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Josh's Water Jobs and More! - 22 August 2019

From Josh:

Just to get out what’s uploaded right now…

1) Josh's Jobs

Josh’s Pick:
 
1) Programme Officer (Transboundary Water and Environment) – Global Water Partnership (GWP) Southern African and Africa Coordination Unit (South Africa): 20 September
 
Highlighted:
 
2) Non-OECD nationals: Programmes, Partnerships & Resource Mobilisation Internships (2) – Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Stockholm): 8 September
 
3) Programme Development Manager (Transboundary Water and Environment) – Global Water Partnership (GWP) Southern African and Africa Coordination Unit (South Africa): 20 September

4) Local recruitment: SDG Project Officer – Global Water Partnership (GWP) Southern African and Africa Coordination Unit (South Africa): 10 September
 
5) Research Associate in Water Resource Systems Modelling and Analysis – University of Oxford (United Kingdom): 25 September
 
Deadline today (22 August)!

6) Consultant: WASH Market Assessment – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(Somalia): 22 August

7) WASH Technician – Polish Humanitarian Action (South Sudan): 22 August
 
8) Hygiene and Sanitation Officer – Polish Humanitarian Action (South Sudan): 22 August

Minimum years experience requested:

0-2 years   9) Project Officer – The South East Rivers Trust (SERT) (United Kingdom): 30 August   10) Assistant Project Officer – The South East Rivers Trust (SERT) (United Kingdom): 30 August   11) State Capacity Building Associate – League of Conservation Voters (Seattle, WA, USA): 13 September   12) Senior Assistant (Fishery Solutions Center) – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (San Francisco): Until filled

3-4 years   13) Riparian Rangeland Specialist – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Belle Fourche, SD, USA): 30 August

5-7 years   14) Senior Project Officer – The South East Rivers Trust (SERT) (United Kingdom): 30 August   15) French speakers: Regional Technical Specialist for Climate Change Adaptation – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Ethiopia): 28 August   16) General Manager – Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District(Gunnison, CO, USA): 16 September 17) Chinese speakers: Programme Officer – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Beijing): 25 August   18) Thailand nationals: Project Officer – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Bangkok): 31 August

8-9 years   19) French speakers: Project Director: Integrated Water Resource Management – International Rescue Committee (IRC) (DRC): Until filled   20) Programme Specialist (Risk Reduction and Climate Change) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (New York): 29 August 21) National Campaigns Director (2) – League of Conservation Voters (Washington, DC): 2 September

10+ years   22) French speakers: Senior Technical Officer – Wetlands International(Netherlands): 31 August   23) Director Environment and Social Safeguards – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Switzerland): 15 September   24) Water Utilities Management Specialist – GFA Consulting Group (Angola): 31 August   25) Hindi speakers: Project Manager/ Project Director – Jal Bhagirathi Foundation(India): 30 August

Not specified:   26) German and French speakers: Seniorfachplaner (m/w/d) Wasser-, Abwasser- und Abfall – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Germany): 28 August 27) German speakers: Berater (m/w/d) Wasserressourcenmanagement – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Jordan): 28 August 28) Senior Water Economist – Arup (London): Until filled   29) Water Monitoring Officer – Westcountry Rivers Trust (United Kingdom): 30 August   30) Data & Evidence Officer – Westcountry Rivers Trust (United Kingdom): 30 August   31) U.K. nationals: Environmental Monitoring Officer – Environment Agency (United Kingdom): 31 August   32) Sussex Flow Initiative (SFI) Natural Flood Management Officer – Sussex Wildlife Trust (United Kingdom): 5 September   33) Director of Operations – Watchtower Robotics (Boston, MA, USA): 15 September – Watchtower Robotics deals with aging/leaking infrastructure   34) Director of Data – Watchtower Robotics (Boston, MA, USA): 15 September   35) Director of Robotics – Watchtower Robotics (Boston, MA, USA): 15 September

Not specified (academic): Professors/lecturers 36) Assistant Professor (Remote Sensing of Global Environmental Change) – Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, BC, Canada): 30 August 37) Associate or Full Professor (Hydrology) – University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB, Canada): 1 September 38) Assistant Professor in Environmental Change and Society – Davidson College(Davidson, NC, USA): Until filled Researchers/other 39) Director (Wye Research and Education Center) – University of Maryland College Park (College Park, MD, USA): 30 August   40) Research Positions (Environment Monitoring Laboratory) – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (India): 4 September

WASH: 0-2 years 41) Myanmar nationals: Monitoring Officer (WASH) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Myanmar): 2 September 3-4 years   42) Infrastructure Finance Advisor, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Finance (WASH-FIN) Program – Tetra Tech (Arlington, VA, USA): 6 September   43) WASH Cluster Co-Coordinator – Mercy Corps (Iraq): Until filled 5-7 years 44) Monitoring and Reporting Officer – Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) (Geneva): 26 August   45) Senior Infrastructure Finance Advisor – Tetra Tech (Arlington, VA, USA): 6 September   46) Advocacy Specialist (WASH) – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (New York): 27 August   47) Head of Policy and Governance – WaterAid (Mozambique): 1 September 48) WASH Coordinator (DRC Ebola Response) – FHI 360 (DRC): Until filled 10+ years 49) Chief of Party I (Small Town WASH) – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (Nigeria): Until filled   Not specified   50) WASH Specialist – Mercy Hands for Humanitarian Aid (Iraq): 31 August

