Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #waterstress, aggregated by home.social.
A thoughtful exploration of how to not only reduce harm from new data centers, but to create benefits for the community as well as society as a whole. There's an emphasis on improving the grid, not only to meet additional power needs, but to better accommodate distributed generation from solar and wind.
An interview with Steph Speirs by Elle Cordova:
EU to require data centres to disclose energy and water efficiency
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed rules on Monday requiring data centres…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #datacentres #EUcountries #TheEuropeanCommission #waterefficiency #Waterresources #waterstress
https://www.europesays.com/europe/142970/
Sam Altman Says Almonds Suck More Water Than ChatGPT Queries; Internet ROFLs With Memes
Two-Thirds of Global Mining Facilities Face Significant Water Risk, ICMM Warns
Nearly two-thirds of the world’s mining and metals facilities are exposed to at least one significant physical water…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #CentralIndia #criticalminerals #Drought #energytransition #floodrisk #ICMM #Miningandmetals #Science #waterrisk. #waterstress
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/824709/
Two-Thirds of Global Mining Facilities Face Significant Water Risk, ICMM Warns
Nearly two-thirds of the world’s mining and metals facilities are exposed to at least one significant physical water…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #CentralIndia #criticalminerals #Drought #energytransition #floodrisk #ICMM #Miningandmetals #Science #waterrisk. #waterstress
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/822503/
Two-Thirds of Global Mining Facilities Face Significant Water Risk, ICMM Warns
Nearly two-thirds of the world’s mining and metals facilities are exposed to at least one significant physical water…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CentralIndia #criticalminerals #drought #energytransition #environment #floodrisk #ICMM #Miningandmetals #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #waterrisk. #waterstress
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/710043/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/603195/ Two-Thirds of Global Mining Facilities Face Significant Water Risk, ICMM Warns #CentralIndia #CriticalMinerals #Drought #Éire #EnergyTransition #Environment #FloodRisk #ICMM #IE #Ireland #MiningAndMetals #Science #WaterRisk #WaterStress
Cartoonjournaal 12 juli 2026.
'Op de lange termijn levert biologische landbouw meer op...'
#cartoonjournaal #humor #socialmedia #ExtractieveLandbouw #BiologischeLandbouw #kunstmest #stikstof #pesticiden #droogte #bodemdegradatie #waterstress #ziektes #plagen #biodiversiteit #klimaatverandering #boeren #XR #veevoer #bestrijdingsmiddelen #hittegolf
[G]lobal Decline In Endorheic Basin Water Storages
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0265-7 <-- shared paper
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorheic_basin <-- shared Wikipedia page
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“Endorheic (hydrologically landlocked) basins spatially concur with arid/semi-arid climates. Given limited precipitation but high potential evaporation, their water storage is vulnerable to subtle flux perturbations, which are exacerbated by global warming and human activities. Increasing regional evidence suggests a probably recent net decline in endorheic water storage, but this remains unquantified at a global scale. By integrating satellite observations and hydrological modelling, [they] reveal[ed] that during 2002–2016 the global endorheic system experienced a widespread water loss of about 106.3 Gt/yr, attributed to comparable losses in surface water, soil moisture and groundwater. This decadal decline, disparate from water storage fluctuations in exorheic basins, appears less sensitive to El Niño–Southern Oscillation-driven climate variability, which implies a possible response to longer-term climate conditions and human water management. In the mass-conserved hydrosphere, such an endorheic water loss not only exacerbates local water stress, but also imposes excess water on exorheic basins, leading to a potential sea level rise that matches the contribution of nearly half of the land glacier retreat (excluding Greenland and Antarctica). Given these dual ramifications, [they] suggest the necessity for long-term monitoring of water storage variation in the global endorheic system and the inclusion of its net contribution to future sea level budgeting…”
#water #hydrology #hydrography #global #waterresources #waterstorage #Endorheic #Basin #watersecurity #arid #semiarid #rainfall #precipitation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #globalwarming #climatechange #humanimpacts #anthropogenic #regional #remotesensing #GIS #spatial #mapping #earthobservation #surfacewater #groundwater #soilmoisture #exorheic #watermanagement #hydrosphere #waterstress #SLR #sealevelrise #monitoring #waterbudgets
BRICS 2026 Vision: Using innovative technology for water security
India assumed the BRICS presidency on January 1, 2026 at a time of profound global churn. The international…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #BRICSpresidency #cleanwateraccess #Climatechange #Science #waterinnovation #waterstress
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/578919/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/415113/ BRICS 2026 Vision: Using innovative technology for water security #BRICSPresidency #CleanWaterAccess #ClimateChange #Éire #Environment #IE #Ireland #Science #WaterInnovation #WaterStress
https://www.europesays.com/uk/731160/ England faces water supply gap of nearly five billion litres a day by 2055 #Britain #ClimateChange #drought #England #enviornment #GreatBritain #Kent #london #ThamesWater #UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #WaterStress
Detecting Drought Stress In Trees From The Air [Switzerland]
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/detecting-drought-stress-trees-from-air-eidg-forschungsanstalt-wsl-mrjue <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110856 <-- shared paper
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https://www.inverse.com/science/trees-dying-shocking-rates-understanding-save-them <-- shared technical article
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#Umweltbeobachtung #Wald #Trockenheit #Drohnen #Forschung #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Forest #Trees #Drought #Drones #Research #UAV #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #tree #vegetation #climatechange #heatstress #hot #summer #sunlight #discolouration #leaf #leaves #defoliation #impacts #crowns #canopy #water #hydrology #drought #risk #hazard #drone #imagery #survey #nativetree #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #measurement #methodology #drought #coping #Droughtstress #Forest #NDVI #PRI #Xanthophyll #Turgorlosspoint #waterstress #dehydration #mortality #death #dying #loss #hydraulicfailure #biology #botany #canopy
In Iran, heat, drought and a lack of water emerge as yet another crisis
After living through a 12-day war with Israel, the people of Iran have been hit with a second…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #climatechange #Extremeweather #gaza #heat #Heatwave #Irán #iraq #Israel #MiddleEast #Science #Water #watermafia #waterstress #Weather
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/40916/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/310956/ In Iran, heat, drought and a lack of water emerge as yet another crisis #ClimateChange #Environment #ExtremeWeather #gaza #Heat #Heatwave #Iran #Iraq #Israel #MiddleEast #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #WaterMafia #WaterStress #Weather
In Iran, heat, drought and a lack of water emerge as yet another crisis
After living through a 12-day war with Israel, the people of Iran have been hit with a second…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #climatechange #ExtremeWeather #Gaza #heat #Heatwave #iran #Iraq #israel #MiddleEast #Science #water #watermafia #waterstress #weather
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/53376/
New publication: Functional adaptations of the #rhizosphere #microbiome for #drought-tolerance promotion in common bean. #abioticstress #plantstress #waterstress
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2025.100860
#FYI #Water #WaterStress #2050 #Statista
"Projected ratio of human water demand to water availability (water stress level) in 2050 according to "business as usual" scenario = middle-of-the-road future, where temperatures increase by 2.8°C to 4.6°C by 2100"
https://www.statista.com/chart/26140/water-stress-projections-global/
#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #climatecatastrophe #ExtremeWeather #EcosystemCollapse #ecocide #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #methane #GreenhouseGases #KeepinInTheGround
Famine and food security is the stuff of my nightmares...
