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#Hydrogeologist, husband, #groundwater, #watershed recovery, solving problems of wells & wellfields, water for the people, other stuff. Youngstown, Ohio USA area Mahoning HUC 05030103 home but toe in #Tanzania groundwaterscience.com groundwatertanzania.com
We may need USA regime change to make this happen, but your correspondent here is all about making these facilities pay for themselves net-zero net-negative & social-positive (can be done). AI definitely has a place in science & policy, your media are in "the cloud" & are you writing your own stuff?
Elizabeth Kolbert@elizkolbert.bsky.social · 4d agoA simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."
For #geoscience and water development followers: The next IAH @iahgroundwater.bsky.social Groundwater Congress is set for Guadalajara, Mexico in September 2027. I plan to attend and maybe offer content
It's #SourcewaterProtection Week in the USA - this is a little public-focused explanation of SWP for one stupendous @aquifer. How is your source water protected? Some major cities around the globe provide safe drinking water by SWP alone w/o further treatment www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnDy...
Where Does Southwest Ohio’s Drinking Water Come From? | Aquifers & Wells
YouTube video by Groundwater Consortium Hamilton to New Baltimore
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Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
The health effects of our warming climate go far beyond heat illnesses and direct fallouts from more frequent natural disasters. In September, Eos explored some of the more nuanced ways that climate change is influencing personal health outcomes. eos.org/agu-news/ind...
Individual Consequences of a Global Crisis - Eos
From wildfires and ocean temperatures to antimicrobials and mental health, scientists are uncovering more and more links between climate change and personal health.
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Working around a community garden and hearing how people here in #Ohio are losing SNAP benefits is infuriating. SNAP has always worked for grocers AND the working poor. Even w/ SNAP you see seasonal work logo hoodies at the pantry. Now food pantries will be inundated the more. #Vote humane willya?
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2w agoNEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
Sorta "Captain Obvious" but good to point that out to upstream polluters assuming they can be induced to care and respond. This is why surface water supplies work to manage their watersheds
Water Hub@waterhub.bsky.social · 3w agoPollution upstream can drive up the cost of treating drinking water downstream. #ColorOfWater member Crystal Davis explores what threats to public lands and waters mean for Black & Indigenous people. Read her op-ed in @commondreams.org https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/downstream-consequences
Headlines often focus on motor vehicle fuel, but many in rural and some suburban areas heat with oil. It could be a coats on inside winter. I thought oil was $$$ last fall when I bought some for a relative's house but wow ....
Jill Lawrence@jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 3w agoYikes. The average price of heating oil in Maine is 74% higher than a year ago due to "rising global energy prices driven by conflicts abroad..." www.wmtw.com/article/main...
The Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerradet) explains the enshittification of digital services and equipment of all kinds. Remember when things were built to last?
forbrukerradet.bsky.social@forbrukerradet.bsky.social · 4w agoHar du lagt merke til at ting døyr litt for tidleg? Det har vi òg 👀 Det er tema for vår nyeste rapport. / Ever noticed how things tend to die a little too soon? So have we 👀 That’s the topic of our latest report. Les rapporten/read our report👉forbrukerradet.no/shortlife
Summer 2026 was the warmest on record for the contiguous U.S., according to NOAA, surpassing previous records set in 1936 and 2021. August also set a new temperature record, while drought expanded across much of the country. Visit Climate.us for more climate news, data, and trends.
The contrast to what we see lately is stark, right? Bless all our memories (was in the air at 08:48 on approach to DTW), the calm helpers, those who sacrificed ... Bury that unjust xenophobia and need for revenge
Peter Morley ♿️@petermorley.bsky.social · last mo.President Barack Obama & Michelle Obama during the 9/11 ceremony at 8:46 AM ET moment of silence when the first plane hit the World Trade Center in 2001. So much compassion. I really miss this for our country.🙏
Paleoceanographer Bärbel Hönisch of @lamont.columbia.edu explores what ancient oceans reveal about atmospheric CO2 and climate, why the speed of modern climate change matters, and whether humanity has reasons to be optimistic. Via Omelas Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBVWj5fSa3A
What 66 Million Years of Climate History Tells Us About Our Future | Bärbel Hönisch
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Why it's so bad in #Nepal and on the Himalayan front
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory@lamont.columbia.edu · last mo.“There were landslides there before there was global warming, but global warming has been speeding up that erosional process, and so everything is happening faster, including the number of big landslides,” says @lamont.columbia.edu seismologist Göran Ekström. Via TIME. https://bit.ly/4x8sn1n
Right after the OKI (OH-KY-IN) #Groundwater committee meeting I'm supposed to be in, maybe from my truck driving north 😎 - Guadalajara is the next Congress venue in 2027 #Hydrogeology
International Association of Hydrogeologists@iahgroundwater.bsky.social · last mo.Join us for our AGM in two weeks time! IAH members can join us in person if attending the event in Budapest, or online if not. Make sure to send us an email beforehand so we can send you the details! More info: iah.org/news/2026-ia...
