#watershortage — Public Fediverse posts
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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 -
In drought-stricken France, tankers supply drinking water.
France is seeing water shortages in regions that usually have plenty of supply.
This summer’s extreme heat is exposing how unprepared much of the country, and Europe, is for increasing water scarcity.
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#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Weather #Heatwave #Heat #UK #Drought #Water #WaterShortage #England #UnitedKingdom #News #ClimateCrisis #Newspapers Yet another wildfire in the UK, and we should be taking the climate crisis far more seriously. I’ve never seen a situation remotely comparable since 1976, and it’s clear something radical is happening to the planet…
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@zenlan It's all right, we have a drought on. It will stop flowing when the reservoirs are empty.
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Water would be ‘turned off’ in homes in worst-case drought scenario
Continued heatwaves and droughts in the UK could lead to water rationing for the public, danger to critical…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Climatechange #ClimateCrisis #drought #UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #watershortage #Weather
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Unraveling The Drivers Of Water Shortage Across Spatial Scales And Sectors In Colorado's West Slope River Basins
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EF008137 <-- shared paper
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['sorry' about your Kentucky Bluegrass, almonds, etc... /s]
H/T Sai Veena Sunkara | Postdoctoral Associate
“…Colorado’s West Slope basins provide nearly 70% of the inflows to Lake Powell and are also essential to communities, agriculture, industry, hydropower, and downstream Colorado River users.
To examine the wide range of possible futures, [they] simulated 2.1 million years, defining 20,000 plausible scenarios applying changes to streamflow, snowmelt timing, drought persistence, and agricultural, municipal, and industrial water demand.
A key finding is that there is 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. The most influential drivers vary by basin, sector, and water user. In some areas, shortages are driven primarily by persistent low-flow conditions or changing snowmelt timing. In others, increasing municipal, industrial, or irrigation demand plays a larger role. This suggests that adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific basins and users rather than relying on a single, system-wide solution. Other major findings are
• West Slope deliveries to Lake Powell could fall more than 50% below the current median baseline
• Storage in major West Slope reservoirs could decline 40–55% below historical medians
These results underscore the need for water-planning approaches that account for deep uncertainty, persistent drought, shifting snowmelt patterns, and sector-specific demand…”
#Colorado #waterallocation #StateMod #USWest #USA #WesternSlope #waterresources #watersecurity #watershortage #drought #snowmelt #rainfall #precipitation #riverbasin #water #hydrography #hydrology #reasons #agriculture #industry #hydropower #streamflow #surfacewater #municipal #irrigation #adaptationstrategies #planning #policy #mitigation #ColoradoRiver #basins #climatechange #extremeweather #populationpressure #waterdemand #waterrights #model #modeling #HiddenMarkovModel #stochastic #projecteddemand #ColoradoRiverBasin #wateruse #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy -
Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy. #Airpollution #Iran #MiddleEast #Tehran #Watershortage #Wateruse
https://iwpost.com/irans-environmental-catastrophe-has-also-wrecked-its-economy/?fsp_sid=12062 -
El Niño effect: Bengaluru bans drinking water for car washing, gardening amid monsoon disruption https://www.allforgardening.com/1858016/el-nino-effect-bengaluru-bans-drinking-water-for-car-washing-gardening-amid-monsoon-disruption/ #bengaluru #bwssb #CarWashing #ConstructionActivities #DrinkingWaterBan #ElNiño #garden #gardening #MonsoonRainfall #WaterConservation #WaterShortage
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Karaj dam, north of Tehran is almost overfull and may start overflowing.
As another side effect of the war of US/Israel against Iran, the rain patterns across most of west Asia, specially Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan changed dramatically in a way never seen before.
Once almost dried out, the damn that provides a large portion of Tehran's water supply is almost over capacity.
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Utah officials warn of ‘totally unprecedented’ water shortages as towns run dry
Utah’s farmers and ranchers, as well as some rural towns, like Emery and Apple Valley, are grappling with drastic water shortages from the ongoing drought.
#drought #Utah #WaterShortage #water
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/06/24/unprecedented-water-cuts-hit-utah/
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says human water consumption is limiting AI's potential
https://theprint.in/feature/jeff-bezos-water-consumption-amazon-ai-potential/2964266/
> Skipping fears of mass unemployment, Bezos used his VivaTech panel to argue that an 'artificial general engineer' just creates more tasks.
