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  1. Recent Upper Colorado River Streamflow Declines Driven by Loss of Spring Precipitation
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    dx.doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109826 <-- shared 2024 paper
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    sciencedaily.com/releases/2024 <-- shared technical article
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    [it would be interesting to see the paper’s author’s updated views/analysis after the 2025/2026 (lack of) winter / record-low snowpack in the Rockies, feeding the Colorado R., etc]


    @University of Washington

  2. A multi-stressor scenario for the ocean and waterway ecosystems:

    * The ocean is 'cooked' by the combustion of fossil fuels.
    * Add a generous heap of 'nutrient-rich' floodwaters (runoff) from farms and suburbia.
    * Get a harmful algal bloom (HAB) disaster, killing bio-diverse marine life and threatening the hip pocket nerve of coastal dwellers.

    "A survey found that Australians remained far more concerned about disasters such as bushfires and flooding than they did HABs, despite 22 million people living with seven kilometres of the coastline and climate change modelling predicting more frequent and severe blooms."

    "The study also found Australians had a "relatively low prioritisation of disasters — and HABs in particular — when compared with everyday socio-economic concerns"...Cost of living and healthcare dominated respondents' concerns in Australia, while environmental and climate change-related risks were perceived as less pressing.' >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/sa-
    #ocean #MarineLife #waterways #Biodiversity #FossilFuels #ClimateDisasters #disasters #MarineHeatwaves #ToxicBlooms #eutrophication #SystemicDisaster #MassMortalities #fish #hypoxia #FishKills #farms #fertiliser #Impervioussurfaces #runoff #pollution #Sewerage #Infrastructure #HipPocket #mindsets

  3. A multi-stressor scenario for the ocean and waterway ecosystems:

    * The ocean is 'cooked' by the combustion of fossil fuels.
    * Add a generous heap of 'nutrient-rich' floodwaters (runoff) from farms and suburbia.
    * Get a harmful algal bloom (HAB) disaster, killing bio-diverse marine life and threatening the hip pocket nerve of coastal dwellers.

    "A survey found that Australians remained far more concerned about disasters such as bushfires and flooding than they did HABs, despite 22 million people living with seven kilometres of the coastline and climate change modelling predicting more frequent and severe blooms."

    "The study also found Australians had a "relatively low prioritisation of disasters — and HABs in particular — when compared with everyday socio-economic concerns"...Cost of living and healthcare dominated respondents' concerns in Australia, while environmental and climate change-related risks were perceived as less pressing.' >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/sa-
    #ocean #MarineLife #waterways #Biodiversity #FossilFuels #ClimateDisasters #disasters #MarineHeatwaves #ToxicBlooms #eutrophication #SystemicDisaster #MassMortalities #fish #hypoxia #FishKills #farms #fertiliser #Impervioussurfaces #runoff #pollution #Sewerage #Infrastructure #HipPocket #mindsets

  4. A multi-stressor scenario for the ocean and waterway ecosystems:

    * The ocean is 'cooked' by the combustion of fossil fuels.
    * Add a generous heap of 'nutrient-rich' floodwaters (runoff) from farms and suburbia.
    * Get a harmful algal bloom (HAB) disaster, killing bio-diverse marine life and threatening the hip pocket nerve of coastal dwellers.

    "A survey found that Australians remained far more concerned about disasters such as bushfires and flooding than they did HABs, despite 22 million people living with seven kilometres of the coastline and climate change modelling predicting more frequent and severe blooms."

    "The study also found Australians had a "relatively low prioritisation of disasters — and HABs in particular — when compared with everyday socio-economic concerns"...Cost of living and healthcare dominated respondents' concerns in Australia, while environmental and climate change-related risks were perceived as less pressing.' >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/sa-
    #ocean #MarineLife #waterways #Biodiversity #FossilFuels #ClimateDisasters #disasters #MarineHeatwaves #ToxicBlooms #eutrophication #SystemicDisaster #MassMortalities #fish #hypoxia #FishKills #farms #fertiliser #Impervioussurfaces #runoff #pollution #Sewerage #Infrastructure #HipPocket #mindsets

  5. A multi-stressor scenario for the ocean and waterway ecosystems:

    * The ocean is 'cooked' by the combustion of fossil fuels.
    * Add a generous heap of 'nutrient-rich' floodwaters (runoff) from farms and suburbia.
    * Get a harmful algal bloom (HAB) disaster, killing bio-diverse marine life and threatening the hip pocket nerve of coastal dwellers.

