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CRS InFocus Report: 'Weather and Climate Change: What’s the Difference?'

Jane A. Leggett wrote this CRS InFocus two-pager (uodated 25 February): Weather and Climate Change: What’s the Difference? 

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Let's hope Congress reads this.

Okay - here we go. Click on the graphics to display/enlarge them.

With much discussion of climate change in Congress, in the news, and among constituents, some commonly used words may be misunderstood or misused. Below are explanations of several key terms: weather, climate, climate variability, and climate change, as well as some associated concepts.

Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time, described by such conditions as temperature, precipitation, humidity, cloudiness, and wind speed. Weather can include conditions of the Earth’s water and land surfaces as well, with such variables as wave heightand snow cover. Weather conditions can vary rapidly or last up to a few days in the mid-latitudes. NOAA compiles observations from weather stations around the United States, in the oceans, from international sources, and from other federal agencies. NOAA analyzes historical weather data and provides multiday forecasts or seasonal outlooks.

Climate is defined by the long-term statistics of weather compiled for a specified place (Figure 1), including the globe. For example, climate would include the maximum hourly precipitation in July in a particular county over 30 years or the global mean surface temperature from 1981 to 2010. The availability of long-term data varies by location, making climate analysis for some locations challenging.

NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information defines U.S. climate normals as “three-decade averages of climatological variables including temperature and precipitation” for defined locations. The most recent climate normal for a defined location uses weather observations for 1991-2020. People use climate normals for a wide array of purposes, such as placing daily weather into a historical context or determining technical specifications for the resilience of buildings and infrastructure against extreme weather.

Climate variability can include several different concepts. Generally, it means the differences from the long-term averages (or other statistics) of climate-related variables, such as precipitation, over longer time or wider areas than individual weather events. Climate variability may describe how a season is above or below the climate normal average for, say, temperature or snowfall. Climate variability may also describe longer, multiyear patterns that are not average, such as when certain large-scale weather patterns occur. An example is the so-called El Niño/La Niña (ENSO) cycle, with cycles of warm and cool periods in the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere. ENSO phases typically last from nine to 12 months and on average occur every two to seven years. With only climate variability, scientists would expect the climate to reflect historically average conditions.

When the climate continues to change over longer times, climatologists discern climate change. In effect, this means that what was “normal” has shifted. See Figure 2.

Cutting to the chase...

Global Change Is Broader Than Climate Change 
Another concept, broader than climate change, is that of global change. The Global Change Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-606) defined it as “changes in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life.” 

Good stuff, indeed! You can watch a two-minute NASA video here.

"Nature abhors a moron." -- H.L. Mencken

CRS Report: 'U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Streamgaging Network - Overview and Issues for Congress'

Anna E. Normand is the one behind this CRS report (2 March 2021): 'U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Streamgaging Network: Overview and Issues for Congress'.

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I don't often comment on CRS reports that I post but this one is an exception. I am not an expert (not even close!) on streamgaging and networks. This report has a lot of information on the state-of-the-art, among other things. So if you are like me, give it a look.

Click on the graphics to display/enlarge them. I went overboard with them.

Overview
Streamgages are fixed structures at streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs that measure water level and related streamflow—the amount of water flowing through a water body over time. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the Department of the Interior operates streamgages in every state, the District of Columbia, and the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam. The USGS Streamgaging Network encompasses 11,340 streamgages, which record water levels or streamflow for at least a portion of the year. Approximately 8,460 of these streamgages measure streamflow year round as part of the National Streamflow Network. The USGS also deploys
temporary rapid deployment gages to measure water levels during storm events, and select streamgages measure water quality.

Streamgages provide foundational information for diverse applications that affect a variety of constituents. The USGS disseminates streamgage data free to the public and responds to over 887 million requests on streamflows annually. Direct users of streamgage data include a variety of agencies at all levels of government, private companies, scientific institutions, and recreationists. Data from streamgages inform real-time decisionmaking and long-term planning on issues such as water management and energy development, infrastructure design, water compacts, water science research, flood mapping and forecasting, water quality, ecosystem management, and recreational safety.

Congress has provided the USGS with authority and appropriations to conduct surveys of streamflow since establishing the first hydrological survey in 1889. Many streamgages are operated cooperatively with nonfederal partners, which approach the USGS and sign joint-funding agreements to share the cost of streamgages and data collection. The USGS Cooperative Matching Funds (CMF) Program provides up to a 50% federal match with tribal, regional, state, and local partners. The average nonfederal cost-share contribution increased from approximately 50% in the early 1990s to approximately 69% in FY2020. In the early 2000s, the USGS designated federal priority streamgage (FPS) locations based on five identified national needs. The SECURE Water Act of 2009 (Title IX, Subtitle F, of P.L. 111-11) directed the USGS to operate no fewer than 4,700 federally funded streamgages by FY2019. In FY2020, 3,470 of the 4,760 FPSs designated by the USGS were operational, with 35% of FPSs funded solely by the USGS FPS program funds and the rest funded by a combination of federal and nonfederal funds.

Congressional appropriations and agreements with 1,400 nonfederal partners funded USGS streamgages at $194.9 million in FY2020. The USGS share included $24.7 million for FPSs and $29.4 million for cooperative streamgages through CMF. A dozen other federal agencies provided $38.0 million. Nonfederal partners, mostly affiliated with CMF, provided $102.8 million. In FY2021, Congress appropriated the same amount of funding as in FY2020 for FPS and CMF streamgages. Congress apropropriated $24.5 million in FY2021 for the Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS), an effort to establish dense water monitoring networks in representative watersheds in order to model streamflow in analogous watersheds.

The USGS uses appropriated funding to develop and maintain the USGS Streamgaging Network. The USGS and numerous stakeholders have raised funding considerations including user needs, priorities of partners, federal coverage, infrastructure repair, disaster response, inflation, and technological advances. Some stakeholders advocate for maintaining or expanding the network. Others may argue that Congress should consider reducing the network in order to prioritize other activities and that other entities operate streamgages tailored to localized needs. Congress might also consider whether to invest in streamgage restoration and new technologies.

