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Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 31 August 2020

It's the last one for August!

Elaine just informed me that my former UNM colleague, Dr. Lee A. Woodward, my former died 16 August 2020, age 89. He's gone to meet his maker and no doubt has the place mapped by now. Quite a character , and one heck of a field geologist. 

He was chair of the E&PS department when I first applied for an assistant professor position fresh out of graduate school in 1976. I was beaten out of the position by none other than Dr. Steve Wells, who later became the chair, then president of the Desert Research Institute, and now, president of New Mexico Tech. I applied for a position in 1989 (from DRI), was hired, and stayed until 2006. I really enjoyed my time at UNM, and Lee was helpful in a number of ways. 

I'll never forget his bumper sticker: 'Earth First. We'll Strip-Mine the Other Planets Later'. R.I.P., Lee.

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 31 August 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

442-carat diamond found in Letseng mine in Lesotho

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-22/african-diamond-miner-s-huge-find-offers-chance-to-buck-downturn

CT scans of dinosaur skeletons reveal how trabecular bone architecture supported large weight

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/dinosaur-trabecular-bone-architecture-08769.html

Supernovae may have contributed to ozone depletion & end-Devonian extinctions

• http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/nearby-supernovae-late-devonian-extinctions-08760.html
• Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/08/17/2013774117

Humboldt County, California, tsunami maps

• https://www.times-standard.com/2020/08/23/lori-dengler-digging-a-little-deeper-into-the-new-humboldt-county-tsunami-maps/

Geological assessment in Clarendon Gorge to map transport of PFAS chemicals through aquifer

• https://vtdigger.org/2020/08/23/geologists-study-clarendon-gorge-to-map-the-spread-of-pfas/

Geological history and resources of Maine (podcast & video)

• https://www.mainepublic.org/post/maine-geology-we-learn-about-maines-geological-history-what-gems-minerals-and-fossils-are-here

In Memoriam:  Jonathan Hall Goodwin (1944-2020) – Illinois State Geological Survey career

• https://journalnow.com/obituaries/goodwin-ph-d-jonathan-hall/article_cda04525-10f0-5436-bdee-2f22c0f5cc39.html

In Memoriam:  Lee A. Woodward (1931-2020) – Senior Research Professor UNM

• https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/abqjournal/obituary.aspx?n=lee-a-woodward&pid=196686765

Grace Achieng – model (Miss Pan African Beauty Queen) & geologist

• https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/life-and-style/mynetwork/-model-geologist-grace-akinyi-herculean-task-ghana--1922644

Fujiwhara effect – close pass between two cyclonic storms

• https://eos.org/articles/storms-interact-but-rarely-merge-into-bigger-tempests

Project to translate geological record of South Africa into local languages

• https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/uct-project-aims-to-have-sas-geological-record-translated-in-local-languages-3376fbf0-54dd-4ce3-ae87-13e0e80f1edf

Explaining variations in rainfall intensity

• https://theconversation.com/why-does-some-rain-fall-harder-than-other-rain-143402

Crustal-scale structures influence fluid circulation & hot spring geochemistry in Peruvian Andes

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/structural-style-controls-crustal-fluid-circulation-in-andes

Seismic reflection images & petrological data provide new constraints on basement in the Australia-Antarctic ocean-continent transition zone

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/new-data-from-earths-largest-non-volcanic-rift-margin
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020GC009040

Farm animals may sense imminent earthquakes

• https://eos.org/articles/some-farm-animals-might-have-a-sense-about-impending-earthquakes

Dynamic systems theory applied to dust & moisture mix in the West African monsoon

• https://eos.org/articles/mathematical-insights-into-the-west-african-monsoon
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-69159-9

Characteristics of polar sea ice in climate models – does not yet match surface temperature data

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/characteristics-of-polar-sea-ice-in-latest-climate-models
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL086749

Extreme wildfires create their own weather – thunderstorms, lightning, fire tornadoes

• https://theconversation.com/extreme-wildfires-can-create-their-own-dangerous-weather-including-fire-tornadoes-heres-how-144904

Gaofen 7 observation satellite completes testing & starts monitoring for land surveying and mapping & statistical investigations

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Observation_satellite_starts_formal_duties_999.html

Identifying coral spawning features

• https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301118&org=GEO&from=news
• Paper: https://peerj.com/articles/9739/

Most detailed tornado simulations created by supercomputer reveal features & mechanisms

• https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301102&org=GEO&from=news
• Conference abstract: https://ams.confex.com/ams/2020Annual/webprogram/Paper368106.html
• Conference abstract: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/610088

16.4-ft Mid Triassic Guizhouichthyosaurus ate 13-ft Xinpusaurus xingyiensis

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/thalattosaur-xinpusaurus-xingyiensis-stomach-triassic-ichthyosaur-guizhouichthyosaurus-08774.html
• Paper: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(20)30534-4

Meteorite strikes cause shock compression that impacts crystal structure of quartz

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-meteorite-unexpected-silica.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/35/eabb3913

Just how cold was the Ice Age? Average global temperature was 46 degrees Fahrenheit during LGM

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-cold-ice-age.html

Ice shelves in Antarctica are vulnerable to sudden meltwater-driven fracturing

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-antarctic-ice-shelves-vulnerable-sudden.html

Earth is still traveling through a massive dust cloud

• https://www.techexplorist.com/earth-traveling-massive-dust-cloud-since-33000-years/34910/

New miniature devise for measuring trace levels of toxic lead in sediments

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/ru-ndc082520.php

Origin of the Chocolate Hills in the Philippines

• https://www.grunge.com/240325/the-strange-origin-of-the-philippines-chocolate-hills/

“Ammonite” film depicts Mary Anning & Charlotte Murchison – not all the details are accurate

• https://www.themarysue.com/mary-anning-and-charlotte-murchison-the-real-women-of-ammonite/

Planetary Geology – Larges known meteor crater is on Ganymede – 5,260 km in diameter

• https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-biggest-crater-known-was-from-an-asteroid-that-made-the-dinosaur-killer-look-like-a

Geologic processes (and volcanic activity) in the Cascades work on deep time

• https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/it-hasnt-always-been-so-quiet-for-cascade-volcanoes

A “cute” dinosaur embryo

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/fossil-reveals-one-of-the-cutest-dinosaurs-ever-found/ar-BB18qESi
• Paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)31150-7

