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TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 20 - 26 December 2014

Later than usual today - I bet you thought I wasn't going to post this holiday week. Still
here, and I will be posting a week from today as well.

For those of you celebrating a holiday - Winter Solstice, Christmas, Boxing Day, The Impending End of 2014 -- or just another day to try to make the world a better place, enjoy! 

See you next year!

Today's picture: looks like a model, right? I'm told it's the village of Jeram Perdas in Malaysia, where floodwaters are running wild. 

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User's Guide - if you are new to this summary: Each of the items here is a Tweet from my WaterWired Twitter account for the week ending today, arranged by category. It is not a comprehensive summary of the week's water news; it is my summary. 

To access a story, click on the link beginning with 'http://', 'is.gd', or 'bit.ly' (usually). Clicking on a link beginning with '@' will take you to that person's Twitter account;  clicking on a link beginning with '#' (hashtag) will take you to a Twitter list containing Tweets about a particular topic. Some items may not have a hot link to a story, which is fine - it may have been just an informational item or a personal message to someone. Or, I may have screwed up and forgotten the link!

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Scroll down to 'Positions Open' to see the jobs. All my individual job Tweets are archived at #JobWaWi. Previous weekly summaries are archived at:  #WaWiNews or click here.

Super Seven
@PeterGleick in @sacbee_news: The growing influence of human-caused climate change. http://sacb.ee/285d  #cawater #cadrought

Via @sejorg MT @ltgrusselhonore:The grassroots political story behind New York #fracking ban http://is.gd/K6G8VV  @washingtonpost

RT @tombroxson RT @drkastout: Outstanding article bringing to life why teaching matters & the challenges of teaching http://flip.it/fwot3 

Via @US_conversation What did the Romans ever do for us? They left a water warning http://is.gd/meu9eD  (tnx @waterdiplomacy)

MT @JayFamiglietti CO Basin states work to slow falling Lake Mead http://ow.ly/G8z77  but groundwater needs attn http://ow.ly/GjGMn 

MT @Earthygrrl Alberta doctor tells US: Canada is ‘lying’ about tar sands’ health effects via @VanObserver http://tinyurl.com/n7qon3g 

RT @physorg_com Study hints that ancient Earth made its own water—geologically http://is.gd/ZI0UIT  pic.twitter.com/0qXnsY7CAA

 

Books, Films, and Reviews
New Book: 'Managing Water Resources under Climate Uncertainty' http://is.gd/dmn6eC  @SpringerSBM

   
California
@MavensNotebook Delta pumping: Voluntary #cawater cutbacks a first, BDCP refined,plus @PeterGleick,Kightlinger,more http://wp.me/p2XWwm-6PJ 

MT @ClimateHotNews California’s unprecedented #cadrought. @RutlandHerald op-ed by meteorologist Steve Maleski http://ow.ly/GeWSl 

MT @ClimateCentral Rain was good start for California,but will take a lot more to dampen #CAdrought http://bit.ly/1wIF69Q  #cawater

@MavensNotebook News: Lindsey slough restoration, 100 years of #cawater rights system,sea level rise-related flooding http://is.gd/NCPMRC 

From @MavensNotebook: Blog round-up - #cadrought & the @BDCP_CA http://is.gd/EWI8cA  #cawater

@USGSwaterCA: @GRAofCalifornia Web Seminar - Land Subsidence, pt 2,14 Jan - Central Valley GW talk by Claudia Faunt http://bit.ly/1JaqJR1 

@CA_DWR #cawater Plan eNews-Wed Update-24 Dec 2014-Glossary~Forest Dialog~Strategy Audit~Collaborative Process~More http://is.gd/In56pt 

MT @CaWaterBoards Rain welcome,but relief is elusive for those using older wells. @digitalfirst @ChicoER http://bit.ly/1Ab9JpN  #CADrought

RT @mercnews California drought brings smaller harvests, more hunger among farmworkers http://is.gd/MukhEC  #CAdrought

Via @circleofblue Infographic: #CArought Drains Groundwater Reserves and Encourages New Wells http://is.gd/dar44y  #cawater

MT @NRDCWater Lancaster, CA, Pushes Water Conservation http://ow.ly/Gcwmc  @GBAdvisor

RT @agleader California Water is out! http://paper.li/agleader/1418743556 … … Stories via @SamD4TU @CMUA_Tweets @michaelkapp #cawater

Canada
Via @edmontonjournal Alberta climate-change framework hits another delay http://is.gd/7NhwLD 

RT @Resource_Works When anti-economics thinking is applied to Canadian resources @StephenGordon looks at what you get http://ow.ly/GlX4z 

MT @Earthygrrl Alberta doctor tells US: Canada is ‘lying’ about tar sands’ health effects via @VanObserver http://tinyurl.com/n7qon3g 

On this Boxing Day, best wishes to my Canadian and Commonwealth friends!

RT @SmithsonianMag How will Canada's ice rinks fare against climate change? http://smithmag.co/uGqrIB 
 

Climate, Climate Change, Adaptation, and Meteorology
RT @UVicNorth Most of Alaska's Permafrost Could Melt This Century http://is.gd/mLhNzG 

Via @CanGeographers The Greenland Ice Sheet: Now in HD http://is.gd/Wv4oJy  @ScienceDaily

Oh, swell! Via @circleofblue Water Left Out Of Lima Climate Negotiations http://is.gd/3ssrZH  @GWPnews

MT @HeartlandInst Michael Crichton was right about today's climate alarmist hysteria. The facts: http://bit.ly/1t43iDB 

@PeterGleick in @sacbee_news: The growing influence of human-caused climate change. http://sacb.ee/285d  #cawater #cadrought

Audio: @KHayhoe on @NPR Evangelical Christian Who Believes In Climate Change: http://n.pr/1wAXjXg  via @EI_Climate

MT @Scripps_Ocean Keeling Curve crosses 400 ppm — again #2014In5Words http://is.gd/bjTZpW  pic.twitter.com/1DvbnJgX7h

@Oregonian Portland area: there will be rain: Weekend forecast, road closures, flood monitoring (links) http://is.gd/AnzG9I 

MT @theburntcity Portland wknd forecast: Atmospheric river w/ S.China Sea roots increases flood potential http://s.oregonlive.com/MO07ClI  @oregonian

RT @climateprogress White House releases guidelines to help hospitals prepare for climate change http://thkpr.gs/3604324 

@Oregonian Op-Ed: U.S. should act as though climate change is certain http://is.gd/CCAiJe 

RT @gregladen New Research on Tree Rings as Indicators of Past Climate http://is.gd/3eVcFt  @ScienceBlogs

Via @wattsupwiththat Touchy Feely Science: pHraud? Was ocean acidification data omitted in Congressional testimony? http://is.gd/Y8VTTJ 

