbon dioxide and methane, traveling readily in the local and global environment.

    "Over time, carbon-14 becomes part of organic material including food, and has a half-life of approximately 5,730 years, decaying by a type of radioactive particle called a beta. Its hazardous life is 10-20 times its half-life, meaning that harmful exposure to man-made carbon-14 can last for hundreds of generations. The radioactive carbon forms as a byproduct of fissioning of uranium fuel, through a process called activation. The final step is a chemical reaction between carbon-14 and oxygen or hydrogen, which forms methane or carbon dioxide. The radioactive carbon-14 formed by this process is brand new and would not exist without nuclear fission.

    "During its long hazardous life, carbon-14 could be responsible for gross physical or
    mental defects, stillbirths and childhood deaths, embryonic and neonatal deaths into the many millions over the life of the isotope.

    "These millions could be underestimated five times or more. Carbon-14 could also be responsible for #leukemia, bone and other #cancers."

    beyondnuclear.org/wp-content/u

    #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI #RenewablesNow! #BeyondNuclear #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree

    #beyondnuclear #rethinknotrestart #nonukesforai #renewablesnow #nuclearisnotcarbonfree #carbon14
  42. DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] ·

    #Carbon14: Another underestimated danger from #nuclear reactors

    "There are a number of radionuclides released from nuclear energy facilities. This paper highlights carbon-14 for a number of reasons:

    - Carbon-14 is radioactive and is released into air as #methane and #CO2

    - Before 2010, carbon-14 releases from nuclear reactors were virtually ignored in the United States. Today only estimates are required and only under certain restrictive circumstances.

    - There is no good accounting of releases to date, so its impact on our health, our children’s health, and that of our
    #environment remains unknown, yet environmental measurement is possible, but can be challenging under certain
    conditions.

    - Carbon-14 has a half-life of over 5700 years and the element carbon is a basic building block for life on earth. Therefore, “it constitutes a potential health hazard, whose additional production by #anthropogenic sources of today will result in an increased #radiation exposure to many future generations.”

    - Like #tritium, it can collect in the tissues of the fetus at twice the concentration of the tissues in the mother, pointing to its
    disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable human lifecycle: the developing child.

    The element carbon is found in all organic substances. Carbon is also a primary constituent of #GreenhouseGases that are responsible for #ClimateChange, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (#CH4). Carbon-14 (c-14) is a radioactive form of
    carbon that occurs in nature and is also newly formed in nuclear power processes.

    "Carbon-14 is a health concern because it is released from #NuclearPower facilities as radioactive carbon dioxide and methane, traveling readily in the local and global environment.

    "Over time, carbon-14 becomes part of organic material including food, and has a half-life of approximately 5,730 years, decaying by a type of radioactive particle called a beta. Its hazardous life is 10-20 times its half-life, meaning that harmful exposure to man-made carbon-14 can last for hundreds of generations. The radioactive carbon forms as a byproduct of fissioning of uranium fuel, through a process called activation. The final step is a chemical reaction between carbon-14 and oxygen or hydrogen, which forms methane or carbon dioxide. The radioactive carbon-14 formed by this process is brand new and would not exist without nuclear fission.

    "During its long hazardous life, carbon-14 could be responsible for gross physical or
    mental defects, stillbirths and childhood deaths, embryonic and neonatal deaths into the many millions over the life of the isotope.

    "These millions could be underestimated five times or more. Carbon-14 could also be responsible for #leukemia, bone and other #cancers."

    beyondnuclear.org/wp-content/u

    #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI #RenewablesNow! #BeyondNuclear #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree

    #rethinknotrestart #nonukesforai #renewablesnow #nuclearisnotcarbonfree #carbon14 #nuclear
  43. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Declining Freshwater Availability in the Colorado River Basin Threatens Sustainability of Its Critical Groundwater Supplies
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115593 <-- shared paper
    --
    thehill.com/policy/equilibrium <-- shared media article
    --
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #ColoradoRiverBasin #water #hydrology #waterresources #aridification #anthropogenic #climatechange #humanimpacts #groundwater #depletion #pumping #wateruse #agriculture #irrigation #management #planning #monitoring #remotesensing #earthonservation #satellite #NASA #GRACE #GRACEFO #landsurface #model #modeling #sustainability #surfacewater #waterrights #droughts #USA #Mexico #watershortages #waterstorage #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy

