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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 20:37 UTC

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

#usa #ai #datacenters #landuse #housing #farming

ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @dalfen · 2026-09-06 · 20:37 UTC

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

#usa #ai #datacenters #landuse #housing #farming

ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 20:37 UTC

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

#usa #ai #datacenters #landuse #housing #farming

ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 20:37 UTC

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

#farming #housing #landuse #datacenters #ai #usa

ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊 @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 20:37 UTC

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

#usa #ai #datacenters #landuse #housing #farming

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-09-03 · 12:55 UTC

Carbon credits as currently structured are ineffective for funding peatland restoration - but if effective, they could be actively harmful.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261437571

#wetlands #GHG #conservation #carbonCredits #rewetting #rewilding #carbon #peatland #peatlands #landuse #land #landscape #carbonOffsets #UK #Britain

#britain #uk #carbonoffsets #landscape #land #landuse

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected] · 2026-09-02 · 16:08 UTC

🃏 Behold, a 'riveting' collection of business cards from Los Alamos that apparently needed its own public #exhibit. Because, obviously, nothing screams land use like a #Rolodex from the nuclear age! 🔍📇
https://clui.org/collections/los-alamos-business-cards/selection-cards #LosAlamosBusinessCards #NuclearAge #UniqueCollection #LandUse #HackerNews #ngated

#exhibit #rolodex #losalamosbusinesscards #nuclearage #uniquecollection #landuse

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-09-02 · 07:33 UTC

The Radiative Effects Of Water Vapour From Terrestrial Evapotranspiration
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adde72 <-- shared paper/letter
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https://zenodo.org/records/15413219 | https://zenodo.org/records/15416936 <-- shared open data, for “Model information and output for "The radiative effects…” ”
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-025-04191-w <-- shared paper
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H/T @jan Umsonst | Earth System Nerd
“Water vapour accounts for roughly 50% of the modern greenhouse effect. Over continental regions, evapotranspiration (ET) is often limited by water availability. In this study, [the authors] spatially quantify how much of the total atmospheric water vapour evaporated most recently from land and calculate the relative contribution of that water vapour to the atmospheric radiative budget. Using a combination of tracer-enabled Earth system model simulations and radiative transfer calculations, [they were] able to explicitly quantify the 3D distribution of terrestrial vs. oceanic water vapour, and the spatial contribution of each to the surface and top of atmosphere radiative budgets. [They found] that over many continental regions, more than half of the total column-integrated water vapour originates from land ET, and that this vapour contributes up to 30 W/m² of longwave radiation into the surface in the annual mean (about 10% of the total). Understanding how terrestrial ET impacts the base-state of water vapour distribution and the water vapour greenhouse effect is critical to understanding how and where changes in terrestrial ET, driven by climate change, land use, etc, will modify the radiative properties of the atmosphere and thus the climate system…”
#water #hydrology #greehouseeffect #highperformancecomputing #HPC #evapotranspiration #Radiative #WaterVapour #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #atmosphere #model #modeling #earthsystemmodelling #terrestrial #oceanic #vapour #climatechange #landuse #changes #climatesystem

#water #hydrology #greehouseeffect #highperformancecomputing #hpc #evapotranspiration

OccuWorld @[email protected] · 2026-08-27 · 20:12 UTC

Resisting Abuse of Power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN-EdHlh2c4

Family Told 'No Hiking' In Their Own Backyard...

#IJ #AbuseOfPower #LandUse

#ij #abuseofpower #landuse

Akshay @[email protected] · 2026-08-24 · 14:11 UTC

“According to the U.N., an estimated 40 percent of the world’s lands are degraded, largely from neglect, drought and over-grazing, meaning they’re less able to hold water and sequester carbon.

Restoring these lands could yield enormous benefits for food production, drought mitigation and carbon storage.”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22082026/convention-to-combat-desertification-highlights-soil-crisis/

#Environment #soil #LandUse #Climate #Water #Biodiversity #UN #Desertification

#environment #soil #landuse #climate #water #biodiversity

Sustainable Ferriby @[email protected] · 2026-08-23 · 08:31 UTC

What Energy Really Costs in Land: Looking Beyond the Fence Line

Why land area only matters when you count all the land that energy really uses

Arguments about land use in energy often begin with a photograph and end with a conclusion. A gas-fired power station occupies a compact industrial site. A nuclear station sits within a relatively small, well-defined boundary. A solar farm spreads across fields, while wind turbines may be visible across an entire landscape. From the fence line, the answer appears obvious: conventional generation is compact, while renewables are land hungry.

The observation is real, but the conclusion is often misleading because it counts only the land that can be seen. Modern energy systems are not simply power stations; they are supply chains. Every source of electricity requires some combination of mining, processing, transport infrastructure, maintenance, waste handling and eventual decommissioning. Looking only at the generating facility ignores much of the land required to support it.

This creates a problem in public debate. People often talk about “land used by energy” as though it were a single, obvious measure. In reality they are usually discussing one of three very different things. The first is the land physically occupied by the generating facility. The second is the land occupied throughout the entire lifecycle of producing a unit of electricity. The third is the ecological opportunity cost of that occupation: what other functions that land can still perform while the energy system is present.

All three questions are legitimate. None can safely be substituted for another.

The fence-line view

If the discussion is restricted to the generating site itself, then gas and nuclear perform exceptionally well.

A modern combined-cycle gas turbine plant can produce very large quantities of electricity from a remarkably compact site. Nuclear stations achieve something similar through the extraordinary energy density of uranium and their high utilisation rates. Ground-mounted solar, by contrast, requires substantially more surface area.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero estimated that, at the end of September 2024, ground-mounted solar installations occupied around 21,200 hectares across the United Kingdom, representing approximately 0.1% of the nation’s total land area. Typical projects occupy around 2.25 hectares per megawatt of installed capacity, although individual sites vary significantly.

These figures often appear in criticisms of solar farms, but it is important to be clear about what they mean. They describe the area contained within the solar development boundary. They do not describe the total land required to provide solar electricity, nor do they describe land that has necessarily been removed from all other uses.

This distinction becomes obvious when nuclear is added to the comparison.

One of the most comprehensive studies of electricity land use examined around 1,400 observations across 73 countries and 45 US states. It found nuclear to be the most land-efficient source of electricity generation in its dataset, with a median land-use intensity of approximately 7.1 hectares per terawatt-hour generated annually. That made nuclear dramatically more land efficient than ground-mounted solar and significantly more land efficient than coal.

If the question is simply “which technology generates the most electricity per hectare of generating site?”, nuclear wins and gas performs extremely well. On that narrow metric, critics of solar farms are broadly correct.

The problem is that this metric only captures the final stage of the energy system.

Looking beyond the power station

Once the boundaries are expanded beyond the generating facility, the picture becomes much more nuanced.

Gas generation depends upon a continuing industrial landscape that extends well beyond the power station itself. Every unit of electricity requires gas to be extracted, processed, compressed, transported and ultimately burned. This requires wells, gathering systems, access roads, processing plants, compressor stations and pipelines, many of which extend across large geographic areas.

The generating station may remain small, but the supporting infrastructure does not.

Research into natural gas infrastructure has demonstrated why this wider perspective matters. One study found that roads and pipelines accounted for more than a third of the directly affected habitat footprint associated with gas extraction activities. The authors concluded that these linear features should be considered alongside extraction facilities when assessing environmental impact because they contribute significantly to habitat fragmentation.