Listening to sounds in the ocean

• https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/transformative-technology-to-revolutionize-the-way-we-listen-to-the-deep-ocean/

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 31 August 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Pebble Gold Mine in Alaska might be blocked

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-set-to-block-controversial-alaska-gold-mine/ar-BB18gjZO
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/doubts-grow-alaska-s-pebble-mine-can-satisfy-new-regulatory-hurdles-shares-tumble/ar-BB18mmM1

Politics and the rolling blackouts in California – demand below average-year forecast peak – costs spike

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rolling-blackouts-raise-questions-about-potential-for-market-manipulation/ar-BB18h68Z

Perspective:  Rebuilt but sinking levees are still not sufficient despite having spent $14.6B

• https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_80c27be8-e3e7-11ea-bbf9-1731ebdd9171.html

Water diversion pipe rupture damaged dam & flooded power plant & prompted evacuations in Brazil

• https://apnews.com/84d172ab8fde4b0f07c131a57d995622

Seeking public comment on ADEQ Aquifer Protection Permit for mining activity that could impact Red Gap Ranch water quality

• https://azdailysun.com/opinion/columnists/coconino-voices-mining-permit-could-affect-red-gap-ranch-water-quality/article_530b18a2-b120-5b31-bfa3-d9442b2a1271.html
• Draft Permit: https://powaz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Aquifer-protection-for-Apache.pdf

Alaska begins process toward building second road crossing to Douglas Island – need environmental assessment & planning – current estimated project cost $90M

• https://www.ktoo.org/2020/08/20/juneau-and-dot-take-early-step-toward-second-douglas-island-crossing/

Utah asks EPA to fund Deer Creek Reservoir infrastructure replacement – estimated cost $40M

• https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/utah-s-federal-lawmakers-ask-epa-to-fund-deer-creek-reservoir-infrastructure-replacement/article_a047c06c-b430-53b1-951e-966e938005de.html
• DCIP Summary: https://www.prwua.org/Data/DeerCreekIntakeProjectInfo.pdf

CRS Insight Report:  2020 Wildfire Season:  Brief Overview of FEMA Programs & Resources

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11487
• Wildfire Statistics: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10244.pdf
• Historical data: https://www.fs.fed.us/research/sustain/docs/indicators/indicator-316.pdf

Perspective:  Environmental impacts of 1930s coal mining in Wales – Welsh industrial writing

• https://theconversation.com/coal-mining-in-wales-the-1930s-writers-who-depicted-the-environmental-calamity-caused-by-the-pits-144828

Major disaster declaration issued for California wildfires

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/california-wildfires-donald-trump-declares-061859491.html

Stolen branch in vehicle likely from National Park leads to discovery of drugs & psilocybin mushrooms

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/stolen-branch-yellowstone-visitor-suv-231047654.html

Gulf Coast ticks now identified in Connecticut – can transmit spotted fever & other diseases

• https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Scientists-New-tick-found-in-CT-could-affect-15511132.php

Planning for “sustainable” human practices for oceanic resources – is it possible? Evolving & Sustaining Ocean Best Practices IV OBP Workshop 2020 in September

• https://eos.org/science-updates/planning-a-sustainable-future-for-earths-oceans
• Workshop: https://www.oceanbestpractices.org/community-engagement/workshop-iv-2020/

3D mapping the largest population density centers with global population of nearly 7.8B

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/3d-mapping-the-worlds-largest-population-densities/

Smoke inhalation from wildfires can be very bad for your lungs – what is in it & distance aging

• https://theconversation.com/whats-in-that-wildfire-smoke-and-why-is-it-so-bad-for-your-lungs-144790
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/study-uncovers-long-term-damage-in-firefighters-battling-blazes/ar-BB18ouzZ?ocid=msedgdhp

Eggs that may create viable embryos harvested from last 2 Northern White Rhinos

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nothern-white-rhino-eggs-harvest_n_5f3c1c85c5b61551404e2b9f

10 of the most endangered birds in North America

• https://www.treehugger.com/north-americas-most-endangered-birds-4859234

3 reasons you should not feed bread to ducks

• https://www.treehugger.com/why-you-shouldnt-feed-ducks-bread-4868829

Wildfires in California threaten endangered Joshua Trees

• https://www.treehugger.com/california-fires-threaten-endangered-joshua-trees-5075776

History of National Parks and pandemics

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2020/08/essay-pandemics-public-lands

Permian Highway Pipeline in Texas has already caused water pollution

• https://www.ehn.org/kinder-morgan-permian-highway-pipeline-2647088126.html

Painting wind turbine blades black reduced bird deaths by 70%

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/black-paint-on-wind-turbines-helps-prevent-bird-massacres/

Changes in the water cycle and availability of water – humans are to blame

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Water_availability_has_changed_and_humans_are_to_blame_999.html

Use of military personnel to protect national sovereignty along the border is compliant with law

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/IG_report_Use_of_US_troops_at_US-Mexico_border_compliant_with_law_999.html
• Report summary: https://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/Article/2316046/evaluation-of-the-united-states-military-support-of-department-of-homeland-secu/
• Report: https://media.defense.gov/2020/Aug/18/2002479206/-1/-1/1/DODIG-2020-115.PDF

Mobility of large flying foxes (fruit bats) complicates conservation efforts

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Incredible_mobility_of_flying_foxes_complicates_conservation_efforts_999.html
• Paper: https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-020-00829-w

Tropical songbirds stop breeding to survive drought

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Tropical_songbirds_stop_breeding_to_survive_drought_999.html

Causes of sea level rise since 1900 – seeking balanced budget

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Study_reveals_the_causes_of_sea_level_rise_since_1900_999.html

Honey is more effective & less harmful than alternative care (i.e., antibiotics) for improving symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections

• http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/honey-effective-upper-respiratory-tract-infections-08767.html

After 10 generations domesticated chickens have small brains than their junglefowl relatives

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826101619.htm
• Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.200628

Rainfall & temperature drive agricultural activity which influences measles outbreaks in Niger

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200825110805.htm

Death rate of those who climb Mount Everest remains fairly constant over past 30 years

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-mount-everest-summit-success-death.html
• Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0236919

International ozone treaty is not as effective as it could be

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-experts-reveal-major-holes-international.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18052-0

Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America suggests vulnerability to future mass extinction