Via @ClimateTreaty Is 'ocean acidification' scare fraudulent? http://is.gd/l3q9KJ  @AmericanThinker

Damming beavers slowly changing the world: Growing beaver population affecting methane gas emissions http://is.gd/zFDIIW  @ScienceDaily

Conferences, Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
Call for Papers @onsustainabilit 12th Intl Conf on Env, Cultural,Econ & Soc Sustain, 21-23 Jan 2016, @Portland_State http://is.gd/BoGgYy 

@UNIGRAC Webinar:'Moving w/ Momentum: Lessons for Groundwater from 2014 & Looking Ahead to 2015'15 Jan 1600-1830 CET http://is.gd/WYjovo 

RT @TxWRI RT @TxIRNR: If you're into history & intricacies of #txwater, don't miss the @TxWaterJournal Forum Jan. 20! http://ow.ly/G3DOq 

@USGSwaterCA: @GRAofCalifornia Web Seminar - Land Subsidence, pt 2,14 Jan - Central Valley GW talk by Claudia Faunt http://bit.ly/1JaqJR1 

Report - @GWPnews Network and Consulting Partners Meeting, June 2014 http://is.gd/fuuXr7 

RT @UN_Water Time to submit abstracts for 2015 World Water Week workshops: http://bit.ly/1vkskiz 

 

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
@KimOgren: Multi-Jurisdictional Challenges of Transboundary Water Mgmt Lessons From Columbia River Treaty Reviews http://bit.ly/1z4QA4y 

RT @HuffPostGreen Fight looming over New England fishing territory http://huff.to/1BbRDSZ 

 

Droughts, Floods, Fires, and Disasters
@PeterGleick in @sacbee_news: The growing influence of human-caused climate change. http://sacb.ee/285d  #cawater #cadrought

MT @ClimateHotNews California’s unprecedented #cadrought. @RutlandHerald op-ed by meteorologist Steve Maleski http://ow.ly/GeWSl 

50 Years Ago Today - Oregon's Christmas Flood of 1964 http://is.gd/FKtiyu  @Oregonian

RT @columbiawater Managing Mount Rainier’s problems: The old ways no longer work http://bit.ly/1vjZ3zO  @BhamHerald

Severe droughts are forcing researchers to rethink how technology can increase supply of fresh water. http://is.gd/lY5jc3  @techreview

Communities work with nature to reduce flood risks http://is.gd/LOF7Dl  @komonews

Quenching Our Future, Part 1: Protecting the Rio Grande Basin's dwindling water http://is.gd/s6u3Iv  @elpasotimes

Quenching Our Future, Part 2: Southwest can learn from Australia's drought http://is.gd/EPML4s  @elpasotimes

Quenching Our Future, Part 3: City of El Paso to wean itself from river water http://is.gd/5leEnN  @elpasotimes

El Paso: Quenching Our Future, Part 4: Amid dry years, area wells sucking the ground dry http://is.gd/zQBmuq  @elpasotimes

Quenching Our Future, Part 5: In drought, Rio Grande Valley irrigators feel the crunch http://is.gd/i7tTTC  @elpasotimes

RT @urmindblown It's not a model. Actual image of floodwaters in the village of Jeram Perdas, Malaysia pic.twitter.com/L6V9pcFhGq

Via @circleofblue New reality for US golf: water is far too precious to be squandered on golf courses http://golfdig.st/12rVkrJ  @golfdigest

RT @motherboard Sumatra, three years after the tsuanami: http://bit.ly/1CWJm6s 

Education and Communication
Video MT @HPUWCD Take a raindrop journey to get a closer look at the water cycle! http://ht.ly/G3EUk  via @twdb & @HelpfulTangent

Nailed it! RT @AcademicsSay The university website. Courtesy of @xkcdComic pic.twitter.com/YkGzAmHz1t

RT @MaxCRoser Research? How professors use their time http://bit.ly/1An4LEl  & http://bit.ly/1An4LEk  pic.twitter.com/MmILvCBno7

RT @tombroxson RT @drkastout: Outstanding article bringing to life why teaching matters & the challenges of teaching http://flip.it/fwot3 

PhD Position: U of Auckland (NZ) - lab study of gravel bed sediment dynamics w/ @h2oNZ Closes: 17 Jan http://is.gd/X6NlH6  #JobWaWi

Phone call with another amazing potential grad student in water policy & management. Whence do they come? I may have to stay here forever!

@gregladen 2014 Blog Year In Review http://is.gd/zzDigA  @ScienceBlogs

 

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
RT @agleader California Water is out! http://paper.li/agleader/1418743556 … … Stories via @SamD4TU @CMUA_Tweets @michaelkapp #cawater

RT @tpenews The Physical Environment Daily is out! http://paper.li/tpenews  Stories via @WhySharksMatter @GoParks @WaterWired

Texas Ag Law Blog: 2014 Ag Law Year in Review http://is.gd/w9NmA6  @TiffDowell

RT @CGIAR-on-Twitter Daily is out! http://paper.li/CGIAR/1323244172 … … Stories via @AAS_CGIAR @cgiarclimate_LA @CIAT_

Read weekly geoscience & environmental science news w/ Elaine Hanford's BBs! Now w/ PDF of topics & URLs! http://bit.ly/1GPPfEZ  #EJHBB

From @OUWaTERCenter: WaTER Drops - Dec 2014 http://is.gd/HuE0AJ 

RT @Pauldedigitect 's Water paper is uit! http://paper.li/pauldedigitect/water … … Bijdrages door @wellowater @WaterWired @Min_IenM

From @nmsu WRRI: Divining Rod Newsletter - December 2014: Statewide Water Assessment, more http://is.gd/dVFUJj  tnx @alcaldemike

The @WaterFootprints Daily is out! http://paper.li/WaterFootprints  Stories via @Thirst4Water @WaterWorldMag @WaterWired

RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://paper.li/medindoagua/agua-water … … Stories via @saveourwater @circleofblue

Ann Campana Judge Foundation Fall 2014 Newsletter http://bit.ly/1vfU3uV  pic.twitter.com/JHm9RMWWCo

 

Ethics, Culture, Gender, and Rights 
Brendan Galipeau Paper: 'Socio-Ecological Vulnerability in a Tibetan Village on the Mekong River, China' http://bit.ly/1sKbZOl 

Female academics: don't power dress, forget heels – and no flowing hair allowed http://gu.com/p/42mht/stw 

Via @circleofblue New reality for US golf: water is far too precious to be squandered on golf courses http://golfdig.st/12rVkrJ  @golfdigest

RT @mercnews California drought brings smaller harvests, more hunger among farmworkers http://is.gd/MukhEC  #CAdrought

 

