It’s Not Otherworldly, It’s Death Valley – Photo Gallery

Description: It bugs me how often people use the term 'otherworldly' to describe things here on Earth.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/its-not-otherworldly-its-death-valley-photo-gallery/

Colorado River Basin - Coordinated Reservoir Operations (CROS) Again In 2024
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https://coloradoriverrecovery.org/blog/cros-again-in-2024/ <-- shared technical post
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http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/ <-- Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, More detailed information about forecasted streamflows in the Colorado River basin
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoR #ColoradoRiverBasin #spatiotemporal #reservoir #reservoirs #releases #mountain #snowpack #headwaters #storage #waterresources #watersecurity #USA #USWest #CROS #planning #management #water #hydrology #surfacewater #habitat #fish #ecosystems #endangered #climatechange #pikeminnow #humpbackchub #razorbacksucker #bonytailchub #streamflow #riverconditions #riverflow #surplus #wateruse #coordination #model #modeling

New Water Accounting Reveals Why The Colorado River No Longer Reaches The Sea
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01291-0 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoRiverBasin #CRB #USA #waterresources #USWest #irrigation #crops #feed #grass #hay #alfalfa #SaudiArabia #watersecurity #wateruse #water #hydrology #waterrights #overuse #magicwater #extraction #rationing #cropland #watercrisis #accounting #volumetric #model #river #watersupply #modeling #riparian #wetland #ET #evapotranspiration #waterbudget #regional #municipal #agriculture #commercial #industrial #cattle #cattlefeed #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

A Cartography Of Loss In The Borderlands - Mexicali’s Colorado River Family Album Documents What Is No More.
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https://www.hcn.org/articles/a-cartography-of-loss-at-the-borderlands/ <-- shared article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #art #ColoradoRiver #hydrology #water #waterresources #change #Mexico #Mexicali #border #California #USWest #arid #ColoradoRiverBasin #delta #artists #memories #history #environmentaleducation #historicaldata #historicalresearch #waterbodies

Montana Court Restricts Use of Groundwater for New Homes
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/climate/montana-court-groundwater-development.html <-- shared media article
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#water #hydrology #groundwater #watersecurity #subdivision #montanarealestate #montana #waterresources #watermanagement #courtruling #courtcase #climatechange #pumping #extraction #groundwatermining #construction #watersupply #agriculture #farming #aquifer #overuse #climatechange #housing #environmentalimpact #EIS #USA #USWest

It's the damn cows.

' The stress on the West’s water supply due to alfalfa is especially acute in Utah: A staggering 68% of the state’s available water is used to grow alfalfa for livestock feed, even though [it makes up] 0.2% of the state’s income....

Phoenix’s backup water supply is being drained to grow alfalfa by Fondomonte, owned by Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy company, which it ships ... to the Middle East to feed its domestic herds. '

#water #cows #USWest

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23655640/colorado-river-water-alfalfa-dairy-beef-meat