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824092026.htm

Largest rooftop greenhouse in the world opens in Montreal

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-world-biggest-rooftop-greenhouse-montreal.html

Blue jeans cause massive water footprint

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-cotton-field-rack-blue-jeans.html
• Paper: https://online.ucpress.edu/cse/article/3/1/1/108932/The-Spatially-Explicit-Water-Footprint-of-Blue

On the 51^st anniversary of the last time the Cuyahoga River burned

• http://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2020/08/the-cuyahoga-river-burned-today-for-the-first-time-in-51-years-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-it/

Using wastewater treatment grit (containing pathogens & impurities) for road repair being called “eco-friendly”

• https://www.waterworld.com/wastewater/reuse-recycling/press-release/14182393/wastewater-treatment-byproduct-used-for-pothole-repair

Locusts are congregating in billion-strong swarms

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02453-8

Chemical manufacturing facility in Westlake, Louisiana, leaks chlorine & is on fire

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/hurricane-laura-updates-louisiana-texas/

Land use change in Indonesia leads to increased flooding

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-indonesia.html
• Paper: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss3/art14/

France suspends (but does not abolish) glue-trapping of songbirds

• https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-08-27/france-suspends-controversial-glue-trapping-of-songbirds
• https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/france-glue-trap-ban/

Surge in plastic waste stokes pollution by burning & dumping under criminal recycling scams

• https://phys.org/news/2020-08-criminal-recycling-scams-profit-plastic.html

Not everyone agrees on the future of the Line 5 pipeline across the Straits of Mackinac

• https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/everyone-wants-line-5-out-water-arguments-about-tunnel-proposal-agree-little-else

Complex rotation of Longyan Bridge in Fujian Province in China

• http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2020-08/27/content_76643798.htm
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsRW-saFJ50

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/

Getting a test is pointless – many tests inaccurate – some lack specificity

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/why-antibody-tests-won-t-help-you-much/ar-BB18f4ge
• IDSA Guidelines:https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-serology/
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/inaccurate-results-from-rapid-covid-19-tests-raise-concerns-about-widespread-screening/ar-BB18lLnD

Science does not support the myth that virus is transmitted by food

• https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/science-confirms-coronavirus-not-transmitted-food

“Spaghetti” graphs of “confirmed cases” & testing

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/global-covid-containment-confirmed-cases-updated-daily/

More new guidelines – pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic “do not necessarily need a test”

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-testing-guidelines-coronavirus-no-symptoms_n_5f4667fac5b64f17e136efd2

Perspective:  Does 6-foot separation rule make any sense?

• https://www.treehugger.com/does-the-six-foot-separation-rule-make-any-sense-5075781

Information, disease & social evolution are linked – costs & benefits

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826101632.htm

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 31 August 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

1-meter high beach “cliff” result of storm erosion at Ōrewa beach in New Zealand

• https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/122522054/cliff-up-to-18m-high-forms-on-aucklandsrewa-beach-after-stormy-weather

Raft of volcanic pumice could help revive Great Barrier Reef

• https://bgr.com/2020/08/20/great-barrier-reef-pumice-raft/

US Army COE Back Bay study for flood mitigation needs significant improvement – “fixes” could make flooding worse from routine rain

• https://www.wlrn.org/2020-08-21/u-s-corps-4-6-billion-miami-dade-flood-plan-needs-workcounty-says

• Back Bay study: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/MiamiDadeBackBayCSRMFeasibilityStudy/

• Study Overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pG40ROE-as

Perspective: Port of Corpus Christi needs $1.5B federal relief

• https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/Commentary-Hit-by-pandemicports-in-need-of-15511381.php

15-year recovery from Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi – lessons for coastal cities

• https://theconversation.com/biloxis-15-year-recovery-from-hurricane-katrina-offers-lessonsfor-other-coastal-cities-144172

Master plan calls for 3 artificial “lily pad” islands off shore of Penang Island, Malaysia

• https://www.dezeen.com/2020/08/21/biodivercity-big-masterplan-penang-island-architecture/

USGS predicted beach erosion from Tropical Storm Marco

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-predicts-gulf-beach-erosion-marco-gets-set-measurestorm-effects?qt-news_science_products=2#qt-news_science_products

USGS predicted impacts of Hurricane Laura on beaches & barrier islands of Texas & Louisiana

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-laura-strongly-affect-louisiana-beaches-barrier-islands

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-laura-strongly-affect-texas-louisiana-beaches-and-barrierislands

Update: Broken stem of tanker that ran aground off Mauritius is sunk in open ocean & the oil spill

• https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-020-00829-w

• https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/opinions/mauritius-oil-spill-reddy-opinion/index.html

Perspective: Threat to marine biodiversity from oil & gas drilling in the eastern Mediterranean

• https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/the-deep-threat-of-levantine-drilling/

Coastal development and climatic conditions threaten sea turtle nesting habitat

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826083029.htm

Almost half of all deaths from tropical cyclones are due to storm surge

• https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/26/weather/storm-surge-explained-wxc/index.html

Lawsuit demands coastal fishing reforms in North Carolina as fish stocks decline

• https://carolinapublicpress.org/37369/lawsuit-seeks-change-regulation-nc-coastal-fishing/

First long-term in-depth analysis of shark and ray distribution in Indian River Lagoon in Florida

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200825110750.htm

50,000 gallons of raw sewage spills into Oakland Estuary from wastewater treatment plant

• https://www.wwdmag.com/sewage-pumps/50000-gallons-raw-sewage-spills-oakland-estuary

14 missing after oil tanker collision with cargo ship near Yangtze Estuary

• http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006087/14-missing-after-oil-tanker-collision-near-yangtzeestuary

FEMA agrees to finish dredging 1M+ cubic yards of Kingwood mouth bar

• https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/kingwood/news/article/After-two-year-disagreement-FEMA-agrees-to-15519767.php

NASA maps trace causes of mangrove habitat loss

• https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/nasa-maps-trace-causes-of-globalmangrove-habitat-loss-73082

High waters eroding shorelines of Lake Huron may lead to evacuations

• https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/10146929-lake-huron-shore-erosion-could-lead-toevacuations/

Shoreline cliffs are unstable – warnings were posted & ignored – lawsuit filed claiming negligence

• https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/family-of-women-killed-in-bluffcollapse-to-champion-bill-aimed-to-prevent-future-tragedies/2419091/

Those who did not evacuate ahead of Hurricane Laura warned rescue efforts will not begin until after massive storm & surge have passed

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/louisiana-residents-refusing-to-evacuate-given-grimwarning/ar-BB18r8u6

Damage & economic impacts from Hurricane Laura – video - before & after images

• https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/us/satellite-images-hurricane-laura-before-aftertrnd/index.html

• https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/business/hurricane-laura-economic-impact/index.html

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CRS Report: 'U.S. Support for International Conservation'

Pervaze A. Sheikh, Nick M. Brown, Emily M. Morgenstern, Katarina C. O'Regan and , Richard K. Lattanzio produced this excellent CRS report (26 August 2020): 'U.S. Support for International Conservation'.

