Nobody intends all of this to happen -- including Nutrien Ag Solutions.
But the widespread use of neonic pesticides -- estimated to cover 150 million acres of #cropland across the U.S. -- is having deadly consequences and it must be stopped.
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Global evaluation of human-bird coexistence challenges: 1. impact of birds on crop production, 2. effect of interventions on #crop losses, 3. perceptions of #birds by stakeholders, producing a map of #cropland areas with win-win potential #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3JMeQqt
#plosbiology #cropland #birds #crop
Conserving 30% of the worldβs land by 2030 will be βchallengingβ if croplands continue to expand in protected areas at current rates, according to a new study covered by Carbon Brief. The research shows that cropland has expanded at an βalarmingβ rate in protected areas between 2000 and 2019 β as much as 58-fold over nearly two decades.
#Agriculture #LandConservation #Crops #Environment #Biodiversity #Cropland #ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency #cropland #biodiversity #Environment #crops #landconservation #agriculture
Release Of LGRIP30 Data Product [USGS/NASA]
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https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/news/release-of-lgrip30-data-product/ <-- press release
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https://doi.org/10.5067/Community/LGRIP/LGRIP30.001 <-- overview
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https://www.usgs.gov/apps/croplands/app/map <-- web map/ data portal
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #remotesensing #Landsat #opendata #LGRIP #watersecurity #foodsecurity #global #cropland #climatechange #cropland #irrigation #agriculture #LGRIP30 #GlobalFoodSecurity #GFSAD #rainfed #Landsat8 #satellite #hydrology #food
#NASA #USGS
#gis #spatial #mapping #water #remotesensing #landsat #opendata #lgrip #watersecurity #FoodSecurity #global #cropland #climatechange #irrigation #agriculture #lgrip30 #globalfoodsecurity #gfsad #rainfed #landsat8 #satellite #hydrology #Food #NASA #usgs
The Salton Sea, An Accident Of History, Faces A New Water Crisis
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/climate/salton-sea-colorado-river-drought-crisis.html <-- NYT article
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[an accidental, slow-moving, environmental, ecologic, public health, hydrologic, agricultural and cultural disaster]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #climatechange #waterresources #hydrology #SaltonSea #California #cropland #runoff #ColoradoRiver #watercrisis #watersecurity #publichealth #environment #ecology #agriculture # #evapotranspiration #fish #migratorybirds #dust #pollution #contaminants #canal #saline #salty #waterquality #lake #lakebed #wind #airborne #ImperialValley #airquality #childhood #asthma #respiratory #illnesses #artificial #management #planning #food #foodsecurity #migrant #population
#gis #spatial #mapping #water #climatechange #waterresources #hydrology #saltonsea #California #cropland #runoff #coloradoriver #watercrisis #watersecurity #publichealth #Environment #ecology #agriculture #evapotranspiration #fish #migratorybirds #dust #pollution #contaminants #Canal #saline #salty #waterquality #lake #lakebed #wind #airborne #imperialvalley #airquality #childhood #asthma #respiratory #illnesses #artificial #management #planning #Food #FoodSecurity #migrant #population
βForever chemicalsβ may have polluted 20 million acres of US #cropland, study says
#PFAS-tainted sewage sludge is used as fertilizer in fields and report finds that about 20m acres of cropland could be #contaminated
Tom Perkins, 8 May 2022
"PFAS, or per- and #polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of about 9,000 compounds used to make products heat-, water- or stain-resistant. Known as βforever chemicalsβ because they donβt naturally break down, they have been linked to #cancer, thyroid disruption, liver problems, birth defects, immunosuppression and more.
"Dozens of industries use PFAS in thousands of consumer products, and often discharge the chemicals into the nationβs sewer system.
"The analysis, conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), is an attempt to understand the scope of cropland contamination stemming from sewage sludge, or biosolids. Regulators donβt require #sludge to be tested for PFAS or closely track where its spread, and public health advocates warn the practice is poisoning the nationβs #food supply.
"'We donβt know the full scope of the contamination problem created by PFAS in sludge, and we may never know, because #EPA has not made it a priority for states and local governments to track, test and report on,' said Scott Faber, EWGβs legislative policy director.
"All sewage sludge is thought to contain the dangerous chemicals, and the compounds have recently been found to be contaminating crops, cattle, water and humans on farms where #biosolids were spread."
