#ogallalaaquifer — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ogallalaaquifer, aggregated by home.social.
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Hype for the Future 105D: National Grasslands in the Great Plains
Introduction The Great Plains region of the United States of America is home to all but four (4) of the national grasslands representing the nation. The grasslands that do not represent the Plains are situated within southeastern Idaho, northeastern California, central Oregon, and the State of Illinois within relative proximity to Chicago. Great Plains Definition In general, the Great Plains states are typically identified as North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and […] -
"Madison Boyle with the Amarillo Minority Coalition questioned the use of #groundwater for the data center, stating, 'Why are we using ground water that farmers could be using for agriculture, for AI data center, where it's going to deplete a resource that's not really renewable?'
"Boyle highlighted the strain on the #OgallalaAquifer, which is already depleting. Protest organizers urged city officials to consider future generations.
"Amarillo citizen Ashlyn Major called for transparency and suggested a public vote on the project. Fermi America has not responded to interview requests, but former Gov. #RickPerry, now vice president of #FermiAmerica, previously downplayed water concerns, emphasizing water recycling efforts."
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"Water extraction currently exceeds the natural recharge rate by 44m cubic metres each year" - grim prospects, and global North keeps forgetting our own vulnerabilities #ogallalaaquifer #systemchange
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/07/kabul-could-become-first-modern-city-to-run-out-of-water-report-warns?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Cropland Abandonment Between 1986 And 2018 Across The United States - Spatiotemporal Patterns And Current Land Uses
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d12 <-- shared paper
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https://www.agdaily.com/crops/study-30-million-acres-cropland-abandoned-since-1980s <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #USA #spatialanalysis #crops #cropland #abandoned #remotesensing #landsat #imagery #CONUS #AI #USDA #OgallalaAquifer #GoogleEarthEngine #CNN #machinelearning #irrigation #ConservationReserveProgram #landuse #landcover #planning #management #economics -
Cropland Abandonment Between 1986 And 2018 Across The United States - Spatiotemporal Patterns And Current Land Uses
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d12 <-- shared paper
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https://www.agdaily.com/crops/study-30-million-acres-cropland-abandoned-since-1980s <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #USA #spatialanalysis #crops #cropland #abandoned #remotesensing #landsat #imagery #CONUS #AI #USDA #OgallalaAquifer #GoogleEarthEngine #CNN #machinelearning #irrigation #ConservationReserveProgram #landuse #landcover #planning #management #economics -
Cropland Abandonment Between 1986 And 2018 Across The United States - Spatiotemporal Patterns And Current Land Uses
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d12 <-- shared paper
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https://www.agdaily.com/crops/study-30-million-acres-cropland-abandoned-since-1980s <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #USA #spatialanalysis #crops #cropland #abandoned #remotesensing #landsat #imagery #CONUS #AI #USDA #OgallalaAquifer #GoogleEarthEngine #CNN #machinelearning #irrigation #ConservationReserveProgram #landuse #landcover #planning #management #economics -
Cropland Abandonment Between 1986 And 2018 Across The United States - Spatiotemporal Patterns And Current Land Uses
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d12 <-- shared paper
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https://www.agdaily.com/crops/study-30-million-acres-cropland-abandoned-since-1980s <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #USA #spatialanalysis #crops #cropland #abandoned #remotesensing #landsat #imagery #CONUS #AI #USDA #OgallalaAquifer #GoogleEarthEngine #CNN #machinelearning #irrigation #ConservationReserveProgram #landuse #landcover #planning #management #economics -
Cropland Abandonment Between 1986 And 2018 Across The United States - Spatiotemporal Patterns And Current Land Uses
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d12 <-- shared paper
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https://www.agdaily.com/crops/study-30-million-acres-cropland-abandoned-since-1980s <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #USA #spatialanalysis #crops #cropland #abandoned #remotesensing #landsat #imagery #CONUS #AI #USDA #OgallalaAquifer #GoogleEarthEngine #CNN #machinelearning #irrigation #ConservationReserveProgram #landuse #landcover #planning #management #economics -
In Millions of Homes, High #Fluoride in #TapWater May Be a Concern
In communities across the U.S., water contains levels of fluoride some experts say could be harm developing brains.
"The town of #Seagraves sits on the high plains of #WestTexas, not far from the New Mexico border. Nearby, water pumped from the #OgallalaAquifer irrigates fields of peanuts and cotton.
"Dissolved in that West Texas water are copious amounts of fluoride. The tap water in Seagraves contains levels of the mineral that many experts believe could have #neurotoxic effects, lowering children’s IQs. The science on that effect is unsettled, and most experts say better research is needed. But nearly everyone agrees that at some point, high fluoride levels ought to be a matter of greater concern — even if they don’t always agree on what that point is.
"Many cities add low levels of fluoride to drinking water in a bid to prevent tooth decay, but the policy has long been controversial. Lost in that debate are the roughly 3 million Americans whose water naturally contains higher concentrations of fluoride — often at levels that even some fluoridation advocates now acknowledge could have neurodevelopmental effects.
"People in Seagraves and similarly affected communities are unlikely to be notified of those potential risks. Federal and state regulations require water utilities to tell customers receiving high-fluoride water that it could leave brown patches on children’s teeth, or even, at high levels, cause a rare skeletal condition.
"But, at least so far, the emerging science on neurological effects is not reflected in regulations. Consumer notices rarely, if ever, mention the possibility that fluoride could affect brain development. Nor do they contain advisories for pregnant women, even as many scientists, including some federal government researchers, now say there’s substantial evidence that such elevated fluoride levels can be harmful to developing fetuses."
https://undark.org/2024/05/06/tap-water-high-dose-of-fluoride/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
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What Is The Ogallala Aquifer And Why Is It Running Out Of Water?
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https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article281504238.html <-- shared media article
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"Millions of years ago, sediment from the Rocky Mountains was deposited in the High Plains. Over thousands of years, water dripped below the surface creating an underground water deposit called the Ogallala Aquifer. The water — which spans from South Dakota to Texas and was once the size of Lake Huron — at one point accounted for 30% of the crop and animal production in the U.S…
Although the water source stretches across several states it moves very very slowly. As a result, no interstate compact exists to manage the water in the Ogallala. Instead, neighbors have to band together if they want to restrict pumping…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrogeology #waterresources #watermanagement #modeling #ogallala #OgallalaAquifer #water #hydrology #watersecurity #pumping #mining #irrigation #farming #agriculture #midwest #aquifer #overpumping -
My latest story for KUNC:
The Ogallala Aquifer is a vast, underground water supply that lies beneath 8 states, including parts of Eastern Colorado. Many farmers on the eastern plains depend on it as a reliable source of water to irrigate their crops. But the aquifer is drying up. I asked what that means for the future of agricultural communities in the area.
#Colorado #agriculture #WaterRights #Water #irrigation #OgallalaAquifer