Great report - listing of the U.S. agencies and departments that support foreign conservation efforts. Very informative.

Download CRS_Report_US_Intl_Conservation_26Aug2020

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Summary
The United States supports international conservation efforts through foreign assistance programs, diplomatic engagement, and other tools. Members of Congress have supported such efforts on a bipartisan basis and have debated the level, scope, prioritization, and potential unintended consequences of U.S. international conservation activities. International conservation efforts focus on protecting species, restoring habitats, and recovering forests, among other things. Multiple federal departments and agencies administer and implement these initiatives, and Congress appropriates funding for them via several annual appropriations laws. Congress has shaped U.S. policy on international conservation through its authorization and appropriation of foreign assistance in part, as well as through its oversight activities.

Congressional interest in international conservation issues stems from a range of factors, including concerns about human-caused threats to global biodiversity; constituent engagement; interest in global biodiversity and protected areas; potential connections between conservation and U.S. national security; and concerns about conservationists’ respect for human rights. Reports of global biodiversity loss due to human interactions and recent focus on zoonotic diseases in the context of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have amplified these concerns for some Members.

Congress might consider several issues as it authorizes, appropriates funding for, and continues oversight of U.S. international conservation activities. Members may debate how much foreign assistance, if any, to provide for international conservation programs; the goals and objectives of international conservation programs; interagency coordination of international conservation programs; whether assistance is aligned with host countries’ priorities; and the implications of international conservation spending for human rights and indigenous peoples.

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"If you wish to be understood, seek first to understand." - Stephen Covey

CRS InFocus Report: 'A Brief Overview of FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program' Updated: 26 August 2020

Elizabeth M. Webster crafted this timely CRS InFocus two-pager on: 'A Brief Overview of FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program' (Updated: 26 August 2020).

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Hard to think of a more important domestic agency at this time of year - the North Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Click on the graphics to enlarge them.

Here we go:

Introduction
This In Focus provides an overview of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Individual Assistance (IA) program, including brief descriptions of some types of IA and the factors considered when determining whether to authorize IA pursuant to a declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act; 42 U.S.C. §§5121 et seq.).

IA Programs
Federal assistance is intended to supplement—not supplant—the local, state, territorial, or Indian tribal government’s response and recovery efforts. For this reason, state, territorial, and Indian tribal governments do not automatically receive a presidential declaration of emergency or major disaster, nor do they automatically receive IA. Instead, generally, the governor or chief executive must request that the President declare an emergency or major disaster and that IA be authorized.

When authorized, the forms of IA that may be available to affected individuals and households include

•   Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) provides grant funding to local, state, territorial, and Indian tribal governments, and nongovernmental organizations following a major disaster, to assist individuals and communities through community-based outreach and the provision of psycho-educational services.

•   Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) may assist individuals ineligible for regular unemployment insurance who were previously employed or self- employed and rendered jobless, or whose employment was interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster.

•   Disaster Legal Services (DLS) may be provided for free to help low-income individuals secure benefits or make claims arising from a major disaster.

•   Disaster Case Management (DCM) partners case managers with disaster survivors to develop and implement disaster recovery plans that address their unmet needs following a major disaster.

•   Individuals and Households Program (IHP) provides financial and/or direct assistance, in the forms of Housing Assistance and Other Needs Assistance (ONA), to eligible individuals and households who have uninsured or under-insured necessary expenses and serious needs resulting from an emergency or major disaster, which cannot be met through other means or forms of assistance.

Figure 1 depicts the general timing of IA program delivery (see report for extensive notes):

Cutting to the chase...

FEMA also considers other relevant information submitted by the governor or chief executive. Figure 2 depicts the declaration request process.

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TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 22 - 28 August 2020

My former home, Nevada, the Silver State, now has a live climate initiative website - take a look: click here.

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The links below represent the week's water news as represented by my Tweets. I do not pretend that this survey is a comprehensive survey of the water news; it's my attempt to keep my readers informed to the best of my ability and available time.

Scroll down to 'Positions Open' and 'Previous Weeks' 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. If a link does not work, paste the URL into your browser.

Coronavirus and COVID-19
The @EPA will survey utilities about #pandemic challenges https://bit.ly/31ne0uI via @BCWaterNews

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 24 August 2020 https://bit.ly/2Yt47ts

In @thehill: University of Alabama ordered faculty to keep quiet about #COVID19 outbreak: report. https://bit.ly/3b9pVPO

Top Twenty-Five (More or Less)
On @NPR's @TEDRadioHour: 'Our Relationship With Water' https://n.pr/31Ekp3o

Chair for #GWSummit2022? August 2020 issue of 'Waterfront' by @siwi_wateris all about groundwater, featuring Dr. John Cherry, 2020 Stockholm Water Prize winner https://bit.ly/3lhnFL6

It's @Nature Briefing - 27 August 2020. Today we reveal the stories that you, our readers, have voted with your clicks and messages to be the best of the best of the year so far. Here are the articles you told us informed, delighted and moved you most. https://bit.ly/3b2mx9r

From @TimesofSanDiego: @SDCWA will partner with @Scripps_Ocean to better predict atmospheric rivers and improve water management. https://bit.ly/3jmojVN #cawater

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 28 August 2020. The Latest Science News from@theAGU. https://bit.ly/3bd9zG3

In @AGU_Eos: Jupiter’s Ocean Moons Raise Tidal Waves on One Another. https://bit.ly/3hHiUsi #globalwater

From @CASTagScience 'Friday Notes' 28 August 2020. Back-to-School Complications Fire, Floods, and Virus. https://conta.cc/3jpoqzY