Congress may consider outlining the future direction for the USGS Streamgaging Network through oversight or legislation. The USGS failed to meet a deadline set by the SECURE Water Act of 2009 to operate no fewer than 4,700 FPSs by FY2019. Congress has provided level funding for FPSs while directing the USGS through appropriations legislation to increase investment in the NGWOS. Congress may consider such policy options as pursuing both the FPS mandate and the NGWOS simultaneously, amending the SECURE Water Act of 2009, and determining the relative emphasis of the NGWOS in the agency’s streamgaging enterprise.

And how about this Delaware River Basin project:

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“Midlife crisis is climbing to the top of the ladder only to discover that it’s been leaning against the wrong wall.” – Joseph Campbell

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 2 March 2021

1) Josh's Jobs

Highlighted:
 
1) Technical Lead – CEO Water Mandate (Flexible): Until filled
 
2) WASH Officer – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Geneva): 4 March
 
3) Junior/Medior Groundwater Specialist – International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) (Netherlands): 20 March
 
Deadline today (2 March)!
 
4) PhD Position in Groundwater and landscape erosion due to climate change – IFP Energies nouvelles (France): 2 March
 
5) Environmental Law and Ecological Protection Specialist – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-Based): 2 March

Jobs by Region:

Africa jobs

Asia-Pacific jobs

Europe jobs

Latin America and Caribbean jobs

North America jobs

Home-based/Remote jobs

Minimum years experience requested:

0-2 years
 
6) Researcher (Climate Change and Risk Programme) – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (Stockholm): 7 March
 
7) Local recruitment: River Restoration Manager/Officer – Thames21 (London): 7 March
 
8) Portuguese speakers: Communications Coordinator, Mantiqueira & Water – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Brazil): Until filled
 
9) Analyst (Environmental Impact Accounting) – South Pole (Berlin): Until filled
 
10) Digital Marketing Coordinator – League of Conservation Voters (USA): 14 March
 
11) Environmental Justice Sr. Communications Coordinator – National Wildlife Federation (Washington, DC): Until filled
 
12) Environmental Justice Coordinator – National Wildlife Federation (Washington, DC): Until filled

3-4 years
 
13) Spanish speakers: Oficial Técnico (técnico en Gestión Integrada de Recursos Hídricos) – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Guatemala): 17 March
 
14) Spanish speakers: Policy Specialist – The Nature Conservancy (TNC)(Colombia): Until filled
 
15) Coastal Wetlands Strategy Analyst – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Various): Until filled
 
16) Canada nationals: Ecosystems Biologist – British Columbia Public Service (Port Alberni, BC, Canada): 15 March
 
17) Water Quality Analyst – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (Pocatello, ID, USA): 14 March
 
18) Contract Management Supervisor I or II (Supply Chain Management) – City of Austin (Austin, TX, USA): 11 March
 
19) Environmental Analyst (Training & Certification Support, Wastewater and Onsite Systems) – NEIWPCC (Lowell, MA, USA): 5 March

5-7 years
 
20) Project Officer – Global Water Partnership - Southern Africa (GWP-SA) (South Africa): 15 March
 
21) Spanish speakers: Chile Conservation Manager – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) (Chile): Until filled
 
22) Restoration Projects Manager – Conservation International (CI) (Various): Until filled
 
23) Senior Research Officer (Hydromorphology) – Inland Fisheries Ireland (Dublin): 8 March
 
- Re-post: Senior Communications and Events Manager – CEO Water Mandate(USA, Home-Based): Until filled
 
24) Environmental Engineer – NEIWPCC (Kingston, NY, USA): 5 March
 
25) Environmental and Climate Justice Policy Specialist – National Wildlife Federation (Washington, DC): Until filled

8-9 years
 
26) Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist – Green Climate Fund (GCF)(Republic of Korea): 8 March
 
27) Senior Global Practice Specialist I (10) or Senior Global Practice Specialist II (11), NRM/Climate Change – DAI (Bethesda, MD, USA): Until filled
 
28) Supervising Engineer – City of Austin (Austin, TX, USA): 8 March

10+ years
 
29) IWRM Technical Advisors (2 Positions) – Global Water Partnership - Southern Africa (GWP-SA) (Mozambique): 15 March
 
30) Regional Coordinator – Global Water Partnership - Southern Africa (GWP-SA)(Mozambique): 15 March
 
31) Principal Engineer - Flood Risk Modeler (UK) – Arcadis (India): Until filled
 
32) French speakers: Chief of Party (Climate Change Adaptation/Geospatial Services; SERVIR) – Mercy Corps (Niger): Until filled
 
33) Arabic speakers: Water Management and Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change Expert – United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)(Palestine): 8 March
 
34) Senior Environmental Manager – Ensero Solutions (Whitehorse, YT, Canada): Until filled
 
35) Program Officer (Water) – Pisces Foundation (San Francisco, CA, USA): 30 March
 
36) Director of Equity and Inclusion – U.S. Water Alliance (U.S.A., Home-Based): Until filled

Not specified:
 
37) Senior Engineering Hydrologist – Arup (Peru): Until filled
 
38) Dutch speakers: Project ingenieur water-grond onderzoek – Deltares(Netherlands): 7 March
 
39) Medior advisor Flood impact modeler – Deltares (Netherlands): 7 March
 
40) Netherlands nationals: Projectleider zwerfafval rivieren – Rijkswaterstaat(Netherlands): 9 March
 
41) Australia nationals: Program Coordinator (Environmental Water) – East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia): 10 March
 
42) Local recruitment: Trent Valley Way Project Officer – Trent Rivers Trust (United Kingdom): 8 March
 
43) Principal Consultant (Environmental Policy) – Ricardo Energy & Environment(Home-Based): Until filled
 
44) Waterkeeper – Three Rivers Waterkeeper (Pittsburgh, PA, USA): 6 March
 
45) Executive Director – Three Rivers Waterkeeper (Pittsburgh, PA, USA): 6 March
 
46) Outreach Assistant City of Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI, USA): 10 March
 
47) U.S. nationals: International Affairs Specialist – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) (Washington, DC): 5 March
 
48) Toxics Campaign Director – Ecology Center (Ann Arbor, MI, USA): 22 March
 
49) U.S. nationals: Supervisory Interdisciplinary (3) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) (Alexandria, VA, USA): 5 March

