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- www.cnn.com An October saltwater intrusion could threaten drinking water in New Orleans, so they'll barge in 36 million gallons of fresh water a day | CNN
The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of fresh water daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as an expected saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico in October threatens the area’s drinking water supply, officials said Friday.
Extreme drought across the American South is causing ground water tables to drop, allowing seawater to penetrate further inland towards drinking water sources for New Orleans and other coastal communities.
- www.theguardian.com Two dead after Hong Kong’s heaviest rain in at least 140 years
More than 200mm of rain recorded on Hong Kong’s main island and there is also disruption in Shenzhen
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How small water cycle impacts climate change
climatewaterproject.substack.com How the small water cycle impacts climate changeIncreasing precipitation recycling through restoring our landscapes can lessen floods, droughts, and global warming.
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Land use affects climate
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Meteorologist Millan Millan was asked by Spanish government to investigate why spain was losing its rain. He discovered that land use affected rain.
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Paving over nature decreases rainfall and heats up earth
climatewaterproject.substack.com Land use and climate change : an interview with Millan MillanListen now (64 min) | Meteorologist Millan Millan’s research work discovered that rain was disappearing because land use was affecting evapotranspiration rates. In this episode he talks about what we need to do to restore rains and ecosystems. In the podcast excerpt below he talks about when he was ...
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Carbon emissions to pool noodles: oilsands producers seek a ‘beautiful’ rebrand
thenarwhal.ca Carbon emissions to pool noodles: oilsands producers seek a ‘beautiful’ rebrand | The NarwhalA leak of the newest industry PR offensive reveals an effort to steer attention away from pollution and toward the potential of carbon capture
Carbon is green amirite
- www.monbiot.com Domino Theory
Our last, best hope of averting systemic environmental collapse is to use the peculiarities of complex systems to trigger cascading political regime shifts. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 14th November 2021. Now it’s a straight fight for survival. The Glasgow Climate Pact, for all its ...
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How restoring water cycles can help with climate change
soundcloud.com How restoring the water cycle can help slow climate changeI am an ecosocial designer and water physicist. I wrote the book "Open Collaboration Encyclopedia" https://www.amazon.com/Open-Collaboration-Encyclopedia-Alpha-Lo/dp/0981831834 . You can reach me at a
- www.theguardian.com James Lovelock: 'The biosphere and I are both in the last 1% of our lives'
On the eve of his 101st birthday, the father of the Gaia theory discusses Covid-19, extreme weather… and freezing hamsters
- sub.media System Fail [Trailer]
The first teaser trailer for System Fail - subMedia's latest venture into the depraved depths of the news cycle.
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Cidades versus Capitalismo: os novos conflitos
outraspalavras.net Cidades versus Capitalismo: os novos conflitos - Outras PalavrasEspeculação. Catracas. Serviços públicos privatizados. Uber. Airbnb. Ampliam-se as pautas que colocam as populações urbanas em choque contra mega corporações transnacionais. Pode estar aí a grande disputa política do século XXI
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A formação da personalidade autoritária
outraspalavras.net A formação da personalidade autoritária - Outras PalavrasO contexto social e político é decisivo. Mas que características psíquicas levam os indivíduos a ansiar por relações de poder baseadas na força bruta e na opressão? Publicado há 70 anos, estudo clássico de Theodor Adorno tem enorme atualidade
- www.theguardian.com Outcry from environmentalists as Brazil fires official monitoring deforestation
Dismissal came days after release of new data showing increasing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
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The Eternal Return of Revolt | Ill Will Editions
illwilleditions.com The Eternal Return of Revolt • Ill WillIll Will is an independent, volunteer-run web publication since 2013 • For an autonomous, joyful, and dignified life in common
- territories.substack.com The Commune and the Virus
Rural perspectives on coronavirus and the post-pandemic future
- dark-mountain.net Tales from the Bardo - Dark Mountain
Two short works of fiction by writer and artist, Brian George, reflecting uncertain times and the prophetic stones that hold messages for the future.
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Por que revoltas antirracistas espalham-se pelo mundo
outraspalavras.net Por que revoltas antirracistas espalham-se pelo mundo - Outras PalavrasNem na morte de Luther King protestos foram tão imensos e globais. Agora, há dois caminhos. Entregar movimento a uma “vanguarda”, o que agradaria Trump; ou lançar, na esteira dos Panteras Negras, um programa de reformas estruturais
- jornalistaslivres.org Do silêncio que ouve-se | Jornalistas Livres
No isolamento, percepção e reflexões afloram, embriagueiam. A cara da gente oculta, culta, muda voz ocupa, liberta, condena. Será culpa.
- outraspalavras.net Coronavírus: quatro crônicas do fim do mundo - Outras Palavras
Os Estados gastam: desaba um pilar do neoliberalismo. No Brasil, a notícia tarda a chegar, o que custará muitas vidas. Para salvar os bancos, os EUA fabricam US$ 1,5 trilhão. E se este dinheiro alimentasse o Comum? Reflexões à entrada da pandemia
- outraspalavras.net Onda de mortes entre bebês indígenas - Outras Palavras
Com Bolsonaro e após saída de cubanos, taxa voltou ao patamar que havia antes do Mais Médicos. Leia também: a falta fazem que sistemas universais de saúde no combate ao coronavírus
- m.phys.org The do's and don'ts of monitoring many wildlife species at once
A new analysis of 92 studies from 27 countries conducted by ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that many recent multi-species studies of wildlife communities often incorrectly use the analytical tools and methods available.
- m.phys.org Biodiversity increases the efficiency of energy use in grasslands
Plants obtain their energy from the sun. Other beings rely on eating to survive. Yet how does the energy flow inside ecosystems function and are there differences between ecosystems with many species in comparison to those with few species? Researchers have now examined these questions using a holis...
- outraspalavras.net O "golpe" do capitão e duas esquerdas possíveis - Outras Palavras
Em meio a crises globais, que expõem o fracasso de suas políticas, Bolsonaro tenta desviar o foco e encena uma falsa disputa com o Congresso. A oposição está mordendo a isca – mas ainda há tempo de corrigir o erro
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'Não é o típico neonazista': tudo que sabemos sobre o atirador dos bares de narguilé na Alemanha - VICE
www.vice.com 'Não é o típico neonazista': tudo que sabemos sobre o atirador dos bares de narguilé na AlemanhaAs investigações apenas começaram sobre o que levou o alemão de 43 anos a matar nove pessoas em dois bares populares entre curdos.
- www.nexojornal.com.br Como a Antártida atingiu 20ºC. E por que seu clima importa
Ilha Seymour, região polar a pouco mais de 1.000 km da Argentina, registrou a maior temperatura da história do continente. Média na região aumentou 3ºC desde a era pré-industrial
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Habitar: Instrucciones Hacia la Autonomía
es.inhabit.global Habitar: Instrucciones hacia la autonomíaEstamos construyendo una plataforma para la autonomía revolucionaria. En medio del cambio climático y la ruina económica, estamos conectando una red de personas que están listas para vivir y luchar, agregar habilidades, construir infraestructura y compartir herramientas para hacer un mundo diferente...
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Gawker’s nemesis is working on a social network offering access to the rich - MIT Technology Review
www.technologyreview.com Gawker’s nemesis is working on a social network offering access to the richBusiness and technology leaders are being asked to spend $100,000 buying in to the service.
- dark-mountain.net ‘Our Spirits Die When They Die’ - Dark Mountain
Nina Pick reflects on a world on fire from the Holocaust of wartime Europe to the current conflagrations in Australia.