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
Via @circleofblue Infographic: #CArought Drains Groundwater Reserves and Encourages New Wells http://is.gd/dar44y  #cawater

MT @UKGWForum Already 10.5 million km3 groundwater on Earth @ShiftSoil Old,"fossil" groundwater estimate doubles this pic.twitter.com/RSppqbc2rE

@UNIGRAC Webinar:'Moving w/ Momentum: Lessons for Groundwater from 2014 & Looking Ahead to 2015'15 Jan 1600-1830 CET http://is.gd/WYjovo 

@pablomango Op-Ed in @highcountrynews Aquifer recharging can help stanch drought http://is.gd/QCKSRC 

@EdwardsAquifer related news http://is.gd/1Qb07Q  #TXwater

RT @TxWRI RT @TxIRNR: If you're into history & intricacies of #txwater, don't miss the @TxWaterJournal Forum Jan. 20! http://ow.ly/G3DOq 

MT @JayFamiglietti CO Basin states work to slow falling Lake Mead http://ow.ly/G8z77  but groundwater needs attn http://ow.ly/GjGMn 

@USGSwaterCA: @GRAofCalifornia Web Seminar - Land Subsidence, pt 2,14 Jan - Central Valley GW talk by Claudia Faunt http://bit.ly/1JaqJR1 

Recharge Wednesday! Managed Aquifer Recharge Papers: 1) Chennai City; 2) Northern Gaza; 3) Corrections http://bit.ly/1wm10uE 

Mexico City land subsidence monitored via satellite http://is.gd/W2ktKp  @esa

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
Behind New York's #Fracking Ban http://t.usnews.com/Z50yuk  via @usnews

Via @sejorg MT @ltgrusselhonore:The grassroots political story behind New York #fracking ban http://is.gd/K6G8VV  @washingtonpost

Anti-#fracking protesters demonstrate in Ellesmere Port (UK) http://bit.ly/1zyRITo 

Green Investors Flunk #Fracking Industry on Impact Management http://is.gd/krBoDd 

Report: 'Disclosing the Facts 2014:Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations' http://is.gd/XRmU5T 

Personal, People, and Quotes
Audio: @KHayhoe on @NPR Evangelical Christian Who Believes In Climate Change: http://n.pr/1wAXjXg  via @EI_Climate

Interview upcoming on @SharonKleyneHr, 10 AM PST, 22 December http://www.sharonkleynehour.com  @AWRAHQ @GWPnews

Via @CoyoteGulch New Mexican Estevan López Confirmed as 22nd Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner http://is.gd/QlAkBx  @usbr

Joe Cocker dead at 70. http://is.gd/0YB39E  What a performer! My favorite: 'Feelin' Alright' http://is.gd/jrgwDB 

'We have conquered Mother Nature; now we have only to conquer human nature.' - D.R. Knowlton, 1939 (tnx John Hawley)

WTF? Session I co-proposed in Feb 2014 for @wwaterforum7 finally accepted; someone else is convener. Asked if I want to talk @wwatercouncil
 

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, and Management
@KimOgren: Multi-Jurisdictional Challenges of Transboundary Water Mgmt Lessons From Columbia River Treaty Reviews http://bit.ly/1z4QA4y 

Some relevance to water planning? David Brooks @nytimes Op-Ed: In Praise of Small Miracles http://is.gd/Kra4Gu 

Texas Ag Law Blog: 2014 Ag Law Year in Review http://is.gd/w9NmA6 @TiffDowell

In @earthmagazine Virtual water: Tracking the unseen water in goods and resources http://is.gd/K1oSPA  pic.twitter.com/TkBhgzXWVj

@IISDRS Water Policy and Practice - Water Update - 22 December 2014 http://is.gd/0upbK6 

Via @US_conversation What did the Romans ever do for us? They left a water warning http://is.gd/meu9eD  (tnx @waterdiplomacy)

Positions Open #JobWaWi
Postdoc Position: @TxWRI (College Station, TX) - WS Management -- Watershed & water quality assessments http://is.gd/fBOVIq  #JobWaWi

Position: @columbiawater (NYC) - Staff Associate - water & climate-related projects. Closes: 15 Jan or OUF http://is.gd/CHm49O  #JobWaWi

Position: @AuburnU (Auburn,AL) - Director, Water Resources Center - Submi by: 31 Jan; App review: 1 Feb http://is.gd/xJMNsv  #JobWaWi

Position: Long Tom Watershed Council (Eugene, OR) - Ecological Restoration Technician. Closes: 15 Jan http://is.gd/Q91EAT  #JobWaWi

Position (re-ad): @IWMI_Water_News (Colombo,Sri Lanka)-Theme Leader, Water Futures.Interviews early Feb; OUF http://is.gd/fsOBJN  #JobWaWi

PhD Position: U of Auckland (NZ) - lab study of gravel bed sediment dynamics w/ @h2oNZ Closes: 17 Jan http://is.gd/X6NlH6  #JobWaWi

Position: Island County (Coupeville, WA) - Environmental Health Specialist II - Water Quality. Closes: 9 Jan http://is.gd/9Evjp7  #JobWaWi

Position: Environmental Science Associates (Seattle, WA) - Senior Water Resources Engineer. OUF http://is.gd/97sNUO  #JobWaWi

Position: @UTKnoxville (Knoxville,TN)-Dept Head,Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science. OUF; App rev: 1 March http://is.gd/qnYRh5  #JobWaWi

Position: @uvic (Victoria, BC) - Chair/Director, Civil & Environmental Engineering. Apps due: 5 April http://is.gd/Vzq7z3  #JobWaWi

Position: Water Witness Intl (Tanzania) - Africa Programme Manager, Fair Water Futures Pgm. Closes: 30 Jan http://is.gd/G2Of3m  #JobWaWi

Position (Internship): @OECD Governance Programme (Paris) - Internship. Closes: 12 January. Scroll to (52) http://bit.ly/1uIw8Ea  #JobWaWi

Position: @MySAWS (San Antonio, TX) - Vice President, Engineering & Construction http://is.gd/eEL6OF  #JobWaWi

Position: @MySAWS (San Antonio, TX) - Vice President of Public Affairs. OUF; App review: mid-December http://is.gd/PZyNsN  #JobWaW

Position: @IWMI_Water_News (Sri Lanka) - Manager, Organizational Learning. Closes: 31 Jan. Scroll to (53) http://is.gd/GQszHZ  #JobWaWi

Previous Weeks' Positions Open - Go To  #JobWaWi
Then click on 'All' below 'Results for #JobWaWi'
Joshua Newton's Water Jobs & More - 30 November 2014 http://bit.ly/1tDWyXk  #JobWaWi

Joshua Newton's Water Jobs (over 50!) & More - 26 November 2014 http://bit.ly/15yKcLS  #JobWaWi