    "A survey found that Australians remained far more concerned about disasters such as bushfires and flooding than they did HABs, despite 22 million people living with seven kilometres of the coastline and climate change modelling predicting more frequent and severe blooms."

    "The study also found Australians had a "relatively low prioritisation of disasters — and HABs in particular — when compared with everyday socio-economic concerns"...Cost of living and healthcare dominated respondents' concerns in Australia, while environmental and climate change-related risks were perceived as less pressing.' >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/sa-
    #ocean #MarineLife #waterways #Biodiversity #FossilFuels #ClimateDisasters #disasters #MarineHeatwaves #ToxicBlooms #eutrophication #SystemicDisaster #MassMortalities #fish #hypoxia #FishKills #farms #fertiliser #Impervioussurfaces #runoff #pollution #Sewerage #Infrastructure #HipPocket #mindsets

  6. A multi-stressor scenario for the ocean and waterway ecosystems:

    * The ocean is 'cooked' by the combustion of fossil fuels.
    * Add a generous heap of 'nutrient-rich' floodwaters (runoff) from farms and suburbia.
    * Get a harmful algal bloom (HAB) disaster, killing bio-diverse marine life and threatening the hip pocket nerve of coastal dwellers.

    "A survey found that Australians remained far more concerned about disasters such as bushfires and flooding than they did HABs, despite 22 million people living with seven kilometres of the coastline and climate change modelling predicting more frequent and severe blooms."

    "The study also found Australians had a "relatively low prioritisation of disasters — and HABs in particular — when compared with everyday socio-economic concerns"...Cost of living and healthcare dominated respondents' concerns in Australia, while environmental and climate change-related risks were perceived as less pressing.' >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/sa-
    #ocean #MarineLife #waterways #Biodiversity #FossilFuels #ClimateDisasters #disasters #MarineHeatwaves #ToxicBlooms #eutrophication #SystemicDisaster #MassMortalities #fish #hypoxia #FishKills #farms #fertiliser #Impervioussurfaces #runoff #pollution #Sewerage #Infrastructure #HipPocket #mindsets

  7. Raman closes in on Pratt as more votes in L.A. mayor’s race are tallied

    Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman cut deeper into the lead of reality television personality Spencer Pratt on…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #base #bass #lead #losangelestimes #mailinballot #newvote #poll #pratt #raman #result #runoff #Support #Times #unitedstatesofamerica #Update #USnews #USTopics #USAnews #vote
    europesays.com/3045382/

  8. Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows

    "Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."

    "Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "

    "This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
    theconversation.com/warming-se
    #seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity

  9. Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows

    "Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."

    "Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "

    "This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
    theconversation.com/warming-se
    #seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity

  10. Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows

    "Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."

    "Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "

    "This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
    theconversation.com/warming-se
    #seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity

  11. Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows

    "Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."

    "Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "

    "This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
    theconversation.com/warming-se
    #seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity

  12. Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows

    "Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."

    "Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "

    "This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
    theconversation.com/warming-se
    #seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity

  13. Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says

    "The species was only "hanging on, not thriving" in NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin."

    "There's no state or national monitoring framework for platypuses...Dr Bino said platypuses had survived Australia's natural cycles for millions of years, but were now struggling to adapt to human-driven changes. We've been disrupting the natural flow regime and fragmenting and isolating platypus populations."

    "Platypus are pretty much wiped out from the mainland in South Australia. They used to occur all along the Murray but that's no longer the case." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/pla
    #platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #NSW #monotremes #MDB #ThreatenedSpecies #biodiversity #water #pollution #sprawl #ImperviousSurfaces #roads #runoff #drowning #WipeoutAU

  14. Platypuses need threatened species recognition in NSW, researcher says

    "The species was only "hanging on, not thriving" in NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin."