Consultancies: 51) Consultant: International Social and Environmental Safeguards – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 23 August 52) Consultant: Sanitation and Hygiene Program Support – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Rwanda): 27 August   53) French speakers: Consultant: Appui à la Gestion des contrats pour la mise en Oeuvre des activités WASH – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (DRC): 25 August   54) Consultant: Develop a communication strategy for activities developed under the Danube Water Program – International Association of Water Service Companies in the Danube River Catchment Area (IAWD) (Vienna): 31 August   55) Consultant – Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) (Home-Based): 3 September   56) India nationals: Environment and Resettlement Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (India): 25 August 57) India nationals: River Basin Planning Expert – Asian Development Bank (ADB)(India): 26 August 58) Nigeria nationals: Gender in WASH Sector – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Nigeria): 28 August 59) Hindi speakers: Consultant: Urban Water, Sustainable Cities & Transport – World Resources Institute (WRI) (India): Until filled

Internships: 60) Communications Intern – Wetlands International (Netherlands): 31 August   61) Young Leaders Program – Global Center on Adaptation (Netherlands): 25 August   62) EU Partnerships Intern – International Union for the Conservation Nature (IUCN)(Brussels): 1 September   63) German speakers: Praktikant (m/w/d) im Bereich Förderung von nachhaltigen Textil-Lieferketten – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Germany): 28 August

Scholarships: 64) 15 PhD positions in the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Project InnovEOX – InnovEOX (Various): 6 October

Fellowships: 65) Aktinson-EDF Postdoc Fellow (Groundwater Management) – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (USA): Until filled 66) WASH/ENERGY Program Fellow – Community Partners International(Bangladesh): 25 August

Other: 67) French speakers:  Junior EU Aid Volunteer (WASH) – European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations(Togo): 31 August     Last week’s list, in case you missed it   Post a job   Support Josh’s Water Jobs

2) Additional Jobs from WaterWired

68) Position: @theNASEM (Washington, DC) - Jefferson Science Fellowship. App due: 31 October http://bit.ly/2WB2RAJ  #JobWaWi

69) Position: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Mission, OR) - Hydrogeologist. OUF.   Download Hydrologist  

 

70) Position: @Stantec (Beaverton, OR) - Assistant Project Manager, Water Engineer-in-Training. http://bit.ly/32s0Pab  #JobWaWi

 

71) Position: Black Canyon Irrigation District (Notus, ID) - Assistant Manager.
Download Assistant_Manager_BCID

72) Position: @oswegolakewc (Lake Oswego, OR) - Volunteer Coordinator.  Closes: 1 September. Download OLWC_Job_Application_2019

73) Position: Network of Oregon Watershed Councils (Salem, OR) - Executive Director (0.6 FTE). OUF; App review: 30 August 2019 (link: http://bit.ly/31jbhzG) bit.ly/31jbhzG #JobWaWi

74) Position: Washington Association of Land Trusts (Seattle, WA) - Program Coordinator. OUF; App review: 3 September http://bit.ly/2TlwkyF #JobWaWi #PNWater

75) Positions: @ChesWEA Job Board http://bit.ly/CWEAJobBoard #JobWaWi

76) Position: @AmherstCollege (Amherst, MA) - Tenure-track Assistant Professor - Environmental Scientist. OUF; App review: 7 October http://bit.ly/2TrlNSD #JobWaWi

77) Position: Mason Conservation District (Shelton, WA) - Shoreline and Lead Entity Coordinator. OUF; Screening begins 19 August. http://bit.ly/2Z2jhTS #JobWaWi\

78) Position: The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes (Owyhee, NV) - Water Resources Director. OUF. Download Water_Resources_Director

79) Position: @IIDatWork (El Centro, CA) - Engineer, Principal. Closes: 27 August http://bit.ly/2KvD8qH #JobWaWi

80) Position: @IIDatWork(El Centro, CA) - Engineer I (Energy). Closes: 28 August http://bit.ly/2MkNjQW #JobWaWi

81) PhD Position: @ASU (Tempe, AZ) - Hydrological Variability and Change. Closes: 13 September http://bit.ly/2P8lWfo #JobWaWi

82) Position: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (Salem, OR) - Natural Resource Specialist 4 (Partnerships Coordinator). OUF; App review: 30 August. http://bit.ly/2YV1jaE #JobWaWi

83) Position: University of Canterbury (NZ) - Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Groundwater Engineering. Closes: 25 August http://bit.ly/2Z0R6K7 #JobWaWi