Not specified (academic):

• Professors/lecturers

50) Tenure Track Faculty Position in Catchment Science and Engineering – EPFL(Switzerland): Until filled

• Postdocs

51) Postdoctoral position in Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus in Transboundary River Basins – Université Laval (Canada): Until filled
 
52) Postdoc in Environmental Chemistry and Nature-based Solutions for Water Treatment – Aarhus University (Denmark): 5 March
 
53) Postdoc in Critical Zone Hydrology and Geochemistry – Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) (France): 8 March
 
54) Postdoctoral Scholar (Watershed and riverine water quality transport and fate models) – Portland State University (Portland, OR, USA): Until filled
 
55) Postdoctoral position in Analytical Chemistry / Molecular Biology / Microbiology – University of Gothenburg (Sweden, with possibility of remote working): 15 May

56) Postdoctoral and post-master’s applicants for the Wisconsin Water Resources Science-Policy Fellowship with a focus on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms – University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI, USA): 28 March
 
57) Analysis and use of hydro-meteorological data derived from ground and satellite stations, for the improvement of river flow estimation in the hydrological and hydraulic modeling – National Research Council - Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protect (Italy): 5 March

• Researchers/other

58) Research Associate – Cardiff University (Wales): 3 March
 
59) Junior research scientist on landscape-scale integrated management of water/soil resources in the context of a constraining climate – INRAE (France): 4 March
 
60) Junior Research Scientist in : Ecology of riverine aquatic communities under global change – INRAE (France): 4 March
 
61) Exploitation of in situ and satellite observations for hydrological applications – National Research Council Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (Italy): 5 March
 
62) French speakers: Research & Education Fellow Géologue/Hydrogéologue – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Morocco): Until filled

WASH:

0-2 years

63) Ethiopia nationals: Assistant WASH Officer – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Ethiopia): 8 March

3-4 years
 
64) WASH & Rehabilitation Coordinator – Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (Tunisia): Until filled

5-7 years

65) Spanish speakers: Water and Sanitation Regional Consultant – Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) (Costa Rica): 4 March
 
66) Director (WASH TOPS Program) – Save the Children (Washington, DC): Until filled
 
67) WASH Team Leader – Oxfam (Ethiopia): 5 March
 
68) WASH Engineer – Mercy Corps (Nairobi): Until filled
 
69) Advisor, Climate Change and Health – Save the Children (Washington, DC): Until filled
 
70) Disaster Response Program Development Specialist – Water Mission International (North Charleston, SC, USA): Until filled
 
71) Technical Programs Manager – Water4 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA): 30 April

8-9 years
 
72) Water and Sanitation Engineer – United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei(Abyei): 3 March

10+ years

73) Local recruitment: Shelter/WASH Advisor – Danish Refugee Council (Athens): 3 March
 
Not specified
 
74) CSO Engagement Manager – Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) (Various): 7 March
 
75) Local recruitment: Head of Program Operations – WaterAid (Australia): 9 March

Consultancies:

76) Water Expert for Drafting WUA Act – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-Based): 4 March
 
77) Consultants for Regional SDG Programme Support in Asia – Global Water Partnership - Southeast Asia (GWP-SEA) (Home-Based): 14 March
 
78) Consultant to support the Legal Entity of Public Law (LEPL) National Environmental Agency (NEA) in the developing of Surface Water Monitoring Programme – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 8 March
 
79) Consultant to support the Legal Entity of Public Law (LEPL) National Environmental Agency (NEA) in introducing methodology of groundwater modelling system – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 8 March
 
80) Consultant to support the Legal Entity of Public Law (LEPL) National Environmental Agency (NEA) in the developing of the Black Sea Monitoring Programme – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Home-Based): 8 March
 
81) Spanish speakers: Evaluar las oportunidades de inversión sostenible para las 9 cuencas hidrográficas compartidas entre el Ecuador y el Perú – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): 8 March
 
82) End Term Evaluation for the Hygiene Behaviour Change Communication Campaign – Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) (Ghana): 12 March
 
83) Consultancy for the development of a working paper and science-policy brief on restoring ecological connectivity for people and the planet – United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) (Home-Based): 3 March
 
84) Support UNICEF Sri Lanka Country Office (SLCO) to strengthen the risk-informed programming and resilience building at national and sub-national level planning, budgeting and monitoring in WASH sector – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Sri Lanka): 8 March
 
85) Development and deployment of a web-based climate proofing knowledge management hub for stakeholders of Nile Basin Initiative – Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)(Home-Based): 8 March
 
86) SDGs and Resilience Consultant – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Republic of Korea): 9 March
 
87) International Consultant for WASH knowledge management – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Nepal): 10 March
 
88) Call for CVs: Environmental Research Experts – Social Impact (Vietnam): Until filled
 
89) Uganda nationals: WASH Consultant: Market Based Sanitation Approaches – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Uganda): 5 March
 
90) Sudan nationals: Researcher (Gender, Environment and Conflict Analysis) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Sudan, Home-Based): 7 March

91) Sudan nationals: Research Assistant (Gender, Environment and Conflict Analysis) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Sudan, Home-Based): 7 March
 
92) Sudan nationals: Gender, Environment and Conflict Analysis – Lead Researcher – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Sudan, Home-Based): 7 March

93) Thailand nationals: Regional Program Coordination Assistant – Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Home-Based): 9 March
 
94) Mongolia nationals: Evaluation Team Lead, MCC Mongolia II Compact Water Project Evaluation – Social Impact (Mongolia): Until filled

RFP:

95) Assessment of the Cost and Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Sectors of Tajikistan – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Tajikistan): 10 March

Internships:

96) Spanish speakers: Intern (m/f/d) for the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Germany): 9 March
 
97) Intern: Environmental Affairs – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)(Geneva): 4 March
 
98) Spanish speakers: Intern (Environment Affairs) – United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Panama): 4 March
 
99) Internship: Support to Global WASH Knowledge Management Strategy and Plan Implementation – United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Home-Based): 10 March
 
100) German speakers: Praktikant*in im SV Wasserpolitik (Innovationen für Resilienz) – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)(Germany): 4 March
 