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 28 August 2020. The age of super-charged weather and More! https://bit.ly/34JmLkY

Thursday Twofer! The GGG Opines: Groundwater Visibility, Invisibility and More! http://bitly.com/3jkebgs

Webinar by @OregonState Professor Aaron T. Wolf, author of 'The Spirit of Dialogue: Lessons from Faith Traditions in Transforming Conflict'. 30 August 1800 - 1930 UK (1300-1430 US EDT). Link: https://bit.ly/3gYUha2 Meeting ID: 203 246 1024

In @altontelegraph: Hurricane Laura's ferocious winds, storm surge could be 'unsurvivable' along Texas, Louisiana coast https://bit.ly/34HuqA2 #FLwater

Groundwater Visibility Initiative - Been There, But Didn't Do That; Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Transboundary Groundwater Model https://bit.ly/34BAgmp

From @SussexUni in @physorg_com Majority of groundwater stores resilient to climate change https://bit.ly/2YDnboU

From @sciencepolicy via @watercomm: 6th Science Policy Award of Excellence, Youth (below 35) Category (CSPC 2020)- deadline: 8 Sept. Must be living in Canada. https://bit.ly/2QoqRXg

From Neno Kukuric, Director of @UNIGRAC: A Groundwater Summit in 2022? YES! https://youtu.be/y_yJ25V02VA

August 2020 issue of 'Waterfront' by @siwi_water is all about groundwater,featuring Dr. John Cherry, 2020 Stockholm Water Prize winner : https://bit.ly/3lhnFL6

The @EPA will survey utilities about #pandemic challenges https://bit.ly/31ne0uI via @BCWaterNews

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 24 August 2020 https://bit.ly/2Yt47ts

CRS Wildfire Report Twofer: 1) '2020 Wildfire Season: Brief Overview of @FEMA Programs and Resources'; 2) 'Wildfire Statistics' https://bit.ly/31nsYAZ

The @Stanford @westcenter: The Winners, the Losers, and the Landscape That Might Emerge If the Klamath River Dams Disappear https://stanford.io/3j4KqA3

From @Reuters: China's rain-swollen Yangtze River triggers unprecedented flood alert https://reut.rs/3kTmyB3 #globalwater

It's @Water_MDPI 12(8) (August 2020) - Treatment & Reuse, Hydrology & Hydrogeology, Urban Water Management, Hydraulics, Water Use and Scarcity, Management & Governance, Ag, Contamination & More (243 papers) https://bit.ly/34lAGNK

From @OregonState: Clean Water Virtual Conference - Free and Open to the Public - 1 September, 9 AM - 5 PM PDT. Pre-registration recommended. https://bit.ly/2EYwJUF

In @thehill: University of Alabama ordered faculty to keep quiet about #COVID19 outbreak: report. https://bit.ly/3b9pVPO

Books, Reviews and Related
It's @Nature Briefing - 27 August 2020. Today we reveal the stories that you, our readers, have voted with your clicks and messages to be the best of the best of the year so far. Here are the articles you told us informed, delighted and moved you most. https://bit.ly/3b2mx9r

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
In @bloomberglaw New York Moves on Some of Strictest PFAS Drinking Water Limits https://bit.ly/33jMa3Z

Bullshit and Crap Detection
In @thehill: University of Alabama ordered faculty to keep quiet about #COVID19 outbreak: report. https://bit.ly/3b9pVPO

In @farmpress: @SenFeinsteinbill would fix San Joaquin Valley canals. The canals have been damaged by land subsidence by overpumping GW, which was pumped by whom? Duhh...https://bit.ly/2DyyKGc#cawater

California
From @TimesofSanDiego: @SDCWA will partner with @Scripps_Ocean to better predict atmospheric rivers and improve water management. https://bit.ly/3jmojVN #cawater

In @SJVSun California Assembly kills Friant-Kern Canal funding bill https://bit.ly/3aTuaPE

CRS Wildfire Report Twofer: 1) '2020 Wildfire Season: Brief Overview of @FEMA Programs and Resources'; 2) 'Wildfire Statistics' https://bit.ly/31nsYAZ

The @Stanford @westcenter: The Winners, the Losers, and the Landscape That Might Emerge If the Klamath River Dams Disappear https://stanford.io/3j4KqA3

Canada
From @sciencepolicy via @watercomm: 6th Science Policy Award of Excellence, Youth (below 35) Category (CSPC 2020)- deadline: 8 Sept. Must be living in Canada. https://bit.ly/2QoqRXg

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 28 August 2020. The age of super-charged weather and More! https://bit.ly/34JmLkY

From @TimesofSanDiego: @SDCWA will partner with @Scripps_Ocean to better predict atmospheric rivers and improve water management. https://bit.ly/3jmojVN #cawater

From @SussexUni in @physorg_com Majority of groundwater stores resilient to climate change https://bit.ly/2YDnboU

From @KTVN: New State of Nevada Climate Initiative Website Goes Live https://bit.ly/3hoFqpz

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
Webinar by @OregonState Professor Aaron T. Wolf, author of 'The Spirit of Dialogue: Lessons from Faith Traditions in Transforming Conflict'. 30 August 1800 - 1930 UK (1300-1430 US EDT). Link: https://bit.ly/3gYUha2 Meeting ID: 203 246 1024

From @OregonState: Clean Water Virtual Conference - Free and Open to the Public - 1 September, 9 AM - 5 PM PDT. Pre-registration recommended. https://bit.ly/2EYwJUF

The @TXTAGDVirtual Groundwater Summit is coming up on 1-3 September! Check out the draft agenda and register: http://bit.ly/2Twr11F

From @ValueofWater and @ASCETweets - online briefing: 'Economic Impacts of Water Infrastructure' 26 August, 12 noon EDT https://bit.ly/2Qol7wB (tnx@USWaterAlliance)

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
Webinar by @OregonState Professor Aaron T. Wolf, author of 'The Spirit of Dialogue: Lessons from Faith Traditions in Transforming Conflict'. 30 August 1800 - 1930 UK (1300-1430 US EDT). Link: https://bit.ly/3gYUha2 Meeting ID: 203 246 1024

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
In @altontelegraph: Hurricane Laura's ferocious winds, storm surge could be 'unsurvivable' along Texas, Louisiana coast https://bit.ly/34HuqA2 #FLwater