This does not mean gas suddenly becomes the worst-performing technology. It does mean that comparing the complete fenced area of a solar farm with only the turbine hall of a gas station is not comparing like with like.

Nuclear tells a different story. Like gas, nuclear has upstream requirements that are invisible from the generating site. Uranium must be mined, processed, enriched and manufactured into fuel. Nuclear facilities must eventually be decommissioned, and wastes must be managed for the long term. Yet even when these stages are included, nuclear remains one of the most land-efficient energy technologies available.

Solar presents the opposite pattern. Manufacturing panels requires materials, mining and factory infrastructure, but once the system is built there is no ongoing fuel extraction. No wells have to be drilled. No pipelines have to be maintained. No raw fuel has to be supplied throughout the next thirty or forty years of operation. Most of the lifecycle impact occurs before operation begins.

Not all hectares are equal

Even lifecycle land occupation does not tell the whole story.

A hectare occupied by a solar farm is not necessarily equivalent to a hectare occupied by a mine, a gas field, a road corridor or an industrial estate. The crucial question becomes not simply how much land is occupied, but what remains possible on that land while the energy system is present.

This is where ecological opportunity cost becomes important.

A wind farm may extend across a large geographic area, yet much of the intervening land remains available for agriculture. A solar farm may support sheep grazing, species-rich grassland, improved hedgerows and pollinator habitat. A gas pipeline corridor may occupy a comparatively small total area while simultaneously fragmenting habitats across a much wider landscape. A surface mine may transform ecosystems entirely.

The difference between land occupied and land lost is therefore critical.

So what is the right comparison?

The mistake in many energy debates is to use one metric for one technology and a different metric for another. Solar farms are usually assessed by counting every hectare within their development boundary. Gas power stations are often assessed only by counting the power station itself. Wind farms are frequently criticised using their entire spacing area, while coal stations are discussed without reference to the mines that feed them.

None of these comparisons are fair.

The correct approach is to apply the same system boundary to every technology. Either count only the generating facility for all technologies or count the full lifecycle for all technologies. Either focus on site occupation or focus on ecological outcomes. Mixing the approaches inevitably produces misleading results.

The useful question is not “How much land can I see?” but “How much land does the entire energy system occupy, for how long, and what can that land still do?”

Once those questions are separated, land use becomes a meaningful environmental metric rather than a convenient photograph.

Sources

Lovering et al. (2022) Land-use intensity of electricity production and tomorrow’s energy landscape, PLOS ONE.
Ritchie (2022) How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?, Our World in Data.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2024) Land Utilised by Solar PV.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2025) Ground-mounted Solar Energy Plants: Predicted Land Use.
House of Commons Library (2025) Planning for Solar Farms.
UNECE (2021) Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Options.
Gibon (2022) Corrigendum to UNECE Integrated Life-cycle Assessment of Electricity Sources: Land Use.
Jones et al. (2014) Quantifying Habitat Impacts of Natural Gas Infrastructure to Facilitate Biodiversity Offsetting.
The Wildlife Trusts (2025) Impacts of Ground Mounted Solar Farms on Biodiversity.
Cagle et al. (2023) Standardized Metrics to Quantify Solar Energy-Land Relationships.

#Environment #FossilFuels #LandUse #Nuclear #SolarFarms

#environment #fossilfuels #landuse #nuclear #solarfarms

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-08-22 · 14:35 UTC

… And current #funding also supports low-yielding but land-intensive #organic farming—without it, some farms will switch to higher-yielding conventional #farming methods.

#Agriculture #EU #CAP #Landownership #LandUse #Yields

#funding #organic #farming #agriculture #eu #cap

Eric Maugendre on adapting @[email protected] · 2026-08-21 · 07:52 UTC

”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”

#climateFinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse #peatlands #nature #carbon #carbonSinks #CDR #wildfires #offsets #carbonOffsets #communities

#climatefinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding

Richard A. Lent @[email protected] · 2026-08-19 · 11:37 UTC

Pierce Road in the Harvard Forest is named for the Pierce Farm. 200 years ago, about a mile into the woods, once stood a farmhouse. All that remains now are the stones of the cellar hole, and, if you know where to look, the old well. The cellar is partially obscured by vegetation, but it's there as a reminder of the past land use #history of the area, when much of the surrounding forest was cleared for pasture.

#nature #naturephotography #landuse #newengland

#history #nature #naturephotography #landuse #newengland

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-08-18 · 10:33 UTC

A status on land use change worldwide:

"The area used for growing crops grew significantly from 2001 to 2024. Temporary crops (such as wheat, rice and maize) increased by 104 million ha, or 11 percent, reaching 1 081 million ha. Permanent crops (such as cocoa, oil palm and coffee) grew by 59 million ha, reaching 194 million ha in 2024, an increase of over 43 percent."

The leaders in cropland expansion were in Africa (+78 million ha) and South America (+35 million ha).
The leaders in cropland contraction were in Northern America (−26 million ha).

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/fbfbe167-5026-4aa1-b985-2468507d5dc1

#FAO #foodSovereignty #agriculture #crops #land #landUse #LULUCF #trade #internationalTrade #cashCrops #exports

#exports #cashcrops #internationaltrade #trade #lulucf #landuse

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 03:26 UTC

Impact Of Urbanization Driven Land Use And Land Cover Change On Ecological Environmental Quality In Rupandehi Nepal Assessed Using The Remote Sensing Ecological Index
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-026-00650-y <-- shared paper
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https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/02/18/rupandehi-s-continued-urban-sprawl-comes-at-a-cost-for-agriculture-in-the-periphery <-- shared media article
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H/T@ Gaurav Parajulim
“[The authors] studied how the ecological quality of Nepal's Rupandehi District has changed over three decades (1993–2023), using satellite imagery and the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) to track the health of the landscape year by year and to understand how urbanization-driven land use change has reshaped it.
What [they] found tells a nuanced story: as Butwal and Bhairahawa grew and built-up land expanded, ecological quality shifted in ways that a single number can't capture, some areas recovered, others declined, and the patterns rarely moved in a straight line…”
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“Rapid urbanization and population growth are major drivers of land use and land cover (LULC) change and can substantially alter ecological environmental quality (EEQ). This study assessed the spatiotemporal dynamics of LULC and their effect on EEQ in Rupandehi District, Nepal, over a 30-year period (1993–2023). Four ecological indicators representing greenness, wetness, dryness, and heat were derived from Landsat imagery in Google Earth Engine (GEE), and LULC was classified using a Support Vector Machine (SVM). The Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) was then constructed from these indicators using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in ArcGIS Pro, and its spatial structure was examined using global and local spatial autocorrelation. The mean RSEI followed a non-linear trajectory, rising from 0.59 in 1993 to 0.635 in 2004, declining to 0.55 in 2013, and recovering to 0.67 in 2023, indicating an overall improvement in EEQ with a temporary mid-period decline. Over the same period, built-up areas expanded substantially and agricultural land declined, whereas forest cover fluctuated but showed a slight net increase by 2023, and barren land decreased markedly. Higher EEQ was concentrated in the forested northern hills, while lower values occurred in the urban centers of Butwal and Bhairahawa, closely matching the spatial pattern of LULC change. The results indicate that ecological quality reflects the combined influence of all land cover classes rather than any single class. This study provides a transferable and reproducible workflow for long-term ecological assessment based on openly available Landsat data, with the analysis code shared in a public repository, offering practical guidance for sustainable land management and environmentally responsible urban development...”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #RemoteSensing #GIS #RSEI #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Nepal #Research #GoogleEarthEngine #ArcGIS #EcologicalQuality #spatialautocorrelation #ecology #environment #earthobservation #RemoteSensingEcologicalIndex #landscape #urbanisation #urban #development #landuse #change #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

