TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 December 2023

Enjoy!

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Starters
Via @pelhamplus: Kona Low Storm Threatens East, West Coasts, And Hawaii With Torrential Rainfall And Flood Risks. https://tinyurl.com/4rx2ueap #PNWater

In @csmonitor: Venezuela redraws a border map. Guyana has thoughts about that. http://tinyurl.com/44rvu5p7 #Essequibo #maduro

 

In @ajc: China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services http://tinyurl.com/mr8erhyz #scicomm

 

From @OPB: At @UN climate talks, surveillance cameras are everywhere. Many belong to Emirati company with a murky history. https://tinyurl.com/57whvw79 #COP28UAE

 

It's Water-MDPI, Volume 15, Issue 23 (December -1 2023) – 168 articles

https://bit.ly/48exnFX

 

OPINION in Pagosa Daily Post: Open Letter to

@SecDebHaaland Regarding the Rio Grande Basin. https://tinyurl.com/2mecxs6f

 

Editorial in @BaldwinLIHerald Long Island’s water supply is endangered. There’s an invisible lifeline across Long Island that sustains us all — our aquifer system. https://tinyurl.com/2f9f66ac #NEWater cc: @EAKoebele @nevada_water

 

Replying to @EAKoebele: So wild you tagged me in this — I grew up in Baldwin! I knew - posted an item months ago about Hempstead Lake. I grew up in West Hempstead - right off the Southern State Parkway (exit 17).

 

In Gloucester Daily Times: How a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast's Great Marsh ecosystem https://tinyurl.com/mry6f87a #climate

 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 11 December 2023 https://bit.ly/3Np0Vse

 

In @csmonitor by @taylor_luck: Fossil fuels: Is a breakthrough within reach at #COP28_UAE? https://tinyurl.com/n36ad2ex #ClimateAction

Fossil fuels: Is a breakthrough within reach at #COP28_UAE? https://tinyurl.com/n36ad2ex #ClimateAction

 

'Final Meeting of the Water and Climate Coalition Leaders' by

@LindseyBlodget_

http://tinyurl.com/y54caren #scicomm

Books and More!
New book from @groundwaterproj: 'Introduction to Fluid Mechanics for Groundwater Scientists' https://tinyurl.com/uk56jbr2 #groundwater

Free book from @groundwaterproj: 'Biotic Transformations of Organic Contaminants' by Bruce E. Rittmann. http://tinyurl.com/3ze6dkwc

From @groundwaterproj: 'Groundwater Storage in Confined Aquifers'. Also in Farsi, Arabic, Italian and Portuguese. https://tinyurl.com/yc3d7sxj #groundwater

Drinking Water/Contaminants
In @Fla_Pol: ‘Never seen a group of substances’ like these: House lawmakers told of the perils of PFAS https://tinyurl.com/4xd8ekx4

European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform - Scope Newsletter http://tinyurl.com/yrsfpc4k #scicomm

Canada
It's @CanadianWater Newsletter - 11 Dec 2023. Great Lakes Microplastics; Nature Reserve Grows; Nova Scotia Funds Climate Projects; Wetlands and Climate; Dike Resilience Funded; More! http://tinyurl.com/46nmbbu9 #scicomm

Today's Tunes
Today's Tune - 9 Dec 2023. Heavy metal. Punk. Two musical genres.They came from The Kinks. Ray Davies wrote/sang 'You Really Got Me' based on a woman in the crowd. Distorted lead guitar is by brother Dave,who trashed his amp. So underrated! https://youtu.be/02TiweAPm4I?si=qJkR_0E5ZK4Mea1A…#aquadocaudio

Today's Tune 10 Dec 2023. Sam Cooke hit #1 on the pop & R & B charts with 'You Send Me'. Blew the white singer's cover right out of the water! Sad that he left us at 33. https://youtu.be/IAmv3EtO6sE?si=tG7tEHw6fmsm1cDf… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 11 Dec 2023. How about some Fleetwood Mac? No, not the old one - the Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie version. 'Go Your Own Way'. They did..R.I.P. Christine! https://youtu.be/p8Ojjn35kP8?si=5MguP3fgW_PXmrEg… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 12 Dec 2023. Love Supertramp - it's all those saxophones! Here is one of my faves - 'It's Raining Again' https://youtu.be/B0o3Ua0MiPY?si=N22ZgziezRpz_O0j… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 13 Dec 2023. A bunch of guys from New Jersey trying to sound like The Beatles. The Knickerbockers had a #20 hit with 'Lies' in 1965. Great sound! Sax man Buddy Randall looks like he wants a guitar. Good old R'n'R! https://youtu.be/BH9YRpz757Y?si=Ucf463FjgS_gLU-u… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 14 Dec 2023. Love this Jackie DeShannon tune - reminds me of Mary Frances! Here's Status Quo and 'When You Walk In The Room'. https://youtu.be/4CAjDazK8zg?si=q6BNdXIbYnFRPNJP… #aquadocaudio