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
Twitter: Click on 'All' just below 'Results for #WaWiNews'
On the WaterWired blog - click here
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 20 - 26 December 2014 http://bit.ly/1vi3Ctx  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 13 - 19 December 2014 http://bit.ly/1z3DcxR  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 6 - 12 December 2014 #WaWiNews http://bit.ly/1wKlPa0 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 29 November - 5 December 2014 http://bit.ly/1wBX9zR  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 22 - 28 November 2014 http://bit.ly/1vv5ySE  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 15 - 21 November 2014 http://bit.ly/1xUpE9C  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 8 - 14 November 2014 http://bit.ly/1yFensT  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 1 - 7 November 2014http://bit.ly/10zvDEy #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 - 31 October 2014. Scroll down to see 'Positions Open' http://bit.ly/1wN40CK #WaWiNews #JobWaWi

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 18 - 24 October 2014http://bit.ly/1rtnyIT  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 October 2014http://bit.ly/1sx5YGz  #WaWiNews

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 October 2014http://bit.ly/1sqN99p  #WaWiNews 


Reports, Publications, and Journals
Via @CaptDocMike (Editor-in-Chief): As of 1 January, J. @AWWAACE will be only free,open access peer-reviewed professional water journal.

Pub from @USAID: 'Improved Water Management for Climate Change Adaptation in Kok Klang Village,Thailand' http://is.gd/9VSw8n 

Water, Vol 6, Issue 12 - December 2014 (open-access) http://is.gd/c6od6D  @MDPIOpenAccess

Water, 6 (12) - Dec 2014: WWT & Reuse;Sustain Water Mgmt;SW-GW; Wetlands; MAR Econ & Policy;Water Quality; More-free! http://bit.ly/1x0R52A 

Brendan Galipeau Paper: 'Socio-Ecological Vulnerability in a Tibetan Village on the Mekong River, China' http://bit.ly/1sKbZOl 

Recharge Wednesday! Managed Aquifer Recharge Papers: 1) Chennai City; 2) Northern Gaza; 3) Corrections http://bit.ly/1wm10uE 

Report: 'Disclosing the Facts 2014:Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations' http://is.gd/XRmU5T 

'From Joint Thinking to Joint Action: A Call to Action on Improving WaSH for Maternal & Newborn Health' http://is.gd/v0DLOe  @PLOSMedicine

 

Science, Medicine, and Technology
MT @jrprandina Tunnel diameter = 17.5m in Seattle,by “Big Bertha”, currently biggest TBM @CivilEngDis By @GeotechTips pic.twitter.com/6Z3LlSycEJ

@NWSBayArea Winter solstice today (21 Dec) @ 3:03 pm PST. Fewest hours of daylight & start of astronomical winter. pic.twitter.com/6iUDGwg0Im

Congrats! MT @flimsin Ooh! They put my one first! RT @guardianscience: 12 most important moments science in 2014 http://gu.com/p/4457j 

Read weekly geoscience & environmental science news w/ Elaine Hanford's BBs! Now w/ PDF of topics & URLs! http://bit.ly/1GPPfEZ  #EJHBB

From @CBSSF: @DRIScience Team Builds Drought-Fighting Drone To Seed Rainclouds http://is.gd/dCBSA9 

@gregladen 2014 Blog Year In Review http://is.gd/zzDigA  @ScienceBlogs

RT @physorg_com Study hints that ancient Earth made its own water—geologically http://is.gd/ZI0UIT  pic.twitter.com/0qXnsY7CAA

Via @Mapsofworld Interactive map of the world's 10 highest waterfalls http://is.gd/h9MRWr 

 

Streams, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
RT @UN_Water #UNWaterFacts: Half of the world's wetlands have been lost since 1900. http://bit.ly/1jiW5Hq 

The risks of stream restoration http://is.gd/8Lax6Z  @gtnews pic.twitter.com/r7TvS44YJo


Visuals and Infographics
Video MT @HPUWCD Take a raindrop journey to get a closer look at the water cycle! http://ht.ly/G3EUk  via @twdb & @HelpfulTangent

Nailed it! RT @AcademicsSay The university website. Courtesy of @xkcdComic pic.twitter.com/YkGzAmHz1t

RT @MaxCRoser Research? How professors use their time http://bit.ly/1An4LEl  & http://bit.ly/1An4LEk  pic.twitter.com/MmILvCBno7

MT @jrprandina Tunnel diameter = 17.5m in Seattle,by “Big Bertha”, currently biggest TBM @CivilEngDis By @GeotechTips pic.twitter.com/6Z3LlSycEJ

Via @circleofblue Infographic: #CArought Drains Groundwater Reserves and Encourages New Wells http://is.gd/dar44y  #cawater

@NWSBayArea Winter solstice today (21 Dec) @ 3:03 pm PST. Fewest hours of daylight & start of astronomical winter. pic.twitter.com/6iUDGwg0Im

MT @UKGWForum Already 10.5 million km3 groundwater on Earth @ShiftSoil Old,"fossil" groundwater estimate doubles this pic.twitter.com/RSppqbc2rE

In @earthmagazine Virtual water: Tracking the unseen water in goods and resources http://is.gd/K1oSPA  pic.twitter.com/TkBhgzXWVj

RT @urmindblown It's not a model. Actual image of floodwaters in the village of Jeram Perdas, Malaysia pic.twitter.com/L6V9pcFhGq


WASH and Development
Pub from @USAID: 'Improved Water Management for Climate Change Adaptation in Kok Klang Village,Thailand' http://is.gd/9VSw8n 

'From Joint Thinking to Joint Action: A Call to Action on Improving WaSH for Maternal & Newborn Health' http://is.gd/v0DLOe  @PLOSMedicine

Ann Campana Judge Foundation Fall 2014 Newsletter http://bit.ly/1vfU3uV  pic.twitter.com/JHm9RMWWCo

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
Yucca Mountain redux? Land, water rights needed for Nevada nuclear dump http://is.gd/OpiXt3  @YahooNews

RT @DeSmogBlog New @EPA rules won't stop next coal ash spill before it happens http://bit.ly/1JwKwuc 
 

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
MT @NRDCWater Lancaster, CA, Pushes Water Conservation http://ow.ly/Gcwmc  @GBAdvisor

MT @JohnWRF El Paso accelerates plan to import water, will implement direct potable reuse around 2018 http://bit.ly/1JOIpSz  @ElPasoInc

Tesla battery factory near Reno will gulp water - 2000 - 2500 AF/y? http://is.gd/L0c2SC  @reviewjournal

Severe droughts are forcing researchers to rethink how technology can increase supply of fresh water. http://is.gd/lY5jc3  @techreview
 

WTF?
Oh, swell! Via @circleofblue Water Left Out Of Lima Climate Negotiations http://is.gd/3ssrZH  @GWPnews

WTF? Session I co-proposed in Feb 2014 for @wwaterforum7 finally accepted; someone else is convener. Asked if I want to talk @wwatercouncil

MT @DNLee5 Most Brilliant #SciComm EVER! @SFriedScience Middle Earth could have been saved by Endangered Species Act http://wp.me/pNPMD-4Gw 

RT @reviewjournal So, San Francisco has a human poop map http://reviewjr.nl/1xQwMqz 

 

"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (thanks to Faruck Morcos)

Ann Campana Judge Foundation Fall 2014 Newsletter

Season's greetings!