101) Environmental Sustainability Graduate Internship, Summer/Fall 2021 – The Walt Disney Company (Burbank, CA, USA): Until filled
 
102) Water Quality Engineer (Engineering Intern) – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA): Until filled

Scholarships/Assistantships:

103) PhD Positions in Water Resources Management – Université Laval (Quebec City, QC, Canada): Until filled
 
104) PhD student for Innovative Remote Sensing Applications for Water – IRTA(Spain): 5 March
 
105) Graduate teaching & research assistant in the field of “Environment and Sustainable Development” – University of Antwerp (Belgium): 7 March
 
106) PhD candidate river plastic transport and accumulation – Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands): 7 March
 
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2) Additional Jobs from WaterWired

107) Position: @FAO (Rome, Italy) - Director, Land and Water Division. Closes: Ongoing https://bit.ly/3lY9hab #JobWaWi 

108) Position: @WWF (Berlin, DE) - @WWFWaterRisk Filter Officer. OUF. https://bit.ly/3eYGWOY #JobWaWi 

109) Position: Idaho Dept. of Water Resources (Boise) - Staff Engineer. OUF. https://bit.ly/2KkFcok #JobWaWi

110) From @nativehydro: MS & PhD students! Interested in working with #Indigenous communities on food, energy and water challenges? Apply to #NSF #NRT Indige-FEWSS Graduate Traineeship @uarizona http://bit.ly/36o6iCE

111) Position: Greater Oregon City Watershed Council (Oregon City, OR) - Executive Director (0.75 FTE). OUF; App review: 28 February. http://bit.ly/39spX6e 

112) Position: @PAseagrant (State College, PA) - Education Lead. https://bit.ly/3cJEugb #JobWaWi

113) Positions (2): @PAseagrant (Delaware/Bucks counties & Dauphin/Centre counties) - Coastal Outreach Specialist(s) https://bit.ly/2LfBH2U #JobWaWi

114) Position: State of NM (Santa Fe) - Environmental Scientist & Specialist - Operational. OUF. http://indeedhi.re/3jqUWDl #JobWaWi

115) Position: @USACEGALVESTON (Galveston, TX) - Civil Engineer. OUF. http://indeedhi.re/36RNeNr #JobWaWi

116) Position: UC-Berkeley (Truckee, CA area) - Station Manager, Sagehen Creek Field Station. Closes: 1 March. Download Sagehen Station Manager Position - Job Announcement (2-2021)

117) Position: @USDA (Monticello, UT) - Soil Conservationist (Resource Conservationist) http://indeedhi.re/2Z8AyNR #JobWaWi

118) Position: @OSUCEOAS (Corvallis, OR) - Instructor (Academic Teaching/Research Faculty - Geography). Full consideration: 15 March; Closes: 30 June. http://bit.ly/2Z9c1Iu

119) Position: North Coast Land Conservancy (Seaside, OR) - Stewardship Assistant. Closes: 7 March. http://bit.ly/2Zns85k #JobWaWi

120) Positions (2): Cascade Fisheries (Okanogan, WA) - Two field technicians. Closes: 8 March. Download OBA Job Announcement 2021

121) Position: @ColumbiaEstuary (Portland, OR) - Stormwater Project Manager. Closes: 4 March http://bit.ly/3qxUmGm #JobWaWi

122) Position: Marion Soil & Water Conservation District (Salem, OR) - District Manager. OUF. https://bit.ly/3s11AmI #JobWaWi

123) Position: @PortlandWater (Portland, OR) - Bull Run Watershed Protection Manager (Environmental Regulatory Coordinator). Closes: 5 March https://bit.ly/3dr7ids #JobWaWi

124) Position: @OregonDEQ (Bend, OR) - Eastern Region Watershed Manager (Principal Executive/Manager E); Closes: 10 March. http://bit.ly/3pxbcno #JobWaWi

125) Position: @newmexicotech (Socorro, NM) - Hydrogeologist. OUF. https://bit.ly/3ds1zUD #JobWaWi

126) Position: Wheeler Soil & Water Conservation District (Fossil, OR) - District Manager. OUF http://bit.ly/3kioCCI 

127) Position: @CSUChico (Chico, CA) - T-T Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology. OUF; Closes 1 April. http://bit.ly/3sne0Fu 

128) Position: @USAID (Washington, DC) - General Development Officer (International Affairs Specialist). Closes: 5 March. https://bit.ly/3r7napA #JobWaWi

129) Position: @WMGeology (Williamsburg, VA) - T-T Assistant Professor of Geology (broadly trained). Review begins: 15 March http://bit.ly/304kpJU #JobWaWi

130) Position: @UNIGRAC (Delft, The Netherlands) - Junior/Medior Groundwater Specialist. Deadline: 20 March. http://bit.ly/3r7gN5G #JobWaWi

131) Position: SPF Water Engineering (Boise, ID) - Civil Engineer. Closes: 1 April. https://bit.ly/3sFwmC4 #JobWaWi

 

132) Position: @IdahoDEQ (Coeur d'Alene) - Water Quality Engineer (Engineering Intern). Continuous. https://bit.ly/3bPUkn5 

 

133) Position: Marion Soil & Water Conservation District (Salem, OR) - Conservation Planner. OUF. https://bit.ly/3b4C5Lr #JobWaWi

 

134) Position: @TroutUnlimited (Twisp or Wenatchee, WA) - Project Manager – Western Water and Habitat Program. OUF. http://bit.ly/3b70r7n #JobWaWi

 

135) Position:@OregonDEQ (Bend or Pendleton, OR) - Clean Water State Revolving Fund Project Officer (Program Analyst 2). Closes: 16 March. http://bit.ly/308hXBW #JobWaWi

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

Conservation Jobs Board

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

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!

"An advisor is someone who shakes you up without jerking you around." - Unknown

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 1 March 2021

How about this? Visualizing territorial claims in Antarctica. Wonder if they will have a Zoom meeting to sort this all out.