#gis #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #rsei #environmentalmonitoring

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-08-13 · 16:42 UTC

Adherence to an adapted Planetary Health Diet (more fruits & #legumes; less #dairy, red #meat, animal fats & added #sugar) in China was linked to reduced GHG #emissions, water use & #landuse, as well as lower risk of all-cause mortality: doi.org/10.1007/s003... #environment #health #footprint

#legumes #dairy #meat #sugar #emissions #landuse

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-08-13 · 14:11 UTC

Food consumption is responsible for over 80% of #carbon storage & biodiversity loss from #landuse in global agricultural supply chains—of which animal products drive 60% of carbon & 70% of #biodiversity losses, largely due to high land requirements of #meat. Shifts towards… doi.org/10.1038/s430... +

#carbon #landuse #biodiversity #meat

Councilmember David Newman @[email protected] · 2026-08-11 · 00:06 UTC

Thousand Oaks Development Activity Report for July 2026

https://toaks.gov/corecode/storage/uber_resource/uploaded_pdfs/2026-07%20DAR_1785941996.pdf

#landuse #planning #thousandoaks #tocc

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-08-09 · 18:42 UTC

From Ireland Land Use Review latest report: “sustainable land use requires very significant change”.

Explanations by Caroline O'Doherty:
"Agriculture is the main polluter of waterways, half of which fail to meet minimum environmental standards.
"It is responsible for 38 per cent of national emissions – the largest of any sector.
"It is the number one pressure on wildlife and natural habitats, 90 per cent of which are in poor condition."

By subscription: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/09/how-irelands-land-is-used-and-why-it-has-to-change/
Archived: https://archive.ph/Al4qw#selection-2163.0-2177.107

#landUse #viability #property #sustainability #water #publicHealth #biomethane #tillage #forestry #Ireland #emissions #agriculture #footprint #GHG #methane #globalHeating #agribusiness #meat #cattle #climateChange #dairy

#dairy #climatechange #cattle #meat #agribusiness #globalheating

NIOO-KNAW @[email protected] · 2026-08-07 · 09:03 UTC

New publication: Digital twins as a tool for #ecosystem research. #digitaltwins #biodiversity #landuse #climatechange
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2026.04.016

#ecosystem #digitaltwins #biodiversity #landuse #climatechange

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-08-05 · 14:29 UTC

#SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns

by WGME Staff
Tue, August 4, 2026

SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.

"The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.

"The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.

"City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.

" 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."

https://wgme.com/news/local/sanford-city-council-extends-data-center-moratorium-180-days-amid-resident-concerns

#MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium

#sanfordme #datacentermoratorium #datacenters #mousamriver #waterquality #landuse

John Poole @[email protected] · 2026-08-01 · 21:43 UTC

#Google, through its related company #Verrus, tips its hand despite Gov. Tina Kotek's order canceling the sale of one previously secret parcel and Salem's proposed data-center moratorium.

On July 31, Verrus filed a land-use application involving three nearby properties.

Map I created:
https://salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/verrus/img/AssessorMap_Verrus_v1.svg

#DataCenter #DataCenters #SalemOR #LandUse #Oregon

#google #verrus #datacenter #datacenters #salemor #landuse

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-07-28 · 05:07 UTC

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…"
#hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

#hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-07-27 · 20:46 UTC

#Mining sub-Saharan Africa is expanding rapidly. This poses a key threat to tropical forests.

"For every hectare of direct deforestation due to the mine footprint, mining triggers, on average, 34 hectares of additional offsite loss within five years through ancillary activities, including agriculture and settlements. Mines extracting cobalt and copper—key energy transition minerals—caused the highest amount of additional deforestation."

Morton et al. (2026). "Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10551-2 🧩 🧵

#extraction #landscape #pollution #cobalt #copper #gold #climateChange #rivers #deforestation #soil #carbon #causality #land #footprint #forests #landLoss #landUse #Africa #Congo #DRC #Centrafrique #Zambia #ZA #SouthAfrica

#southafrica #za #zambia #centrafrique #drc #congo

John Poole @[email protected] · 2026-07-26 · 23:30 UTC

Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley recommends requiring new data centers to cover their eventual decommissioning costs. That makes absolute sense: taxpayers should not inherit the cost of dismantling abandoned industrial infrastructure.

Video:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbOMvv0jlAt/

Provision text:
https://salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/other/BradfordCounty_Decommissioning_Provision_Corrected.txt

#DataCenter #DataCenters #Decommissioning #TaxpayerProtection #LocalGovernment #PublicPolicy #LandUse #EnergyPolicy #Accountability #SalemOR

#datacenter #datacenters #decommissioning #taxpayerprotection #localgovernment #publicpolicy

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-07-26 · 15:47 UTC

#Livestock contributes substantially to GHG #emissions, #landuse change & #biodiversity pressures. Impacts are often obscured by global #supplychains. Demand within producer countries and demand from consumer countries in the Global North share responsibility: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #trade

Redirecting

#livestock #emissions #landuse #biodiversity #supplychains #trade

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-07-23 · 15:43 UTC

#Sugar is produced in high volumes and often consumed as empty calories in #confectionery products—40% of which in Europe, where related GHG #emissions are 3m tons CO₂eq and #landuse is 250k ha. Reallocation of land from sugar crops could improve #environment & human health: doi.org/10.1007/s410...

Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Em...

#sugar #confectionery #emissions #landuse #environment

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-07-14 · 03:14 UTC

Mapping Multifunctionality In Remote Patagonian Forest Landscapes Reveals High-Value Ecosystems Beyond Protected Areas
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03515-x <-- shared paper
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H/T @Peter Potapov | Researcher at the World Resources Institute (WRI)
“This paper is] a strong example of multifunctionality analysis applied to conservation planning. The study mapped six ecosystem functions, including carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity. [The author] combined satellite data, field soil sampling, and spatial modeling for this comprehensive analysis.
Two findings stand out.
1. Old-growth forests had the highest multifunctionality index of any land cover type.
2. 78.5% of the top multifunctionality hotspots fall outside the region's protected areas, even though PAs already cover more than 54% of the territory.
Together, these results make a clear case for expanding conservation of the remaining Intact Forest Landscapes and primary forests in Patagonia and elsewhere…”
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“Remote forest landscapes provide critical references for understanding ecosystem functions (EFs) under low anthropogenic pressure, yet their capacity to sustain multiple EFs simultaneously remains poorly understood. [They] assessed landscape multifunctionality in western Patagonia by integrating satellite indicators, field data, and spatial modeling. Six EFs (carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity) were mapped, and their spatial relationships and hotspot distribution within and outside protected areas (PAs) were analyzed. Old-growth and secondary forests showed the highest functional performance. Strong synergies (ρ ≥ 0.6) between carbon storage and nutrient availability covered >50% of the landscape, whereas strong trade-offs (ρ ≤ –0.6) were spatially limited ( < 6%). Notably, 78% of multifunctionality hotspots occurred outside PAs, indicating that high-functional-value areas extend beyond formal conservation boundaries. These findings reveal spatial mismatches between multifunctionality and protection status and provide a replicable framework for integrating multifunctionality into conservation planning under global change…”
#Patagonia #chile #aysen #coyhaique #landcover #mapping #spatial #spatialpatterns #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #forest #vegetation #oldgrowth #secondgrowth #shrubland #grassland #steppe #ecosystem #habitat #nutrients #water #hydrology #erosion #multifunctionality #multifunctionalityanalysis #protectedareas #landuse #conservationplanning #conservation #ecology #carbonstorage #nutrientavailability #waterregulation #erosioncontrol #habitatquality #ecologicalconnectivity #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #modeling

