#water-management — Public Fediverse posts

Central Asia has agreed new seasonal water limits as disputes over irrigation and storage costs continue to strain regional cooperation https://ow.ly/ElLs50ZWgvZ #WaterSecurity #CentralAsia #SyrDarya #AmuDarya #WaterManagement #RegionalCooperation

Central Asia Agrees New Water ...

💻 Continuing the visualization of the obtained dataset of thermodynamic calculations for 40 samples of hypersaline mine water from the Kryvyi Rih iron ore basin (modeling in PHREEQC, FREZCHEM database).

❗ The calculation of cascade eutectic freeze crystallization reveals a fundamentally picture:
🔹 Stage 1 (0 … −20°C): down to −6.5…−9.5°C, only pure ice freezes out (freezing point depression zone). Then, the precipitation of mirabilite (Na₂SO₄·10H₂O) begins.
🔹 Interstage buffer (−20.0 … −22.5°C, yellow band): key technological buffer (ΔT = 2.5°C). In this range, exclusively secondary ice crystallizes. In none of the 40 samples does hydrohalite precipitate earlier than the calculated −22.5°C.
🔹 Stage 2 (−22.5 … −35°C, orange zone): avalanche-like precipitation of hydrohalite (NaCl·2H₂O).

#Geochemistry #WaterManagement #PHREEQC #DataScience #EnvironmentalEngineering #Mining #SvystunovaGully #KryvyiRihBasin #EFC #EutecticFreezeCrystallization #FREZCHEM #RStats

How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes
#GreatLakes #Canada #Science #Tech #AI #Environment #Water #ClimateChange #Hydrology #WaterManagement #WaterLevels #ClimateScience #The14Media
https://the-14.com/how-ai-could-help-predict-and-explain-water-levels-in-the-great-lakes/

Central Asia is reopening an old question over who should pay to store and release shared water https://ow.ly/o1Nq50ZV2vi #WaterSecurity #CentralAsia #Kambarata #Hydropower #WaterManagement #WaterResources

Opinion: Central Asia’s Old Wa...

Global Groundwater Drought Recovery Patterns
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https://www.uu.nl/en/news/global-groundwater-drought-recovery-patterns <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1088/3033-4942/aea63d <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu1370 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Faculty of Geosciences (Utrecht University)
“A few days of rain does not change the low groundwater levels after a long drought. To better determine how groundwater systems recover after a drought and which groundwater reserves are most vulnerable, [a] hydrologist… developed a method to classify groundwater systems based on their ability to recover from long drought. With a very high resolution global groundwater model (1 kilometre) it was possible to determine and analyse how a groundwater system responds during a drought and how quickly it can recover. This provides policymakers with the means to better respond to or prevent severe groundwater problems in the future…”
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“[The author] investigated the various factors that make the groundwater recover or not after a period of drought by looking at a large range of groundwater drought events around the globe. Climate plays a major role, but at the local level the geology and landscape are additional important factors for drought recovery. Looking at these different drivers, [they were] able to make a classification in groundwater systems. It turned out that the majority of locations has resilient groundwater systems (57%), exhibiting rapid and robust recovery following droughts. Vulnerable (15%) and stable locations are shaped by geophysical constraints and heightened climate variability, whereas unstable regions (26%) are characterised by frequent, successive drought events leading to a reduced drought recovery capacity and strong impacts on the groundwater system…”
#groundwater #drought #recovery #hydrology #waterresources #sustainability #global #patterns #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #spatial #mapping #watermanagement #precipitation #rainfall #extremeweather #pumping #extraction #watersecurity #water #hydrology #reserves #aquifer #climatechange #planning #policy #model #modeling #geology #landscape #systems #geophysics
@utrechtuniversity

