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

    [Open] Data Related To Flood Mapping [Canada]
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    natural-resources.canada.ca/sc <-- shared link to technical details
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    app.geo.ca/en-ca/map-browser/r <-- shared map/data-portal link, Canada Flood Map Inventory (CFM)
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    open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset <-- shared data-portal link, Canada Flood Susceptibility Index
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    doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-7-14235 <-- shared (2023) paper
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    doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020917 <-- shared (2017) paper
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    H/T @Michael DePue | VP & AtkinsRéalis Fellow for Water Resources Engineering | PE, PMP, CFM
    “At the Canadian Water Resources Association National Conference in Winnipeg, colleagues shared insights from Canada's Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program. This initiative has seen over 400 flood mapping projects and more than 1,000 flood hazard maps produced, supported by a substantial investment of $164.2 million from 2024 to 2028.
    Two key datasets:
    • The Canada Flood Map Inventory, which records the locations of flood hazard maps and provides information on how to access them.
    • The national Flood Susceptibility Index, a machine-learning assessment of flood-prone areas, including regions that have not been mapped in detail.
    When these two layers are combined on a single screen, it becomes clear where future mapping efforts should be directed — specifically, areas with high susceptibility that currently lack detailed maps…”
    #water #hydrography #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #model #modeling #fedscience #publicsafety #humaninpacts #opendata #Canada #GIS #spatial #mapping #damage #infrastructure #floodmapping #prediction #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #historic #current #future #preduction #extremeweather #metrology #rainfall #precipitation #atmosphericriver #FloodMapInventory #CFM #floodhazard #FloodSusceptibilityIndex #floodprone #research #susceptibility
    @NRCAN

    #water #hydrography #flood #flooding #risk #hazard
  2. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    [Open] Data Related To Flood Mapping [Canada]
    --
    natural-resources.canada.ca/sc <-- shared link to technical details
    --
    app.geo.ca/en-ca/map-browser/r <-- shared map/data-portal link, Canada Flood Map Inventory (CFM)
    --
    open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset <-- shared data-portal link, Canada Flood Susceptibility Index
    --
    doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-7-14235 <-- shared (2023) paper
    --
    doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020917 <-- shared (2017) paper
    --
    H/T @Michael DePue | VP & AtkinsRéalis Fellow for Water Resources Engineering | PE, PMP, CFM
    “At the Canadian Water Resources Association National Conference in Winnipeg, colleagues shared insights from Canada's Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program. This initiative has seen over 400 flood mapping projects and more than 1,000 flood hazard maps produced, supported by a substantial investment of $164.2 million from 2024 to 2028.
    Two key datasets:
    • The Canada Flood Map Inventory, which records the locations of flood hazard maps and provides information on how to access them.
    • The national Flood Susceptibility Index, a machine-learning assessment of flood-prone areas, including regions that have not been mapped in detail.
    When these two layers are combined on a single screen, it becomes clear where future mapping efforts should be directed — specifically, areas with high susceptibility that currently lack detailed maps…”

    @NRCAN

    #water #hydrography #flood #flooding #risk #hazard
  3. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Scientists See More Vegetation In The Himalayas - But It Is Not Good News, Because That Extra “Green” Can Disrupt Water, Snow, And High-Mountain Biodiversity | Plants Growing Higher Across Himalaya As Climate Warms
    (Vegetation On The Move: Elevational Shifts And Greening Dynamics Across The Himalayan Alpine Zone)
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    ecoticias.com/en/scientists-se <-- shared technical article
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    news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e <-- shared technical newsitem
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    doi.org/10.1002/ecog.08259 <-- shared (2026) paper
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    doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14919 <-- shared (2020) paper
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    “For years, the biggest climate warning from the Himalaya was easy to picture because glaciers were shrinking on the roof of Asia. Now, researchers are pointing to a quieter signal, one that can look almost harmless from a distance. The mountains are getting greener.
    New research [link above] shows alpine vegetation moving higher across six Himalayan regions from 1999 to 2022, pushed in part by warming and reduced snow depth. That might sound like nature recovering, but in this fragile landscape, more plant cover at extreme heights may change how snow is stored, how water runs downhill, and how rivers behave for communities far below…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #landsat #landcover #NDVI #Himalaya #Nepal #India #Bhutan #climatechange #glacier #vegetation #alpine #level #greening #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #snow #water #ice #hydrography #hydrology #ecosystems #humaninpacts #phenology #model #modeling #HighMountainAsia #greenness #ERA5 #vegetationline #altitude #climatictrends #warming #precipitation #rainfall

    #gis #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite
  4. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Scientists See More Vegetation In The Himalayas - But It Is Not Good News, Because That Extra “Green” Can Disrupt Water, Snow, And High-Mountain Biodiversity | Plants Growing Higher Across Himalaya As Climate Warms
    (Vegetation On The Move: Elevational Shifts And Greening Dynamics Across The Himalayan Alpine Zone)
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    ecoticias.com/en/scientists-se <-- shared technical article
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    news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e <-- shared technical newsitem
    --
    doi.org/10.1002/ecog.08259 <-- shared (2026) paper
    --
    doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14919 <-- shared (2020) paper
    --
    “For years, the biggest climate warning from the Himalaya was easy to picture because glaciers were shrinking on the roof of Asia. Now, researchers are pointing to a quieter signal, one that can look almost harmless from a distance. The mountains are getting greener.
    New research [link above] shows alpine vegetation moving higher across six Himalayan regions from 1999 to 2022, pushed in part by warming and reduced snow depth. That might sound like nature recovering, but in this fragile landscape, more plant cover at extreme heights may change how snow is stored, how water runs downhill, and how rivers behave for communities far below…”