#patagonia #chile #aysen #coyhaique #landcover #mapping

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-07-14 · 03:00 UTC

Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/beavers-save-czech-taxpayers-by-flooding-ex-army-training-site <-- shared technical media article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic <-- shared wiki technical page
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-beavers-czech-treasury-million.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2pAltW91flj <-- shared video (Czech)
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H/T @ScienceGirl
"We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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“For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
#water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement

#water #hydrology #klabavariver #czech #brdyregion #protected

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-07-08 · 17:13 UTC

With 17 Mha of UK land used for #agriculture and 11 Mha agricultural land abroad linked to food & feed #imports, the land #footprint of these imports should be an important focus when evaluating #environment consequences of UK food consumption: doi.org/10.1371/jour... #FoodSecurity #Trade #LandUse

Global land footprint of UK fo...

#agriculture #imports #footprint #environment #foodsecurity #trade

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-06-09 · 15:13 UTC

On The Use Of Rainfall Time Series For Regional Landslide Prediction By Means Of Functional Regression
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2026.108860 <-- shared paper
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#rainfallinduced #landslide #Functionalregression #Japan #Earlywarningsystem #Spacetimeprediction #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #massmovement #engineeringgeology #geomorphology #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphometry #remotesensing #geostatistics #model #modeling #mechanics #rainfall #threshold #precipitation #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #hazardassessment #terrain #landscape #landform #landuse #geology #soil #lithology #functionalGeneralizedAdditiveModel #FGAM #prediction #casestudy #AI #LLM

#rainfallinduced #landslide #functionalregression #japan #earlywarningsystem #spacetimeprediction

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-06-07 · 17:13 UTC

Legacy of #Indigenous #stewardship of #camas dates back more than 3,500 years, #OSU study finds

May 20, 2024

Excerpt: CORVALLIS, Ore. — "An #Oregon State University study found evidence that Indigenous groups in the #PacificNorthwest were intentionally harvesting edible #CamasBulbs at optimal stages of the plant’s maturation as far back as 3,500 years ago.

"The findings contribute to the growing body of research around #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge and practices, demonstrating the care and specificity with which Indigenous groups have been stewarding and cultivating natural resources for millennia.

"Camas is an #ecological and cultural keystone, meaning it is a species that many other organisms depend on and that features prominently within many cultural practices.

" 'If you think about #salmon as being a charismatic species that people are very familiar with, camas is kind of the plant equivalent,' said Molly Carney, an assistant professor of anthropology in OSU’s College of Liberal Arts and lead author on the study. 'It is one of those species that really holds up greater #ecosystems, a fundamental species which everything is related to.'

"An eye-catching blue flower that grows widely throughout the Pacific Northwest, camas is referred to in Indigenous calendars across the region, with the plant’s growth stages used as a sort of seasonal benchmark. It is often included in traditional #FirstFood ceremonies, in which tribal communities mark the coming of spring with the first #SalmonRun or the first #EdibleRoots after a long winter, Carney said.

"Camas bulbs must be baked for two to three days to render them edible. Once soft, the bulbs taste a bit like sweet potato, Carney said. Traditional baking was done in underground ovens using heated rocks."

#SolarPunkSunday #LandUse
#IndigenousFoods #CulturalPreservation
#NativeAmericanHistory #IndigenousStewardship #IndigenousHistory #TraditionalFoods
#TraditionalFoodSources #KeystoneSpecies #PNW #TEK

#indigenous #stewardship #camas #osu #oregon #pacificnorthwest

Eric Maugendre about carbon @[email protected] · 2026-06-03 · 16:45 UTC

"The authors report that the occurrence of extensive deforestation in tandem with climate change will cause the remaining rainforest to lose resilience at global-warming levels of or slightly higher than 1.5 °C — rather than 4 °C — above pre-industrial levels".

Wunderling, N., Sakschewski, B., Rockström, J. et al. "Deforestation-induced drying lowers Amazon climate threshold." (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10456-0

#droughts #deforestation #landGrab #landUse #landUseChange #forests #forest #carbon #carbonSinks #carbonSink #footprint #Brazil #beef #cattle #Amazon #Amazonia #climateChange

#climatechange #amazonia #amazon #cattle #beef #brazil

Panethos @[email protected] · 2026-06-01 · 08:00 UTC

A comprehensive list of the tallest water towers [vodárenské věže] of Czechia

Provided below is a comprehensive working list of the tallest water towers (vodárenské věže) of Czechia. Currently, the compendium includes 285 water towers for which the height is known. The year completed is known for a number of others. As additional data is discovered, the list will be updated accordingly.

As has been. seen previously with water towers in Kuwait, Belgium, and elsewhere, the water tank is not necessarily set at the apex of the tower itself. Regardless, the height is measured to the top of the structure, whether the tank is placed specifically there or not.

Peace/Mír!

Translations:

Nova = New
Novy = New
Věž = Tower
Věže = Towers
Vodárenská = Waterworks
Vodárenské = Waterworks
Vodojem = Reservoir
Vrch = Hill

Dvůr Králové nad Labem (1941) = 80 m/262.5 feet (water tank is set on the chimney at 30 m)

Dvur Kralove nad Labem – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

2. Nymburk (1917) = 73 m/239.5 feet (water tank set on the chimney at 35 m)

3. Ostrava-Kunčice (1972) = 71.2 m/233.6 feet

4. Choceň (1929) = 70 m/229.7 feet (water tank set on the chimney at 30 m)

5. Borovany (1988) = 65.4 m/214.6 feet

Borovany – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

6-7. Dobrovice (1912) = 65 m/213.3 feet (water tank is set on the chimney at 35 m) and Roudnice nad Labem (1949) – (water tank is set on the chimney at ? m)

Dobrovice – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

8. Teplice-Nová (1989) = 63 m/206.7 feet

Teplice-Nová – Source: visitteplice.com

9-10. Olomouc-Nová Ulic (1973) and Přelouč (1932) = 62 m/203.4 feet

11. Práčov Vodárenská (1953) = 57.9 m/190 feet

12. Třinec-Staré Město = 54.6 m/179.1 feet

13. Staromestske (1577): Prague = 53 m/173.9 feet

14-16. Plzeň Brewery (1907); Kladno-Dubí; and Liberec-Vratislavice nad Nisou (1919) = 52 m/170.6 feet

17. Kladno-Rozdělov (1958) = 51 m/167.3 feet

18-21. Děvín (1977): Prague; Břest; Kolín (1922) – (tank is set on the chimney at 25 m); Libiš (1946); = 50 m/164 feet

22. Stonava (1976) = 48 m/157.5 feet

23. Ostrava-Svinov (1910) = 47.5 m/155.8 feet

24-29. Šítkov (1591): Prague; Bohunovice; Chropyně (2020); Prague-Ruzyně (1935); Ostrava-Kunčice (1997); and Prague-Čakovice (ca 1971) = 47 m/154.2 feet

