Definition and Benefits of Conjunctive Water Management
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https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/S1.1%20Tatiana%20Dmitrieva%20UNESCO%20UPDATED.pdf <-- shared 2023 UNESCO presentation
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https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375026 <-- shared UNESCO document
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https://doi.org/10.62592/XGBG1126 <-- shared publication, The Groundwater Project
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“Different forms of water are often managed in isolation. Conjunctive Water Management considers surface water, groundwater and other components of the water cycle as one single resource, maximizing benefits and streamlining their use..."
#water #hydrology #integration #watermanagement #waterresources #ConjunctiveWaterManagement #surfacewater #groundwater #watercycle #fluvial #pluvial #precipitation #goodpractice #waterconvention #usecase #conservation
@unesco
#WaterCycle
We treat water like a resource. But it is our mirror. #environment #sustainability #climateaction #watersecurity #sustainabilitymatters #environmentalhealth #futurethinking #watercycle #life #future #nature
https://medium.com/@mohindroo.sanjay66/the-truth-we-keep-ignoring-about-water-and-life-b97655dac0f1
From earlier this year - well worth a read. From @gerrymcgovern and Sue Branford.
A tale of two cities: What drove 2024’s Valencia and Porto Alegre floods? https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/a-tale-of-two-cities-what-drove-2024s-valencia-and-porto-alegre-floods/
#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #watercycle
On the new #water report of the #WMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abUsD99OmTs
#climate #climatescience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown
From drought to deluge: WMO report highlights increasingly erratic water cycle
The water cycle has become increasingly erratic and extreme, swinging between deluge and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It highlights the cascading impacts of too much or too little water on economies and society.
#WaterCycle #Drought #WMO #water #WorldMeteorologicalOrganization
New study shows how Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain
#Brazil #AmazonForest #AmazonRiver #AmazonRainforest #WaterCycle #TreeDiversity #Deforestation #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #COP30
https://the-14.com/new-study-shows-how-amazon-trees-use-recent-rainfall-in-the-dry-season-and-support-the-production-of-their-own-rain/
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... the water cycle through excretions and thus into the oceans, affecting the animals (and plants) there.
Medication residues affect aquatic life. Medication residues have been found in water all over the world, even in oceans where few people live.
Small concentrations of medications can have a major impact.
#climatechange #climate #climateaction #Watercycle #ocean #Marineanimals
Earth’s Continents Are Drying Out at an Unprecedented Rate, Study Warns : ScienceAlert…
All over the world, #freshwater is disappearing, and a new analysis reveals that much of it is entering the ocean, with drying continents now contributing more to the alarming rise in global sea levels than melting #icesheets ... #watercycle #climatechange #globalwarming #groundwater #atmosphere #greenhousegases Source: Earth's Continents Are Drying Out at an Unprecedented Rate,…
Droplets after a winter thunderstorm #photography #watercycle #drops #bluesky
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Estimates of net primary productivity and actual evapotranspiration over the #TibetanPlateau from the #CommunityLandModelVersion4.5 with four #AtmosphericForcingDatasets
#LandSurfaceModel | #CarbonCycle | #WaterCycle | #HighAltitude
Mountains and Glaciers: Water towers
UN World Water Development Report
Mountain waters are essential to humans and ecosystems
The 2025 edition of the #UnitedNations World Water Development Report highlights the importance of #mountain waters, including alpine #glaciers, which are vital for meeting basic human needs such as water supply and sanitation. They are also essential to ensuring #food and #energy security to billions of people living in and around mountain regions and areas downstream. They also support economic growth through various water-reliant industries. As the ‘water towers’ of the world, mountains are an essential source of fresh #water. They store water in the form of #ice and #snow during cold seasons, releasing it during warmer seasons as a major source of fresh water for users downstream. Mountains play a unique and critical role in the global #WaterCycle, and they affect atmospheric circulation, which drives #weather and #precipitation patterns.