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 1 March – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Newest fleet of radar satellites measuring geological activity on Earth

• https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/fleets-radar-satellites-are-measuring-movements-earth-never

New meteorite mineral named for Dr. Carleton Moore (I was honored to be a TA for him in my ASU days)

• https://news.asu.edu/20210215-mineral-carletonmooreite-named-founder-asu-center-meteorite-studies

Earthquakes on the San Andreas are seasonally modulated

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/why-are-earthquakes-on-the-san-andreas-seasonally-modulated

Don’t blame “global warming” for a wiggly jet stream

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/blaming-a-wiggly-jet-stream-on-climate-change-not-so-fast/

OC-SMART to process ocean color in satellite images

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Tool_that_more_efficiently_analyzes_ocean_color_data_will_become_part_of_NASA_program_999.html

Cancer resistance in whale is genetic

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Whales_cancer_resistance_in_their_genes_999.html

Widespread effects of past Ice Ages in unglaciated areas

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Effects_of_past_ice_ages_more_widespread_than_previously_thought_999.html

M5.6 earthquake in Iceland signals increased volcanic activity

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Quake_rocks_Reykjavik_raises_Icelands_volcano_activity_999.html

Proxy data suggests the Gulf Stream (AMOC) at weakest in more than 1,000 years

• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-gulf-stream-weakest-millennium.html

New model predicts “killer waves” in straits and channels

• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-behavior-straits-killer.html

El Niño impacts precipitation recycle ratio over Tibetan Plateau at interannual timescale

• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-el-nintildeo-impacts-precipitation-recycle.html
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JD033733

Arctic freshwater to flow from Beaufort Gyre in Arctic Ocean to Labrador Sea

• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-record-high-arctic-freshwater-labrador-sea.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21470-3

Post-wildfire landslides are more frequent in southern California

• https://news.agu.org/press-release/post-wildfire-landslides-becoming-more-frequent-in-southern-california/

Mt Etna erupts again

• https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/25/22301294/mount-etna-puts-on-latest-spectacular-show
• https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/continued-mt-etna-eruptions-awe-residents-and-shock-scientists/YKWPCNQS2F2AK52PSTRAUQXU54/
• Images: https://sputniknews.com/photo/202102241082168145-lava-spews-lighting-up-sicilys-sky-eruption-of-mount-etna-europes-highest-active-volcano/
• https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/sicily-mount-etna-eruption

Most powerful earthquake ever recorded – 1960 in Valdivia, Chile

• https://www.grunge.com/341313/this-is-the-most-powerful-earthquake-ever-recorded/

So much noise that marine creatures cannot hear themselves think

• https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-02-24-theres-so-much-noise-that-sea-creatures-cant-hear-themselves-think/

Frequency of debris flows in southwestern US

• https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/landslide-hazards/science/how-often-do-rainstorms-cause-debris-flows-burned-areas?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

Evidence for submarine volcano in Aleutian Chain

• http://www.sci-news.com/geology/islands-of-four-mountains-09119.html

Ursus kudarensis praekudarensis is likely ancestor of Late Pleistocene Caucasian cave bear

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/ursus-kudarensis-genome-09392.html
• Paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(21)00138-X

Asteroid dust found inside Chicxulub Impact Crater

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/chicxulub-asteroid-09394.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/9/eabe3647

Caught on video – Mandurah dolphin doing an octopus toss

• https://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/7137344/dolphin-doing-an-occy-toss-in-mandurahs-estuary-video/

Ships may be leaving trail of micro-plastic particles in their wake – skid marks in the water

• https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/study-antifouling-may-be-a-major-source-of-microplastic-pollution

Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves a 1270 square kilometer iceberg

• https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/brunt-ice-shelf-in-antarctica-calves/

New fault line maps released for San Diego, California – expand regulatory zones

• https://patch.com/california/san-diego/ca-releases-new-fault-line-maps-shaking-san-diego-city-zoning

Pyrite not a reliable proxy for studying oxygenation of early Earth

• https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/02/26/pyrite-ancient-ocean-oxygen/5151614366697/
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/9/eabb7403.full

Deep seafloor microbes are living on byproducts of irradiated water

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uori-urm022421.php

M5.3 earthquake near Anchorage was aftershock of M7.1 2018 event

• https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/02/27/anchorage-quake-saturday-was-an-aftershock-from-2018-temblor/

Retrospective on 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami

• https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/this-day-in-weather-history-february-27-2010-chile-earthquake

Malaspina Glacier is a surging glacier

• https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2021/02/27/scientists-study-why-the-malaspina-glacier-seems-to-get-up-and-go/

Geological tourism in East Africa

• https://eturbonews.com/2985908/geological-tourism-new-tourist-product-in-east-africa/

Geology is in the eye of the beholder – tectonic shifts in perception

• https://www.miningnewsnorth.com/story/2021/02/26/news/geology-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/6714.html

Formation of the White Cliffs of Dover and elsewhere in England

• https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/feb/23/rock-of-ages-how-chalk-made-england-geology-white-cliffs

Spotlight on environmental geology

• https://www.mining.com/spotlight-environmental-geology/

Geology and fossil record of Kentuckiana

• https://www.whas11.com/article/news/kentucky/kentucky-science-geology-falls-of-the-ohio-fossils/417-4e2d8e7b-bda9-41e9-b7aa-4f29978597ca

Just how cold was it?

• https://earthsky.org/earth/whats-coldest-earth-has-ever-been

Career opportunities in paleontology

• https://theshillongtimes.com/2021/02/28/career-opportunities-in-palaeontology/

In Memoriam:  Robert E “Butch” Pendergast (1936-2021) – engineering geologist

• https://www.crowrivermedia.com/onlinemarketplace/tributes/obituaries/robert-e-butch-pendergast-84/article_795009fe-983d-5c14-9431-bb6fd236fae0.html

Did you know Idaho has an official glacier? And now it has a name:  Borah Glacier

• https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idahos-only-official-glacier-gets-a-name/article_ca11622c-fb11-5b7b-b903-78c47568f1a5.html

Juan de Fuca Plate is just a remnant

• https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/news/122783/Juan-de-Fuca-Plate-Remnant-of-a-nearly-extinct-plate.html

Updated map of Rose Canyon Fault could jeopardize development at Seaport Village in California

• Interactive Map: https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/EQZApp/App/index.html
• https://www.cbs8.com/article/weather/earthquakes/california-releases-new-fault-line-maps-shaking-up-san-diego-city-zoning/509-6fc797a7-3d0d-4d59-b389-045cbc2ded25
• https://www.10news.com/rose-canyon-fault

