At the center of Turkey’s woes are severe #drought conditions and diminished #groundwater levels — caused by a combination of #climatechange and #water #management policies — that have taxed water supplies as never before. #Power plant #reservoirs, #freshwater sources, and #potable water supplies dwindled to all-time lows this summer, threatening the drinking water supplies of major cities. https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-the-climate-bakes-turkey-faces-a-future-without-water
#drought #groundwater #climatechange #water #management #power #reservoirs #freshwater #potable
At the center of Turkey’s woes are severe #drought conditions and diminished #groundwater levels — caused by a combination of #climatechange and #water #management policies — that have taxed water supplies as never before. #Power plant #reservoirs, #freshwater sources, and #potable water supplies dwindled to all-time lows this summer, threatening the drinking water supplies of major cities. https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-the-climate-bakes-turkey-faces-a-future-without-water
#potable #freshwater #reservoirs #power #management #Water #ClimateChange #groundwater #drought
Feds ease up on Colorado River restrictions — for now
https://grist.org/drought/colorado-river-cuts-arizona-california-2024/
This year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse — but a reckoning is on the horizon.
#USA #drought #southwest #coloradoriver #reservoirs #biden #farmers #cities #restrictions #loosened
#usa #drought #southwest #coloradoriver #reservoirs #biden #farmers #cities #restrictions #loosened
Water levels in California #reservoirs continue to remain high with only Trinity lagging behind but still well-ahead of 2022.
#reservoirs #ca #california #water #weather #drought
It just began raining.
Last time it rained was on 8th May.
I hope it fills the water barrels, and makes a difference to our Welsh #reservoirs like Crai and Llyn Brianne.
Diminishing Storage Returns Of Reservoir Construction
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38843-5 <-- share paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #watersecurity #global #population #populationgrowth #wateresources #surfacewater #future #construction #climatechange #reservoir #reservoirs #waterstorage #watermanagement #waterscarcity #waterinfrastructure #model #modeling #prediction #ROI #spatialanalysis
#gis #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #watersecurity #global #population #populationgrowth #wateresources #surfacewater #future #construction #climatechange #reservoir #reservoirs #waterstorage #watermanagement #waterscarcity #waterinfrastructure #model #modeling #prediction #roi #spatialanalysis
Plus de la moitié des lacs du monde voit leur volume d’eau baisser
▶️ « Au final, les auteurs estiment qu’environ un quart de la population mondiale, soit 2 milliards de personnes, réside à proximité d’un lac sur le point de s’assécher, ce qui indique un besoin urgent d’intégrer la consommation humaine, le changement climatique et les impacts de la sédimentation dans la gestion durable des ressources en eau. »
https://www.techniques-ingenieur.fr/actualite/articles/plus-de-la-moitie-des-lacs-du-monde-voit-leur-volume-deau-baisser-123970/
#eau #lacs #réservoirs #climat #consommation #nature
#eau #lacs #reservoirs #climat #consommation #nature
Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake #WaterStorage
.. amount decreased over the past three decades due to both human and climatic drivers. ,..more than 50% of both large natural #lakes and #reservoirs experienced volume #loss over this time
... better #water management to protect ... #freshwater storage, food supply, waterbird habitat, cycling of pollutants and nutrients, and recreation is importent
#ClimateChange
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo2812
https://p.dw.com/p/4RYMH
#ClimateChange #freshwater #Water #loss #reservoirs #lakes #waterstorage
"Scientists assessed almost 2,000 large lakes using satellite measurements combined with climate and hydrological models. They found that unsustainable human use, changes in rainfall and run-off, sedimentation, and rising temperatures have driven lake levels down globally, with 53 per cent of lakes showing a decline from 1992 to 2020"
#Lakes #Reservoirs #Water #Environment #ClimateEmergency #GlobalHeating
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/19/half-of-worlds-largest-lakes-reservoirs-losing-water-study
#globalheating #ClimateEmergency #Environment #Water #reservoirs #lakes
#WATER SUPPLY. How Oakland is Supplied from Extensive #reservoirs
Oakland #Tribune - #Oakland, #California · Thursday, January 20, 1887
https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2023/05/water-supply-how-oakland-is-supplied.html
#Temescal #LakeChabot #SanLeandro #dams #SausalCreek #TemescalCreek #SanLeandroCreek #EBMUD #Chabot #AnthonyChabot #Pleasanton #ContraCostaWaterCompany
#water #reservoirs #tribune #oakland #california #temescal #lakechabot #sanleandro #dams #sausalcreek #temescalcreek #sanleandrocreek #ebmud #Chabot #anthonychabot #pleasanton #contracostawatercompany
Bureau of Reclamation fact: Despite its name, it is not about the REturn of the time when CLAMS ruled the nATION.