Word doc (6.8 MB):Download 2014_ACJF_Newsletter_Fall_v1_Read_only

PDF (2.7 MB):  Download 2014_ACJF_Newsletter_Fall_v1

Enjoy!

“We have conquered Mother Nature; now we have only to conquer human nature.” - D.R. Knowlton, 1939 (thanks to John Hawley)

Recharge Wednesday! Managed Aquifer Recharge Papers: 1) Chennai City; 2) Northern Gaza; 3) Corrections

1) Policy Preferences about Managed Aquifer Recharge for Securing Sustainable Water Supply to Chennai City, India, by Norbert Brunner, Markus Starkl, Ponnusamy Sakthivel, Lakshmanan Elango, Subbaiah Amirthalingam, Chinniyampalayam E. Pratap, Munuswamy Thirunavukkarasu and Sundaram Parimalarenganayaki. Water 2014, 6(12), 3739-3757;

Download Water-06-03739-v2 

Abstract
The objective of this study is to bring out the policy changes with respect to managed aquifer recharge (focusing on infiltration ponds), which in the view of relevant stakeholders may ease the problem of groundwater depletion in the context of Chennai City; Tamil Nadu; India. Groundwater is needed for the drinking water security of Chennai and overexploitation has resulted in depletion and seawater intrusion. Current policies at the municipal; state and national level all support recharge of groundwater and rainwater harvesting to counter groundwater depletion. However, despite such favorable policies, the legal framework and the administrative praxis do not support systematic approaches towards managed aquifer recharge in the periphery of Chennai. The present study confirms this, considering the mandates of governmental key-actors and a survey of the preferences and motives of stakeholder representatives. There are about 25 stakeholder groups with interests in groundwater issues, but they lack a common vision. For example, conflicting interest of stakeholders may hinder implementation of certain types of managed aquifer recharge methods. To overcome this problem, most stakeholders support the idea to establish an authority in the state for licensing groundwater extraction and overseeing managed aquifer recharge.

2) Impact Assessment and Multicriteria Decision Analysis of Alternative Managed Aquifer Recharge Strategies Based on Treated Wastewater in Northern Gaza, by Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Bernd Rusteberg, Mohammad Salah Uddin, Muath Abu Saada, Ayman Rabi and Martin Sauter.
Water 2014, 6(12), 3807-3827; doi:10.3390/w6123807

Download Water-06-03807

Abstract
For better planning of a managed aquifer recharge (MAR) project, the most promising strategies should analyze the environmental impact, socio- economic efficiency, and their contribution to the existing or future water resource conditions in the region. The challenge of such studies is to combine and quantify a wide range of criteria from the environment and society. This necessity leads to an integrated concept and analysis. This paper outlines an integrated approach considering environmental, health, social and economic aspects to support in the decision-making process to implement a managed aquifer recharge project as a potential response to water resource problems. In order to demonstrate the approach in detail, this paper analysed several water resources management strategies based on MAR implementation, by using treated wastewater in the Northern Gaza Strip and the potential impacts of the strategies on groundwater resources, agriculture, environment, health, economy and society. Based on the Palestinian water policy (Year 2005–2025) on wastewater reuse, three MAR strategies were developed in close cooperation with the local decision makers. The strategies were compared with a base line strategy referred to as the so-called “Do Nothing Approach”. The results of the study show that MAR project implementation with treated wastewater at a maximum rate, considered together with sustainable development of groundwater, is the best and most robust strategy amongst those analyzed. The analysis shows the defined MAR strategies contribute to water resources development and environmental protection or improvement including an existing eutrophic lake. The integrated approach used in this paper may be applicable not only to MAR project implementation but also to other water resources and environmental development projects.

3) Corrections: System Dynamics Model to Conserve Arid Region Water Resources through Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Conjunction with a Dam, by  Amir Niazi,  Shiv O. Prasher,  Jan Adamowski and  Tom GleesonWater 2014, 6(8), 2300-2321; doi:10.3390/w6082300

Here are corrections to a paper I posted last August:

Download Corrections_water-06-03957

The paper: Download Water-06-02300-v2

Enjoy! 

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Water, 6 (12) - December 2014: WWT & Reuse; Sustainable Water Mgmt; SW-GW; Wetlands; Economics & Policy of MAR; Water Quality; Karst; More!

Water, Volume 6, Issue 12 (December 2014), Pages 3575-3959

If you cannot download the articles here, click here to access the issue's homepage.

Caveat emptor: The publisher of this journal, MDPI, has been listed by librarian Jeffrey Beall as a 'questionable publisher'.

Looks like a great issue!

Table of Contents

Special Issue Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Review: Removal of Pathogens by Membrane Bioreactors: A Review of the Mechanisms, Influencing Factors and Reduction in Chemical Disinfectant Dosing
by Faisal I. Hai, Thomas Riley, Samia Shawkat, Saleh F. Magram and Kazuo Yamamoto
Water 2014, 6(12), 3603-3630; doi:10.3390/w6123603

Review: Effects of Biosolids and Manure Application on Microbial Water Quality in Rural Areas in the US
by Amira Oun, Arun Kumar, Timothy Harrigan, Andreas Angelakis and Irene Xagoraraki
Water 2014, 6(12), 3701-3723; doi:10.3390/w6123701

 

Special Issue: Sustainable Water Management and Decision Making under limited Data Availability

Article: Hydrologic Simulations Driven by Satellite Rainfall to Study the Hydroelectric Development Impacts on River Flow
by Tuan B. Le, Farhan H. Al-Juaidi and Hatim Sharif
Water 2014, 6(12), 3631-3651; doi:10.3390/w6123631

Article: Rehabilitation Priority Determination of Water Pipes Based on Hydraulic Importance
by Do Guen Yoo, Doosun Kang, Hwandon Jun and Joong Hoon Kim
Water 2014, 6(12), 3864-3887; doi:10.3390/w6123864

 

Special Issue: Surface Water Groundwater Interactions: From Theory to Practice

Article: Impacts of Future Climate Change and Baltic Sea Level Rise on Groundwater Recharge, Groundwater Levels, and Surface Leakage in the Hanko Aquifer in Southern Finland
by Samrit Luoma and Jarkko Okkonen
Water 2014, 6(12), 3671-3700; doi:10.3390/w6123671