30. Hradec Králové (1935)= 46 m/150.9 feet

Hradec Králové (water tank is where the clock is located) – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

31-35. Breclav (1927); Hrady (1908); Kolín (1930); Poděbrady (1930); and Libčice nad Vltavou (1921) = 45 m/147.6 feet

36. Ceske Budejovice (1882) = 44.3 m/145.3 feet

Ceske Budejovice – Source: outdooractive.com

37-38. Bohumín-Starý (1963) and Sudkov (1908) – (tank is set on the chimney at 25 m) = 44 m/144.4 feet

39. Dolní Lutyně (1966)= 43.6 m/143 feet

40-41. Kbley Airport (1930): Prague and Chudeřice (1916) = 43 m/141.1 feet

Kbley – Source: cs.wikipedia.org

42. Bohnice (1909): Prague = 42.6 m/139.8 feet

43. Chrast (1929) = 42.5 m/139.4 feet

Chrast – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

44-46. Poděbrady (1929); Vršovická (1907): Prague; and Libeň (1904): Prague – now a duplex dwelling = 42.2 m/138.4 feet

47-52. Praha-Michle (1907): Prague; Novomlýnská (1660): Prague; Třeboň-Kotěrova (1909); Praha-Bubeneč (1888) Prague; Praha-Vysočany (1935) Prague; and Bílina-Chudeřice (1917) = 42 m/137.8 feet

Novomlýnská (New Mill) – Source: verliefdoppraag.nl/blog

53. Ostrava-Vítkovice (1962) = 41 m/134.5 feet

54-55. Kladno-Rozdělov (1933): and Kladno = 40.6 m/133.2 feet

56. Břeclav (1927) = 40.2 m/131.9 feet

Břeclav – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

57-59. Vinohradská (1882): Prague – being converted into a water education center; Litovel-Nasobůrky (1917) – (tank is set on the chimney at 21 m) ; and Mělník (1948) (tank is set on the chimney at 25 m) = 40 m/131.2 feet

Litovel-Nasoburky – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

60. Karviná (1929) = 39.4 m/129.3 feet

61-63. Bohumín-Novy (1935); Bohumín-Pudlov (1961); and Albrechtice (1993) = 39 m/127.9 feet

64. Letné (1888): Prague = 38.3 m/125.6 feet

65. Ostrava-Muglinov x 2 (1985) = 38.2 m/125.3 feet

66-69. Hradec Králové-Třebeš (1936); Pečky (1932); Ostrava-Mariánské Hory (1928); and Petřvald (1987) = 38 m/124.7 feet

70. Soběšovice-Pitrov (1985) = 37.5 m/123 feet

71. Petřvald (2009) = 37.1 m/121.7 feet

72-75. Nymburk (1903); Meziměstí; Opava-Předměstí; and Třeboň (1909) = 37 m/121.4 feet

76. Pardubice-Semtín (1923) = 36.8 m/120.7 feet

77. Louny (1936) = 36.5 m/119.7 feet

78. Praha-Vinohrady (1891): Prague = 36.4 m/119.4 feet

79-80. Holešov (2009) and Vítkov (1977) = 36 m/118.1 feet

81. Opava-Vlaštovičky (1995) = 35.7 m/117.1 feet

82. Ostrava-Zábřeh-Hulváky (1971) = 35.5 m/116.5 feet

83-86. Týniště nad Orlicí (1928) – now a museum; Kojetice; Ostrava-Kunčice (1981); and Velký Osek = 35 m/114.8 feet

87. Skřipov (1999) = 34.9 m/114.5 feet

88. Jaroměř (1928)= 34.8 m/114.2 feet

89. Hranice (1968) = 34.6 m/113.5 feet

90-92. Petržilkovská (Lesser Town) (1562): Prague; Jaroměř-Josefov (1913); and Uherské Hradiště (1917) = 34 m/111.5 feet

93. Holasovice (1999) = 33.5 m/109.9 feet

94. Děčín-Rozbělesy (~1968) = 33.1 m/108.6 feet

95-97. Suchý Vrch (1932); Cvikov (1933); and Velká Polom (1974) = 33 m/108.3 feet

98-99. Český Těšín-Koňákov (1992) and Těrlicko-Horní Těrlicko (1992) = 32.4 m/106.3 feet

100-104. Hněvošice (1988); Hněvošice (1984); Chlebičov (1988); “Orion Chocolate” (1985): Slavkov; and Šumvald (2020) = 32 m/104.5 feet

105. Holasovice-Kamenec (2002) = 31.9 m/104.7 feet

106. Panenský Týnec (1996) = 31.7 m/104 feet

107. Třebom = 31. 5 m/103.3 feet

108. Slaný = 31.2 m/102.4 feet

109-111. Ledčice (1991); Orličky (1932); Vilémov-Zahorany (1920) – (tank set on chimney at 15.5 m) = 31 m/101.7 feet

112. Petřvald (1954) = 30.6 m/100.4 feet

113. Vráž (1935) = 30.4 m/99.7 feet

114. Opava-Předměstí (1968): = 30.3 m/99.4 feet

115-116. Budčeves and Cvikov-Lindava (2013) = 30+ m/98.4 feet

117-122. Ohrazenice (2019) – also employs solar power; Brno-Kohoutovice (1973): Brno; Benátky nad Jizerou “Venice Tank” (1930); Hrušov (1984); Kozmice (1995); Staňkov-Krchleby; and Terezín (1936) = 30 m/98.4 feet

Ohrazenice – Source: researchgate.net

123. Nymburk (1950) = 29.4 m/96.5 feet

124-125. Tuřany and Ústí nad Labem (1928) = 29 m/95.1 feet

126-128. Bohumín-Pudlov (1961); Dobřany (1876); and Řepiště (1988) = 28.5 m/93.5 feet

129-134. Bělá pod Bezdězem (1926); Dobřany (1907); Kouřim (1930); Ostrava-Kunčice (1952); Ostrava-Kunčice (1960); and Spálov (1978) = 28 m/91.9 feet

135-136. Opařany (1901) and Rybník (1934) = 27.9 m/91.5 feet

137. Veselí nad Lužnicí (1935) = 27.1 m/88.9 feet

138. Dvůr Králové nad Labem (1985) = 27 m/88.6 feet

139-140. Lučina (1958) and Roudnice nad Labem (1928) = 26.6 m/87.3 feet

141. Buštěhrad (1933) = 26.5 m/86.9 feet

142-144. Opařany (~1901); České Velenice; and Svatý Mikuláš-Sulovice (2013) = 26.3 m/86.3 feet

145. Horní Bukovina (1935) = 26.2 m/86 feet

146-147. Mladá Boleslav (1896) and Přerov (1943) = 26 m/85.3 feet

148. Hradec nad Moravicí-Jakubčovice (1994) = 25.9 m/85 feet

149-150. Niměřice-Horní Cetno (1925) and Pardubice-Pardubičky (1907) = 25.5 m/83.7 feet

151. Lázně Bohdaneč (1911) = 25.3 m/83 feet

152-157. Kostelíček: Třebíč – now an observation tower; Chotěboř (1879); Hodonín; Kraslice (1904); Staré Město (1953); and Vysoké nad Jizerou (1931) = 25 m/82 feet