NSF grant will support research on geologic history of eastern Washington

• https://whitmanwire.com/news/2021/02/25/studying-eastern-washingtons-landscape-15-million-years-ago-geology-professors-receive-research-grant/

Professors unsure of future as University of Vermont considers eliminating Geology Department

• https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/uvms-geology-departments-proposed-termination-leaves-students-and-faculty-concerned/

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 1 March 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Humans transmitted leprosy to armadillos – now they are returning the favor

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/humans-gave-leprosy-armadillos-now-212712356.html

The Spring Creek Watershed Atlas in central Pennsylvania

• https://www.centredaily.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/article249517940.html
• Atlas: https://www.springcreekwatershedatlas.org/

CRS In Focus Reports:  FY2021 funding for US Forest Service & Wildfire Management

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11638
• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11675

Invasive B&W tegu lizard spotted in South Carolina – may soon be outlawed

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/invasive-lizards-spotted-midlands-could-201947165.html

Florida planning to ban owning pythons & other high-risk reptiles

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/snake-pocalypse-florida-plans-ban-120033363.html

Rejoining Paris Accord does not mean there is a good plan for the country

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/rejoining-paris-easy-heres-where-112857420.html

Mono Lake Paiute population is at 83 persons – an unrecognized & landless people

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/century-old-fight-tribal-recognition-140004465.html

Irony:  VC fund 2150 with $240M to develop high-tech to attempt to achieve sustainability

• https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/23/2150-launches-with-281m-fund-to-reduce-the-carbon-footprint-of-the-worlds-growing-cities/

Another man-made crisis looming at our southern border

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/recipe-for-disaster-dem-fears-mount-over-immigration-overhaul/ar-BB1dMVLF

There is no climate crisis – executive order does not make it so

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/contrary-to-biden-s-executive-orders-there-is-no-climate-crisis/ar-BB1dTnPb

Playing semantics with those who are in our country illegally – does not make Americans safer

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/from-aliens-to-noncitizens-the-biden-administration-is-proposing-to-change-a-legal-term-to-recognize-the-humanity-of-non-americans/ar-BB1dWWEc

CRS Legal Sidebar:  Court rules Dakota Access Pipeline needs further environmental review

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10457

Are coyote hunts ethical or unethical?  Blood sport bagging carcasses or rural culture?

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/coyote-contests-cruel-just-part-033500960.html

“World Whale Day” did not save this calf

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/recent-calf-death-blow-tenuous-142000964.html

Recycled plastic roads – “dispose” of plastic and handle water to “eliminate” floods

• https://redshift.autodesk.com/plastic-roads/

Idaho introduces legislation to cut wolf population by 66% - there are only 900 to 1550 in the State

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-idaho-wolves-could-be-killed-under-new-legislation/ar-BB1dZpcd

CRS Report:  Long-term Federal Management of Uranium Mill Tailings – Background & Issues

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45880

Toward a better understanding of erosion, runoff & water quality in agricultural watersheds

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/big-benefits-from-experimental-watersheds

Visualizing per capita consumption of solar energy

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-much-solar-energy-is-consumed-per-capita-1965-2019/

Visualizing territorial claims in Antarctica

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapping-territorial-claims-in-antactica/

Electric power grids in Texas – storm driven power bills up to $15,000

• https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-15-000-electricity-bills-in-texas-155822
• https://www.energy-daily.com/reports/How_the_Texas_electricity_system_produced_low_cost_power_but_left_residents_out_in_the_cold_999.html

Protecting rare birds along busy trail in Banff National Park

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/02/protecting-rare-birds-one-banff-national-parks-busiest-trails

Living in chemical soup is impacting human sperm fertility

• https://www.ehn.org/our-failure-on-fertility-2650557307/web-of-life-at-risk
• https://www.ehn.org/how-your-environment-influences-infertility-2650236671/in-the-bathroom

Count Down – the infertility crisis

• https://www.ehn.org/environmental-causes-of-infertility-2650430077.html

Count Down – hormonal havoc from exposure to chemicals – chance of extinction

• https://www.ehn.org/environmental-toxics-infertility-2650517682/chance-of-extinction

Attempting to eradicate poverty in China

• https://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Chinas_poverty_eradication_what_has_been_achieved_999.html
• https://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Poverty_road_in_China_drives_some_to_riches_leaves_others_behind_999.html

Irish pub becomes first wildlife hospital

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Locked-down_pub_becomes_Irelands_first_wildlife_hospital_999.html

Changes in brain morphology from caffeine intake are temporary

• http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/daily-caffeine-intake-changes-gray-matter-09385.html

Selenium contamination of freshwater ecosystems – timing is important for trophic transfer

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210223110700.htm
• Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c06582

Do not be afraid of viruses – A good thing you have more than 140,000 species in your gut

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210218142739.htm
• Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00072-6

Urban coyotes at risk from eating diet of human food

• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-human-food-urban-coyotes.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78891-1

Mining continues to threaten Pilbara cultural landscape

• https://theconversation.com/destruction-by-a-thousand-cuts-the-relentless-threat-mining-poses-to-the-pilbara-cultural-landscape-155941

How accurate are measurements of micro-plastics in table salt?

• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-salt-reliable-microplastics-table.html

What, if anything, has changed since the 2001 M6.8 Nisqually earthquake

• https://www.kuow.org/stories/two-decades-later-what-s-changed-since-the-nisqually-earthquake

USGS issues strategy for the future – stewardship, disasters, resources

• https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1476
• Report: https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1476/cir1476.pdf

Proposed dam will endanger the Brahmaputra

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-brahmaputra-is-in-danger-delhi-and-dhaka-must-challenge-beijing-101614181248822.html

The Ruddiman Hypothesis – humans have been impacting biosphere for 1,000s of years

• https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/24/02/2021/ruddiman-hypothesis-debated-theory-progresses-along-interdisciplinary-lines

You are what you eat – effects of drinking soda: obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and now RA

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/one-major-side-effect-of-drinking-soda-according-to-science/ar-BB1e3nub

Central American milk snake discovered in Everglades National Park – like a pet that was released – species never before documented in the Everglades