 

Special Issue: Wetlands and Sustainability

Editorial: Wetlands and Sustainability
by Richard Smardon
Water 2014, 6(12), 3724-3726; doi:10.3390/w6123724

 

Special Issue: Policy and Economics of Managed Aquifer Recharge and Water Banking

Article: Policy Preferences about Managed Aquifer Recharge for Securing Sustainable Water Supply to Chennai City, India
by Norbert Brunner, Markus Starkl, Ponnusamy Sakthivel, Lakshmanan Elango, Subbaiah Amirthalingam, Chinniyampalayam E. Pratap, Munuswamy Thirunavukkarasu and Sundaram Parimalarenganayaki
Water 2014, 6(12), 3739-3757; doi:10.3390/w6123739

Article: Impact Assessment and Multicriteria Decision Analysis of Alternative Managed Aquifer Recharge Strategies Based on Treated Wastewater in Northern Gaza
by Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Bernd Rusteberg, Mohammad Salah Uddin, Muath Abu Saada, Ayman Rabi and Martin Sauter
Water 2014, 6(12), 3807-3827; doi:10.3390/w6123807

Correction: Correction: Niazi, A., Prasher, S.O., Adamowski, J., Gleeson, T. A System Dynamics Model to Conserve Arid Region Water Resources through Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Conjunction with a Dam. Water 2014, 6, 2300–2321
by Amir Niazi, Shiv O. Prasher, Jan Adamowski and Tom Gleeson
Water 2014, 6(12), 3957-3959; doi:10.3390/w6123957

 

Special Issue: Water Quality Control and Management

Article: Monitoring of Non-Point Source Pollutions from an Agriculture Watershed in South China
by Haiying Hu and Guoru Huang
Water 2014, 6(12), 3828-3840; doi:10.3390/w6123828

 

Further Publications

Article: Application of the SUSTAIN Model to a Watershed-Scale Case for Water Quality Management
by Chi-Feng Chen, Ming-Yang Sheng, Chia-Ling Chang, Shyh-Fang Kang and Jen-Yang Lin
Water 2014, 6(12), 3575-3589; doi:10.3390/w6123575

Article: Feasibility Study of a Simple and Low-Cost Device for Monitoring Trihalomethanes Presence in Water Supply Systems Based on Statistical Models
by Almudena Rivadeneyra, Maria Jesús García-Ruiz, Fernando Delgado-Ramos, Alejandro González-Martínez, Francisco Osorio and Ovidio Rabaza
Water 2014, 6(12), 3590-3602; doi:10.3390/w6123590

Article: Damaging Hydrogeological Events: A Procedure for the Assessment of Severity Levels and an Application to Calabria (Southern Italy)
by Tommaso Caloiero, Angela Aurora Pasqua and Olga Petrucci
Water 2014, 6(12), 3652-3670; doi:10.3390/w6123652

Comment: Karst Aquifer Recharge: Comments on Somaratne, N. Characteristics of Point Recharge in Karst Aquifers.  Water 2014, 6, 2782–2807
by Adrian D. Werner
Water 2014, 6(12), 3727-3738; doi:10.3390/w6123727

Article: An Analysis of Land Use Change Dynamics and Its Impacts on Hydrological Processes in the Jialing River Basin
by Tao Zhang, Xingnan Zhang, Dazhong Xia and Yangyang Liu
Water 2014, 6(12), 3758-3782; doi:10.3390/w6123758

Article: Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Groundwater Levels and Recharge
by Hong Wang, Jianen Gao, Xinghua Li, Hongjie Wang and Yuanxing Zhang
Water 2014, 6(12), 3783-3806; doi:10.3390/w6123783

Article: Flood Frequency Analysis for the Annual Peak Flows Simulated by an Event-Based Rainfall-Runoff Model in an Urban Drainage Basin
by Jeonghwan Ahn, Woncheol Cho, Taereem Kim, Hongjoon Shin and Jun-Haeng Heo
Water 2014, 6(12), 3841-3863; doi:10.3390/w6123841

Article: Application of Displacement Height and Surface Roughness Length to Determination Boundary Layer Development Length over Stepped Spillway
by Xiangju Cheng, John S. Gulliver and Dantong Zhu
Water 2014, 6(12), 3888-3912; doi:10.3390/w6123888

Article: Dimensionless Analysis for Designing Domestic Rainwater Harvesting Systems at the Regional Level in Northern Taiwan
by Chao-Hsien Liaw and Yu-Chuan Chiang
Water 2014, 6(12), 3913-3933; doi:10.3390/w6123913

Review: Sustainable Water Management in Urban, Agricultural, and Natural Systems
by Tess Russo, Katherine Alfredo and Joshua Fisher
Water 2014, 6(12), 3934-3956; doi:10.3390/w6123934

 

Enjoy!

 

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Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Enviro-Sciences - 22 December 2014

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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 22 December 2014. Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline.

 Online (free) course on “Dino 101:  Dinosaur Paleobiology” (3 Jan 2015 – 7 May 2015)

• https://www.coursera.org/course/dino101

Geologic history of Texas….when it was at the bottom of the sea 265 million years ago

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/when-texas-was-bottom-sea-180953653/

“Best” drone travel videos of 2014….fiordes, Iceland, the Serengeti, Chernobyl …(10 videos)

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/most-beautiful-drone-travel-videos-2014-180953650/

Concrete that lasts?  Just look at what the Romans used to build the Pantheon 2000 years ago

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientific-reason-why-pantheon-hasnt-crumbled-180953627/

Is this a “Sea Monster” making waves in the waters of Oke Bay, New Zealand?

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/16/sea-monster-google-earth_n_6333380.html

Yellowstone thermal geysers exhibit lots of color….simple models replicate the patterns

• http://phys.org/news/2014-12-yellowstone-thermal-springstheir-unveiled.html

First of four reactors now clear of fuel rods at tsunami damaged Fukushima nuclear plant

• http://news.yahoo.com/first-four-fukushima-reactors-cleared-nuclear-fuel-130447647.html

Creatures of the deep in the Marianas Trench, including anew species of snailfish (video)

• http://phys.org/news/2014-12-species-mariana-trench.html
• http://io9.com/a-bizarre-new-species-of-fish-has-been-discovered-at-a-1673109432
• http://www.businessinsider.com/new-record-set-for-worlds-deepest-fish-2014-12

The Hobbit, Tolkien, Middle Earth and Gondwanaland…

• http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/geology-middle-earth 

Consequences of the “experimental” release of waters in the Colorado River & its delta (video)

• http://phys.org/news/2014-12-satellite-green-up-colorado-river-delta.html

NOAA announces new World Magnetic Model (WMM) of magnetic field of Earth

• http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2014/12/16/noaa-and-bgs-update-world-magnetic-model-wmm/