Rapid Urban Land Uplift Enhanced By Crustal Faults During Groundwater Recovery
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03915-z <-- shared paper
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https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/361090354/nzs-coastal-cities-are-sinking-pausing-groundwater-extraction-could-save-them-new-study-says <-- shared media article, ‘NZ's coastal cities are sinking – but pausing groundwater extraction could save them...’
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H/T @Jesse Kearse |Mana Tūāpapa Fellow in Earth Science
“🌍 Faults fighting sea-level rise?
[Their] new paper shows how faults in Osaka 🇯🇵 act as underground dams, trapping groundwater and driving rapid land uplift!
🛰️ The uplift also reveals hidden faults beneath the city…”
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“Urban land subsidence driven by groundwater extraction is widespread, but the processes governing how groundwater recovery translates into spatially variable surface uplift remain poorly understood. [The authors] use[d] satellite geodesy and multi-decadal groundwater observations to measure vertical land motion in Greater Osaka, Japan, where aquifers are intersected by a dense network of crustal faults. [They] observe[d] widespread surface uplift at rates up to 12 mm/year, organized into distinct domains separated by sharp boundaries. Uplift rates vary abruptly across domain boundaries, which coincide with mapped faults. Where no faults are mapped, abrupt spatial changes in uplift rate suggest the presence of previously unrecognized buried faults. Uplift rates are positively correlated with groundwater-level rise in wells screened at depths up to 600 metres, while deformation modelling indicates dominant uplift sources are shallower than 500 metres. [Their] analysis suggests crustal faults act as hydraulic barriers to lateral groundwater flow, localising vertical land motion during aquifer recovery, with implications for groundwater management, infrastructure stability, and land-use planning in urban basins worldwide...”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #Japan #Osaka #groundwater #extraction #subsidence #recovery #recharge #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #satellite #geodesy #elevation #monitoring #vertical #landmotion #aquifer #waterresources #fault #crustal #geology #uplift #hydraulicbarriers #faultgouge #flow #watermanagement #infrastructure #risk #hazard #damage #landuse #planning #policy #urban #urbanplanning

Groundwater Occurrence And Quality In A Hyper-Arid Desert - Insights From High-Resolution Electrical Resistivity Surveys In Tharparkar, Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-026-03168-2 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Naveed Iqbal, PhD
“🌍 Using geophysical and hydrochemical evidence, the study sheds new light on groundwater occurrence and quality in Tharparkar, one of Pakistan’s most water-scarce regions, where access to reliable and safe water remains a persistent challenge.
💧 Why does this research matter? By integrating high-resolution electrical resistivity surveys with groundwater-quality information, the study improves understanding of where groundwater occurs, subsurface aquifer conditions, and the spatial variability of groundwater quality in this complex and hyper-arid environment.
The findings can support the research community, water-sector institutions, planners, and development practitioners by providing an improved scientific basis for:
🔹 Targeting areas with better groundwater potential and reducing uncertainty in groundwater exploration.
🔹 Guiding the siting and development of groundwater sources for community water supply.
🔹 Incorporating groundwater quality into decisions on the suitability and sustainable use of available resources.
🔹 Supporting evidence-based groundwater management and water-security planning in Tharparkar.
🔹 Providing a methodological reference for groundwater investigations in other data-scarce, arid and hyper-arid regions.
Beyond its scientific contribution, the research has an important practical dimension: better knowledge of groundwater occurrence and quality can help water managers make more informed decisions about where and how limited groundwater resources should be explored, developed, protected, and managed to improve reliable water access for water-scarce communities…”
#Groundwater #Hydrogeology #Hydrogeophysics #WaterSecurity #Tharparkar #Pakistan #WaterResources #GroundwaterManagement #WaterSupply #ElectricalResistivity #WaterQuality #AridRegions #research #desert #rainfall #precipitation #recharge #water #hydrology #remotesensing #hydrochemistry #spatial #spatialanalysis #aquifer #model #modeling #arid #hyperarid #exploration #investigation #wells #watermanagement #community #planning #waterscarce #climate #electricalresistivity #survey #ERS #instrumentation #salinity #freshwater