Reservoir storage for major US Bureau of Reclamation #reservoirs as of May 4. Current #drought conditions per the US Drought Monitor are also shown on the map.
As #Taiwan faces major #drought, its government has implemented limits on residential #water use, with some areas being cut off for two days a week. This #drought has depleted #reservoirs and limited production in semiconductor factories. Read more: https://www.isciences.com/blog/2023/04/27/east-asia-intense-deficits-in-se-northern-china-bd9tx
#flood #drought #climate #environment #watermaps #sustainability #WaterScarcity #EnvironmentalScience #semiconductors #EastAsia #freshwater #dams #FoodScarcity #WaterSecurity #EnergySecurity #FoodSecurity #WaterNews
#taiwan #drought #water #reservoirs #flood #climate #environment #watermaps #sustainability #waterscarcity #EnvironmentalScience #semiconductors #eastasia #Freshwater #dams #foodscarcity #watersecurity #EnergySecurity #foodsecurity #waternews
Devon hosepipe ban from 25th April
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-hosepipe-ban-april-25-8358465
#Devon #Cornwall #WaterShortage #Drought #SouthWestWater #SWW #WaterCompanies #Reservoirs
#devon #cornwall #watershortage #drought #southwestwater #sww #watercompanies #reservoirs
"That's a very familiar buried metal sign! But why is the marker of the #NewRiver Company by one of the #HampsteadHeath ponds?" [Googles] "… because they once owned these #reservoirs! You learn a new thing every day 🤓"
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/5ae1b062-8e95-4304-a7de-b80cba97fe7e
HTs #history #hampstead #LondonsRivers #photography #London #water
#NewRiver #Hampsteadheath #reservoirs #history #hampstead #londonsrivers #photography #london #water
Today’s spot for tea 💙✨🌲
at the Fells reservoir
(still chilly to sit still for tea though!)
#MiddlesexFells #reservoirs #forest #serene
#middlesexfells #reservoirs #forest #Serene
Another one from #Gartmorn Dam #CountryPark in #Clackmannanshire
I saw the lone black swan swimming against the flow of white swans... 🦢
You can project your own answers 😄 Strong-willed? Independent spirit? Segregation? Isolation?
Or something more mundane... 🤔😄
#ochils #outdoors #reservoirs #scotland #scottishnature #Clackmannanshire #countrypark #gartmorn
Comatose water defender slandered by media
Freedom reproduces a communiqué from water defenders in Sainte Soline, France:
Regarding the media slander of Serge and the other injured of Sainte Soline by the police:
While our comrade Serge is fighting like a lion to hold onto his life that the state is trying to take
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/04/06/comatose-french-water-defender-slandered-by-media/
#France #reservoirs #SainteSoline #waterbasinprotest #waterdefenders #Waterwars
#france #reservoirs #SainteSoline #waterbasinprotest #waterdefenders #waterwars
Tunisia's #reservoirs are 30% short of capacity, with the Sidi Salem reservoir only 16% full. This leaves the country vulnerable to shortages of #rainfall due to the #ClimateCrisis, which has caused blistering summers, mild winters and relatively little rain in the #Mediterranean region.
#WaterBan in #drought-stricken #Tunisia adds to growing crisis | #WaterCrisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/05/water-ban-in-drought-stricken-tunisia-adds-to-growing-crisis
#watercrisis #tunisia #drought #waterban #mediterranean #climatecrisis #rainfall #reservoirs
@MamieMartinFund supports #girlseducation in #Malawi. To raise awareness of this #Scottish #charity I'm visiting 30 #lighthouses & 30 #reservoirs in 2023. This is #Tobermory #IsleofMull
Photograph shows a woman in a yellow t-shirt with a dog on its lead beside a lighthouse at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
#IsleofMull #Tobermory #reservoirs #lighthouses #charity #scottish #malawi #girlseducation