State of New York to ban fracking

• http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/17/energy-fracking-newyork-idUSL1N0U11ZT20141217
• NYDOH Report:  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/18/nyregion/new-york-state-fracking-report.html

Trade winds are help mix and “ventilate” the tropical ocean waters and facilitate biogeochemical interactions

• http://phys.org/news/2014-12-ventilate-tropical-oceans.html

Crustal formation beneath Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcano in Iceland

• http://www.enn.com/sci-tech/article/48101
• http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2014/12/15/scientists-observe-the-earth-grow-a-new-layer-under-an-icelandic-volcano/

Global warming is nothing new….56 million years ago….except there were no humans then

• http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=133603 

Book Review: “Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes”

• Part I:  http://phys.org/news/2014-12-eukaryotic-cell-endosymbiont.html
• Part II:  http://phys.org/news/2014-12-eukaryotic-cell-ii-cytoskeleton.html

New geothermal energy projects proposed around the world

• http://www.energycentral.com/news/en/34648724/Geothermal-Energy-in-2014-Emerging-Economies-Power-Up

The geological origins of water on Earth

• http://phys.org/news/2014-12-hints-ancient-earth-watergeologically.html

Subsidence in Mexico City caused by groundwater withdrawal…monitored by satellite

• http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/12/Mexico_City_subsidence

Mass coral spawning to occur on the Great Barrier Reef

• http://www.canberratimes.com.au/queensland/worlds-biggest-orgy-at-great-barrier-reef-20141216-127ptu.html

Bone-eating worms in the ocean depths are mutating

• http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/bone-eating-worms-come-all-shapes-and-sizes.html

Getting a better understanding of thunderstorms and gamma ray outbursts

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASAs_Fermi_Mission_Brings_Deeper_Focus_to_Thunderstorm_Gamma_rays_999.html

It’s too dangerous to clean up military waste site in Indiana

• http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/army-claims-its-too-dangerous-to-clean-up-radioactive-weapons-test-site-in-indiana-141217

Recalculating the speed of glaciers as the slope gets more slippery

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216140751.htm

What happens when hot lava hits the snow in Russia?  (video with English subtitles)

• http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26708-red-hot-lava-battles-snow-as-russian-volcano-erupts.html

Conditions created in the Gulf of Mexico are conducive to swarms of jellyfish (video)

• http://www.livescience.com/49112-jellyfish-swarms-are-markers-of-environment-change-video.html

Robots used to explore life beneath the Arctic Ice (video)

• http://www.nature.com/news/undersea-robot-explores-life-below-arctic-ice-1.16577

New investment report reveals worst companies when it comes to fracking damages

• http://ens-newswire.com/2014/12/11/green-investors-flunk-fracking-industry-on-impact-management/
• Report:  http://disclosingthefacts.org/

Can improved technology make desalination of ocean water a more viable option as a source of drinking water?

• http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/533446/desalination-out-of-desperation/

Link between volcanic eruptions and climate gives pause when thinking of geoengineering

• http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/link-between-volcanoes-and-drought-cools-geoengineering-prospects

This rock from Russia contains more than 30,000 tiny diamonds!

• http://www.livescience.com/49154-diamond-rich-rock-russia.html

WHAT IF there was another super-eruption occurred at Yellowstone?

• http://news.yahoo.com/happen-yellowstone-supervolcano-actually-erupted-150700226.html

Eruptions of Pico do Fogo Volcano continue on Cape Verde

• http://news.yahoo.com/volcanic-eruption-cape-verde-destroys-villages-130602449.html

Lava flow continues to move forward on Hawaii’s Big Island….reach shopping center by Christmas

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/15/hawaii-lava-gas-station_n_6330676.html
• http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2014/12/17/kilauea-lava-flow-about-5-days-from-pahoa-marketplace-hawaii/

Hurricane Center unveils new storm surge watches-warning graphics system for 2015

• http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-hurricane-storm-surge-graphics-20141211-story.html

How much plastic have humans dumped into the ocean?

• http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2014/12/11/oceans-are-laden-with-5-25-trillion-plastic-particles-weighning-nearly-269-000-tons/

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Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board – 22 December 2014 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline.

Ebola

• Blood-based therapy trials:  http://www.nature.com/news/first-trials-of-blood-based-ebola-therapy-kick-off-1.16564
• Cultural struggle (video):  http://www.nature.com/news/inside-the-cultural-struggle-to-stamp-out-ebola-1.16570?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20141218
• Mobilizing survivors:  http://www.nature.com/news/infectious-disease-mobilizing-ebola-survivors-to-curb-the-epidemic-1.16534?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20141218

Economic costs of infectious disease outbreaks - Ebola, Dengue fever, Lyme disease

• http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=133576&org=GEO&from=news

Online (free) course:  “Intro to Environmental Law and Policy” (12 Jan – 26 Feb)

• https://www.coursera.org/course/environlaw

Best drone travel videos of 2014…. Alaskan solstice, the Serengeti, Chernobyl … (10 videos)

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/most-beautiful-drone-travel-videos-2014-180953650/

It is flu season….spreading rapidly, most severe cases in the old & young, vaccine not protective against H3N2 which is dominant virus this year

• http://www.cbsnews.com/news/flu-outbreak-spreading-rapidly-in-us/

What’s happening to reindeer?  Populations are decreasing primarily because of inbreeding

• http://news.yahoo.com/reindeer-populations-disappearing-worldwide-152900130.html

Listeria outbreak across 10 states linked to pre-packaged caramel apples

• http://news.yahoo.com/two-deaths-minnesota-tied-tainted-caramel-apples-officials-150322074--sector.html

On the tenth anniversary of the tsunami in Banda Aceh, wondering what happened to all the debris

• http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-where-did-tsunami-debris-054733089.html

Consequences of the “experimental” release of waters in the Colorado River & its delta (video)

• http://phys.org/news/2014-12-satellite-green-up-colorado-river-delta.html

Indictments issued against pharmaceutical managers for 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak

• http://news.yahoo.com/14-charged-meningitis-outbreak-killed-070745390.html

Autism linked to particulate air pollution across the US

• http://news.yahoo.com/autism-risk-linked-particulate-air-pollution-051153193.html

Why the trek of “Journey” the lone wolf is so important to wildlife in the US

• http://news.yahoo.com/one-wolfs-extraordinary-journey-means-future-wildlife-america-152238892.html

Carnivore (bear and wolf) populations are rebounding across Europe

• http://news.yahoo.com/carnivore-comeback-bears-wolves-thriving-europe-210503864.html