    #gis #spatial #mapping #coloradoriverbasin #water #hydrology
  44. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Declining Freshwater Availability in the Colorado River Basin Threatens Sustainability of Its Critical Groundwater Supplies
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115593 <-- shared paper
    --
    thehill.com/policy/equilibrium <-- shared media article
    --

    #gis #spatial #mapping #coloradoriverbasin #water #hydrology
  45. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Inter-Basin Groundwater Flow In West-Central Florida
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025 <-- shared paper
    --
    fl.water.usgs.gov/floridan/int <-- shared USGS overview page, Floridan Aquifer System Groundwater Availability
    --
    “HIGHLIGHTS
    • The regional pattern of IGF in west-central Florida is dominated by the characteristics of the Upper Floridan Aquifer.
    • IGF plays a major role in the available water for partitioning and watershed aridity index.
    • Groundwater pumping affects IGF, and the change in IGF counteracts the human impact on available water..."
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #groundwater #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Florida #USA #waterresources #waterquality #watersecurity #regional #model #modeling #HSPF #MODFLOW #geology #sedimentology #hydrogeology #aquifer #runoff #discharge #watershed #precipitation #climate #aridity #index #pumping #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #watersupply

    #gis #spatial #mapping #groundwater #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal
  46. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Inter-Basin Groundwater Flow In West-Central Florida
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025 <-- shared paper
    --
    fl.water.usgs.gov/floridan/int <-- shared USGS overview page, Floridan Aquifer System Groundwater Availability
    --
    “HIGHLIGHTS
    • The regional pattern of IGF in west-central Florida is dominated by the characteristics of the Upper Floridan Aquifer.
    • IGF plays a major role in the available water for partitioning and watershed aridity index.
    • Groundwater pumping affects IGF, and the change in IGF counteracts the human impact on available water..."

    #gis #spatial #mapping #groundwater #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal
  47. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Total Economic Impact Of 2018 [Florida, USA] Red Tide Now Estimated at $2.7B
    --
    coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/t <-- shared article
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023 <-- shared paper
    --
    habforecast.gcoos.org/ <-- shared Red Tide Respiratory Forecast web map
    --
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #fedservice #fedscience #Florida #alldataisspatial #USA #redtide #cost #economics #tourism #tourist #economy #localeconomy #algaebloom #fish #fisheries #ecosystems #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #habitat #2018redtide #publichealth #RedTideRespiratoryForecast #forecast #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal
    #NOAA

    #gis #spatial #mapping #fedservice #fedscience #florida
  48. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Total Economic Impact Of 2018 [Florida, USA] Red Tide Now Estimated at $2.7B
    --
    coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/t <-- shared article
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023 <-- shared paper
    --
    habforecast.gcoos.org/ <-- shared Red Tide Respiratory Forecast web map
    --

    #gis #spatial #mapping #fedservice #fedscience #florida
  49. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Environmental & Anthropogenic Influences On Fire Patterns In Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
    --
    doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-980 <-- shared paper
    --
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #wildfire #fire #busgfire #nvironmental #anthropogenic #influences #humanimpacts #deciduous #forests #firepatterns #spatialanalysis #tropical #ecosystems #management #tree #vegetation #spatiotemporal #hotspots #india #Satpura #tiger #reserve #ecogeography #geography #factors #parameters #drivers #temperature #precipitation #rainfall #model #modeling #bayesian #framework #slope #water #hydrology #infrastructure #mitigation #monitoring #preparedness #forestfires

    #gis #spatial #mapping #wildfire #fire #busgfire
  50. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Environmental & Anthropogenic Influences On Fire Patterns In Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
    --
    doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-980 <-- shared paper
    --

    #gis #spatial #mapping #wildfire #fire #busgfire
  51. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Introduction - Geoethics For The Future
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-156 <-- shared link to volume
    --
    [disclaimer: sharing of this link should not be seen as an endorsement]

    #anthropocene #geoethics #global #anthropogenic #change #socialgeosciences
  52. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Identification Of Geothermal Anomalies From Landsat Derived Land Surface Temperature, Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, British Columbia, Canada
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2025.114 <-- shared paper
    --
    “Highlights:
    • A novel method for detecting geothermal components from solar energy dominated LST.
    • Using LST time series to eliminate temporal variant solar energy input.
    • Uncertainty in anomaly identification quantified by probability measure.
    • Capable of revealing LST anomalies caused by geothermal, anthropogenic and surface processes..."

    #gis #spatial #mapping #britishcolumbia #bc #solar
  53. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    video overview - glacier ice loss over two decades

    #gis #spatial #mapping #glaciermassbalanceintercomparison #glacial #glacier