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How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño

Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurri…
#Europe #EU #EarthScienceDivision #Earth'sAtmosphere #European #Extremeweatherevents #Hurricanes&Typhoons #Jason-CS(ContinuityofService)/Sentinel-6 #JetPropulsionLaboratory #NaturalDisasters #Sentinel-6MichaelFreilichSatellite #Sentinel-6B #WateronEarth #WeatherandAtmosphericDynamics
https://www.europesays.com/europe/134373/

Nepal’s flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont Blanc

CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC, France (AP) — For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe’s highest…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #earth-science #floods #france-nepal-mont-blanc-alps-climate-change #Generalnews #glaciers #i #Naturaldisasters #nepal-tibet-floods #weather #Worldnews
https://www.europesays.com/france/76517/

Nepal’s flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont Blanc

CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC, France (AP) — For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe’s highest…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Climateandenvironment #Climatechange #earth-science #floods #france-nepal-mont-blanc-alps-climate-change #Generalnews #glaciers #i #Naturaldisasters #nepal-tibet-floods #weather #Worldnews
https://www.europesays.com/france/76395/

https://www.europesays.com/dk/161877/ Lee County Channel SeedPro directs Channeling Good donation to Denmark Ball Association | Daily Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa #altruism #Danmark #Denmark #donation #FundManagement #fundraising #giving #NaturalDisasters #NaturalHazards #philanthropy #seasons #SimpleLiving #SocialEconomy #Storm #storms #TropicalCycloneSeasons #TropicalCyclones #TropicalMeteorology #tropics #vortices #weather #WeatherEvents

Volcanic eruption in Indonesia causes widespread travel disruption – video

The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted over the weekend, with experts warning of a high probability of further eruptions. The ash spewed by the volcano forced the closure of schools and seven airports, disrupting the flights of an estimated 170,000 passengers

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/sep/07/volcanic-eruption-indonesia-travel-disruption-video

#Volcanoes #Indonesia #Naturaldisasters #Worldnews #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #

Risk Society events:
 
1. Webinar
"Risk jargon"
Thursday 22 October, 15:00-16:00 Central European Time
https://www.risk-society.com/risk-jargon-compound-complex-and-confusing-2
 
2. Workshop
"Improving Risk Vocabulary"
Friday 13 November, 13:00-17:00 Central European Time
https://www.risk-society.com/lost-for-words-improving-risk-vocabulary
 
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disasters #risk #RiskSociety #RiskManagement #RiskReduction #RiskAnalysis

‘They’ll be finding bodies next year’: a renowned forensic scientist on Nepal’s ‘extreme challenges’
By Tory Shepherd

Prof Richard Bassed helped identify Boxing Day tsunami and victims of Australia’s catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires. ‘The randomness of this massive flood,’ he says. ‘That gets to you’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/nepal-tibet-flood-victim-identification-australian-forensic-scientist-richard-bassed-ntwnfb

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Forensicscience #Naturaldisasters #Science #Australianews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #ToryShepherd

Two cousins hired a 4WD to find their missing Australian family in Nepal. Then ‘there was no more road’
By Cait Kelly in Kathmandu

As Santosh Swaminathan and Nathan Subramanian wait for the army to restore access into the areas where their loved ones had been, they are growing increasingly desperate

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/sep/03/nepal-tibet-floods-cousins-hired-4wd-find-missing-australian-family-ntwnfb

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Australianews #Nepal #Naturaldisasters #TheGuardian #CaitKellyinKathmandu

Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/03/nepal-floods-rasuwagadhi-hydropower-hydro-tunnel-trapped-workers-search-rescue #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #NaturalDisasters #Nepal #Tibet #China #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia

Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says
By Reuters

About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet border

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/03/nepal-floods-rasuwagadhi-hydropower-hydro-tunnel-trapped-workers-search-rescue

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Naturaldisasters #Nepal #Tibet #China #TheGuardian #Reuters

After the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districts
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Gaurav Pokharel in Betrawati and Rasuwa district. Photographs by Ahmer Khan

Thousands remain missing and aid is hampered by treacherous conditions in communities almost wiped out of existence

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/after-the-flood-human-suffering-nepal-worst-hit-districts