Engineers from @UCIrvineevaluate snow drought in different parts of the world https://bit.ly/3gD9UUA

CRS Wildfire Report Twofer: 1) '2020 Wildfire Season: Brief Overview of @FEMA Programs and Resources'; 2) 'Wildfire Statistics' https://bit.ly/31nsYAZ

From @Reuters: China's rain-swollen Yangtze River triggers unprecedented flood alert https://reut.rs/3kTmyB3 #globalwater

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
The California Water Daily - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/32ymsql #cawater

The California Water Daily - 27 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3b3XJxY #cawater

The California Water Daily - 26 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3gubOpt #cawater

The California Water Daily - 25 August 2020. Mostly jobs https://bit.ly/31rVlhd

The California Water Daily - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3leto4n #cawater

The California Water Daily - 23 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3aR06UL #cawater

The California Water Daily - 22 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3iZgRQm #cawater

Colorado Water Daily
The Colorado Water Daily - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3hDvaK5 #cowater

The Colorado Water Daily - 27 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3b30zmN #cowater

The Colorado Water Daily - 26 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3lnnBK3 #cowater

The Colorado Water Daily - 25 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2QnKOgH #cowater

The Colorado Water Daily - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2YwWzWy #cowater

The Colorado Water Daily - 23 August 2020. https://bit.ly/31ns3Am #cowater

The Colorado Water Daily - 22 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3hqexBC #cowater

Florida Water Daily
The Florida Water Daily - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/31E1Tt6 #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 27 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3lpbqfB #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 26 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3gzkZVA #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 25 August 2020. https://bit.ly/32t3eCB #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/31tCjHz #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 23 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3aQ6mMD #FLwater

The Florida Water Daily - 22 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2FPuAuT #FLwater

Northeast US Water Daily
The Northeast US Water Daily - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2DciVp4 #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 27 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2EHoz2C #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 26 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3hzE4si #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 25 August 2020. https://bit.ly/31s3Skj #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/34s1VpQ #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 23 August 2020. https://bit.ly/32fx5OM #NEWater

The Northeast US Water Daily - 22 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2YpPYxc #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/32tkHdO #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 27 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2EpfU5v #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Daily - 26 August 2020. https://bit.ly/32qGxyN #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 25 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3jgHelc #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2QkynlN #PNWater

The Eugene Water Weekly - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3gs6GCh #EUGwater #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 23 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2QoFxW5 #PNWater

The Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 22 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2CReQGx #PNWater

Southwest US Water Daily
The Southwest US Water Daily - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3gHwwlQ #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 27 August 2020. https://bit.ly/31Azd4p #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 26 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2Qt01wY #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 25 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2EtEG3T #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2Epl698 #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 23 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3gjwhNP #SWUSwater

The Southwest US Water Daily - 22 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2Qf0hQ3 #SWUSwater

Texas Water Daily
The Texas Water Daily - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3gxiV0s #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 27 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3gvmofP #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 26 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2QuSoWM #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 25 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2FRp1vP #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 24 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3aPhs4o #txwater 

The Texas Water Daily - 23 August. 2020. https://bit.ly/34xdDzs #txwater

The Texas Water Daily - 22 August 2020. https://bit.ly/32ggDh8 #txwater

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 28 August. 1869: Birth of Allen Hazen; 1882: Death of John Rose Leal https://bit.ly/3b4hHIO #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 27 August. 1914: Providence, Rhode Island Water Supply. https://bit.ly/3lp6mYJ #TDIWH

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 26 August. 1908: Wet Excavation for a Sewer in the New Town of Gary, Indiana https://bit.ly/2QqU9ED #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 25 August. 1909: Waverly, Kansas Typhoid Fever Outbreak https://bit.ly/2Qq7jS8 #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 24 August. 1868: Croton Water Supply Wastage. https://bit.ly/34oD5ay #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 23 August. 1911: Chicago Water Tanks https://bit.ly/3hnPZt0 #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 22 August. 1908: New Sewage Pumping Station for Washington DC https://bit.ly/31kOk1P #TDIWH cc:

@dcwater

 

From Neno Kukuric, Director of @UNIGRAC: A Groundwater Summit in 2022? YES! https://youtu.be/y_yJ25V02VA

From @OSUCEOAS 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2EDmYvh #PNWater

From @sciencepolicy via @watercomm: 6th Science Policy Award of Excellence, Youth (below 35) Category (CSPC 2020)- deadline: 8 Sept. Must be living in Canada. https://bit.ly/2QoqRXg

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 28 August 2020. The Latest Science News from@theAGU. https://bit.ly/3bd9zG3

From @CASTagScience 'Friday Notes' 28 August 2020. Back-to-School Complications Fire, Floods, and Virus. https://conta.cc/3jpoqzY

From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2D8MLKZ #txwater

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 28 August 2020. The age of super-charged weather and More! https://bit.ly/34JmLkY

The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter-28 August 2020. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More https://bit.ly/3lrrpK1 #globalwater

From @OSUCEOAS 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2EDmYvh #PNWater

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 24 August 2020 https://bit.ly/2Yt47ts

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
In @highcountrynews: Contested water settlements inflamed the Navajo Nation’s health crisis. https://bit.ly/2DSw1HV #SWUSwater 

August 2020 issue of 'Waterfront' by @siwi_water is all about groundwater,featuring Dr. John Cherry, 2020 Stockholm Water Prize winner : https://bit.ly/3lhnFL6

Global Water
In @AGU_Eos: Jupiter’s Ocean Moons Raise Tidal Waves on One Another. https://bit.ly/3hHiUsi #globalwater

From @Reuters: China's rain-swollen Yangtze River triggers unprecedented flood alert https://reut.rs/3kTmyB3 #globalwater

Groundwater Visibility Initiative - Been There, But Didn't Do That; Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Transboundary Groundwater Model https://bit.ly/34BAgmp

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
Thursday Twofer! The GGG Opines: Groundwater Visibility, Invisibility and More! http://bitly.com/3jkebgs

Groundwater Visibility Initiative - Been There, But Didn't Do That; Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Transboundary Groundwater Model https://bit.ly/34BAgmp

From @SussexUni in @physorg_com Majority of groundwater stores resilient to climate change https://bit.ly/2YDnboU

Chair for #GWSummit2022? August 2020 issue of 'Waterfront' by @siwi_wateris all about groundwater, featuring Dr. John Cherry, 2020 Stockholm Water Prize winner https://bit.ly/3lhnFL6

From Neno Kukuric, Director of @UNIGRAC: A Groundwater Summit in 2022? YES! https://youtu.be/y_yJ25V02VA

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
CRS Report: 'Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives - A Summary of Federal Programs' https://bit.ly/3gaOUmR

NE Water #NEWater
In @bloomberglawNew York Moves on Some of Strictest PFAS Drinking Water Limits https://bit.ly/33jMa3Z

From @fox6now: @EPA announces $137M loan to@Waukesha for Great Lakes Water Supply Project https://bit.ly/3hpKw53

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. " - Carl Sagan

"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell

Needed a break today. Made some tomato sauce and then fixed lasagne for dinner. Froze enough sauce to last through 2020 and we'll be eating lasagne for the next few days. Life is good!