#cropland #pfas #contaminated #polyfluoroalkyl #cancer #sludge #food #epa #biosolids
Global Water Resources And The Role Of Groundwater In A Resilient Water Future
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-022-00378-6 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #urbanization #future #management #change #hydrology #groundwater #surfacewater #resources #waterresources #climate #climatechange #waterstorage #watersecurity #remotesensing #model #modeling #satellite #GRACE #drought #floods #anthropogenic #pumping #well #wells #extraction #sustainable #development #watermanagement #waterconservation #irrigation #agriculture #cropland #climateresilience #sustainabledevelopment #global #surfacewater
#gis #spatial #mapping #water #Urbanization #future #management #change #hydrology #groundwater #surfacewater #resources #waterresources #climate #climatechange #waterstorage #watersecurity #remotesensing #model #modeling #satellite #grace #drought #floods #anthropogenic #pumping #well #wells #extraction #sustainable #development #watermanagement #waterconservation #irrigation #agriculture #cropland #climateresilience #sustainabledevelopment #global
Linkages Between GRACE Water Storage, Hydrologic Extremes, And Climate Teleconnections In Major African Aquifers
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac3bfc <-- shared paper
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#remotesensing #satellite #GRACE #sustainable #development #water #resources #waterresources #watermanagement #waterconservation #hydrology #resources #model #modeling #climatechange #waterstorage #watersecurity #MODIS #landcover #vegetation #irrigation #agriculture #cropland #change #future #management #droughts #floods #climateresilience #sustainabledevelopment
#remotesensing #satellite #grace #sustainable #development #water #resources #waterresources #watermanagement #waterconservation #hydrology #model #modeling #climatechange #waterstorage #watersecurity #modis #landcover #vegetation #irrigation #agriculture #cropland #change #future #management #droughts #floods #climateresilience #sustainabledevelopment
We do this through two sensitivity experiments to isolate the influence of #lake #breeze and urbanization: one replacing the #urban land with #cropland over the #Chicago metropolitan area, and the other filling all of #Lake #Michigan with cropland.
#michigan #chicago #cropland #urban #breeze #lake
New WRI Insights article: βA recent analysis shows that only 37% of the harvested area of major #crops are used for direct #food #consumption β that is, crops used for foods that are produced and consumed domestically.β
How to feed more people with less #cropland?
- Prioritize food for people (relax biofuel mandates & targets)
- Reduce #FoodWaste
- Shift high-#meat diets toward plant-based foods
- Boost #productivity & #resilience of crops important to #FoodSecurity
https://www.wri.org/insights/crop-expansion-food-security-trends
#crops #food #consumption #cropland #foodwaste #meat #productivity #resilience #foodsecurity
π₯π₯π₯ New comment from my colleague Tim Searchinger et al. on the EU's "Fit for 55" #climate plan, which could lead to increased #wood harvests, shift 1/5 of #cropland to #bioenergy production, and outsource agricultural land expansion & #deforestation (with #carbon & #biodiversity impacts) to tropical countries.
Faulty accounting that treats bioenergy as "carbon neutral" leads to policies that increase (rather than decrease) carbon in the atmosphere for decades. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04133-1
#climate #wood #cropland #bioenergy #deforestation #carbon #biodiversity
The Vegetation Drought Response Index for Nov. 27 shows that most of the U.S. is out of season as meteorological winter begins tomorrow. Drought affects some of the remaining vegetation in the southern and western parts of the country.
#drought #vegetation
#cropland #rangeland vegdri.unl.edu/Home.aspx
#drought #vegetation #cropland #rangeland
Here's my favorite #IPCC graphic, showing that pathways for the #land sector that keep #climate change below 1.5 degrees Celsius basically all require reduction in #food/feed #cropland and #pasture area and an increase in #forest area by 2050, even while feeding a growing population.
It's a global land squeeze.
Needed changes include: demand-side changes (reduced #FoodWaste, sustainable #diets); increases in crop, #livestock, and forestry #yields; & supportive policies.
https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
#ipcc #land #climate #food #cropland #pasture #forest #foodwaste #diets #livestock #yields
Global #land use (13 billion hectares of ice-free land) in 100 emojis:
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Legend:
πΏ = #pasture, used savannas and scrublands
πΎ = #cropland
π³ = #forests
π© = unforested #ecosystems with minimal human use
π = other land (barren, rock)
π = #infrastructure
Each square = ~130 million hectares
#Data ~2015.
Source: #IPCC (2019), Figure 1.1.
#land #pasture #cropland #forests #ecosystems #infrastructure #data #ipcc #food #agriculture #landuse #climate #biodiversity