    "There's no state or national monitoring framework for platypuses...Dr Bino said platypuses had survived Australia's natural cycles for millions of years, but were now struggling to adapt to human-driven changes. We've been disrupting the natural flow regime and fragmenting and isolating platypus populations."

    "Platypus are pretty much wiped out from the mainland in South Australia. They used to occur all along the Murray but that's no longer the case." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/pla
    #platypuses #conservation #habitat #rivers #NSW #monotremes #MDB #ThreatenedSpecies #biodiversity #water #pollution #sprawl #ImperviousSurfaces #roads #runoff #drowning #WipeoutAU

  15. Texas GOP worries runoff could make party vulnerable before November election

    misryoum.com/us/us/texas-gop-w

    The runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has Republicans worried that infighting ahead of May's primary could make the GOP vulnerable before the general election.

    #Texas #GOP #worries #runoff #could #make #party #vulnerable #before #November #election #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

  16. Cornyn reacts after Texas GOP Senate race heads to runoff

    misryoum.com/us/us-news/cornyn

    IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Paxton criticizes Cornyn campaign spending00:35'Wow': Steve Kornacki reacts to incoming vote numbers in Texas02:22Steve Kornacki analyzes Texas Senate runoff01:06Now PlayingCornyn reacts after Texas GOP Senate race...

    #Cornyn #reacts #after #Texas #GOP #Senate #race #heads #runoff #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

  17. PFAS contamination sites and dead platypus
    Mapping "hazardous concentrations" of PFAS plumes on NSW waterways

    A study "found alarmingly high levels of PFOS in the livers of eight dead platypuses, collected from waterways across NSW."

    "…Due to the shape of the valley, groundwater from beneath the landfill "ultimately flows towards the Ourimbah Creek catchment”.

    "When you look at some of the research that's coming through, clearly it's raw water, our waterways, that we also need to be concerned about because we know PFAS gets into wildlife."

    "The research that I've seen, not just in platypus, but in some other species, is really frightening. If that isn't enough to get the government to act on looking at PFAS in waterways, not just drinking water, then I don't know what is."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/pfa

    "Scientists...have discovered PFOS in the livers of eight deceased platypuses collected from numerous eastern NSW rivers, from the north coast in Bellingen to the alps of Jindabyne." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/aus

    #rivers #water #pollution #biodiversity #wildlife #platypus #wetlands #NSW #roads #crashes #spills #landfill #runoff #petrol #PFAS #PFOS #FirefightingFoam #OurimbahCreek #Bellingen #governance

  18. PFAS contamination sites and dead platypus
    Mapping "hazardous concentrations" of PFAS plumes on NSW waterways

    A study "found alarmingly high levels of PFOS in the livers of eight dead platypuses, collected from waterways across NSW."

    "…Due to the shape of the valley, groundwater from beneath the landfill "ultimately flows towards the Ourimbah Creek catchment”.

    "When you look at some of the research that's coming through, clearly it's raw water, our waterways, that we also need to be concerned about because we know PFAS gets into wildlife."

    "The research that I've seen, not just in platypus, but in some other species, is really frightening. If that isn't enough to get the government to act on looking at PFAS in waterways, not just drinking water, then I don't know what is."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/pfa

    "Scientists...have discovered PFOS in the livers of eight deceased platypuses collected from numerous eastern NSW rivers, from the north coast in Bellingen to the alps of Jindabyne." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/aus

    #rivers #water #pollution #biodiversity #wildlife #platypus #wetlands #NSW #roads #crashes #spills #landfill #runoff #petrol #PFAS #PFOS #FirefightingFoam #OurimbahCreek #Bellingen #governance

  19. Traumatic landscapes of plastic, pollution and exploitation

    The coastline of Spain is known as the ‘Sea of Plastic’ ("Mar de Plástico”) It is the world’s largest plastic greenhouse complex with 350 square km of fruit and vegetables grown by immigrant labour for the horticultural industry. >>
    behance.net/gallery/22272681/M

    Could we do the same thing to the coast of NSW?
    NSW Greens to move bill to let councils better regulate berry industry as it continues rapid expansion

    “People move into these beautiful valleys for the lifestyle and the environment but then wake up one day and within months they are looking at an industrial-scale blueberry farm."