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Nepal #SouthandcentralAsia #Worldnews #Naturaldisasters #Flooding #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #HannahEllisPetersen #GauravPokharelinBetrawati #RasuwadistrictPhotographsbyAhmerKhan

"The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: A Conclusion"
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/the-arctic-institutes-2026-polar-disaster-risk-reduction-response-series-a-conclusion
 
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #Arctic #PolarRisk #PolarDRR #Antarctica #Antarctic #polar #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters

A glacier collapsed in Nepal but this is not the time to talk about climate change | First Dog on the Moon
By First Dog on the Moon

It’s always thoughts and prayers and please don’t politicise this horrible disaster

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/sep/02/nepal-floods-glacier-collapsed-but-now-is-not-the-time-to-talk-about-climate-change-apparently

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Naturaldisasters #TheGuardian #FirstDogontheMoon

A glacier collapsed in Nepal but this is not the time to talk about climate change | First Dog on the Moon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/sep/02/nepal-floods-glacier-collapsed-but-now-is-not-the-time-to-talk-about-climate-change-apparently #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #NaturalDisasters

Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll passes 1,000 as rescue efforts continue at hydropower tunnels – latest updates
By Yohannes Lowe

About 4,500 people are missing across Nepal and Tibet after the disaster, including 900 feared trapped in mud-filled tunnels at 12 Nepali hydropower sites

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-floods-death-toll-rescue-hydropower-tunnels-china-latest-updates

#Nepal #Climatecrisis #Tibet #China #NepalTibetflooddisaster #Naturaldisasters #TheGuardian #YohannesLowe

Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll passes 1,000 as rescue efforts continue at hydropower tunnels – latest updates https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-floods-death-toll-rescue-hydropower-tunnels-china-latest-updates #Nepal #ClimateCrisis #Tibet #China #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #NaturalDisasters

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 151

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Ashleigh Burton reacts to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – When it comes to movies about the Cold War and the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb stood out with its very unique presentation backed with memorable performances by Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. The film was a satire about the Cold War tensions between America and Russia, and it gave moviegoers a unique look as to what could have happened behind the secured government offices and how each nation communicated with each other over the hotline. Kubrick’s film is so significant, it got featured in many movie reaction videos on YouTube and I had fun watching Ashleigh Burton’s reaction video. Go watch it now!

https://youtu.be/0UvpfBk4Kmw?si=FxiDWW7e-nuh0uXa

#2 Behind the Scenes Making of Resident Evil (1996) – It has been over thirty years since Resident Evil was first released and today it has grown into a multimedia entertainment franchise still driven by video game productions. Although many video game publications published a lot of articles about the original game from 1996, none of them captured the behind-the-scenes making at Capcom which the YouTube video below features. Even if you are not a Resident Evil fan, I still encourage you to watch it as you can learn a lot about the process, the hard work done by the Japanese and insight shared by Shinji Mikami.

https://youtu.be/fAL9T9U2xTE?si=8Ubd690wH15EmiVK

#3 The Multi-million Dollar Theft With Fake Coupons – Over a decade ago, someone in the state of Arizona started an illegal operation using fake coupons which grew so dramatically, it became a shadow enterprise and two more people got involved. The operation of multiple fake shopping coupons robbed corporations several millions of Dollars and the one who started it got so rich she even bought herself many luxury vehicles. To find out the details about this true crime story, watch the video below and pay close attention.

https://youtu.be/Aggc-E0T2ak?si=Xk1F8CtTkaQV8TZ1

#4 Austria Fought Back Against Islam – Massive immigration that includes Islamists who are obsessed with conquering new nations is very clearly dangerous and even toxic. With so many illegal aliens/immigrants and Muslims in Europe, it is clear that the future of the Europeans is looking more uncertain as time passes. Among them is Austria which boldly made changes to prioritize its own people and preserve its rich culture by pushing back hard against Islamists. Already there were Islamic scandals that were uncovered there in Austria. Watch and learn from the Fall of Nations video below.