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Unfortunately, both articles are behind paywalls -- but you get the gist...
#GallupNM #datacenter water deal draws #Navajo concerns
By Donovan Quintero | May 14, 2026
"A proposed data center on Gallup’s eastern industrial edge has raised questions about water, jobs, public notice and whether the project could affect the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.
"The Gallup City Council is considering whether to extend a long-term reclaimed water option tied to #TeraplexDataCentersLLC, a Virginia limited liability company identified in city documents as seeking to develop industrial and commercial uses, including a data center, on roughly 330 acres in Gallup.
"Public materials describe Teraplex as a modular data center and power infrastructure company focused on #AI computing, integrated power systems and factory-built infrastructure. Publicly available company materials do not clearly identify completed or operating data center campuses owned by Teraplex."
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/gallup-data-center-water-deal-draws-navajo-concerns/
Gallup data center proposal raises water, jobs and notice concerns
Marcus Williams, 5/17/2026
"A 330-acre #GallupTradeport data center could send nearly 110 million gallons of #wastewater a year into a water-stressed region already waiting on #NavajoGallup deliveries.
"Gallup City Council put off action April 29 on a wastewater deal tied to a proposed 330-acre data center in the Gallup Tradeport, and the scale alone sharpened the stakes: nearly 110 million gallons of wastewater a year could be routed to the project if the agreement advances.
"That number is now colliding with a much larger question in McKinley County and across the Eastern Navajo Nation, who bears the risk if a private technology campus moves ahead in a region where water is already scarce. At a May 14 discussion, speakers raised concerns about water use, public notice and whether the project could affect the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, the long-delayed system meant to carry municipal and industrial water from the #SanJuanRiver to Gallup, the eastern #NavajoNation and the southwestern #JicarillaApache Nation."
https://www.prismnews.com/local/mckinley-nm/gallup-data-center-proposal-raises-water-jobs-and-notice
#ClimateCrisis #ExtremeDrought
#Dine #WaterIsLife #WaterShortage #NoWaterForDatacenters
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US campaigner warns #Scotland about #AI #data centre boom
“You guys are really vulnerable, and you’re vulnerable because you have
- #Water resources
- #Rural land
- #Renewable #energyThis industry will not only suck all of that, but then they’re going to have to rely on fossil fuel. That’s the reality.”
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26190746.us-campaigner-warns-scotland-ai-data-centre-boom/
#BigData #greed #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #PeopleNotProfits #CO2 #FossilFuels #pollution #WaterShortage
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Hungary’s third-largest lake is disappearing. Can experts save it before it’s too late?
At Lake Velence, around 40 kilometres west of Budapest, metal steps that once led down to the shoreline…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #ClimateChange #drought #environment #Hungary #lake #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #Watercrisis #Watershortage
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/634587/ -
Snow Droughts Cast Shadow on Global Food Supply
Snow droughts are reducing water for farming. This means less food and higher prices for everyone. Learn how it affects you.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/
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Less snow means less water for crops. This year's snow drought could mean food prices rise by 10% compared to last year.
#SnowDrought, #FoodPrices, #ClimateChange, #Farming, #WaterShortage
https://newsletter.tf/snow-droughts-impact-global-food-supply-and-prices/ -
Central Asia faces a tense summer as water shortages threaten crops, food security, and regional stability https://ow.ly/TXp650YLgra #WaterCrisis #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #AralSea #WaterShortage #CentralAsia
Water Stress: Will the Summer ... -
#food #foodCrisis #foodShortage #prep #prepare #resilience #agriculture #fertilizer #pesticides #fossilfuel
If you have not yet: Build up a #rollingStockpile of non-perishable foods for at least 3-6 weeks. Have #drinkingWater stored for short-term needs and gravitational #waterFilter for prolonged #waterShortage.
Don't forget necessary meds and other consumables you need.
(rolling #stockpile : use 1 oldest = buy 2 new)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WxoEnax8ig
More tips and ideas here: https://mastodon.online/@IviChoc/113311498685006611