84) Position: @UCCS (Colorado Springs) - T-T Assistant Professor, Human-Environmental Geography. Full consideration - apply by 1 October. http://bit.ly/2Nmfkav #JobWaWi

85) Position: @CA_DWR (Sacramento County, CA) - Engineer, Water Resources with @GroundwaterAct SGM Office. Closes: 10 September http://bit.ly/2KOBajW

86) Positions (2): @UNIGRAC (Delft, NL) - Groundwater Specialists. Closes: 1 September http://bit.ly/2MuZ0Vb

3) Some General Employment Resources

AGU Career Center for research/academic jobs

GoodWorkCanada - Canada's Green Jobs Site

Congressional Research Service Positions 

Check out @AidJobs - Vacancies in aid, development, humanitarian & nonprofit sector (volunteers, consultants or F-T employment) https://aidjobs.org

UN Jobs in Water Resources

UN Jobs in Water Management

UN Jobs in Water and Sanitation

Global Water Jobs

WASH Vacancies

Academic Jobs Online

Higher Education Job Site

Get Hydrology Jobs

AAG Jobs

@BCWaterNews Jobs Click View Jobs

@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days. Click here. 

King County (WA) Jobs

Geoscience Job Board

California DWR Jobs

AZ Water Career Center 

Florida Water Jobs

NYC DEP 

Nature Conservancy jobs

State of Washington Careers

Idaho DEQ 

OSU Water Resources Program

Water District Jobs

Academic Jobs in Schools of Physical/Earth Sciences

Mac's List - Jobs in Portland and Beyond!

New Zealand Hydrological Society Jobs Board

California Water Jobs 

Government Jobs

Association of Oregon Counties Job Postings

Soil Science Societies Career Center

How to Find Work Overseas, with Marcelle Yeager. https://bit.ly/1pIopLT  

For the full list of Josh's active water jobs, please visit www.joshswaterjobs.com/jobs

Enjoy! 

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Blue Peace Index 2019: New EIU Report Highlights Critical Gaps and Best Practices in Transboundary Water Co-operation

This morning I received an email from a representative of The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The graphic was uploaded by me.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is releasing a report tomorrow that examines the critical threats to the world’s freshwater supplies as a result of global transboundary cooperation.

The report finds that the Transboundary river basins – which supply the world with half of its freshwater flows – are run by ineffective water management bodies. With over 50% of the world’s population expected to be living in water-scarce regions by the year 2050, the EUI’s Blue Peace Index studies the challenges and the potential for conflict that water basin regions face. Several regions, such as the Tigris-Euphrates River Basin, are at particular risk of escalating conflicts over scarce water resources.

We believe that the report’s troubling findings are of vital importance to your readerships and are pleased to offer an exclusive on its contents. Please find the full press release below which is embargoed until 00:01 GMT Thursday 22 August and the full report attached. [Note: I am uploading this at about 02:00 GMT 22 August 2019.]

Please do let me know if you have any questions about this story or if you would like to speak to Matus Samel, lead author of the Blue Peace Index at The EIU.

Download Blue_Peace_Index_2019_Report_FINAL

What follows is the press release included in the email. Graphics scattered throughout the release are from the report and were uploaded by me.

Blue Peace Index 2019: New EIU report highlights critical gaps and best practices in transboundary water co-operation

• By 2050 more than 50% of the world’s population will live in water-scarce regions
• Transboundary river basins provide freshwater flows for over 40% of the world population, yetless than a third of these basins have joint water management bodies—and those that do exist are often ineffective
• Several regions, such as the Tigris-Euphrates River Basin, are at particular risk of escalating conflicts over scarce water resources
• Transboundary water co-operation can prevent such conflict and help countries reap economic, environmental and political benefits, even in challenging post-conflict regions, as demonstrated by the Sava River Basin 
• The Blue Peace Index examines how well countries and basins manage their transboundary water resources, and highlights priority gaps to address and best practices policymakers and practitioners can learn from

Rising stress on global freshwater poses significant challenges for agriculture, industry, energy generation, and domestic drinking and sanitation across the globe. Less than 3% of the world’s water supply is freshwater. Yet the demand for water continues to grow by approximately 1% per year. By 2050 the world’s growing demand for freshwater could put 45% of the world’s global GDP and 40% of its grain production at risk.

Transboundary river basins provide more than half of the world’s freshwater flow and are home to 40% of the world’s population. Yet, as the index addresses, there is a worrying absence of collaboration structures to govern these critical resources. A lack of co-operation can have considerable economic, social and environmental consequences.

The Blue Peace Index 2019, developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, addresses the importance of transboundary co-operation on water management for stability and sustainable development. This can be in the form of shared institutions and legal frameworks bringing countries together in a commitment to resolve differences peacefully, and to use their shared water as a foundation for wider economic and diplomatic collaboration. The gains of transboundary water co-operation vary from reduced flooding and drought and protected biodiversity through to enhanced energy security and optimisation of investments.