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/exotic-invasive-snake-captured-everglades-200400009.html

University of Michigan temporarily shuts down library after venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders found in the building

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/college-library-shut-down-discovery-144804385.html

Grand Canyon Protection Act to ban new uranium mines near the Grand Canyon advances to the Senate

• https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/Grand-Canyon-Protection-Act-Senate

New York City collecting data to map street-level flooding

• https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Data-Project-May-Drive-Policy-for-Hyperlocal-Flooding-in-NYC.html

US DOE awards $46M for geothermal initiative projects

• https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-awards-46-million-geothermal-initiative-projects-potential-power-millions-us-homes

CRS Report: Climate change adaptation

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46694

Kalamazoo River oxbow filled with dam sludge to be dredged

• https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/02/dredging-on-deck-for-kalamazoo-river-oxbow-filled-with-dam-sludge.html

Would a few seconds notice allow you to do much in anticipation of a major earthquake?

• https://www.kuow.org/stories/what-could-you-do-with-a-few-seconds-warning-that-an-earthquake-was-coming

Humans transmitted leprosy to armadillos – now they are returning the favor

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/humans-gave-leprosy-armadillos-now-212712356.html

Warning:  don’t drink the bath water – nitrate, arsenic, chromium, 1,2,3TCP in California

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/toxic-blend-where-kids-warned-110011730.html

Invasive zebra mussels were apparently not affected by the Texas storm

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-effect-even-record-freeze-222959217.html

Wind energy company to breed endangered California condors to replace those killed by wind turbines

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/energy-company-breed-endangered-california-140022000.html

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics)

• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
• https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/
• interactive maps: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html

Fauci just likes to give dire warnings & wants wearing masks until “there is virtually no threat” – how many times has he been wrong with his proclamations?

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fauci-expects-americans-could-still-need-to-wear-face-masks-in-2022/ar-BB1dSB7m

Perspective:  Response in New York “bungled the pandemic basically from the jump” – “malign neglect and active harm”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/resign-andrew-cuomo/ar-BB1dTUGr

Dems and “experts” see no future without masks and social distancing – should be a personal choice

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stop-looking-to-fauci-and-biden-for-permission-on-returning-to-normal/ar-BB1dWNEA

Impacts of increased disinfectant use – bacterial resistance

• https://www.ehn.org/quats-health-covid-disinfectant-2650608215/bacterial-resistance
• Paper: https://www.ehn.org/quats-health-covid-disinfectant-2650608215/bacterial-resistance

Social tsunami in French town hit by virus

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/In_gritty_Paris_suburb_virus_sparks_social_tsunami_999.html

Very low risk of re-infection

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210224143532.htm
• Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2776810

One shot … or two shots … or three shots? Which vaccine? At this point, do we really need any?

• https://www.wtvm.com/2021/02/26/third-us-vaccine-could-raise-question-which-shots-are-best/
• https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/three-shots-pfizer-and-biontech-rolls-third-dose-vaccine-trial-as-real-world-data-verifies
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/people-who-ve-had-covid-19-might-only-need-to-get-vaccinated-once-studies-suggest/ar-BB1e4gbF
• https://fox4kc.com/tracking-coronavirus/third-covid-19-vaccine-could-raise-question-which-shots-are-best/

https://wbng.com/2021/02/26/the-latest-hong-kong-starts-virus-jabs-at-community-centers/

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 March 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Seeking $10B for US Army COE for ports and harbors

• https://www.ttnews.com/articles/us-house-transportation-leaders-press-biden-ports-funding

Coastal flooding may enhance methane buildup in forests

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/coastal-flooding-enhances-methane-buildup-in-forests

Calving retreat of Taku Glacier

• https://eos.org/science-updates/the-imminent-calving-retreat-of-taku-glacier

Coastal erosion in northern Italy causes landslide and caskets tumbled into the sea

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/italian-graveyard-crumbles-off-cliff-200-coffins_n_6036c062c5b68379f9853c1e

Push for oil led to Oregon approach to coastal habitat protection

• https://www.opb.org/article/2021/02/24/how-reagans-oil-push-led-to-the-oregon-way-ofcoastal-habitat-protection/

What is a clam worth to a coastal community? – Nitrogen removal services of shellfish aquaculture

• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-clam-worth-coastal.html

Door County Coastal Byway designated a National Scenic Byway

• https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/2021/02/25/door-countycoastal-byway-receives-national-scenic-byway-designation/6787600002/

Coastal cleanup continues years after 2018 Hurricane Florence (video)

• https://wcti12.com/news/local/coastal-cleanup-continues-years-after-hurricane-florence

Coastal Georgia trees still being ravaged by redbay ambrosia beetle

• https://www.coastalillustrated.com/ch/column_gardening/article_dea7e966-546a-56f1-9255-132e7057c0cc.html

US Coast Guard announces formal investigation of capsizing of fishing vessel Coastal Reign

• https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/coast-guard-announces-formal-investigationinto-coastal-reign-capsizing/article_7f4df388-76c1-11eb-93db-cbefd007e8a7.html

Predicting when beachgoers will get sick from sewage pollution in Pacific Ocean at US-Mexico border

• https://www.courthousenews.com/scientists-predict-when-beachgoers-will-get-sick-fromtainted-pacific-ocean/

• Extending beach closure: https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2021/02/25/san-diego-countyextends-water-closure-north-to-imperial-beach-shoreline/

Coastal Access Plan for Hollister Ranch is delayed – change in public hearing format

• https://www.kcbx.org/post/coastal-access-plan-hollister-ranch-delayed#stream/0

Thames Estuary 2100 – Key findings from monitoring review – with links to full report

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/thames-estuary-2100-te2100/thames-estuary-2100-key-findings-from-the-monitoring-review

Charlotte Harbor seeks funding under Protect & Restore America’s Estuaries Act

• https://www.yoursun.com/charlotte/news/federal-focus-on-charlotte-harbor-back-with-newcongress/article_f684449c-709b-11eb-87af-e3f8efda85d4.html

New York DEC accepting applications for Hudson Estuary “Trees for Tribs Program”