Today's Tune - 15 Dec 2023. This tune was originally done by The Isley Brothers. It was covered by The Human Beinz in 1968 and reached #8. How many times ia the word 'No' utteed? https://youtu.be/f3HpZNE1Z9k?si=weowNEHCOT7JRqcI… #aquadocaudio

Weekly News Media Water Reports\Daily News Media Water Reports
California Water News Daily
California Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4365cabc #cawater

11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/yjvfw57m#cawater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/26675997 #cawater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/2cuzkrzh #cawater

Colorado Water News Daily
Colorado Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/4cf3dtxt #cowater

10 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/27tzcdjk #cowater

11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/e49ftt75 #cowater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/3hhwzp8a #cowater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/2r7k8mu2 #cowater

Portland Water News Daily
Portland Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ycpzshbb #PDXwater

10 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/28884yzj #PDXwater

11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/4uvswcrm #PDXwater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/mr2kpy98 #PDXwater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/3xe7y36x #PDXwater

Florida Water News Daily
Florida Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mprnk5xa #FLwater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/mvaec962 #FLwater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/3rc6auw6 #FLwater

Midcontinent US Water News Daily
Midcontinent US Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/ye24kvje #MCUSwater

10 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yckedfy7 #MCUSwater

11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/4ftkbyf3 #MCUSwater

12 Dec 2023 http://tinyurl.com/5xcr48ap #MCUSwater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/yc2ap9hh #MCUSwater

Southeast US Water News Daily
Southeast US Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023 https://tinyurl.com/hae3n2b2 #SEUSwater

10 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/zk28ru3y #SEUSwater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/5cszfp47 #SEUSwater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/2b49sd5b #SEUSwater

Southwest US Water News Daily
Southwest US Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mte7xehw #SWUSwater

10 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/mr2s2s5f #SWUSwater

11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/5hf2x2m6 #SWUSwater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/yc8dej8a #SWUSwater

 

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/3dnh2tf8 #SWUSwater

 

Northeast US Water News Daily
Northeast US Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/3mwstcp #NEWater

10 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/29tdfuup #NEWater

11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/mukpdc6t #NEWater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/3mb8petk #NEWater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/4kwse8xh #NEWater

14 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/yk4w6epy #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily
Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2szwzhv6 #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water News Daily - 10 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/yhhprvmb #PNWater

11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/mrr4sfnn#PNWater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/3vzf3ykn #PNWater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/ht3dhwb7 #PNWater

14 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/4axu8yjc #PNWater

Texas Water News Daily
Texas Water News Daily - 9 Dec 2023. https://tinyurl.com/5n6ebjat #txwater

12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/3he4m394 #txwater

13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/54r2k9mw #txwater

Hawaii Water News Weekly - 
Hawaii Water News Weekly - 11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/yc5ha5f9 #HAwaii

Oregon Water News Weekly 
11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/25vn6wu6 #ORwater

Eugene Water News Weekly - 
11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/2p872dds #EUGwater

California-Centric Stuff
From @UCDavisWater: California water ideas that deserve more attention https://tinyurl.com/3k2u3yka #cawater

The @DWR Water News --> 11 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/4wxvpcbu #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News -->12 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/2erawc6k #cawater

The @CA_DWR Water News -->13 Dec 2023. http://tinyurl.com/2c6bpjyw #cawater

Nature Briefings

The @Nature Briefing - 14 Dec 2023. What causes bad ‘morning sickness’; Bizarre gut microbes are curiously complex'; Why frightened mice sleep poorly; Biologist loses disability case; Research returns to Chornobyl; DIY scientists make their tools http://tinyurl.com/5n8327jk #scicomm

 

The @Nature Briefing - 13 Dec 2023. COP28 names and shames fossil fuels; Record number of papers retracted in 2023; CAR T promising against immune disorders; First look at asteroid dust brought to Earth; Make data open-stop overlooking librarians! http://tinyurl.com/2jmf25ft #scicomm

 

The @Nature Briefing - 12 Dec 2023. Biocomputer recognizes voices; Critics question ‘self-driving lab’ How CRISPR could help treat Alzheimer’s; Is cannabis bad for teens? Unsung pioneers of sleep and dreaming; ‘I thought, what the heck is this?’ http://tinyurl.com/yeym32dz #scicomm

 

The @Nature Briefing - 11 Dec 2023. Not your average protein; Food finally on #COP28UAE menu; Publish or perish creates ‘non-stop’ authors; Wish list-big US physics projects; Massive shake-up-French science system;Sexism hurts science,wastes $$ http://tinyurl.com/yn8bfbwm #scicomm

Nature Quote
Today's Quote (@Nature12/14/23) “Unlike most people, scientists & science communicators often think humans are nothing special.”M.D. Chris Ellis: science communicators should consider more sensitive & anthropological approach than focusing on ultimate meaningless of life (1/1).