@ianjames Promoting to #WaterManagement #California #Salmon

Hydrologic and Erosion Responses of Burned Watersheds [USGS]
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https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/hydrologic-and-erosion-responses-burned-watersheds <-- shared (2019) technical article
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https://www.denverwater.org/recreation/gross-resevoir <-- shared Denver Water website for Gross Reservoir
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[the post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific viewpoint]
H/T @kevin Pilgrim, PE | I specialize in mountain hydrology, hydraulics, fluvial geomorphology, post-fire flood hazard assessment. Contact me for hire if you want to understand flood risk near where you live.
“An old lesson Denver Water is still reacting to. High intensity wildland fires burn watersheds and deliver sediment to the reservoirs at previously unmeasured rates…
The droughts, wildfires, floods will only increase these issues.
Why do [the H/T] say large dams are not the answer? This. The reservoirs are unlikely to last their intended design life as Denver Water realized.
We can not glue sand to mountains after fires…”
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“The enhanced probability of catastrophic wildfires has increased our need to understand the risk of floods, erosion, and debris and contaminant transport in burned watersheds. This project investigates the relation between rainfall intensity and peak discharge; erosion and deposition processes; and water-quality impacts to minimize the loss of life and property resulting from post-wildfire floods…”
#water #hydrogy #hydrography #infrastructure #waterresources #watermanagement #wildfire #sediment #sedimentation #runoff #research engineering #design #lifecyle #useage #designlife #erosion #deposition #waterquality #debrisflow #burned #watersheds #rainfall #precipitation #discharge #publicsafety #postwildfire #flood #flooding #extremeweather #climatechange
@Denver Water | @USGS

A Socio-Hydrological Assessment Of Spatial Communities In An Aquifer Through Groundwater Modeling And Social Network Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2026.103989 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Hamoon Yousefi | Water Resources Researcher | Socio-Hydrology | ABM, SNA & Groundwater Modeling | Python & Data Analytics | ANN & Machine Learning
“Th[is] study focuses on the Isfahan–Borkhar aquifer in central Iran, where severe groundwater depletion poses growing challenges for communities that depend heavily on agriculture.
In this research, [the authors] developed an integrated socio-hydrological approach that combines distributed groundwater modeling (MODFLOW) with Social Network Analysis (SNA) to examine the interactions between spatial communities, stakeholders, and the aquifer system.
Some of the key findings include:
• Groundwater levels declined by approximately 10 m over nine years, with local depletion reaching up to 25 metres.
• Communities with the highest water consumption were not necessarily those experiencing the greatest local depletion.
• High-consumption communities often exhibited low betweenness, suggesting weaker connections with other communities and potentially limited awareness of the broader hydrological consequences of their water-use patterns.
• A meta-graph representation was developed to examine inter-community relationships alongside their hydrological conditions and responses to water-withdrawal restrictions.
These findings highlight the importance of considering both hydrological processes and social structures when studying groundwater systems and developing strategies for sustainable water management…”
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“HIGHLIGHTS:
• Integration of distributed groundwater modeling with social network analysis.
• Identification of community dynamics influencing aquifer conditions.
• Analysis of socio-hydrological strengths and weaknesses of communities.
• Groundwater levels declined 10 m on average, reaching 25 m locally.
• Some high-consuming communities experienced the least local depletion..."
#Groundwater #depletion #SocioHydrology #water #Hydrology #WaterResources #SocialNetworkAnalysis #SNA #MODFLOW #SustainableWaterManagement #GroundwaterManagement #Research #Isfahan #Borkhar #aquifer #Iran #watersecurity #community #overpumping #sustainable #watermanagement #farming #agriculture #irrigation #aquifer #hydrogeology #metagraph #culture #social

Time to plan for the future 🤔
#watermanagement
UK Desalination: Why It’s Back on the Agenda and Which Plants Are Live
https://www.ess-expo.co.uk/news-article/desalination-debate

📝 У роботі представлено термодинамічне обґрунтування технології двостадійного каскадного евтектичного виморожування (Eutectic Freeze Crystallization, EFC) для очищення та комплексної переробки розсолів зі ставка-накопичувача у балці Свистунова.