Triclosans promote antibiotic resistance

• https://www.sciencenews.org/article/year-review-microbes-exploit-their-killer

Antibiotic resistant bacteria “superbugs” may become the leading cause of death by 2050

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/superbugs-could-become-top-cause-death-2050-180953588/

Questions submitted to interagency task force on combating antibiotic resistance

• http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/12/senators-have-questions-for-interagency-task-force-for-combating-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria/  

Antibiotic in horse feed is deadly….even though it is deliberately put in food for other livestock

• http://www.thehorse.com/articles/35041/fourth-horse-death-connected-to-recalled-feed

Paraphrasing Paracelcus:  “exposure leads to the dose that makes the poison”

• http://www.nature.com/jes/journal/v25/n1/full/jes201459a.html

How to fight invasive species:   “Eat the Enemy” – 6-part series on Asian carp, Lion fish, bullfrogs, jellyballs, wild boar and autumn berry

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/15/eat-the-enemy_n_6315562.html

Domestication of horses by humans has not always been good for the horse

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Reshaping_the_horse_through_millennia_999.html

Without enough evidence to show fracking is safe, Governor of New York will employ Precautionary Principle and will ban fracking in the State

• http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/17/3604762/breaking-new-york-will-pursue-fracking-ban/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/nyregion/cuomo-to-ban-fracking-in-new-york-state-citing-health-risks.html
• NYDOH Report:  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/18/nyregion/new-york-state-fracking-report.html

It’s too dangerous to clean up military waste site in Indiana

• http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/army-claims-its-too-dangerous-to-clean-up-radioactive-weapons-test-site-in-indiana-141217

Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository again being reviewed…water & land rights needed

• http://news.yahoo.com/land-water-rights-needed-nevada-nuclear-dump-012251928.html

Humans have been using fire for 350,000 years to manipulate the environment

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Study_humans_first_began_using_fire_regularly_some_350000_years_ago_999.html

This twenty-something learned how to produce a no-waste lifestyle! (video)

• http://finance.yahoo.com/news/this-23-year-old-went-two-years-without-creating-any-garbage-194730750.html

Virus is identified that is causing die offs in waterfowl in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

• http://phys.org/news/2014-12-virus-mass-cape-cod-duck.html

Decisions made during the Agricultural Revolution 10,000 years ago may affect the future of food security

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141211162459.htm

It is not which car is cleaner….it is:  which car causes less pollution?

• http://finance.yahoo.com/news/study-electric-car-may-not-114859842.html

Its winter….and that means significant increase in stream pollution due to salts & de-icers

• http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4076#.VJGzVUkO4A

Costs of asbestos removal are overwhelming school district in California

• http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-asbestos-scare-school-district-20141216-story.html

Population dynamics changing….US fertility rate hits an all-time low

• http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/us-fertility-rate-hits-all-time-low-141217

Modification of the environment by beaver dam construction may change climate

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216082529.htm

Commensal bacteria helped stabilize early human populations

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216113010.htm

Global warming….just like now…except there were no humans then

• http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=133603

Is it now politically incorrect to call them pathogens?

• http://www.nature.com/news/microbiology-ditch-the-term-pathogen-1.16502

FDA issues warnings against “keepsake ultrasounds” that may pose risk to fetus & mother

• http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/12/fda-warning-stay-away-from-keepsake-ultrasounds/383816/

Bushfires give advantages to predators when comparing trophic levels

• http://theconversation.com/predators-get-the-advantage-when-bushfires-destroy-vegetation-32821

Current climatic conditions and huge human population may lead to more deadly Cholera outbreaks

• http://www.livescience.com/49152-cholera-outbreaks-climate-change.html

Where are all the Superfund sites in the US?  Map shows where not to go visit.

• http://www.onearth.org/earthwire/where-art-thou-superfund
• NGS website:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/superfund/

Personal Care Products (makeup and sunscreen) from sewage contaminate Antarctic waters…impacts on organisms yet to be studied

• http://ens-newswire.com/2014/12/10/sunscreens-cosmetics-found-in-antarctic-waters/

With a northern white rhino dying of old age and only 5 remaining in the world (all in captivity), there is a last ditch effort to try to save the species from extinction

• http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2014/12/16/northern-white-rhino-dies/
• http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30496949

Mass infection of Cambodian villagers with HIV/AIDS traced to contaminated needles

• http://news.yahoo.com/cambodia-village-reports-mass-hiv-aids-infection-215157496.html

White-throated snapping turtle can extract oxygen from water via a process called cloacal respiration is critically endangered because of degradation of its habitat in Australia

• http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2014/12/12/butt-breathing-turtle-critically-endangered/

Follow ancient Chinese military tactics to stay healthy in cold & flu season

• http://news.yahoo.com/cold-flu-prevention-building-resistance-warrior-120000314.html

“Disclosing the Facts 2014:  Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations” reveals fracking companies causing greatest risk to environment & health

• http://ens-newswire.com/2014/12/11/green-investors-flunk-fracking-industry-on-impact-management/
• Report:  http://disclosingthefacts.org/
• Chemical impacts:  http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-12-15/chemical-from-fracking-acidizing-and-gravel-packing-make-us-sick
• NRDC report:  http://www.nrdc.org/health/files/fracking-air-pollution-IB.pdf

70% of sewage untreated, super bacteria detected in water samples at site of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic sailing events in Brazil in 2016

• http://news.yahoo.com/super-bacteria-found-rios-olympic-waters-215023221--spt.html

National Park Service gets no bidders to operate lodges at the Grand Canyon

• http://news.yahoo.com/grand-canyon-contract-offer-fails-attract-bids-033954186.html

Coastal erosion has been nibbling at this town for decades…they voted to leave…so why are they still there?  Corps of Engineers estimates $179 Million to move town of 563 people

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/14/shishmaref-alaska-climate-change-relocation_n_6296516.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

These cities are less reliant on engineering and more trusting of nature to help control floods, improve water quality, restore fish habitat, preserve farmland and open up public access

• http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Communities-work-with-nature-to-reduce-flood-risks-285755941.html

Experimental contraception program in the wild horse herd at Theodore Roosevelt National Park

• http://www.jamestownsun.com/news-state/nd-wild-horses-subject-birth-control-experiment-3633129

Humans are responsible for trillions of particles of plastic in the ocean

• http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2014/12/11/oceans-are-laden-with-5-25-trillion-plastic-particles-weighning-nearly-269-000-tons/

What would the impacts be if there was another super-eruption occurred at Yellowstone?

• http://news.yahoo.com/happen-yellowstone-supervolcano-actually-erupted-150700226.html

Planting trees to keep desertification at bay in China

• http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429994.900-great-wall-of-trees-keeps-chinas-deserts-at-bay.html#.VJDM_yLTmM8

Greenpeace is apologetic after its Nazca lines stunt in Peru

• http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30422994

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