Kralice – Source: upload.wikimedia.org

158. Borovany (1931) = 24.9 m/81.7 feet

159-160. Náměšť na Hané (1987) and Višňová (1920) = 24.7 m/81 feet

161. Studénka (1939) = 24.4 m/80 feet

162. Oslavany (1913) = 24.2 m/79.4 feet

163. Chrašický (1755): Chrast = 24 m+/78.7 feet

164-169. Zamberk (late 16th Century); Praha-Běchovice (1939): Prague; Peruc (1928); Rosice (1927); Strašnov (1984); and Sychrov Castle (1891) = 24 m/78.7 feet

Sychrov – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

170. Cerhenice (2014) = 23+ m/75.5 feet

171-172. Praha-Holešovice (1895): Prague and Sázava = 23 m/75.5 feet

173. Velešín (1930) = 22.7 m/74.5 feet

174-176. Dašice (1921); Františkov nad Ploučnicí (1911); Potštejn (1920); and Vratimov (1931) = 22 m/72.2 feet

178-179. Týnec nad Labem (1921) and Bezno (1914) = 21.8 m/71.5 feet

180. Peruc (1928) = 21.4 m/70.2 feet

181-184. Kladruby nad Labem (1925) – now an observation tower; Vratimov (1931); Praha-Uhříněve: Prague; and Olomouc-Pavlovičky (1935) = 21 m/68.9 feet

185. Bílá Hlína (1934) = 20.9 m/68.6 feet

186-191. Jaroměř (1928); Letovic (1911)’: Třebíč (1936) – now a water museum and lookout; Hevlín (1969); Ostrava-Moravská Ostrava (1903); and Trhové Sviny-Něch (1927)= 20 m/65.6 feet

Třebíč – Source: http://www.visittrebic.eu

192. Bechyně-Senožy (1926) = 19.5m/64 feet

193-194. Frýdek-Místek (1998) and Hradec nad Moravicí-Domoradovice (1984) = 19.4 m/63.6 feet

195. Čavisov (2008) = 19.3 m/63.3 feet

196-201. Česká Třebová-Parník (1895); Horní Kruty (1927); Chrudim (1913); Mladá Boleslav-Čejetice (1923); Rabštejnská Lhota-Rabštejn (1975) and Valašské Meziříčí-Krásno nad Bečvou (1930) = 19 m/62.3 feet

202. Starý Bydžov (1998) = 18.5 m/60.7 feet

203-204. Máslovice (1935) and Opava-Předměstí (1892) = 18.4 m/60.4 feet

205-209. Benátky nad Jizerou (1932); Mečeříž (1913); Frýdek-Místek-Lískovec (1973); Most-Kopisty; and Opava-Předměstí (1911) = 18 m/59.1 feet

210-212. Budišovice (1982); Olšany (1930); and Uhlířov = 17.9 m/58.7 feet

212. Suchá Lhota (1929) = 17.7 m/58.1 feet

214-215. Česká Lípa (1892) and Měnín-Jalovisko (1926) = 17.5 m/57.4 feet

216. Podbořany (1923) = 17.3 m/56.8 feet

217. Řepníky-Popovec (1930) = 17 m/55.8 feet

218. Václavovice (1977) = 16.9 m/55.4 feet

219. Chocnějovice-Rostkov (1923) = 16.5 m/54.1 feet

220-221. Bělá pod Bezdězem-Bezdedice (1930) and Hlučín (1913) = 16.2 m/53.1 feet

222-229. Heřmanova Huť (1908); Malé Všelisy (1912); Bělá pod Bezdězem-Hlínoviště (1927); České Budějovice (1870); Chotěboř (1871); Koleč (1873); Ostrava-Moravská Ostrava (1911); and Velké Všelisy-Malé Všelisy (1912) = 16 m/52.5 feet

230. Pardubice (1899) = 15.9 m/52.2 feet

231-233. Bohumín-Novy Bohumín (1908); Stěbořice (1974); and Uhlířov = 15.8 m/51.8 feet

234-235. Hostín (1932) and Návsí (1889) = 15.7 m/51.5 feet

236. Ostrava-Slezská Ostrava (1909) = 15.5 m/50.9 feet

237. Heřmanova Huť-Dolní Sekyřany (1909) = 15.4 m/50.5 feet

238. Březová-Jančí (1974) = 15.2 m/49.9 feet

239-241. Hlučín Křinec-Zábrdovice (1912); Lovosice (1897); and Turnov (1929) = 15 m/49.2 feet

242. Skalice nad Svitavou (1910) = 14.6 m/47.9 feet

243. Pardubice-Dražkovice (1900) = 14.4 m/47.2 feet

244-245. Nechanice-Lubno and Olomouc-Hodolany = 14.3 m/46.9 feet

246-247. Hořičky (1925) and Kobyly-Kojecko (1925) = 14 m/45.9 feet

248-249. Čerčany (1898) and Turnov (1939) = 13.8 m/45.3 feet

250. Nová Ves nad Lužnicí = 13.6 m/44.6 feet

251-252. Chrastava (1905) and Mikulov (1920s) = 13.5 m/44.3 feet

253. Jaroměř (1901) = 13.4 m/44 feet

254. Hlučín-Darkovičky (1954) = 13.3 m/43.6 feet

255-257. Holany-Loubí (1911); Hradec Králové-Pražské Předměstí (1931); and Veselí nad Lužnicí (1887) = 13 m/42.6 feet

258. Kobyly-Sedlisko (1923) = 12.9 m/42.3 feet

259-260. Rakovník (1917) and Ročov (1960) = 12.5 m/41 feet

261-267. Hodkovice nad Mohelkou (1859); Chrudim; Kanina (1913); Kolín-Zibohlavy (1927); Krupka; Nové Město nad Metují (1875); Štědrá (1898); and Zabrušany-Želénky (1934) = 12 m/39.4 feet

268-269. Moravská Třebová (1889) and Třeboň (1899) = 11.9 m/39 feet

270-273. Branná (1888); Nebužely (1925); Olomouc-Bělidla (1868); and Velká Kraš-Hukovice (1896) = 11.7 m/38.4 feet

274-275. Jizerní Vtelno and Vápenná (1896) = 11.6 m/38.1 feet

276. Malá Morávka (1901) = 11.5 m/37.7 feet

277-279. Lhotky; Měchenice (1897) and Třebívlice (1898) = 11.4 m/37.4 feet

280-282. Dobruška (1908); Senice na Hané (1943); and Třebovice (1889) = 11 m/36.1 feet

283-284. Kovanec (1909) and Novosedly (1948) = 10.9 m/35.8 feet

285. Přerov-Lověšice (1909) = 10.8 m/35.4 feet

286. Poběžovice (1900) = 10.6 m/34.8 feet

287. Ledeč nad Sázavou (1903) = 10.5 m/34.4 feet

288. Blatná (1899) = 10.4 m/34.1 feet

289. Vlašim (1895) = 10.2 m/33.5 feet

290-294. Spikaly (1914); Katusice-Spikaly (1914); Kutná Hora (1905); Osečany (1927); and Strakonice-Dražejo = 10 m/32.8 feet

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Panethos @[email protected] · 2026-05-28 · 08:00 UTC

Czechia’s mighty chimney-mounted water towers

While studying the water towers (vodárenské věže) of Czechia (formerly Czech Republic) an impressive collection of water towers built as a part of industrial chimneys was identified. Images of the nine (9) remaining historical sentinels (of the original 20) are provided below along with a brief background history. The tremendous resource for the data and images contained within this post is the www.vezovevodojemy.cz website.