☝️ Доведено, що проведення процесу в дві стадії з міжстадійною сепарацією при -20,0°C формує температурний буфер у 2,5°C до початку осадження хлоридів і дозволяє селективно розділити сульфатну та хлоридну фракції.
🧪 Загальний вихід опрісненої води (льоду) становить 964,07 г на 1 кг вихідної H2O (96,4% рекуперації). При цьому об'єм первинного розчину скорочується у 62 рази.

🔗 www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22821615

#Hydrogeology #Geochemistry #WaterManagement #PHREEQC #DataScience #EnvironmentalEngineering #Mining #SvystunovaGully #KryvyiRihBasin #EFC #EutecticFreezeCrystallization #FREZCHEM

Corpus Christi residents will vote this November on whether to charge industrial plants more for water during drought periods. #watermanagement

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12082026/corpus-christi-industrial-water-charge-referendum/

California turns to groundwater recharge to store excess rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZG9BFD1jw #ClimateChange #WaterManagement #Water #California

🧪 Continuing my computational experiments on Kryvbas high-mineralized mine water management.

☝️ This time, I took available water chemical analyses covering a 10+ year period (2012-2023) - a total of 40 water samples from the storage pond in the Svystunova gully. Freeze crystallization is modeled in two stages: the first stage ends at -20℃ and involves removing the formed mirabilite to prevent further dissolution during the hydrohalite precipitation stage.

📈 The graph shows the averaged results. Despite variations in the initial water composition - the freezing crystallization pathway remains stable. The variation in the onset of precipitation in the first stage is ∓3,5℃, in the second - tenths of a degree. The precipitate mass yields differ. Meanwhile, magnesium and potassium minerals - remain undersaturated all the way to the boundary of the modeling zone.

#WaterManagement #PHREEQC #EnvironmentalEngineering #Mining #SvystunovaGully #KryvyiRihBasin #EFC #EutecticFreezeCrystallization #FREZCHEM

https://www.europesays.com/videos/95488/ Senegal farmers turn to fish and rice farming • FRANCE 24 English #Africa #agroecology #aquaculture #biodiversity #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateSmartAgriculture #Farmers #FishFarming #FoodSecurity #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #NorthernSenegal #RiceFarming #RicePaddies #Senegal #SustainableFarming #WaterManagement #WestAfrica

#Environment #WaterManagement #AI #USPol

From WTOP.com: Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds

https://wtop.com/national/2026/09/americans-are-increasingly-concerned-about-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-new-poll-finds-2/

🧪 Two-stage eutectic freeze crystallization of Kryvbas mine waters (EFC)

💻 Modeling with PHREEQC and FREZCHEM model.

☝️ The process is divided into two stages with inter-stage separation at -20 °C:
🔹 Stage 1 (0 to -20 °C): Freezing of fresh ice (up to ~890 g per 1 kg of feed water). Selective precipitation of mirabilite (Na₂SO₄·10H₂O), which is completely separated on the filter (~4.6 g).
🔹 Stage 2 (-20.5 to -35 °C): Deep eutectic crystallization of hydrohalite (NaCl·2H₂O) after sulfate removal (~40 g of pure salt). The total yield of technical fresh water across both stages reaches ~968 g (96.8% solvent recovery).

❗ At the output, we obtain pure solid phases and a minimal residual mother brine (~1.3% by volume) for the subsequent extraction of trace elements (Br, Li, B, I).

#Geochemistry #PHREEQC #FREZCHEM #WaterManagement #KryvyiRih #OpenScience #DataScience #EnvironmentalEngineering #Mining #SvystunovaGully #KryvyiRihBasin #EFC

Thermodynamic Modeling & Policy Relevance

As regulatory discussions and technical feasibility studies for the Svystunova Gully mine-water retention system (2026–2027 period) get underway, integrating rigorous thermodynamic modeling into the engineering baseline is critical.

Simple dilution metrics do not account for mass-balance limits, bedrock dissolution, concrete leaching, or secondary mineral precipitation along the waterway. Following today’s session of the government interdepartmental working group, I submitted key findings from my open-access research to support evidence-based decisions. The submitted package includes speciation models, phase equilibria calculations, and reactive transport assessments focused on mining wastewater management and dam stability evaluation.