https://youtu.be/n5MVM52exGs?si=uH6a53eb4aE5fxWJ

#5 The Fall of BuzzFeed – Remember how popular BuzzFeed was? Even though a lot of people got lured by them, I never trusted BuzzFeed and I was never interested with their videos and other online gimmicks. BuzzFeed was also a very questionable participant in journalism no matter what they did to gain credibility. Fortunately for the world, BuzzFeed collapsed and deservedly so. To find out why, watch MAGAmark’s video below.

https://youtu.be/SikAZ0zaQ7g?si=BVVNDGBR0BgVg8-6

#6 Record-breaking Rainfall Hits Chiba Prefecture in Japan – Apart from being vulnerable to earthquakes which is connected with being located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan also has its share of struggles with immense rainfall and flooding. Recently, record-breaking rainfall hit Chiba Prefecture causing a lot of flood and hardship for the Japanese. If you were a constant visitor to Japan, was there ever a time when you got caught in heavy rain and flooding there? Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/5Su4DzVfZkk?si=r66FP6RNdsfHH-Vr

#7 Role-playing Games About 1990s Anime – Believe it or not, there are indeed role-playing games (RPGs) based on anime properties that were popular in the 1990s. Of course, a lot of those anime-based RPGs were released only in Japan and some of them became playable with English translations through digital patches, emulation and fan-made translations. If you are into retro gaming, anime, RPGs and the 1990s, watch the Gaming Broductions video below.

https://youtu.be/cK2Gp-mosxo?si=laqA-8XHec40S9zc

#8 Assorted Pacific Rim Reaction Videos – When Pacific Rim was released in cinemas worldwide in 2013, I never bothered to watch it in the local cinema. Here in the Philippines, there was a lot of pre-release buzz that Manila would appear in the movie and so many local film buffs got excited. The movie eventually grossed over $400 million worldwide through theaters and a lot of people enjoyed its high-quality visuals, intense battles and the special attention to detail invested on the size and scale of the locations. The movie has been featured in several reaction videos and posted below are the entertaining ones to watch.

https://youtu.be/k9jIe3pN6Dk?si=WM6NvAh-8gvx_Jow

https://youtu.be/uVEqUuGtrd4?si=J8kt1MeCAXL5yIhr

https://youtu.be/uoNPvcreM8s?si=UVW8q4m2a7ov9fLI

#9 Ranting for Vengeance Slams Video Essay Slop on YouTube – It is not a secret that YouTube is filled not only with artificial intelligence (AI) slop but also video essays made by individuals who arrogantly think of themselves as experts and wise creators. In his recent video, Ranting for Vengeance slammed the video essay slop on YouTube and explained in detail what kind of people created those videos, what their agenda and why people should not allow themselves to be influenced by them. I encourage you to watch the video below now.

https://youtu.be/r8hhXBuXNb4?si=z_nZ3U4n_QGwNaFC

#10 Shallow Focus is a Disease in Movies – There is a new trend that has influence the production of movies in Hollywood (AKA Commiewood) for many years now and it has literally become a disease which made the viewing of movies undesirable. The disease is shallow focus which occurs when the area of sharpness in front of a camera lens is very narrow which results in blurry backgrounds. Shallow focus is being abused in modern-day filmmaking and it is only getting worse. That said, I encourage you all to watch Rowan J Coleman’s video below and share it to as many film buffs as possible.

https://youtu.be/2I4X14L5WsA?si=cSdYmBW4QTsqR6hH

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How ‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’ Predicted Hegseth’s Iran Debacle

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of a very British book seeking to make sense…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Books #breakingnews #Britain #fpweekend #governmentbureaucracy #Iran #Naturaldisasters #paywallfree #War
https://www.newsbeep.com/672452/

Western Europe heatwaves hit GDP, food and insurance

People are silhouetted against the setting sun in Berlin on June 19, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. A heat…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #@CC26U #@KC26U #@W26U #Business #businessnews #Climate #Environment #INGGroepNV #Naturaldisasters #Science #weather
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/792854/

Western Europe heatwaves hit GDP, food and insurance

People are silhouetted against the setting sun in Berlin on June 19, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. A heat…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #@CC26U #@KC26U #@W26U #Business #businessnews #Climate #environment #INGGroepNV #Naturaldisasters #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #weather
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/718610/