Today's Quote (@Nature 12/13/2023) “I think it's the first time a new species was discovered during a school class.” A fossil dungbeetle was discovered during science teacher Hiroaki Aiba’s class has been named Ceratophyus yatagaii,after the student found it, Kota Yatagai (1/1)

Today's Quote (@Nature12/11/23) “Some Midwest tribes really struggling & I told myself,if we could launch a solar farm there,we could do it anywhere.”Cody 2 Bears of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in ND on how N. Americans embrace solar farms to generate sustainable energy. (1/1)

Today's Quote (@Nature12/12/23)“Phasing out fossil fuels is not negotiable. World leaders will fail their people & planet unless they accept this reality.” Turning from fossil fuels is neither easy nor painless,notes @Nature editorial. It must happen- question-when,not if. (1/1)

Other Quotes
"The faculty who can’t book a trip in Concur or get along with their colleagues but think they can run the university and handle the legislature? Their misdirected anger always makes me smile." - @ass_deans

"The faculty who can’t book a trip in Concur or get along with their colleagues but think they can run the university and handle the legislature? Their misdirected anger always makes me smile." - @ass_deans

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others." - Cicero, quoted in @dcexaminer via @TheWeek

"The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people they think it's their fault." - Henry Kissinger (quoted in @TheKnowledgeUK via @TheWeek)

."There's a fine line between clever and stupid." - @SecBlinken (via @CNN)

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice." - Will Durant

Water/Climate Jobs
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 12 December 2023 ~234 Jobs! https://bit.ly/41lcBlR #globalwater 

Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland) - Senior Materials Management Coordinator (Natural Resource Specialist 5). Apps due: 4 January 2024. http://tinyurl.com/393jd4ru #JobWaWi

Journals, Newsletters, Podcasts
From @thewaterloop Episode #204: 'Catching the King Tides' with Gabi Kinney. https://youtu.be/doKdhyNuvcw?si=ofnyuQDik9fgmfkW…

In @csmonitor How nearly 200 nations got to yes on climate action. #COP took a historic step in addressing one gap: between clean energy & fossil fuels. But it underlined the work ahead on a second gap: between wealthy and developing countries. http://tinyurl.com/4dbpa3u9 #COP28UAE

 

From @global_wm
December 2023 Newsletter. http://tinyurl.com/yw5fxkjp #scicomm

 

Colorado/Columbia/Rio Grande/Other River Basins

CRS Report: 'Columbia River Treaty Review' https://bit.ly/3GoUi5B #Columbia #Treaty

 

From @nbcbayarea
: Removal of Klamath River dams caps long fight by Native American tribes http://tinyurl.com/yc57trpr #cawater

 

OPINION in Pagosa Daily Post: Open Letter to

@SecDebHaaland Regarding the Rio Grande Basin. https://tinyurl.com/2mecxs6f

 

Webinars and Events

'Central Asia’s Aral Sea: Lessons for Today’s Climate Crisis'. Hybrid Meeting Monday, 11 Dec 2023 9:00–10:30 AM (EST) Zoom meeting: https://tinyurl.com/3nee9jtc #globalwater

 

Congressional Research Service (CRS) and Other Reports

CRS Insight Report: 'Atmospheric Rivers - Background and Forecasting'; My AR (Pineapple Express) Recollections https://bit.ly/3uLRXiu

 

CRS InFocus Report: 'Use of Force in Cyberspace' https://bit.ly/3RqSSfI #scicomm

 

'Farm Bill Primer: Support for Native Agricultural Producers' https://bit.ly/3sItBWf #FarmBills

 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 4 December 2023 https://bit.ly/3Ru4wrF #globalwate

 

CRS InFocus Report: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2024 Budget Request and Appropriations' https://bit.ly/3QTLw4q

 

CRS Insight Report: 'Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP)' https://bit.ly/3sxOhzX

 

CRS InFocus Report: 'India Climate Change Issues' https://bit.ly/46XAaly #COP28UAE

 

From @CalNatResources COP28 U.N. Climate Change Conference: Why Dubai? Why Now? http://tinyurl.com/5ca7f6y6 #COP28UAE #cawater

 

Humor?

Really?

 

“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” - Jack Handey