Sites of the nine (9) remaining chimney water towers of Czechia – Map created by maps.google.com

Two (2) of these chimneys have been beautifully maintained or restored, as depicted in the first two images below. Hopefully, in time, the other towers can be cared for so they are preserved for future generations to marvel.

Peace/Mír!

Litovel-Nasoburky (1917) = 40 meters/131.2 feet tall (water tank is set at 21 meters). Serves the Litovel Food Factory (now Alibona). The 35 cubic meter.9,246 gallon water tank is still in operation, so both it and the chimney receive routine care and maintenance.

Litovel-Nasoburky – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Litovel-Nasoburky – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Dobrovice (1912) = 65 meters/213.3 feet tall (water tank is set on the chimney at 35 m). The tank holds 35 cubic meters/9,246 gallons of water. The structure serves/d the Prince Alexandra of Thurn & Taxis sugar factory. The chimney is still in use, but the water tank is no longer.

Dobrovice – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Dobrovice in 1927 – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Dvur Kralove nad Labem (1941) = 80 meters/262.5 feet tall (water tank is set at 30 meters). The tank held 300 cubic meters/79,252 gallons of water. Served the former mechanical weaving mill factory. The water tank ceased operations in 2007

Dvur Kralove nad Labem – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Dvůr Králové nad Labem in 1944 – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Choceň (1929) = 70 meters/229.7 feet tall (water tank set on the chimney at 30 meters). The tank holds 80 cubic meters/22,134 gallons of water. The tower/tank served a spinning and weaving mill which continues in operation, though the tower and tank are primarily used for communications today.

Choceň – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Choceň in 1937 – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Mělník (1956) = 40 meters/131.2 feet tall (water tank is set at 25 meters). The tank holds 35 cubic meters/9,246 gallons of water. The tower/tank serves the Association for Chemical and Metallurgical Production. Originally a zinc oxide facility, the factory now produces frits and glazes. The chimney and water tank are both still in operation.

Mělník – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Nymburk (1917) = 73 meters/239.5 feet tall (water tank is set at 35 meters). The tank holds 80 m3/21,134 gallons of water. Served the railway workshop of the North-Western Railway. The water tower and chimney have been disused since the 1970s when the taller concrete chimney (see image) was completed

Nymburk – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Nymburk in 1974 – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Kolín (1922) = 50 meters/164 feet tall (the water tank is set at 25 meters). The water tank holds 100 cubic meters/26,417 gallons of water. Located at a fertilizer factory. Operation of the chimney and water tank ceased in 1997

Kolín – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Libčice nad Vltavou (1921) = 45 meters/147.6 feet tall (water tank set at 25 meters). Serves the Libšice Ironworks. The tank holds 150 cubic meters/39,625 gallons of water. The chimney was shut down in 1992, but the water tank is still used.

Libčice nad Vltavou – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Libčice nad Vltavou in 1921 – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

Slaný (ca 1925) = 50 meters/164 feet tall (water tank set at 29 meters). The tank holds 150 cubic meters/39,635 gallons of water. Served the Slaný Engineering Works. Both the chimney and the water tank ceased being used in the late 1980s.

Slaný – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Slaný in 1935 – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz Close-up view of the Slaný water tank – Source: vezovevodojemy.cz

SOURCE: http://www.vezovevodojemy.cz

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Panethos @[email protected] · 2026-05-21 · 07:00 UTC

Working list: Tallest water towers of Taiwan

Listed below are the tallest water towers of the island of Taiwan. The number of towers is somewhat limited by the more recent use of elevated topography to store and supply water in cities like Taipei.

From an interesting historical standpoint, there are several water towers on the list dating from the 1930s that were constructed during Japanese occupation of Taiwan (1895-1945).

As more information is located on other water towers in Taiwan, the data will be added. Peace!

“Soaring” South Water Tower: Taichung/Central Taiwan Science Park = 76 m/249.3 feet

Source: maps.google.com

2. Huwei Township Water Tower (1930): Gong’an Village = 50.5 m/165.7 feet

3. “Sailing” West Water Tower (2005): Taichung/Central Taiwan Science Park ~ 47 m/154.2 feet

Sailing Water Tower – Source: common.wikimedia,org

4. Water Tower Park (1960s): Kaohsiung = 38 m/124.7 feet

Water Tower Park – Source: en.wikipedia.org

5. Puzi Waterway Distribution Tower (1933): Puzi City = 35 m/114.8 feet

Puzi Tower – Source: yy.idv.tw

6. Gangshan Water Tower (1938): Kaohsiung = 31 m/101.7 feet

7. Old Okayama Water Tower (1937): Kaohsiung = 30+m/98.4 feet

8. Beingang Water Tower (1930s): = 20 m/65.6 feet

9. Dapeng Bay Seaplane Water Tower (1938): Dapeng Bay ~ 20 m/65.6 feet

10. Magong Water Tower (1960): Magong City = 17 m/55.8 feet

More information needed:

Chenggong Station Water Tower
Chengkungling Water Tower
Daya Operations Station Water Tower
Fishing Harbor Water Tower
Gaomei Wetlands Water Tower: Taichung
Huajiang Water Tower (1960s or 1970s): Taipei
Jianshan Reservoir Water Tower
Mingde Water Tower
Nangang Water Tower
Seawater Station Water Tower: Pingtung
Tianmu New Village Water Tower
Waisungkai Water Tower: Taipei
Wan Guo Water Tower: Taipei
Wanhua Water Tower
Wonju Station Water Tower
Yilan Park Water Tower
Yiwu Water Tower: Wubei

Fishing Harbor Water Tower – Source: hippostcard.com

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-04-22 · 03:13 UTC

Detecting Land Use And Land Cover Changes And Quantifying Soil Erosion And Sediment Export Using GIS And Remote Sensing In The GERD Catchment, Ethiopia
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.100657 <-- shared paper
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https://infonile.org/en/2023/05/battling-for-survival-along-the-warming-source-of-the-blue-nile/ <-- shared technical media article
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65241-7_4 <-- shared technical book chapter
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8121020 <-- shared 2016 paper
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#landuse #landcover #RUSLE #model #soil #erosion #sedimentation #GERD #catchment #NorthAfrica #Ethiopia #AbbayBasin #sustainability #landmanagement #agriculture #farmland #foodsecurity #water #hydrogology #reservior #watermanagement #watersecurity #waterresources #catchment #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam #BlueNile #hydrography #impoundment #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #thematic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #landsat #elevation #DEM #CHIRPS #rainfall #precipitation #LULC #AI #forest #grazing #grassland #field #crops #cropland #waterbodies #urban #biophysical #risk #hazard #mitigation #soilquality

#landuse #landcover #rusle #model #soil #erosion

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-04-21 · 02:44 UTC

Remote Sensing And Process Attribution Uncertainties In The Dharali Event [Himalayas, India]
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00211-w <-- shared paper review
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00191-x <-- shared paper that was reviewed
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nhres.2025.11.001 <-- related shared paper
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#Dharali #disaster #BhagirathiBasin #India #NorthernIndia #Himalayas #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #imagery #earthobservation #trigger #risk #hazard #damage #infrastructure #mountain #geomorphology #glacier #glacial #debrisflow #publicsafety #landuse #paraglacial #rainfall #precipitation #extremeweather #massmovement #landslide #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Bhagirathi #River #water #hydrology #icepatchcollapse

#dharali #disaster #bhagirathibasin #india #northernindia #himalayas

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-03-26 · 11:41 UTC

Shifting to lower levels of meat consumption & biofuel production could help protect the climate, water resources & wildlife habitat while feeding more people. The solutions exist: drawdown.org/news/only-ha... #Agriculture #FoodSystem #LandUse #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Livestock #Meat #Biofuel

Only half of calories produced...