#Hydrogeology #Geochemistry #WaterManagement #PHREEQC #DataScience #EnvironmentalEngineering #OpenScience #Mining #SvystunovaGully #Ukraine #KryvyiRihBasin

Klarwin Launches G-DEPLOY in Romania: Gutermann's New Platform Enables Smart Sensor Network Planning for Water Loss Detection

#EU #Romania #WaterManagement #SmartTechnology #Infrastructure

https://hotnews.ro/klarwin-lanseaza-in-romania-g-deploy-noua-platforma-gutermann-asigura-planificarea-inteligenta-a-retelei-de-senzori-pentru-detectarea-pierderilor-de-apa-2345163

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan
#Environment #Wetlands #Beavers
#UKNature #Wildfire #Drought #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #NatureRestoration #Water #UK #WaterManagement #Management
#BeaverReintroduction
https://the-14.com/how-beavers-can-help-create-fire-breaks-as-part-of-a-drought-preparation-plan/

How cities can use rain gardens to help prevent flooding
#Canada #Environment #Flooding #RainGardens #ClimateChange #Environment #UrbanFlooding #Stormwater #GreenInfrastructure #ClimateResilience #Sustainability #WaterManagement
https://the-14.com/how-cities-can-use-rain-gardens-to-help-prevent-flooding/

💧 Before permeable pavers, rainwater often turned yards into mini lakes.

Now, these innovative solutions promote proper drainage while supporting our ecosystems.

https://ukpavingtalkgroup.com/go/kd8e

#PermeablePavers #WaterManagement #SustainableLandscaping #EcoFriendly #DrainageSolutions #LandscapeDesign #GreenSpaces

On-Demand Global Landsat Evapotranspiration Product - Development, Evaluation, And Dissemination
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2026.115633 <-- shared paper
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https://espa.cr.usgs.gov <-- shared (open data) USGS EROS Science Processing Architecture (ESPA) platform
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https://etdata.org/ <-- OpenET SSEBop platform implementation (water management)
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https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/landsat-collection-2-provisional-actual-evapotranspiration-science-product <-- shared USGS Landsat Collection 2 Provisional Actual Evapotranspiration Science Product
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H/T @mac Friedrichs | Remote Sensing Scientist, KBR | USGS EROS
“This paper summarizes new achievements in developing and distributing the Global Landsat Level-3 Evapotranspiration (ET) product. It is freely available through the USGS EROS Science Processing Architecture (ESPA) platform (2nd link above). 🛰️ …
Since the product launch in June 2020, there have been over 1.2 million Landsat-based ET orders around the world. This indicates increasing awareness and application of the ET data to help understand and manage the relationships among food, energy, and water resources. 🌽💧 …
It features the ESPA workflow and evaluation of the upgraded SSEBop model using a variety of observational datasets and hydrologic regions, and examination against OpenET SSEBop platform implementation (3rd link above.)…”
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“HIGHLIGHTS
• ESPA platform allows access to on-demand, global, Landsat-based, ET products.
• SSEBop model has been used to create ET data since 1982 through ESPA.
• A quick estimation of field-scale crop consumptive water use can be achieved.
• Numerous orders reflect worldwide extensive interest and utilization of the data.
• Method, workflow, and performance of the actual ET data are presented in the study..."
#EROSScienceProcessingArchitecture #climate #global #Evapotranspiration #ET #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #water #hydrology #opendata #Landsat #OpenET #SSEBop #WaterManagement #Agriculture #USGS #EROS #datadelivery #food #foodsecurity #energy #water #watersecurity #model #modeling #ESPA #farming #cropland #wateruse #waterresources #workflow
@USGS @EROS

https://www.europesays.com/ie/667694/ The True Price of the Cloud: Inside Thailand’s Battle for Water and Power #ArtificialIntelligence(AI) #Business #DataCentre #DigitalEconomy #Economy #Éire #EnergyConsumption #EnergySecurity #EnvironmentalImpact #IE #innovations #Ireland #PowerPlant #Technology #WaterManagement

