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Glaciers on the Climate Dashboard

https://climate.metoffice.cloud/glaciers.html

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#HackerNews #Glaciers #ClimateDashboard #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience #GlobalWarming

Master Gardener program continues to benefit volunteers, communities https://www.allforgardening.com/1927683/master-gardener-program-continues-to-benefit-volunteers-communities-4/ #agriculture #EnvironmentalScience #GardeningNebraska #MasterGardener;Horticulture;soilHealth;CommunityService;pestManagement;volunteerTraining;plantSelection;Pollinators #Nebraska #Newswise #plants #UniversityOfNebraskaLincoln

Environmental science (Earth sciences 🌍)

Environmental science is an academic field that integrates the physical, biological, and mathematical sciences to study the environment and solve environmental problems. It uses an integrated, quantitative, and interdisciplinary approach to analyze environmental systems and emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment. It is c...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science

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Three new papers using caves as hydrological observatories

A short post, highlighting three papers published in recent weeks that I have had the fortune of contributing to. All use networks of drip loggers in caves to record water movement from the surface to the water table.

First, led by Akhilesh Kumar at UNSW Sydney, is a satellite remote sensing study. Can we use satellite-derived products, such as rainfall, vegetation characteristics and soil moisture, to understand when recharge events might occur? Using a network of cave drip loggers in SE Australia, the paper ‘Investigating correlative & causal drivers of precipitation-driven groundwater recharge occurrences in southeastern Australia’ gives the answer. Find out more here (Open Access) in the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies.

Second, led by Kashif Mahmud and Rowann Remie at Midwestern State University in the USA, uses another network of cave drip loggers, this time distributed throughout Natural Bridge Caves in Texas. The paper, ‘Heterogeneity of karst water movement revealed through cave drip hydrology’, tackles the question of the controls on water movement in karstified limestone. What is more important control on the variability of water movement – depth below surface, geology, or something else? You can read more here (Open Access) in Frontiers in Water.

Third, led by Danyang Sun at UNSW Sydney, uses time series analyses to conceptualise water movement in karstified limestones using a network of drip loggers in SE Australia. Her paper, ‘Classification and Conceptualization of Karst Recharge Processes Through Spectral and Change Point Analysis of Drip Water Dynamics’ is just published in the journal Water Resources Research, and you can read it here (Open Access).

The references:

Sun, D., Baker, A., Andersen, M.S., McDonough, L.K., Shanafield, M.S and Kumar, A., 2026. Classification and Conceptualization of Karst Recharge Processes Through Spectral and Change Point Analysis of Drip Water Dynamics. Water Resources Research, 62, e2025WR042816.

Mahmud, K., Remie, R,, Gary, M., Price, J.D., Katumwehe, A., Vauter, B. and Baker, A., 2026. Heterogeneity of Karst Water Movement Revealed Through Cave Drip Hydrology. Frontiers in Water, 8, 1892078.

Kumar, A., Baker, A., Andersen, M.S., Timms, W., Fisher, A.G. and Sun, D., 2026. Investigating correlative & causal drivers of precipitation-driven groundwater recharge occurrences in southeastern Australia. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 66, 103547

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This technology efficiently converts carbon dioxide from unpurified industrial flue emissions directly into carbon monoxide, a primary building block for synthesizing fuels and chemicals.
#ChemicalEngineering #MaterialsChemistry #EnvironmentalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/chm08032601.html

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Urban treescapes act as critical thermal regulation infrastructure by significantly reducing ambient temperatures and mitigating harmful heat exposure in built-up city environments.
#UrbanClimatology #EnvironmentalScience #PlantPhysiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/as07312601.html

A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return

https://www.science.org/content/article/california-aquifer-may-have-crossed-point-no-return

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Raw ecological metrics often get lost in dense text. Smart data visualization bridges that gap, converting complex environmental degradation data into intuitive, high-impact web visuals that drive awareness without cluttering UX.

Read our complete guide at Silphium Design:

https://silphiumdesign.com/data-visualization-environmental-degradation/

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In Wine Country, Barn Owls Offer Eco-friendly Alternative for Rodent Control https://www.diningandcooking.com/2749222/in-wine-country-barn-owls-offer-eco-friendly-alternative-for-rodent-control/ #agriculture #BarnOwl;owls;Vineyards;Rodents;PestControl;pestManagement;Lodi #CalPolyHumboldt #california #CaliforniaWine #California;wineCountry;nestBoxes;GrgichHillsEstate;barnOwlResearch;IntegratedPestManagement #EnvironmentalScience #nature #Newswise #wildlife #Wine

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Human-caused climate change is severely escalating wildfire frequencies above natural levels in major California national parks by driving vegetation biomes into higher elevations.
#Climatology #ForestEcology #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/as07292601.html

Restored human-made wetlands, though typically championed for their ecological benefits and carbon storage, can act as significant sources of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that complicates their role as definitive climate change solutions.
#Biogeosciences #Ecology #Climatology #EnvironmentalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/es07292602.html

Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
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H/T @alan Puttock
“Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
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Energetic flexibility describes an animal's ability to adjust how it allocates energy among survival, reproduction, and migration as environmental conditions and physiological demands change.
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/eco07272601.html