"A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things." - G.K. Chesterton

"Anger is a prelude to courage." - Eric Hoffer (quoted in @Forbes via @TheWeek)

"Lord, make me chaste, but not yet." - St. Augustine of Hippo (quoted in @washingtonpost via @TheWeek)

August 2020 issue of 'Waterfront' by @siwi_water is all about groundwater,featuring Dr. John Cherry, 2020 Stockholm Water Prize winner : https://bit.ly/3lhnFL6

Chair for #GWSummit2022? August 2020 issue of 'Waterfront' by @siwi_wateris all about groundwater, featuring Dr. John Cherry, 2020 Stockholm Water Prize winner https://bit.ly/3lhnFL6

On of the smartest guys in the room - for a LONG time! From  @GWSHydrosIf you hang around long enough you get that@WaterWellJournl profile. Some good memories induced. Kept his hair and figure, too!

PNW Water
From @KTVN: New State of Nevada Climate Initiative Website Goes Live https://bit.ly/3hoFqpz

The @Stanford @westcenter: The Winners, the Losers, and the Landscape That Might Emerge If the Klamath River Dams Disappear https://stanford.io/3j4KqA3

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
From @sciencepolicy via @watercomm: 6th Science Policy Award of Excellence, Youth (below 35) Category (CSPC 2020)- deadline: 8 Sept. Must be living in Canada. https://bit.ly/2QoqRXg

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs & More! 25 August 2020 https://bit.ly/2FXNhwz

The California Water Daily - 25 August 2020. Mostly jobs https://bit.ly/31rVlhd

Check out jobs @ @OregonState's Water Resources Graduate Program https://oregonstate.edu/gradwater/jobs #JobWaWi

Check out @WaterDistJobs! https://waterdistrictjobs.com  #JobWaWi

For the latest @TVAjobs Employment opportunities visit https://tva.me/4mRN6k  #JobWaWi

Amazing resource! Follow @joshswaterjobs and visit his website: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com  #JobWaWi

Check out @FLWaterDaily #FLwater jobs! https://tinyurl.com/jpffgoh  #JobWaWi

Positions: @CA_DWR - Various locations and types: enviro science, geology, engineering, restoration, etc.https://bit.ly/1XaG4sw  #JobWaWi

Positions: @SeaGrant - Various positions across the USA. Updated regularly. https://1.usa.gov/1SYL5RQ  #JobWaWi

 @BCWaterNews Jobs Click 'View Jobs' at https://bcwaterjobs.com 

@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days https://1.usa.gov/1evxlPd

Current Positions: @NYCDEP (New York City & environs) - Various. https://tinyurl.com/zoq6jqc

Positions (many): @nature_org - Various locations and duties. https://jobs.nature.org/jobs/  #JobWaWi

Previous Weeks' Positions Open    #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 18 August 2020 https://bit.ly/3kYIhI2

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 11 August 2020. https://bit.ly/3fO7bX0

Josh's Water Jobs and More! 4 August 2020 https://bit.ly/3gJriHj

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 22 - 28 August 2020 https://bit.ly/3lr6G9j

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 15 - 21 August 2020 https://bit.ly/3aNiDBu

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 8 - 14 August 2020. https://bit.ly/34duYh5

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 1 - 7 August 2020 https://bit.ly/33DyDo0

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 - 31 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2DlMbcA

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 11 - 17 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2COz1o1

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 4 - 10 July 2020 https://bit.ly/2W7v3Oe

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 27 June - 3 July 2020. https://bit.ly/2VLdB1V

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 20 - 26 June 2020. https://bit.ly/2NBSlak

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 13 - 19 June 2020 https://bit.ly/3eqGdFa

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 6 - 12 June 2020 https://bit.ly/2zxYSQ8

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 30 May-5 June 2020 https://bit.ly/2Bw3kPM

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 23 - 29 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2yOTkQS

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2LSgZms

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2ZaaqTU

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 2 - 8 May 2020 https://bit.ly/3dqXMDY

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 25 April - 1 May 2020 https://bit.ly/2Wi9JF1

Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS Wildfire Report Twofer: 1) '2020 Wildfire Season: Brief Overview of @FEMA Programs and Resources'; 2) 'Wildfire Statistics' https://bit.ly/31nsYAZ

It's @Water_MDPI 12(8) (August 2020) - Treatment & Reuse, Hydrology & Hydrogeology, Urban Water Management, Hydraulics, Water Use and Scarcity, Management & Governance, Ag, Contamination & More (243 papers) https://bit.ly/34lAGNK

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
In @AGU_Eos: Jupiter’s Ocean Moons Raise Tidal Waves on One Another. https://bit.ly/3hHiUsi #globalwater

It's @Nature Briefing - 27 August 2020. Today we reveal the stories that you, our readers, have voted with your clicks and messages to be the best of the best of the year so far. Here are the articles you told us informed, delighted and moved you most. https://bit.ly/3b2mx9r

From @AGU_Eos Buzz Newsletter - 28 August 2020. The Latest Science News from@theAGU https://bit.ly/3bd9zG3

In @nature via @geowhateverist: Signs of ‘citation hacking’ flagged in scientific papers https://go.nature.com/32sLruY

From @sciencepolicy via @watercomm: 6th Science Policy Award of Excellence, Youth (below 35) Category (CSPC 2020)- deadline: 8 Sept. Must be living in Canada. https://bit.ly/2QoqRXg

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 24 August 2020 https://bit.ly/2Yt47ts