The index examines the extent to which countries and basins are managing their shared water resources in a sustainable, equitable and collaborative manner. In its first edition, the index analyses 24 countries across five transboundary river basins on 74 qualitative and quantitative indicators.

·    The Amazon River Basin: There are relatively strong water management institutions, low water stress and actively engaged stakeholders in the Amazon River Basin, on both a national and transboundary level, but it is challenged by a lack of co-ordinated investment programmes and needs to improve co-ordinated pollution control mechanisms.

·          The Senegal River Basin: Strong institutions have been developed on the basis of a comprehensive cross-boundary agreement, but the Senegal River Basin suffers from a difficult natural environment, which jeopardises food security and access to local drinking water.

·    The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin: This basin faces considerable challenges across all index areas. The political and environmental context is particularly challenging and has resulted in almost non-existent regional co-operation. This difficult environment has far-reaching consequences, challenging access to water and negatively impacting pollution control.

·   The Mekong River Basin: Strong technical institutions have been developed to manage transboundary water in the Mekong River Basin but it lacks co-ordinated political decision-making. The absence of a single river management institution that includes critical upstream countries China and Myanmar presents significant challenges to sustainable water management in the basin.

·   The Sava River Basin: This basin has seen strong co-operation mechanisms developed in a difficult post-conflict situation and it represents best practice in many of the transboundary water co-operation areas. Nevertheless, it still lacks comprehensive mechanisms to engage stakeholders and co-ordinate investment activities.

Matus Samel, lead author of the Blue Peace Index at The Economist Intelligence Unit, said: “Water management and transboundary water co-operation can affect people’s fundamental rights and livelihoods. If we do not address these challenges, balancing the needs of different communities, individual disputes can evolve into long-term conflicts. Water can be weaponised but can also be a tool for co-operation, even in the most difficult contexts. The Blue Peace Index allows us to start conversations and keep this critical issue on the global agenda.”

I have given this a brief read and liked what I read. Groundwater and aquifers were even mentioned! I would have like to have seen a case study dealing solely with a groundwater basin. When surface freshwater desiccates, conflict over groundwater - transnational/transboundary and otherwise - will ensue.

Enjoy!

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CRS Report: 'Agricultural Conservation - A Guide to Programs' Updated: 15 August 2019

This CRS report by Megan Stubbs was published on 15 August 2019: Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs.

Who knew? A lot of these ag-based programs are important to water stewardship as well as land/environmental stewardship.

Download CRS_Ag_Cons_Pgms_Guide_15Aug2019

Summary
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently administer over 20 programs and subprograms that are directly or indirectly available to assist producers and landowners who wish to practice conservation on agricultural lands. The number of these programs and the differences among them have created some confusion about the purpose, participation, and policies of the programs. While some effort has been made to remove duplication, a large number of programs remain. The programs discussed in this report in tabular form are as follows.

 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

 Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)

 Conservation Operations (CO); Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

 CRP—Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

 CRP—Farmable Wetland Program

 CRP—Grasslands

 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

 Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)

 Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)

 Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)

 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

 EQIP—Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)

 EQIP, CIG—On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials

 Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program

 Grassroots Source Water Protection Program

 Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

 Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program

 Water Bank Program

 Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

 Watershed Rehabilitation Program

This tabular presentation provides basic information covering each of the programs. In each case, a brief program description is followed by information on major amendments in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334, 2018 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications and other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2019 funding, FY2020 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program’s website.

Enjoy!

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Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 19 August 2019

Elaine reports that it finally hit 100 degrees F in Reno, but on the whole it has been a fairly temperate summer.

For those of you who will be in Jacksonville (FL) on 31 August you might visit the main public library at 1 PMto catch journalist/author Craig Pittman opine on 'Florida - Paradise or Punchline?' Should be quite amusing! I'd go if I could.

You might want to catch my interview conducted earlier today on Sharon Kleyne's radio show. It should be up on her site one of these days.

Do you know of a colleague and/or student who would be interested in receiving  these Bulletin Board listings? Please forward this to them. A quick email to Geosciences-BBoard@att.net with the word “subscribe” in the subject line and the email address will  be added to the weekly distribution. 

Here are Elaine's BBs as Word/PDF documents:     

As PDF: Download Bulletin_Boards_19August2019

As Word: Download Bulletin_Boards_19August2019

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 19 August 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

“Watermelon snow” on highest peaks in Yosemite National Park due to Chlamydomonas nivalis

• https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/newsweek-yosemite_national_parks_highest_peaks_covered_in_p-rnewsweek

Seismic signals reveal calving style and iceberg size of Greenland glaciers

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/small-seismic-signals-tell-a-story-of-iceberg-calving

Global warming alarmism – July may be hottest month in recorded history – but never hit 100 degrees in Reno, Nevada

• https://eos.org/articles/july-may-turn-out-to-be-the-hottest-month-in-recorded-history
• Report: https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-july-2019

Correlation is not causation – testing idea that sea ice steadies the jet stream & blocking cold winters