    "Faehrmann’s bill will call for mandated buffers between intensive horticulture farms and homes and waterways, as well as strict controls on spraying, runoff and irrigation and greater monitoring of produce for pesticides."

    "Blueberry farming is rapidly expanding beyond Coffs Harbour, where it began several decades ago, into the Nambucca Valley and the Kempsey area to the south, and west toward Grafton and Bellingen."
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #rivers #water #extractivism #pesticides #MidNorthCoast #ChinasOrchard #horticulturalIndustry #regulation #runoff #pollution #plastic #PALM #blueberries #SeaOfPlastics #TraumaticLandscapes #NSWCoast #NSW #CoffsHarbour #Nambucca #Kempsey #Grafton #Bellingen #residents #habitability #NSWLogging

  20. Traumatic landscapes of plastic, pollution and exploitation

    The coastline of Spain is known as the ‘Sea of Plastic’ ("Mar de Plástico”) It is the world’s largest plastic greenhouse complex with 350 square km of fruit and vegetables grown by immigrant labour for the horticultural industry. >>
    behance.net/gallery/22272681/M

    Could we do the same thing to the coast of NSW?
    NSW Greens to move bill to let councils better regulate berry industry as it continues rapid expansion

    “People move into these beautiful valleys for the lifestyle and the environment but then wake up one day and within months they are looking at an industrial-scale blueberry farm."

    "Faehrmann’s bill will call for mandated buffers between intensive horticulture farms and homes and waterways, as well as strict controls on spraying, runoff and irrigation and greater monitoring of produce for pesticides."

    "Blueberry farming is rapidly expanding beyond Coffs Harbour, where it began several decades ago, into the Nambucca Valley and the Kempsey area to the south, and west toward Grafton and Bellingen."
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #rivers #water #extractivism #pesticides #MidNorthCoast #ChinasOrchard #horticulturalIndustry #regulation #runoff #pollution #plastic #PALM #blueberries #SeaOfPlastics #TraumaticLandscapes #NSWCoast #NSW #CoffsHarbour #Nambucca #Kempsey #Grafton #Bellingen #residents #habitability #NSWLogging

  21. Beach pollution

    "If you imagine in a catchment [where] there's lots of roads, people have pets, people have gardens, lots of vehicles and human activity, these things will add to the increased risk of poor water quality when there's increased rainfall."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2025-10-22/bea
    #beach #pollution #beaches #NSW #roads #cars #pets #dogs #runoff #eutrophication #swimming

  22. Beach pollution

    "If you imagine in a catchment [where] there's lots of roads, people have pets, people have gardens, lots of vehicles and human activity, these things will add to the increased risk of poor water quality when there's increased rainfall."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2025-10-22/bea
    #beach #pollution #beaches #NSW #roads #cars #pets #dogs #runoff #eutrophication #swimming

  23. Pesticide spray drift from intensive horticulture on the the mid-north coast NSW -
    Discontent in the region.

    Home owners, dairy and beef producers among those concerned about how pesticide use affects their land as well as water quality on the mid-north coast

    “Between 2001 and 2016 blueberry farming expanded 400% – mainly around the Coffs Harbour region.”

    “This monitoring showed the continued detection of pesticides in most waterways sampled, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring in the region.”

    “Monitoring in the Nambucca valley by the EPA has detected three different pesticides in low levels in three creeks, suggesting water quality in the area is not being impacted by excessive amounts of pesticides.”
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #Pesticides #food #beef #diary #prawns #blueberries #plantations #monoculture #rivers #water #export #runoff #pollution #neonicotinoids #imidacloprid #dimethoate #SprayDrift #CoffsHarbour #Macksville #Nambucca #Woolgoolga #conflict #violence #EPA #regulation #horticulture #industry #tourism #PeoplesHomes #TankWater #governance #MidNorthCoast #NSW #biodiversity #wildlife #extractivism