Southwest Water  #SWUSwater
In @highcountrynews: Contested water settlements inflamed the Navajo Nation’s health crisis. https://bit.ly/2DSw1HV #SWUSwater

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
The @Stanford @westcenter: The Winners, the Losers, and the Landscape That Might Emerge If the Klamath River Dams Disappear https://stanford.io/3j4KqA3

From @Reuters: China's rain-swollen Yangtze River triggers unprecedented flood alert https://reut.rs/3kTmyB3 #globalwater

Texas   #txwater
From @TiffDowell: Texas Ag Law Blog Weekly Round Up - 28 August 2020. https://bit.ly/2D8MLKZ #txwater

Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
On @NPR's @TEDRadioHour: 'Our Relationship With Water' https://n.pr/31Ekp3o

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
The @EPA awards nearly $4.8 million for new #PFAS research. https://bit.ly/32eWY0U

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
The @EPA will survey utilities about #pandemic challenges https://bit.ly/31ne0uI via @BCWaterNews

From @ValueofWater and @ASCETweets - online briefing: 'Economic Impacts of Water Infrastructure' 26 August, 12 noon EDT https://bit.ly/2Qol7wB (tnx@USWaterAlliance)

In @circleofblue: When It Rains, Texas Forgets Drought and Worsening Water Scarcity: https://bit.ly/2Dn3WJ3

In @SJVSun California Assembly kills Friant-Kern Canal funding bill https://bit.ly/3aTuaPE

WTF?
In @nature via @geowhateverist: Signs of ‘citation hacking’ flagged in scientific papers https://go.nature.com/32sLruY

"Please remember your tweets criticizing the university for its response to #COVID19 are not protected by academic freedom or the First Amendment." - @ass_deans

Thursday Twofer! The GGG Opines: Groundwater Visibility, Invisibility and More!

So who should email me about yesterday's post? One of my favorites - friend and colleague Sharon B. Megdal, Director of the Arizona Water Resources Research Center. We get along unlike most New Jerseyites (she) and New Yorkers (me) do. 

But GGG? What? Groundwater Governance Goddess/Guru - that's the moniker I gave her a few years ago. We've got two papers from her today.

 

1) Here is a one-pager article she wrote in 2016, The Invisible Water:

Download The Invisible Water

The first two paragraphs:

Water policy discussions around the globe are focusing on groundwater and how to improve its governance and management. Growing water demands and changing climate’s influence on temperature and precipitation patterns have underscored the importance of groundwater – the invisible water.

Groundwater meets about 40 percent of Arizona’s annual water uses. While the Colorado River, which also satisfies about 40 percent of Arizona’s annual needs, is receiving a lot of attention, with the Central Arizona Project’s “Protect Lake Mead” campaign and other efforts to raise awareness of work being done to forestall and maybe even avoid shortage, efforts to manage our groundwater resources wisely deserve at least equal attention. Those of us who work in the water sector in Arizona know how important groundwater is to communities and economic activities throughout the state. We regularly cite the centrality of Arizona’s 1980 Groundwater Management Act, which implemented a strong regulatory framework for groundwater utilization in designated Active Management Areas. But because these provisions do not apply statewide, even here in Arizona, where groundwater management seems second nature, groundwater overdraft continues to be a challenge.

Cutting to the chase...

Finally, I would be remiss if I did not mention the important work on groundwater assessment being carried out along the US-Mexico border. The binational Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program has produced a report on the San Pedro Aquifer in English and Spanish and is completing a similar report for the binational Santa Cruz Aquifer.

Groundwater is a critically important resource for Arizona and much of the world. People are coming together to emphasize the need to understand this resource and manage it better. At the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center, we endeavor to contribute to efforts to share best practices for groundwater assessment, governance, and management. Please visit http://wrrc.arizona.edu/programs-research to find out more.

2) She also sent me this excellent open-access paper: Invisible Water: The Importance of Good Groundwater Governance and Management, npj Clean Water, Volume 1, Article number: 15 (2018). It was published in the online journal npj Clean Water. I posted it about 2 years ago. Click on the graphics to enlarge them.

Download Megdal FINAL Invisible Water npj Clean Water

Abstract
This paper summarizes the results of efforts to bring attention to the importance of understanding and improving groundwater governance and management. Discussion of survey work in the United States and global case studies highlights the importance of focusing attention on this invisible water resource before pollution or depletion of it causes severe economic, environmental, and social dislocations. Better governance and management of groundwater are required to move toward sustainable groundwater use.

Introduction
The growing population’s increasing demand for water for food, energy, and other human uses and changing climate’s impacts to both water supplies and demands are resulting in increasing reliance on groundwater. In many places groundwater is being depleted faster than nature replenishes it, and its quality is being compromised. Groundwater “mining” can have negative implications for meeting long-term water needs of people and natural systems. At the same time that groundwater from deeper and saltier aquifers is eyed for meeting future drinking water needs, aquifers are being identified as repositories for waste streams from desalination and energy processes as well as carbon sequestration sites. As dependence on groundwater increases, water managers and policy makers must pay careful attention to both groundwater quality and quantity. This paper focuses on efforts to bring attention to the importance of understanding and improving the governance and management of this invisible and increasingly relied-upon resource. It is essential that water users focus attention on this invisible water resource before pollution or depletion of it causes severe economic, environmental, and social dislocations. Better governance and management of groundwater are required to move toward sustainable groundwater use.

Cutting to the chase...

Concluding Remarks
Groundwater, the invisible water supply, is becoming more visible in dialogues on the challenges of meeting the world’s food, energy and water needs. The governance and management of this resource will often be at the scale of the source aquifers. Many across the globe are working hard to bring greater attention to the importance of good governance and management of this oftentimes non-renewable resource. As the state-level survey work demonstrates, quality considerations are paramount to those responsible for regulating groundwater. Along with other factors, quality considerations will determine groundwater’s usability. The case studies discussed underscore that groundwater is largely a local resource, with its governance and management vital to the livability and productivity of regions around the globe. Water policymakers, users, researchers, and citizens must focus attention on this invisible water resource before pollution or depletion of it results in severe economic, environmental, and social dislocations.

I jokingly refer to Sharon as the Groundwater Governance Goddess (or Guru). But it's no joke; she is! Read more of her work here and here and here. 

Enjoy!

"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. " - Carl Sagan