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/arctic-sea-ice-loss-isnt-to-blame-for-your-cold-winters/
• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-arctic-sea-ice-loss-minimal-severe.html

Hurricane predictions are much better than they used to be – the limits of forecasting tracks

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/hurricane-forecasters-may-be-reaching-the-limits-of-predictability/

22,000 years for magnetic reversal to stabilize

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/the-last-magnetic-pole-flip-saw-22000-years-of-weirdness/

360 myo Devonian fossilized forest of lycopsid trees unearthed in China -Guangdedendron

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/xinhang-forest-07484.html

Spire AIS data combined with KLEOS RF data collaboration to increase “Safety at Sea”

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Kleos_and_Spire_Join_Forces_on_Safety_at_Sea_Collaboration_999.html

Large lava dome forms in Hawaiian volcano

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/photo-of-huge-lava-dome-in-hawaii-goes-viral-largest-eruption-in-2200-years-scientists_2940058.html

Lightning strikes beach sand, vaporizes it, forms tubules & fulgurites

• https://www.bradenton.com/news/nation-world/national/article233785852.html

As glaciers melt on Iceland isostatic adjustments are occurring

• https://calgaryherald.com/news/world/the-land-is-rising-from-the-sea-how-iceland-is-preparing-for-a-world-without-ice/wcm/bb98dbdf-b86f-441b-ae81-cd4c45d46ed4

New timeline for “giant planet migration” before 4.48 billion years ago

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812130821.htm

The Battle of Thermopylae was influence by geological conditions

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2018/08/11/the-most-famous-last-stand-in-history-and-how-geology-played-a-role-in-it/#625da6d92aaf

Paleontologists discovered nearly intact skull of ancient rhinoceros (Elasmotherium) on Taman Peninsula

• https://sputniknews.com/russia/201908101076516629-first-ever-ancient-male-rhinoceros-skull-found-russian-peninsula/

Rock fall in Glacier National Park causes fatality

• https://www.yahoo.com/gma/utah-teen-killed-falling-rocks-during-family-vacation-023336233--abc-news-topstories.html

Drawdown of surface water & groundwater during 2011 Tohoku EQ & 2016 M7.0 Kumamoto EQ

• https://eos.org/articles/earthquakes-shake-up-groundwater-systems
• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/groundwater-drawn-downward-after-kumamoto-quake

Only humans feel compelled to distinguish between “weather” and “climate”

• https://eos.org/opinions/when-does-weather-become-climate

When it comes to climate, past climate sensitivity may not be the key to the future per the IPCC

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/past-climate-sensitivity-not-always-key-to-the-future

Reflections on the geology of British Columbia

• https://www.times-standard.com/2019/08/15/lori-dengler-geology-plate-tectonics-glaciation-and-an-extraordinary-vacation/

Unraveling the details of the Chesapeake Bay impact structure

• https://www.livescience.com/chesapeake-bay-meteor-impact-crater.html

Seismic shaking & displacement in buildings during July 5 Ridgecrest earthquake

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-14/ridgecrest-earthquake-produced-minutes-of-shaking-new-story

Warnie Volcanic Province in Australia

• http://www.sci-news.com/geology/warnie-volcanic-province-07486.html

Improving earthquake predictions

• https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a28699649/earthquake-prediction-challenges/

Glaciers are important in regulating global silicon cycle & to the carbon cycle

• Silicon cycle: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190814105220.htm
• Carbon cycle: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-ice-sheets-impact-core-elements.html

Geology of Cameroon cobalt-nickel project is similar to one of largest cobalt deposits in the world

• http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1565867982258831500/power-metal-resources-gets-positive-exploration-results-from-cameroon.aspx

Geology helps explain the destiny of the Anasazi

• https://altamontenterprise.com/opinion/columns/back-roads-geology/08142019/ancient-cities-sky-where-geology-becomes-destiny

Perspective:  “Anthropocene” is an arrogant joke

• https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/arrogance-anthropocene/595795/

Grand Canyon Centennial Series – Part 1 – Uncovering geological “secrets”

• https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/08/12/grand-canyon-national-park-centennial

Down to Earth with Naila Moreira – Reading the Rocks

• https://www.gazettenet.com/Enviornment-Naila-Moreira-Reading-the-rocks-27553664

Record-setting hail stone in Colorado measured 4.83 inches in diameter

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weather/colorado-record-hail-state-record-for-largest-hailstone-set/ar-AAFRxKf

Seismic lines helped butterflies survive Fort McMurray wildfire in Alberta, Canada

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-seismic-lines-butterflies-survive-fort.html

International Code Council & CALBO hosted seismic roundtable addressing national approach to seismic safety

• https://csengineermag.com/the-icc-and-california-building-officials-host-roundtable-with-seismic-experts/

Unlocking the volcanology and history of Mount Vesuvius

• https://www.apollo-magazine.com/vesuvius-pompeii-volcanology/

Not surprising that the scars of M7.3 Hebgen Lake EQ are still visible

• https://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone-magnitude-7-3-earthquake-60-years-ago-scars-visible-today-1454680