Western Europe heatwaves hit GDP, food and insurance

People are silhouetted against the setting sun in Berlin on June 19, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. A heat…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #@CC26U #@KC26U #@W26U #Business #businessnews #CA #Canada #Climate #Environment #INGGroepNV #Naturaldisasters #Science #Weather
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/835295/

University of Kentucky: CLIMBS launches real-time network to forecast Kentucky landslides. “The Slope Hydrologic Monitoring Network website is a pioneering digital platform that offers real-time insights into the stability of Kentucky’s hillslopes…. The new monitoring network consists of 24 stations strategically placed across landslide-prone terrain in Eastern Kentucky. These stations act […]

University of Kentucky: CLIMBS launches real-time network to forecast Kentucky landslides. “The Slope Hydrologic Monitoring Network website is a pioneering digital platform that offers real-time insights into the stability of Kentucky’s hillslopes…. The new monitoring network consists of 24 stations strategically placed across landslide-prone terrain in Eastern Kentucky. These stations act […]

University of Kentucky: CLIMBS launches real-time network to forecast Kentucky landslides. “The Slope Hydrologic Monitoring Network website is a pioneering digital platform that offers real-time insights into the stability of Kentucky’s hillslopes…. The new monitoring network consists of 24 stations strategically placed across landslide-prone terrain in Eastern Kentucky. These stations act […]

University of Kentucky: CLIMBS launches real-time network to forecast Kentucky landslides. “The Slope Hydrologic Monitoring Network website is a pioneering digital platform that offers real-time insights into the stability of Kentucky’s hillslopes…. The new monitoring network consists of 24 stations strategically placed across landslide-prone terrain in Eastern Kentucky. These stations act […]

University of Kentucky: CLIMBS launches real-time network to forecast Kentucky landslides. “The Slope Hydrologic Monitoring Network website is a pioneering digital platform that offers real-time insights into the stability of Kentucky’s hillslopes…. The new monitoring network consists of 24 stations strategically placed across landslide-prone terrain in Eastern Kentucky. These stations act […]

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌍🔀 Two #earthquakes hit northern #Venezuela 39 seconds apart on June 25, 2026 – a magnitude 7.2 foreshock followed by a 7.5 mainshock.

The #USGS classifies this as a “#doublet” – two seismologically distinct quakes from different faults, triggered by stress transfer. Dr. Mark Quigley at the University of #Melbourne explains the rare event along Venezuela’s active plate boundary.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/venezuelas-earthquake-doublet/

#seismology #platetectonics #caribbean #science #geology #earthscience #naturaldisasters #Caracas

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌍🔀 Two #earthquakes hit northern #Venezuela 39 seconds apart on June 25, 2026 – a magnitude 7.2 foreshock followed by a 7.5 mainshock.

The #USGS classifies this as a “#doublet” – two seismologically distinct quakes from different faults, triggered by stress transfer. Dr. Mark Quigley at the University of #Melbourne explains the rare event along Venezuela’s active plate boundary.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/venezuelas-earthquake-doublet/

#seismology #platetectonics #caribbean #science #geology #earthscience #naturaldisasters #Caracas

+++ 🌱 😀 👯 #Cannabis hilft bei 🔥 #Traumaschmerz +++

In a world afflicted by devastating events, ranging from #wars & #unimaginableviolence to #tragicaccidents and #naturaldisasters, an estimated 70% of the 👯 #humanpopulation will experience a #traumatising incident during their #lifetime, & nearly 5.6% of them will develop #posttraumaticstressdisorder #PTSD, one of the most #distressing #mentalillnesses worldwide.
https://www.oxjournal.org/epigenetic-inheritance-of-trauma-across-generations/

#Hanf_heilt #Cannabis #Streeck #NinaWarken #health #fff

Active Faults Greece - A Comprehensive Geomorphology-Based 1:25,000 Fault Database
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06283-z <-- shared paper
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https://activefaults.eagme.gr/en/ <-- shared Hellenic DataBase of Active Faults (HeDBAF) access
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Greece #Europe #geology #fault #faulting #remotesensing #earthobservation #seismology #seismic #earthquake #paleoseismology #activefault #risk #hazard #naturaldisasters #DEM #elevation #ActiveFaultsGreece #AFG #database #faulttraces #engineeringeology #spatialanalysis #geomorphology #landsurface #planning #hazardassessment