"Professor Dr Suchatvee Suwansawat, leader of the Thai Kao Mai Party, has warned in a video published on his online channels that #Bangkok has a “one million per cent” chance of being submerged below sea level if water management continues in the same way."
https://www.nationthailand.com/sustainability/net-zero/40068147

#sinking #submersion #naturalDisasters #water #waterManagement #waterLevel #sustainableDevelopment

Hungarian Government to Focus EU Funding on Rail, Housing, Water and Energy

Hungary has successfully secured all available European Union funding, but the bulk of the work is only now…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanParliament #DávidVitézy #Energy #energysecurity #EUFunds #EUfundsHungary #housing #Hungary #Hungarynews #Investment #Railways #watermanagement
https://www.europesays.com/europe/127658/

Hungarian Government to Focus EU Funding on Rail, Housing, Water and Energy https://www.byteseu.com/2326499/ #DávidVitézy #Energy #EnergySecurity #eu #EuFunds #EUFundsHungary #Housing #Hungary #HungaryNews #investment #Railways #WaterManagement

Romania Overcomes Water Challenges to Restart Cernavoda Nuclear Reactors

📰 Original title: Romania steps up efforts to restart Cernavoda nuclear reactors

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/romania-overcomes-water-challenges-to-restart-cernavoda-nuclear-reactors.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social

#environment #nuclearpower #watermanagement #environmentalchallenges

#USPol #ColoradoRiver #Drought #WaterManagement #ClimateChange

From AP News: Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers

https://apnews.com/article/drought-colorado-river-reservoir-arizona-california-nevada-cf6c3684f435d44a1e9f4bca852e6a6a?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

Hydro-Climatic Extremes And Water Conflicts In The Kamala River Basin Of Nepal
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2026.100871 <-- shared paper
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https://jvs.org.np/news/%22kamala-river-basin-20-year-water-management-strategy <-- shared 2024 technical article on planning and policy (from JVS, a Nepalese non-profit driving water resilience)
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[My sincere thoughts to those on those the Nepal/Tibet border so very effected by the recent GLOF-style flooding; the loss of your family and friends – and ‘things’ – must be so very hard!
May the missing individuals return safely. 🙏]
H/T @ Prakriti Niraula | Researcher at Kathmandu University School of Arts | Urban FutureScape Pilot Project | Urban Governance | Climate and Disaster Resilience | Development Researcher
“What happens when communities face 'too much water' during the monsoon and 'too little water' during the dry season? [Their] research in Dudhauli and Siraha municipalities [Nepal] shows that floods and droughts are not merely environmental challenges; rather, they interact with existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, intensifying conflicts over water and land resources.
From upstream-downstream tensions following flood damage and changing water flows to competition over wells and handpumps during periods of scarcity, the findings show that hydro-climatic extremes often act as amplifiers of existing social, economic, and political vulnerabilities.
The study underscores the importance of moving beyond managing climatic hazards alone towards conflict-sensitive and equitable water governance that addresses structural inequalities, strengthens local adaptive capacities, and supports fair water allocation and conflict resolution…”
#climatechange #flood #flooding #drought #monsoon #precipitation #rainfall #snowmelt #dryseason #socialconflict #KamalaRiver #basin #Dudhauli #Siraha #Nepal #hydroclimate #waterresources #risk #hazard #watersecurity #hydrosocial #exteremeweather #environment #inequality #vulnerable #socioeconomic #conflict #groundwater #water #hydrology #hydrography #hydroclimate #extremes #social #economic #political #watergovernance #watermanagement #localcommunities #conflictresolution