Listen to a 75-ton piece of ice breaking off Stone Glacier in Greenland

• https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/netflix-our-planet-sound-mixing-glacier-re-recording-mixer-graham-wild-1202166181/

Photo-essay:  Alpine climbers are grumbling about weathering of trails

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2019/aug/16/alpine-climbing-routes-crumble-as-climate-crisis-continues

Perspective:  Water volume injection in conventional O&G production exceeds fracking by 10X – groundwater now more saline – need to assess injection pressures not just volume

• https://www.science20.com/news_staff/the_amount_of_water_injected_in_conventional_oil_and_gas_production_exceeds_fracking_by_10x-240739

Coastal impacts on WWII military battery

• https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage/ww2-military-battery-on-yorkshire-beach-finallyburied-by-sand-after-nearly-80-years-1-9938431

Super-deep” diamonds reflect primordial magma as old as the Moon – helium signature

• https://www.sciencealert.com/super-deep-diamonds-reveal-a-vast-reservoir-of-primordialmagma-as-old-as-the-moon

Photograph of soil erosion – New Zealand losing 190m tonnes of soil

• https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/incredible-image-exposes-devastating-impacts-3208913
• https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-vision-is-clear/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504591&objectid=12259335

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 19 August 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Built by engineers – Tintagel Bridge does not quite meet in the middle!! Last time I was there, we used the stairs

• https://newatlas.com/tintagel-castle-footbridge/60980/
• History of Tintagel: https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/the-history-of-tintagel-22580

Throwing more good money after bad – structural controls do not work well to “prevent” flooding

• https://www.apnews.com/a2ccd782848541cf81cc77cfc996876d
• https://www.apnews.com/97022e8aff2e418fa8706dd3aaa347a8

Levees – human attempts at “controlling” rivers & preventing floods – national levee database

• http://www.bradfordera.com/news/nation/ap-states-boost-flood-prevention-as-damage-costs-soar/article_7a7227bc-b803-57c2-b155-145f0a79c2c6.html
• https://www.estormwater.com/flood-control/mississippi-levee-system-breaks-after-major-flooding
• https://time.com/5635375/mississippi-river-flooding/
• https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-and-politics/agreement-reached-on-levee-district-improvements/article_9935b454-2df1-53f4-848c-6d8a0466b73d.html
• Interactive Database: https://levees.sec.usace.army.mil/#/

Hantavirus confirmed in South Reno, Nevada, resident – first case reported since 2017

• https://www.ktvn.com/story/40924856/first-case-of-hantavirus-confirmed-in-washoe-county

Copenhagen, Denmark, wants to be “carbon-neutral” by 2050 – is that really “sustainable urbanism” and viable model for Denver, Colorado?

• https://urbanland.uli.org/sustainability/what-u-s-cities-are-learning-from-copenhagens-example/

Most Americans have confidence in scientists – political divides on role of experts in policy issues

• https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2019/08/02/trust-and-mistrust-in-americans-views-of-scientific-experts/

National Park Service trying to educate public to the dangers of wild animals – Keep Wildlife Wild

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-national-park-service-shared-a-sarcastic-wildlife-petting-chart-after-a-man-pet-a-bison-in-yellowstone-national-park/ar-AAFAsy4

A brief look into the life of Arctic wolves

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/arctic-wolves-harsh-lives-living-on-top-of-the-world-feature/

Updated cost & timeline for removing dams from Klamath River - $434M by 2022

• https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/water/cost-timeline-for-removing-klamath-river-dams-updated/article_1601e596-bd46-11e9-a7f8-ab87f07d9e06.html

Beavers were brought to Tierra del Fuego to start a fur trade – they eat the border fence

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/beaver-overpopulation-tierra-del-fuego/

A litter of 3 pups born to only known gray wolf pack in California – wolf population is a good thing

• https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/california-wolf-pack-new-pups-212616481.html

EPA proposes revising Clean Water Act to facilitate pipelines & spur energy projects

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09082019/epa-fast-track-pipeline-permits-clean-water-act-rule-change-trump-executive-order
• https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060898081

Gigantic factory in Pennsylvania will make millions of tons of plastic

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/a-giant-factory-rises-to-make-a-product-filling-up-the-world-plastic/ar-AAFFEX8

Explosion during test of nuclear-propelled cruise missile in Russia releases radiation

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fatal-explosion-in-russia-released-radiation-giving-united-states-pause/ar-AAFFnJQ

Rabbits multiply like, well, like rabbits – escaped pets reproduced & now overrun Antioch, California

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/bunnies-are-wreaking-havoc-on-a-california-city-we-all-thought-it-was-pretty-cute-at-first/ar-AAFNUOM

Rivers are main route for plastic pollution that enters the ocean

• https://eos.org/articles/rivers-are-a-highway-for-microplastics-into-the-ocean

Crystals reveal magma stored for 1,000 years in Icelandic volcano journeyed to surface in 4 days