Wildfires burning in Georgia and Florida, homes destroyed

NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Wildfires burning across the southeastern U.S. were intensifying Wednesday after destroying nearly 50 homes…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #APTopNews #BethToll #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Evacuations #Fires #FLStateWire #Florida #GAStateWire #Generalnews #Georgia #JoeyCason #LenDavis #Naturaldisasters #U.S.news #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Weather #Wildfires
https://www.newsbeep.com/498236/

Thank you to John Richardson and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience for the review of "Disaster by Choice" https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2026-disasters-are-not-natural-review-of-disasters-by-choice-how-our-actions-turn-natural-hazards-into-catastrophes
 
-"Disaster by Choice" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68680-5
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters #Katastrophen

Today's #HorrorDisasters for #MyHorrorfest202526 I have #StephenKing the Langoliers 1995, Daylight 1996 & Twister 1996. #BadTrips #BadDays #TravelDisasters #FireDisasters #FireFilms #NaturalDisasters #BadWeatherMovies #WeatherDisasters #TwisterFilms

Today's #HorrorDisasters for #MyHorrorfest202526 I have the Towering inferno 1974 & Earthquake 1974 + on Tubi I found a couple of old favs Avalanche 1978 & City on fire 1979. #NaturalDisasters #EarthquakeFilms #ManMadeDisasters #WeatherDisasters #BadWeatherMovies #FireFilms #FireDisasters #BadDays

How SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans could be saved during the shutdown

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/snap-benefits-contingency-funds

#RadioactiveWaste leakage would be threat to area: critic

By Doug Diaczuk The Chronicle-Journal Apr 22, 2025

"A radioactive waste specialist from the United States says #NuclearWaste disposal sites place a giant bullseye on an area, as well as all communities along the transportation route, and residents of Northern #Ontario should take notice.

"#KevinKamps, a radioactive waste specialist with #BeyondNuclear, a non-profit advocacy group in the United States, will be speaking in Thunder Bay at Environment North's annual meeting on Wednesday [April 23].

"Kamps has opposed several nuclear waste sites across North America, including a site in the #YuccaMountains in #Nevada and a site at #Kincardine in #Ontario at the #BruceNuclear Generating Station.

" 'That was a 20-year campaign all told, but we prevailed in the end,' Kamps said of the Kincardine site in an interview with The Chronicle-Journal.

"The Nuclear Waste Management Organization [#NWM] identified a site between #Ignace and #Wabigoon Lake as the location for a proposed deep geological repository [#DGR] for #SpentFuel from #Canadian #NuclearPower plants.

"Last summer, the #TownshipOfIgnace expressed a willingness to be the host community for the repository following a survey showing the majority of residents supported the site.

"But several #FirstNation communities have spoken out in opposition to the site, citing #environmental concerns and the safety of transporting spent fuel through the region.

"Kamps said if anything was to go wrong at the deep geological repository site it would be catastrophic: 'for all points #downstream, #downwind, up the #FoodChain, down the generations.'

" 'In your neck of the woods, what I find ironic is the current target in your area is just outside of the #GreatLakes basin and I think it is a raw political calculation to try to silence what has been more than a decade of U.S. congressional opposition to the #LakeHuronDump,' he said.

" 'Now magically a site has been chosen outside of the Great Lakes basin.'

"There are many safety concerns to take into consideration when it comes to nuclear waste, Kamps said, beginning with the transportation of nuclear material to the site itself.

" 'One of the most controversial aspects is the transportation component, because it makes it everyone's problem along those routes,' he said. 'So that is another part of our challenge, to educate communities that would be along the most likely transportation route, be it road, rail, or waterway.'

"Then there is the site itself, which Kamps said could be vulnerable to #ExtremeWeather, #NaturalDisasters, or even potential attacks.

" 'You had better know your geology really well because if and when this starts leaking from its containers into the geology, then it's a question of how long will it take to mix with underground waterflows and perhaps even surface waterflows,' he said. 'And then the risk flows with the water, and with the air.'

