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#watertable — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. @Snoro This very interesting #sciencecommunication article by Kathrine Torday (2026) reports about a study as #arcticfarming experiment according to which #raising and maintaining the #watertable between 25 and 50 centimeters below the #soilsurface is leading to a significant #reduction of #greenhousegas #emissions.

  2. Vineyard Owner plans to retire after changing Arizona wine-making

    TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A vineyard owner who helped establish southern Arizona’s wine industry is struggling to sell his property after more than a year on the market. Sam Pillsbury, founder and …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #CochiseCounty #groundwaterpumping #KaylaButter #PillsburyWineCompany #Vineyard #watertable
    diningandcooking.com/2481069/v

  3. Water table (Karst 🌍)

    The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with groundwater, which may be fresh, saline, or brackish, depending on the locality. It can also be simply explained as the depth below which the ground is saturated. The water table is the surface where the water pr...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_ta

    #WaterTable #Karst #Aquifers #Hydrology #Irrigation #WaterSupply

  4. Question for #geology and #science nerds,

    Is there a way to find out how deep the #waterTable is on a given day in a given location?

    For example, #weather apps/sites usually report the day's #precipitation accumulation and #forecast the next day's precipitation amount for each locale — and in a way that almost anyone can understand.

    Is there an app or website for ordinary people to get that much time- and spatial- resolution on #groundwater levels in their area?

    #GeologicalSurvey #BigData

  5. "As rural Arizonans face the prospect of wells running dry, foreign firms are sucking up vast amounts of the state’s groundwater to grow hay for Saudi Arabia and other wealthy nations. Now it turns out that a key investor in this water transfer scheme is Arizona’s own employee retirement fund."

    Great reporting by @MotherJones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.

    #water #WaterRights #Drought #GroundWater #WaterTable #WaterShortage

    motherjones.com/politics/2023/