• https://eos.org/articles/crystal-clocks-serve-as-stopwatch-for-magma-storage-and-travel-times

Perspective:  Discovering new environmental menaces faster than solving old ones

• https://www.ehn.org/peter-dykstra-eco-overload-2639742671.html

Toxic methylmercury levels in fish are increasing

• https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299037&org=GEO&from=news

Two experimental Ebola drugs effective during Congo Outbreak

• https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/08/12/750551040/2-experimental-ebola-drugs-saved-lives-in-congo-outbreak

Advice for humans to help save the planet:  poop less

• http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Poop_less_for_a_cleaner_planet_says_Brazils_president_999.html

It is monsoon season – flood toll jumps to 144 in India

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/India_flood_toll_jumps_to_144_as_roads_highways_cut_off_999.html

Floods in Sierra Leone and in England pose risks and cause deaths

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Seven_dead_in_Sierra_Leone_floods_999.html

July heat wave across Europe claimed more than 400 in Netherlands than “normal”

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Dutch_deaths_surged_by_400_during_heatwave_statistics_999.html

100 mayors from French towns demand removal of “all bears” – “no longer any place for bears”

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/French_mayors_rally_to_demand_removal_of_Pyrenees_bears_999.html

Apple snails evolved to become highly sensitive to environmental stimuli – invasive species

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812102846.htm

Asian carp finding hospitable habitat in Lake Michigan

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812094504.htm

Naproxen & degradation products impact amphibians in the environment – persistent & toxic

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190812094500.htm

Mapping effects of drought on vulnerable populations on global scale

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-effects-drought-vulnerable-populations.html

Leaks of natural gas from homes & businesses are major source of methane to atmosphere in Los Angeles Basin

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-natural-gas-leaks-important-source-greenhouse.html

Detention basins catch more than rainwater and runoff – nitrogen is target

• https://phys.org/news/2019-08-detention-basins-stormwater.html

New study suggests groundwater is resilient to climate variability & change across sub-Saharan Africa – just wait till humans start over-pumping

• https://www.technology.org/2019/08/09/groundwater-resources-in-africa-resilient-to-climate-change/

10 Adventurous things to do/see in Atacama Desert – just respect the environment

• https://www.tripsavvy.com/adventurous-things-to-do-in-the-atacama-desert-4688859

West Baton Rouge solar plant near Port Allen will have 197,000 panels – estimated cost $78M for 50 MW – good or bad for the environment?

• https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_62aeedda-bde6-11e9-a410-cb9fc03d29d2.html
• https://news.energysage.com/solar-panels-toxic-environment/

Pine trees release chemicals to signal other trees of threat of pine beetle attack

• https://www.technology.org/2019/08/12/pine-trees-send-chemical-warning-to-each-other-when-pine-beetles-attack/

Spillway openings could delay construction of $760M levee in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

• https://www.nola.com/news/article_0bf8d464-bd2e-11e9-a4af-7f7306101c26.html

USDA to invest $135M in 49 rural water infrastructure projects across the US

• https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/08/08/usda-invests-rural-water-and-wastewater-infrastructure-24-states

Insect “apocalypse” driven by 50X increase in toxic pesticides humans have dumped into environment

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/insect-apocalypse-under-way-toxic-pesticides-agriculture/

Trillions of toxic cigarette butts being thrown into environment – time to ban them?

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/cigarettes-story-of-plastic/

Travel to exotic places?  Wildlife souvenirs should be avoided for ethical & humane shopping

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/wildlife-souvenirs-not-to-buy-on-your-trip/

First case of anthrax in livestock in North Dakota this year – alert issued by Dept. Agriculture

• http://outbreaknewstoday.com/anthrax-in-north-dakota-1st-case-of-the-year-in-billings-county-26980/

Environment shaped population variation in first people in the Americas

• https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/08/15/environment-also-shaped-population-variation-in-first-americans-ncsu-study-finds/

Doctors suspect dozens of severe lung illnesses linked to vaping – significant health risk

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/doctors-suspect-vaping-behind-dozens-of-lung-illnesses-in-us/ar-AAFRnMR

Living in a pretend world of ‘wishcycling’ – recycling industry struggling to survive

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/as-californias-recycling-industry-struggles-companies-and-consumers-are-forced-to-adapt/ar-AAFQNkA

When it comes to water – cannot buy what is not there – overuse & diversion not “global warming” 

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-west-is-trading-water-for-cash-the-water-is-running-out/ar-AAFQ183

Case of La Crosse Fever – rare mosquito-borne virus – diagnosed in 7 year old girl in Ohio

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/ohio-girl-7-diagnosed-with-rare-mosquito-borne-illness-that-can-cause-brain-inflammation-seizures/ar-AAFTCZC

These drugs could lead to dementia and other long-term side effects

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/9-drugs-that-could-lead-to-memory-loss-and-dementia/ar-AAFQuzH
• Paper: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/9-drugs-that-could-lead-to-memory-loss-and-dementia/ar-AAFQuzH

Plague confirmed in prairie dog colony in rural southwest Weld County, Colorado

• https://www.thefencepost.com/news/plague-confirmed-in-prairie-dog-colony/

City parks can aid residents during earthquakes & recovery

• https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/resiliency-city-parks-help-residents-during-earthquake-recovery-green-open-space-st/560884/

Perennial grain known as Kernza touted as advance in agriculture & source of sustainable food production – what would Norman Borlaug say?