"For those opposed to such sites, Kamps said the best way to fight back is through the democratic process and engaging with government representatives at all levels.

"He cited the opposition to the #Kincardine site that was a 20-year fight and the role First Nations communities played.

" 'An important part of that was the #SaugeenOjibwayNation who asked good questions and in the end voted 86 per cent no to that dump coming into their community,' he said.

"In terms of what to do with nuclear waste from generating stations, Kamps said it should stay at the site of origin."

Source:
https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/local/radioactive-waste-leakage-would-be-threat-to-area-critic/article_f0dd8d6f-f8db-404e-ac4c-3e91b5330af2.html

#EnvironmentalRacism #GreatLakesBasin #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NuclearDumping #ClimateChange #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI #NoDumpingWithoutConsent

California Storms Recharged Watersheds, Geodesy Data Reveal
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https://eos.org/articles/california-storms-recharged-watersheds-geodesy-data-reveal <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107721 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #GPS #GNSS #water #recharge #hydrology #geodesy #meteorology #data #atmosphericriver #climatechange #extremeweather #storms #rainfall #precipitation #watersheds #drought #groundwater #reservoir #snowpack #waterresources #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ground #changes #waterstorage #management #hydrogeodesy #interdisciplinary #gravity #shape #Earth #risk #hazard #ecosystems #naturaldisasters #California #USA

Algorithm Raises New Questions About Cascadia Earthquake Record
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https://phys.org/news/2024-08-algorithm-cascadia-earthquake.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1130/B37343.1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #sedimentology #geology #structuralgeology #platetectonics #CascadiaSubductionZone #PNW #PacificNorthwest #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forests #tsunamis #earthquake #risk #hazard #timing #naturaldisasters #geomorphology #geomorphometry #turbidite #corrleation #causation #model #modeling #massmovement #landslides #algorithm #machinelearning #AI

We need the #BCgovernment to get the message from concerned communities across B.C. that we must work together and with urgency to #protect #OldGrowthForests and #reform #forestry practices. To do so, the next steps are crucial:

#StopLogging in the most at-risk #OldGrowth #forests, and other #ecosystems identified by First Nations, by providing promised funding for #LoggingDeferrals.

Provide full #FinancialSupport to #FirstNations for long-term #IndigenousLed #conservation solutions, including #compensation for lost revenues and employment.

Move away from the “all or nothing” approach common in forestry practices across B.C. and most evident in #ClearcutLogging. In its place, work with First Nations, local residents, industry and other stakeholders to implement forestry practices that prioritize important values like #biodiversity, #habitat, #WaterRetention, #Indigenous #CulturalUse, and #tourism.

#PleaseSignPetition & boost to help #SpreadTheWord ->

https://sierraclub.bc.ca/wildfire-old-growth-action/?utm_source=Marketo&mkt_tok=Nzg4LVlCRi0yOTYAAAGUhI07OaAEm0rqJmnaIkJZ86kkxfjsoItqT8lV-PjGDPO76P-vg90DRUML_EZKE0LJuydxkT67xuIPkQwJvTXXuoFzggBVh2haQrALzqP7

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"The increasing severity of #wildfires and #drought highlights that reforming #ForestStewardship – taking better care of the forests, including safeguarding #OldGrowthForests – is one of our best hopes to protect communities across B.C.

Harmful #forestry practices like #clearcutting and #unsustainable #IndustrialLogging make extreme heat and wildfires worse. #Clearcuts are #tinderboxes, more prone to creating embers because dead trees and branches dry out in the hot sun and become more #flammable. Tree plantations and improperly tended young forests also increase wildfire risk: Younger trees have thinner bark and low-hanging branches that can act as ladder fuels, and the trees are often planted too close together, making it easy for fire to spread.

Fortunately, intact and properly managed #forests are more resilient to the worsening wildfires and heatwaves. For example, #OldGrowth #rainforests have dense canopies which provide cooling shade that resists fire. They are cooler and wetter than young forests, acting as giant sponges. Old-growth trees in the drier interior have thick bark, high branches and are widely spaced which all reduce #WildfireRisk.