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

    Billions Spent And Hypothetical Returns: The AI Boom Explained With Six Charts
    (expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating; but alarm bells are sounding)
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    theguardian.com/technology/202 <-- shared technical media article
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    “… [The] latest peak in the AI market comes amid a multitrillion-dollar spending spree on related infrastructure such as datacentres. Meanwhile, companies are attempting to deploy the technology in a way that makes investing in it worthwhile. Here’s a look at what stage the AI boom is at and six key charts that tell us how we got here…
    • Datacentres are propping up US GDP - …This means that datacentres – and the AI boom – carry a disproportionate share of US growth, and a large part of why the world’s largest economy, despite significant headwinds, still looks healthy. Any dent in this expenditure could have economic, and thus political, consequences…
    • AI has sent stocks soaring
    • Expenditure is growing at a staggering rate
    • Firms and consumers are adopting AI at pace
    • Claude is snapping at ChatGPT’s heels
    • AI is getting more expensive to use
    • Datacentre building might not keep pace with demand
    • What AI models can do is expanding rapidly…”
    #AI #impacts #benefits #overview #technicalarticle #AIBoom #humaninpacts #datacenters #Datacentres #expenditure #cost #economics #infrastructure #building #investment #stocks #GDP #USgrowth #sustainability #statistics
    @TheGuardian

    #ai #impacts #benefits #overview #technicalarticle #aiboom
  6. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Billions Spent And Hypothetical Returns: The AI Boom Explained With Six Charts
    (expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating; but alarm bells are sounding)
    --
    theguardian.com/technology/202 <-- shared technical media article
    --
    “… [The] latest peak in the AI market comes amid a multitrillion-dollar spending spree on related infrastructure such as datacentres. Meanwhile, companies are attempting to deploy the technology in a way that makes investing in it worthwhile. Here’s a look at what stage the AI boom is at and six key charts that tell us how we got here…
    • Datacentres are propping up US GDP - …This means that datacentres – and the AI boom – carry a disproportionate share of US growth, and a large part of why the world’s largest economy, despite significant headwinds, still looks healthy. Any dent in this expenditure could have economic, and thus political, consequences…
    • AI has sent stocks soaring
    • Expenditure is growing at a staggering rate
    • Firms and consumers are adopting AI at pace
    • Claude is snapping at ChatGPT’s heels
    • AI is getting more expensive to use
    • Datacentre building might not keep pace with demand
    • What AI models can do is expanding rapidly…”

    @TheGuardian

    #ai #impacts #benefits #overview #technicalarticle #aiboom
  7. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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    upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-u <-- shared technical media article
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    youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7 <-- shared media video
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    sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
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    bbc.com/future/article/2021071 <-- shared international media article on the translocation
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    H/T @upworthy
    #water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

    #water #hydrology #desert #utah #priceriver #sanrafaelriver
  8. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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    upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-u <-- shared technical media article
    --
    youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7 <-- shared media video
    --
    sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
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    bbc.com/future/article/2021071 <-- shared international media article on the translocation
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    H/T @upworthy

    #water #hydrology #desert #utah #priceriver #sanrafaelriver
  9. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Mapping a Carrington Storm [in today's setting]
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    doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116835 <-- shared paper
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    #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #Carrington #magneticstorm #historicstorm #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #map #impacts #humaninpacts #geomagnetism #magneticfield #geoelectric #field #magnetotelluric #geophysics #USA #infrastructure #geology #sedimentology #geopotential #communications #utilities #energy #powertransmission #blackouts #rik #hazard #damage #publicsafety #cost #economy #mitigation #benchmark #remotesensing #earthobservation

    #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #carrington #magneticstorm #historicstorm
  10. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Mapping a Carrington Storm [in today's setting]
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    doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116835 <-- shared paper
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    #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #carrington #magneticstorm #historicstorm
  11. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Vertebrate Diversity In Stormwater Sewer Systems Of Alachua County, Florida
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    eaglehill.us/URNAonline2/acces <-- shared paper
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    [not NYC, but Florida, a fascinating Friday afternoon read for me…]
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    #urbanization #urbanisation #animal #Vertebrate #Diversity #StormwaterSewerSystems #AlachuaCounty #Florida #humaninpacts #urbananimals #subterranean #tunnels #monitoring #cameratraps #anthropogenic #mapping #spatial #spatialanalysis #amphibians #reptiles #birds #mammals #raccoons #alligator #urban #urbanplanning

    #urbanization #urbanisation #animal #vertebrate #diversity #stormwatersewersystems
  12. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Vertebrate Diversity In Stormwater Sewer Systems Of Alachua County, Florida
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    eaglehill.us/URNAonline2/acces <-- shared paper
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    [not NYC, but Florida, a fascinating Friday afternoon read for me…]
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    #urbanization #urbanisation #animal #vertebrate #diversity #stormwatersewersystems