• https://e360.yale.edu/features/with-new-perennial-grain-a-step-forward-for-eco-friendly-agriculture

Desertification and the future of arable lands

• https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-desertification-and-the-role-of-climate-change
• IPCC Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 19 August 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Texas Coastal Exchange will “offset” carbon emission by paying to keep land undeveloped – a futile exercise motivated by wrong thinking

•https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energyenvironment/2019/08/12/342567/houston-non-profit-to-lease-coastal-land-to-offset-carbonfootprints/

City of Cape May awarded $7.6M for coastal storm damage reduction project – recurring beach nourishment

• https://snjtoday.com/2019/08/12/city-of-cape-may-awarded-7-6-million-for-coastal-stormdamage-reduction-project/

Flood risk along Atlantic coastline has not stopped new construction – building in harms way

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/08/construction-continues-in-flood-risk-areas/

“Conditional concurrence” for 5-story hotel depends on Trinidad Rancheria finding water

• https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/08/10/coastal-commission-iftrinidad-rancheria-can-find-water-it-can-build-its-hotel

Red tide risk ends & beaches reopened for shellfish harvesting in New Hampshire

• https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-coastal-waters-reopen-shellfish-harvesting#stream/0

$18M set aside for Rockefeller Refuge coastal work to protect 3+ miles of coastline

• https://www.americanpress.com/news/local/edwards-celebrates-m-set-aside-for-rockefellerrefuge-coastal-work/article_de3ffffc-b936-11e9-a2d9-c7f9ecbe0c86.html

• https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_ceeb4c6e-b954-11e9-9420-775f8973b820.html

CRS Report In Focus: The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10859

People of Estonia want more details on $16.8B rail tunnel project linking Estonia & Finland

• https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/world-s-longest-undersea-rail-tunnel-hits-firstobstacle

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-08/world-s-longest-undersea-rail-tunnelagrees-17-billion-funding

Re-usable concrete molds “Cubipods” for breakwaters to protect harbors & coastlines

• http://www.concreteproducts.com/news/final-form/11854-unique-concrete-mold-shapes-thefuture-of-breakwaters.html#.XVLrNndFyUl

Beach fronts in Indiana Dunes along Lake Michigan are being eroded

• http://thestatehousefile.com/erosion-taking-toll-indiana-dunes-beachfronts-erode/39693/

Changes in sea level can impact mangroves

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/rising-sea-levels-could-accelerate-florida-bay-mangrove-loss

Electric marine craft to revolutionize coastal shipping operations

• https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electric-marine-craft-will-revolutionize-coastaloperations-but-not-long-haul-shipping

Poll says half of respondents think climate change is affecting them & most support coastal restoration

• https://www.edf.org/media/new-poll-shows-vast-majority-louisiana-voters-concerned-aboutcoastal-land-loss-climate

Reminder that sea turtles are endangered species protected under federal law

• https://wcti12.com/news/local/sea-turtle-nest-disturbed-six-rehabilitated-turtles-returned-tothe-ocean

In the Pacific Northwest, beavers on the coast are helping salmon populations recover

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/coastal-beavers-help-salmonrecovery-washington/

Houston pipeline operator plans to invest $170M in expansion projects along Houston Ship Channel

• https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Kinder-Morgan-to-invest-170-million-in-Houston-14304946.php

Criticism leveled at Oregon repeal of ban on construction of new “critical facilities” in tsunami zone

• https://www.courthousenews.com/critics-say-oregon-courts-disaster-with-tsunami-zonerepeal/

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Paper: 'The Water Relations in Central Asia Dataset (WRCAD)' - An Online Tool

More Central Asia!

A few days ago I posted information about a 2018 book by Filippo Menga, Power and Water in Central Asia.

Since then I discovered a 2016 paper of his,The ‘Water Relations in Central Asia Dataset’ (WRCAD). It is billed as an online tool for researchers, practitioners and students. Looks like something very useful. 

Download The_Water_Relations_in_Central_Asia_Data

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present the Water Relations in Central Asia Dataset (WRCAD, http://wrcad.info/), a new, open-access dataset specifically conceived to analyse transboundary water relations among the countries of the Aral Sea basin in Central Asia in the period 1991-2013. Following a methodological section that explains how the empirical material was collected and categorised, the paper illustrates the evolution of interstate relations in the basin discussing some of the key issues and trends that emerge from the dataset.

The graphic is from the European Parliament: Water in Central Asia: An Increasingly Scarce Resource.

Enjoy!

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