#Saving the #Planet: Incremental Change is Not Good Enough : Medium
#NASA #Scientists Find New #Human-Caused Shifts in #Global #WaterCycle : NASA
The #Hidden #Mathematics behind why you find things #Beautiful : Big Think
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
video overview - glacier ice loss over two decades
#GIS #spatial #mapping #GlacierMassBalanceIntercomparison #glacial #glacier #global #cryosphere #regional #frehwater #water #resources #waterresources #watersecurity #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #rate #change #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ice #snow #loss #massloss #greenland #antarctic #icesheet #anthropogenic #climatechange #melt #melting #risk #hazard #geohazard #geology #engineeringgeology #marine #terrestrial #ecosystems #watercycle #masschange #insitu #remotesensing #local #observation #model #modeling #projection
Glacier Melt Intensifying Freshwater Loss And Accelerating Sea-Level Rise
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/CryoSat/Glacier_melt_intensifying_freshwater_loss_and_accelerating_sea-level_rise <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08545-z <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #GlacierMassBalanceIntercomparison #glacial #glacier #global #cryosphere #regional #freshwater #water #resources #waterresources #watersecurity #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #rate #change #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #ice #snow #loss #massloss #greenland #antarctic #icesheet #anthropogenic #climatechange #melt #melting #risk #hazard #geohazard #geology #engineeringgeology #marine #terrestrial #ecosystems #watercycle #masschange #insitu #remotesensing #local #observation #model #modeling #projection
#ClimateCrisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on #Earth’s #watercycle
#GlobalHeating is supercharging storms, #floods and #droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and billions of people
Rising temperatures, caused by burning #fossilfuels, disrupt #water cycle. Warmer air holds more water vapour, leading to more intense downpours. Warmer seas provide more energy to hurricanes and typhoons. #ClimateChange also increases drought by causing more evaporation from soil, and shifting rainfall. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/climate-crisis-wreaking-havoc-on-earths-water-cycle-report-finds
NOAA/USGS Water Map – National Water Model
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https://water.noaa.gov/map <-- shared web map
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https://water.noaa.gov/about/nwm <-- shared NWM ‘About’ page
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[ the post’s author did the spatial analysis to get the first round of elevation values of the majority of the 10s of millions offshore points, etc - http://alturl.com/3nrbm ]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #NationalWaterModel #NOAA #NWM #FIM #water #hydrology #framework #streamflow #realtime #observed #watercycle #rainfall #precipitation #snowmelt #overlandflow #flood #flooding #floodinnundationmodel #FIM #infiltration #bigdata #supercomputer #risk #hazard #mitigation #warning #warningsystems #threat #guidance #NationalWeatherService #forecast #forecasting #meteorology #river
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Scientists uncover new human-caused shifts in global water cycle https://phys.org/news/2025-01-scientists-uncover-human-shifts-global.html
Really needed something more positive after the previous shocker of a read:
From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world
Water Availability In The United States [USGS]
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https://water.usgs.gov/vizlab/water-availability/index.html <-- shared link to technical articles and resources
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https://water.usgs.gov/nwaa-data/ <-- shared access to NWAA hydrologic datasets
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https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1894 <-- USGS Integrated Water Availability Assessment publication
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #USA #NationalWaterAvailabilityAssessment #availability #assessment #waterresources #watermanagement #waterquality #watersecurity #surfacewater #watercycle #groundwater #climatechange #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #accounting #wateruse #energy #watersupply #agriculture #industry
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New Study Tracks The 100,000-Year Journey Of Underground Water
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https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-tracks-the-100000-year-journey-of-underground-water/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00366-8 <-- shared paper
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[there is an old saw along the (flow)lines of "Surface water is just the expression of groundwater on the land"]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #subsurface #groundwater #watercycle #waterresources #streamflow #surfacewater #connection #model #modeling #CONUS #USA #baseflow #sediments #aquifers #alluvium #flow #waterresources #subbasins #watershed #climatechange #contamination #rainfall #precipitation #snowmelt #continental