Electric school buses: Duh - they go round and round on fixed routes with known loads. Build in the temperature margins for especially cold or hot days. Big top surface area for a little solar boost, running or while sitting
Just Kevin@kevinleecaster.bsky.social · last mo.I haven't seen a story on it, but I sure do bet that the school districts that are lucky enough to have some electric school buses are thankful with diesel prices up where they are. www.blue-bird.com/electric/
The Trump admin is proposing to amend the 2023 National Climate Assessment. NCAs are comprehensive federal climate change reports widely used for planning. This proposal would weaken the 2023 NCA’s use in worst case scenario planning. Public comments due Sept. 9. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2jyzvvx9
Trump Administration Moves to Amend National Climate Study – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
By: Izzy Pacenza, Shannan Lenke Stoll, and Abby Chernila The day before Nepal and Tibet suffered catastrophic flooding due to glacial collapse, the Trump administration issued a proposal that would we...
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Make a YouTube I guess if they think you're archaic - AI isn't going to recreate that Les Paul or the tub amps, or fix up the old tractor just right for your community garden, certainly not going to stand in the snow running your aquifer test
Beautiful Music Videos@alwaysbmv.bsky.social · last mo.The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KAC...
Important thread from Eos about the ongoing effort by the current US administration to ignore the interconnectedness of hydrologic systems so developers can drain #wetlands w/o much reaction at the federal level. Write, comment
Eos@eos.org · last mo.The EPA is seeking more public comment on its proposal to update the definition of "waters of the United States." This isn't just the Trump administration renaming things. A short refresher:
Rearranged the apps on my mobile yesterday, including a MapQuest download - not printing them out this time around though. TomTom looks good
Paul Byrne@theplanetaryguy.com · last mo.Those of us who respond to disaster needs may as well set up ongoing account draws with our preferred agencies. It's constant.
Margot Hodson@margothodson.bsky.social · last mo.So long ago, there weren't cargo pants or hardly good running shoes - first 4-year college athletic letterman out of my high school, so there ....
The Onion@theonion.com · last mo.Nation’s Quiet, Gangly Kids In Cargo Pants Announce Plans To Be Freakishly Good At Cross Country https://theonion.com/nations-quiet-gangly-kids-in-cargo-pants-announce-plans-to-be-freakishly-good-at-cross-country/
We'll depend for a few years on the officer corps previously better informed (have met some of them)
Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social · 2mo agoA civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
You're not imagining things - and this is a phenomenon that gets the attention of your climate doubters
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory@lamont.columbia.edu · 2mo agoExtreme precipitation is among most damaging disasters and major concern in our changing climate. What is total area of the US affected, and how have these patterns changed? A study led by @trinish-chatterjee.bsky.social of @lamont.columbia.edu reveals some unexpected trends: https://bit.ly/3UkFhfh
The Michigan AG office has released "Report regarding the prosecution of the Flint Water Crisis." The AG notes the report "... is the fullest measure of accountability I can offer to the people of Flint and those who cherish justice everywhere." PDF here. www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/P...
2025 was another year of extremes for North America. We spoke with #StateoftheClimate regional chapter editor Laura Stevens @ncstate-ncics.bsky.social about Canadian wildfires, Texas floods, tornadoes, and near-record heat: https://bit.ly/4wquYU6 #StateoftheClimate2025
State of the Climate in 2025: Takeaways from North America
We speak with State of the Climate in 2025 North America section editor Laura Stevens about the regional climate last year, including Texas floods, Canadian heat, and wildfires.
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