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Demand that your municipal, provincial & federal governments include #PeopleWithDisabilities as part of #ClimateCrisis caused #NaturalDisasters & #EmergencyEvacuation planning. We are almost always left out of these critically important #EmergencyPlans - we deserve to be considered & included. We are all part of the communities we live in. We don't deserve to be treated like an afterthought.

All levels of governments need to consult with us & learn from us a lot more. All levels of governments need to learn to heed our very valid concerns. We don't need fluffy PR shit. We need to be included in decision making processes. NOW.

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#WabanakiStudies should be taught at all #MaineSchools

OpEd by Hope Carroll, December 26, 2023

"#Wabanaki history is ingrained across #Maine and has deep rooted cultural relationships with major natural landmarks that many of us see everyday. However, there is a concerning gap surrounding the important aspects of our state’s rich Wabanaki history and what little many students learn about it in Maine schools.

"Wabanaki studies need to be consistently incorporated into all Maine school districts. According to a 2022 report done by the #AbbeMuseum, the #MaineACLU, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the #WabanakiAlliance, the Wabanaki studies law passed by Maine in 2001 is not appropriately enforced across the state.

"The law 'requires schools to teach Maine K–12 students about Wabanaki territories, economic systems, cultural systems, governments, and political systems, as well as the Wabanaki tribes’ relationships with local, state, national, and international governments,' the report says.

"The Portland public school system recently incorporated a Wabanaki studies program into its curriculum. This will hopefully be a good example for other districts across Maine and encourage them to do the same.

"Teaching Wabanaki studies will help children gain a better understanding of the state. In time, this can help them develop a closer relationship with the #land and our responsibility to ensure that it is cared for and treated with respect.

"'Through #traditional stories representing the terrestrial and aquatic systems, important [Wabanaki] values are imparted that safeguard culturally significant resources from overuse and ensure the persistence of the people and culture,' says Natalie Michelle, interdisciplinary studies and research assistant of native environmental studies in climate change at the University of Maine.

"It is more important than ever that we look to native science as we face irreversible damage to our climate. We must prioritize implementing these ideals early into the educational careers of children so they go on to practice them throughout their lives.

"Western science and education has taught the ideals of dominance over nature for centuries. This is reflected in practices that have contributed to the #extinction of animals, rises in #NaturalDisasters, food and water shortages and the numerous other effects of #ClimateChange. Instead of connecting with #nature, we are often taught to distance ourselves from the #NaturalWorld. We are taught to use vague and nonspecific naming tools like 'it' to refer to any non-human being.

"'We use it to distance ourselves, to set others outside our circle of moral consideration, creating #hierarchies of difference that justify our actions — so we don’t feel,' says Robin Kimmerer, professor of environmental and forest biology at the State University of New York College of #EnvironmentalScience and #Forestry.

"Kimmerer talks of alternatives to using 'it' to put ourselves on the same level as other living beings, recognizing them as relatives by calling them by their name. But she says that this can be difficult for many of her students because they were not taught these alternatives until now.

"In my experience growing up in Maine and going to school, I never encountered a class focused on Wabanaki studies until college. I am grateful to have this opportunity now. But it has been difficult for me to implement these new ideals into my thinking toward the land around me because they seem so foreign.

"Using the word 'foreign' seems wrong when describing ideals that have been used in Maine since long before any of us were here. But Maine schools and communities have an opportunity to change this.

"Children who grow up in this state have the right and responsibility to know the history of the land around them. They have the right and responsibility to understand the negative implications of #colonization and #ForcedRemoval of the #WabanakiTribes and how despite horrible #historical events, the Wabanaki people have endured and developed their own #sovereign structures.

"In order to create more inclusive classrooms that incorporate all aspects of our state history and work towards building respectful relationships with Maine land, other communities should follow the exciting example being set in #PortlandMaine."

Source:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/12/26/opinion/opinion-contributor/wabanaki-studies-maine-schools-education/

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#IndigenousSovereignty #ClimateCrisis #LandStewards
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Today in #Connecticut History, August 31: Hurricane _______ , A Storm So Devastating They Stopped Using Its Name

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/08/31/august-31-hurricane-carol-a-storm-so-devastating-they-stopped-using-its-name/

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