Food security? We are already starting to feel the impacts of climate driven extreme weather events reducing agricultural production. This is why in Australia we need to rapidly electrify with renewables and not wait 20 years for an expensive nuclear fantasy. (Nuclear plants also use huge amounts of water for cooling) It is why I support Merri Food Hub locally in building local food and Climate resilience. My academic reading tonight, Published: 22 June 2024:
Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity
#HeatStress #WaterStress #AgriculturalProduction #FoodSecurity #ClimateCrisis
Kompas, T., Che, T.N. & Grafton, R.Q. Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity. Sci Rep 14, 14398 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65274-z
RT by @euenvironment: 📢 "One in eight Europeans currently live in areas potentially prone to river #flooding. At the same time, permanent #WaterStress already affects 30% of people in southern Europe", @YlaLeena, tells us as she presents the @euenvironment’s new report at today’s #FoEDebate.
[2024-05-15 09:21 UTC]
India’s ‘Lake Man’ Relies on Ancient Methods to Ease a Water Crisis
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/world/asia/bengaluru-india-lake-reclamation.html <-- shared media article
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“Anand Malligavad turned to centuries-old knowledge to reclaim dozens of lakes in the high-tech capital of Bengaluru. Now, he is in demand across India, one of the world’s most water-stressed nations…"
#water #hydrology #watersupply #waterquality #restoration #watersecurity #India #Chola #Bengaluru #lakeman #AnandMalligavad #silt #sludge #pollution #plastic #waterconservation #runoff #infiltration #lakes #groundwater #humanwaste #sewerage #rainfall #agriculture #fertiliser #waterstress #waterindustry
"The UN World Water Development Report 2024 said 2.2 billion people worldwide have no access to clean drinking #water and 3.5 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation.
At least 10 percent of global migration is linked to #WaterStress as the world faces a more erratic #climate, the researchers found."
Researchers Create Global Maps To Show Changes In Irrigation Across The Planet
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https://phys.org/news/2024-03-global-irrigation-planet.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00206-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #global #irrigation #agriculture #planning #model #modeling #waterconservation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #wateruse #food #foodsecurity #increaseddemand #increaseduse #waterstress #sustainability #datacompilation #area #volume
25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High #WaterStress
"It’s good to understand the state of the world’s #water supply and demand, but water stress doesn’t necessarily lead to water crisis. For example, places like Singapore and the U.S. city of Las Vegas prove that societies can thrive even under the most water-scarce conditions by employing techniques like removing water-thirsty grass, desalination, and wastewater treatment and reuse."
https://www.wri.org/insights/highest-water-stressed-countries
Smart Irrigation Technology Covers "More Crop Per Drop"
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https://news.mit.edu/2023/gear-lab-creates-affordable-user-driven-smart-irrigation-controller-1025 <-- shared technical article
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“Placing solutions in the cloud but learning with boots on the ground, GEAR Lab researchers build low-cost, solar-powered irrigation tools to make precision agriculture more accessible..."
#water #waterresources #hydrology #irrigation #smartirrigation #GEAR #MIT #agriculture #farming #global #watermanagement #watersecurity #solarpowered #precisionagriculture #subsistencefarmers #crops #foodproduction #waterscarcity #soilquality #smallholder #farms #farmers #waterstress #sustainableagriculture #dripirrigation #MoreCropPerDrop #appliedscience #appliedtechnology
"The 25 countries exposed to extremely high #WaterStress are using 80% of their natural water supply for irrigation, livestock, industry or domestic needs, according to a report by the World Resources Institute. That means even short-term droughts can quickly put these places at risk of running out of water, a scenario that has played out in India, Iran, Mexico, South Africa and the UK."
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-water-data-trade-climate-change/
New packaging rules might put at risk the water needs of 750,000 people each year [Promoted content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/new-packaging-rules-might-put-at-risk-the-water-needs-of-750000-people-each-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #lifecycleassessment #paperpackaging #waterstress
A journey to the heart of Chile’s lithium communities https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/a-journey-to-the-heart-of-chiles-lithium-communities/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #andes #Chile #lithium #watermanagement #waterstress