Modeling Climate Change Impacts On Blue And Green Water In The Ethiopian Upper Blue Nile Basin
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2026.103871 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Dessalegn worku Ayalew
“The present study assesses the impacts of climate change on blue and green water in the Kessie Watershed of the Ethiopian Upper Blue Nile Basin using the SWAT+ model.
[The authors] set up [a] SWAT+ model using quality-controlled and homogenized observational climate time series… and calibrated it using a multisite calibration approach. [They] selected CMIP6 climate models for future simulations and bias-correction methods through a comprehensive performance assessment... Building on these previous studies, the present research further evaluates the reliability of combining robust climate-model selection with optimal bias-correction methods to improve the reliability of hydrological simulations. [They] then used the best-performing climate models, bias-corrected using the optimal methods, to project future changes in blue and green water in the study area…
KEY FINDINGS:
• SWAT+ effectively represented hydrological processes across multiple gauging stations in the Ethiopian Upper Blue Nile Basin.
• Ensembles of CMIP6 climate models improved the reliability of hydrological simulations compared with individual climate models.
• Optimized climate-model selection reduced biases in hydrological simulations more than bias correction alone.
• Arbitrary selection of climate models can degrade hydrological simulations, even when their outputs are bias-corrected using robust methods.
• Both blue and green water are projected to increase under future climate change in the Ethiopian Upper Blue Nile Basin.
• Blue water exhibits greater seasonality and climate sensitivity than green water flow and green water storage.
The study also provides sustainable water management options for adapting to the impacts of climate change, with implications for water resource planning and management in the Upper Blue Nile Basin…”
#Bluewater #Greenwater #CMIP6 #GCMs #Modelensemble #SSPscenarios #SWAT #Ethopia #UpperNile #Nile #NileBasin #gaging #gauging #Africa #climatechange #impacts #water #hydrology #KessieWatershed #EthiopianUpperBlueNileBasin #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #CMIP6 #waterresources #watermanagement #ecosystem #habitat #environment

This is a very long shot (and has nothing to do with history & co :sadness: ), but does anyone know of a database/book/compehensive list, or someone who might know one, about crop responses to deficit irrigation?

Also: accessible without academic affiliation.

(sorry for the length of the hashtags)

#help #horticulture #agriculture #sustainability #science #irrigation #aridagriculture #crops #plants #agronomy #drought #environment #botany #watermanagement #water #rhizosphere

Where The Water Once Flowed - Rivers And Lakes Dry Up As Droughts Take Toll
(Surreal images of scorched landscapes where water once flowed, as severe droughts lead to dwindling water supplies around the world.)
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https://www.reuters.com/pictures/where-water-once-flowed-rivers-lakes-dry-up-droughts-take-toll-2026-08-14/ <-- shared media article
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[damn!]
#water #hydrology #hydrography #waterresources #rivers #lakes #photojournalism #drought #climatechange #extremeweather #heatwave #temperature #watershortage #global #risk #hazard #infrastructure #watermanagement #global #impacts #watersecurity #humanimpacts #publichealth

Top 10 Gardening Trends for 2025 from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society https://www.allforgardening.com/1926089/top-10-gardening-trends-for-2025-from-the-pennsylvania-horticultural-society/ #annuals #ClimateChange #drought #education #FeaturedHome #GardeningPennsylvania #GardeningTrends #houseplants #MentalHealth #pennsylvania #PennsylvaniaHorticulturalSociety #perennials #SocialMedia #sustainability #trend!! #tropicals #UrbanAgriculture #UrbanFarming #VerticalFarming #water #WaterManagement #YearInReview

New AI from Virginia Tech is helping policymakers balance water for farms and chip making during the ongoing drought. #watermanagement

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-national-drought-deepens-ai-demands.html

Local wisdom and science are coming together in Japan to restore old rice fields into natural wetlands and forest habitats. #watermanagement

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-local-wisdom-science.html

📢 #crowdfunding to bring essential #hydrology tools directly into #QGIS.

If you use QGIS for #groundwater or surface #watermanagement, this will make your workflows faster and more reliable.

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Crowdfunding: Native QGIS Tool...

📢 #crowdfunding to bring essential #hydrology tools directly into #QGIS.

If you use QGIS for #groundwater or surface #watermanagement, this will make your workflows faster and more reliable.

👉 More info: https://www.qwast-gis.com/l/crowdfunding-native-qgis-tools-for-hydrology

@northroadgeo #OSGeo #FOSS4G