• https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/artsandlife/localannouncements/dec-now-acceptingapplications-for-hudson-estuary-trees-for-tribs-program/article_a343be97-821f-5c1a-8870-238ca1b0a705.html

Oakland A’s move forward with detailed environmental report on new waterfront ballpark

• https://www.radio.com/kcbsradio/news/local/oakland-as-new-waterfront-ballpark-plansdetailed-in-report

• Draft EIR: https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/draft-eir-for-the-oakland-as-waterfrontballpark-district-project

Migratory birds along coastal waters – gulls, osprey, godwits & egrets

• https://www.thehindu.com/society/how-about-a-date-with-seagulls-at-ecr/article33888344.ece

• https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/have-the-migratory-ospreysfound-an-additional-home/article33937856.ece

• https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-lifestyle/star-entertainment/event-planned-farewellgodwits

• https://www.highlandnews.net/entertainment/get-out-enjoy-nature-at-bolsa-chica-ecologicalreserve/article_70f7c990-785f-11eb-8fbe-13326565f0ec.html

Lost fleet of Sir Francis Drake emerges in northwestern Spain uncovered by environmental study

• https://english.elpais.com/arts/2021-02-24/francis-drakes-lost-fleet-emerges-in-northwesternspain.html

Mystery of the vanishing salmon smolts – here today, guano tomorrow

• https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/salmon-smolts-here-today-guano-tomorrow/

Crustaceans and shellfish populate the North Carolina coast

• https://islandfreepress.org/fishing-report/ncs-crustaceans-shellfish-make-a-big-splash/

Renewed focus on San Francisco Bay ecosystem

• https://scotscoop.com/climate-legislation-signals-a-renewed-focus-on-the-san-francisco-bay/

Why wave heights are so high along the South Oregon Coast

• https://beachconnection.net/news/shore_acres_wave_explained.php

Low tide leaves Venice canals almost dry

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/low-tide-leaves-venice-canals-135700350.html

"I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison

CRS Insight Report: 'Power Outages in Texas'

Richard J. Campbell wrote (17 February 2021) this CRS two-pager Insight report: 'Power Outages in Texas'. 

Download CRS_Insight_Report_Power_Outages_Texas_17Feb2021

I have pasted the entire report here. Note that the online and PDF have hot links; there are no such links in the copy pasted below. The ERCOT information is my addition; it was not included in the CRS report. The ERCOT material may nr outdated - it's from 12 February 2021.

The extremely cold weather that is affecting much of the country is causing some states to experience rolling blackouts to avoid a wider collapse of the electric power system. These weather-related impacts have been particularly acute in Texas. The current situation in Texas has been precipitated by the extreme cold, as noted by the Washington Post: “In the single-digit temperatures, pipelines froze up because there was some moisture in the gas. Pumps slowed. Diesel engines to power the pumps refused to start. One power plant after another went offline. Even a reactor at one of the state’s two nuclear plants went dark, hobbled by frozen equipment.” Some wind turbines in Texas were frozen, impacting about 10% of the power generated in Texas during the winter.

Texas’s power outages, many experts argue, are largely a result of policies for electricity independence that the state has pursued for decades. Texas operates its own independent electrical grid, run by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) that serves most of the state. Texas established ERCOT in 1970 initially to manage grid reliability in accordance with federal standards, and later established ERCOT as an independent system operator (ISO) scheduling power on an electric grid that connects approximately 680 generation units. ERCOT remains largely independent from oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) because of the independent design of the electric power system in Texas. ERCOT itself states: “FERC does not have plenary jurisdiction over ERCOT because electric energy generated in the ERCOT Region is not transmitted in “interstate commerce,” as defined by the [Federal Power Act], except for certain interconnections ordered by FERC that do not give rise to broader FERC jurisdiction.”

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The United States has three main electric power transmission systems, the Eastern and Western Interconnections, and the grid run by ERCOT. While these grids largely operate independently from each other, there are approximately 1,300 megawatts (MW) of transmission capacity connecting the three transmission systems. Other ISOs in California and New York operate within the Eastern and Western Interconnections, and have transmission connections with several other states. ERCOT has two connections with 820 MW of total transmission capacity connecting it to the Eastern Interconnect, and these are high-voltage, direct current transmission lines that operate under contract. There are also two connections that allow power to come in from Mexico. According to ERCOT, these interconnections “do not give rise to broader FERC jurisdiction.” The result is that ERCOT’s grid, essentially, is not connected to the rest of the United States.

Unlike several of the other regional transmission organizations, ERCOT does not operate a market for electric capacity, or potential electricity supply, to exist alongside the conventional market for energy supplied every day. Such a market would pay generators to stand by to operate in the event of an energy shortfall. Texas chooses to rely on daily energy markets to supply the power it needs. Texas had always enjoyed an excess of electric supply, and reportedly saw no compelling reason to expect that would change. Its restructured market, among the most aggressive in the country, is said to have elected to face shortages rather than paying for excess generation.

The extreme cold weather event was forecast, and many observers argue ERCOT did not prepare for the weather and the large demand adequately. Texas usually experiences a maximum demand for electricity in warmer months to accommodate air conditioning loads. However, this is not the first time that extremely cold weather has caused an electricity crisis in Texas. After a historic cold weather event in 2011, FERC and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) studied the power outages that resulted, and concluded that “the massive amount of generator failures that were experienced raises the question whether it would have been helpful to increase reserve levels going into the event. This action would have brought more units online earlier, might have prevented some of the freezing problems the generators experienced, and could have exposed operational problems in time to implement corrections before the units were needed to meet customer demand.” The report also provided a discussion of weatherization best practices for cold weather preparedness.

The Department of Energy has authority to take action in the event of a grid emergency under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act. That authority generally lasts for 15 days and may be seen as unlikely to be able to impact the current event, especially given limited infrastructure with the ability to import additional power into Texas. DOE has issued an emergency order allowing ERCOT to dispatch units to meet electricity demand through February 19, even if they exceed emission limits of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, and carbon monoxide. In addition, the current widespread cold temperatures have extended from the Canadian border into Mexico, so additional power from other regions may not be readily available. FERC and NERC have also announced their intention to investigate the operations of the bulk-power system during the extreme winter weather conditions currently being experienced by the Midwest and South central states.

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