#agriculture #foodsystem #landuse #climatechange #foodsecurity #livestock

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-03-18 · 14:40 UTC

What Shapes Earthquake Risk In Bangladesh? Geospatial Insights From Physical And Social Factors Using A Spatial Meta-Regression Approach
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01089-4 <-- shared paper
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#EarthquakeRisk #GIS #Bangladesh #DisasterManagement #SEAsia #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #earthquake #naturalhazard #urban #rural #infrastructure #publicsafety #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geomorphology #geology #tectonics #social #cultural #demographics #fault #faulting #factoranalysis #seismichazard #model #modeling #socioeconomics #geophysics #remotesensing #geostatistics #landuse #framework #magnitude #engineering #buildingcode #mitigation #zoning #development #growth #vulnerability

#earthquakerisk #gis #bangladesh #disastermanagement #seasia #spatial

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-03-10 · 03:20 UTC

Drivers Of Forest Disturbance In Southeast Asia [incl. spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105220 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://github.com/shijuanchen/SEA_forest_dis <-- shared GitHub ‘data repository 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #vegetation #Forestdisturbance #Forestdegradation #Deforestation #remotesensing #SoutheastAsia #Asia #tropicalforests #timeseriesanalysis #geostatistics #disturbance #clearing #planting #agriculture #earthobservation #imagery #CCDC #changedetection #landcover #landuse #change #plantation #cultivation #slashandburn #planning #mitigation #catalogue #conservation #management #landmanagement #machinelearning #imageanalysis #AI

#gis #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-03-10 · 03:17 UTC

Vertical Land Motion And Human Exposure Across India's Coastal Regions
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL120539 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://www.indiaspend.com/climate-change/indias-coastal-cities-face-heavy-flooding-risk-due-to-sea-level-rise-970906 <-- shared media article 🔗
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#SeaLevelRise #Subsidence #India #InSAR #radar #Postdoc #GIS #spatial #mapping #inSAR #LandSubsidence #remotesensing #coast #coastal #coastline #India #earthobservation #subsidence #rise #urban #city #SLR #ClimateChange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #flood #flooding #model #modeling #floodrisk #infrastructure #damage #costs #economics #verticallandmotion #VLM #ESA #Sentinel #Ahmedabad #Chennai #Amaravathi #Kochi #Kakinada #Kolkata #deltas #estuary #demographics #population #coastalsubsidence #landuse #planning #mitigation #farmland #agriculture #foodsecurity #groundwater #pumping #extraction

#sealevelrise #subsidence #india #insar #radar #postdoc

Alexander J. Stein @[email protected] · 2026-02-20 · 17:53 UTC

#China: Modeling suggests that integrating #FoodSystem actions across supply chains, consumer demand & land management could, by 2060, reduce GHG emissions ~40%, improve diet quality ~25% and cut inequality ~20%: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc... #SupplyChains #Consumers #LandUse #Climate #Nutrition

Redirecting

#china #foodsystem #supplychains #consumers #landuse #climate

Panethos @[email protected] · 2026-02-18 · 11:00 UTC

Cataloging Black-owned record stores

As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.

Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.

Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.

Peace!

Inside Dorsey’s Record Shop since 1946 in Pittsburgh (Neil & Marcus Dorsey) – Source: post-gazette.com

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Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa

Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie

Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky

Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina

Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York

Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany

Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio

Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois

Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia

DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia

Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan

DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida

Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania

Fivespace: San Diego, California

Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania

Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia

God’s Time: Accra, Ghana

Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas

Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri

Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.

Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina

JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia

Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana

Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.

Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey

Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York

Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia

Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan

Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California

Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi

Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois

Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana

PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California

Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California

Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.

Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri

Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida

Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida

Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica

Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas

SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee

Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia

Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California

Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.

The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria

The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya

The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois

Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota

Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland

Della Soul Records – Source: Facebook.com

SOURCES:

#AfricanAmericans #albums #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwned #cities #fun #geography #history #landUse #music #recordStores #records #tourism #travel #vinyl

#africanamericans #albums #blackhistorymonth #blackowned #cities #fun

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2026-01-08 · 04:54 UTC

State of Public Outdoor Access Report 2026 [New Zealand]
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https://www.herengaanuku.govt.nz/our-work/publications/state-of-public-access <-- shared report
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"This inaugural State of Public Outdoor Access Report, which provides a comprehensive snapshot of public access to the outdoors across Aotearoa..."
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#spatial #mapping #pocketmaps #app #parcels #catalogue #easement #comprise #cadastre #outdooraccess #PublicLand #PrivateLand #accomodation #NewZealand #recreation #landuse #landtypes #outdoorspaces #access #legislation #framework #reserves #authority #paperroads #cycleways #bicycle #hunting #fishing #coast #coastal #mountains #commission #reporting #government #tangatawhenua #indigenous #firstnation #maori #localcouncils #communitygroups #landowners #publicaccess #education #environment #restoration #support #respect #landrights #walkways #tramping #trails #hiking #camping #services #land
@HerengaāNukuAotearoa | #HerengaāNukuAotearoa | #OutdoorAccessCommission

#spatial #mapping #pocketmaps #app #parcels #catalogue

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2025-12-15 · 05:52 UTC

Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War - A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans
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https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13060178 <-- shared 2023 paper
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/05/20/balkan-floods-expose-deadly-mines-from-1990s <-- shared 2014 media example
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[mechanics/process I know I (fortunately) don’t consider - but fascinating!]
#landmine #unexplodedordnance #explosiveordnance #abandonedexplosiveordnance #IED #improvisedexplosivedevice #military #minefield #war #publicsafety #flood #flooding #landslide #WesternBalkans #balkans #Bosnia #Herzegovina #Serbia #Croatia #stochastic #deterministic #model #modeling #war #battlefield #ordanance #injury #fatality #massmovement #landsurface #processes #engineeringgeology #geology #geology #soil #debrisflow #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #hydromorphology #morphology #geomorphometry #spatialanalysis #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskmapping #fieldsurvey #spatiotemporal #research #hazardmap #planning #polict #landuse #emergency #publichealth #riskmanagement

#landmine #unexplodedordnance #explosiveordnance #abandonedexplosiveordnance #ied #improvisedexplosivedevice

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2025-11-26 · 03:38 UTC

Surface Water Transitions 1984–2022 - A Global Dataset at Annual Resolution
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06013-5 <-- shared paper
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#water #hydrology #hydrospatial #globe #global #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #GIS #spatial #mapping #watertransition #river #stream #lake #coast #coastal #landsat #timeseries #WCD #WTTD #OTSU #NDWI #landuse #landcover #NLDI #soil #vegetation #forest #urban #industrial #advance #recession #wetland #engineered #agriculture #floodplain #deforestration #reservior #delta #model #modeling #surfacewater #change #seasonal #climate #annual #historic #recenthistory #waterresources #watermanagement #watersecurity

#water #hydrology #hydrospatial #globe #global #remotesensing