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So, when I first saw this headline, I thought it was about the #UnitedStates making #EPA staffing cuts. Nope! It's the #UK! And this has been going on for a while now!

Thousands of #RiverPollution tests cancelled because of staff shortages

by Jonah Fisher, July 24, 2025

Excerpt: "Staffing problems are nothing new at the EA. In 2023 its chairman Alan Lovell told parliament that it had 'struggled with recruitment and retention of staff'.

"Internal emails obtained by campaign groups #Greenpeace and #Desmog through freedom of information requests were shared with the BBC. They show EA officials discussing the impact of staff departures on testing and saying that others planned to leave.

"One senior official, writing an email to her colleagues, said it was 'not good news I'm afraid' adding 'this isn't where we want to be (again)'.

"Helen Nightingale, who worked at the #EnvironmentAgency as a catchment planner, analysing data from its water quality programme until 2022, says that while she was there she saw a shift of focus away from serious investigation to trying to find 'successes'.

"She also said that morale was low: "The pay is not great – we didn't have pay rises for years due to #austerity.

" 'But a lot people are in it [the EA] because they want to make a difference – and when you're not even getting that - well, what's the point?'

"Documents seen by the BBC show that the work affected by the cuts to testing this year included investigations into the water industry in various parts of the country, and monitoring of #ProtectedAreas including the #RiverWye, which is currently facing a #pollution crisis linked to intensive #ChickenFarming."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/o15LD

#WaterIsLife #UKNews #WaterPollution #WaterMonitoring #FactoryFarming #Drought #WaterLevels #Sewage

Extreme erosion along the Great Lakes coasts inspired proposals to pull development back from the shoreline. Five years later, regulatory gaps leave some communities vulnerable.#CoastalErosion #michigan #waterlevels
Years after high water crisis, lax policies leave Michigan coast vulnerable | Great Lakes Now

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“I don’t know because I’m not a #scientist and I can’t tell you whether the #temperature has risen in Thargomindah because of #ClimateChange or the #WaterLevels are up.” — #PeterDutton

Obfusticate, deny, lie. It’s not a belief, the #ClimateEmergency can be observed, measured and modelled using … #Science.

#AusPol / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/17/australia-election-2025-live-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-coalition-labor-income-tax-cost-of-living-leaders-debate-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6800404e8f089c7bf64d6374#block-6800404e8f089c7bf64d6374>

Water levels on Superior, Ontario, Erie, St. Clair, Michigan, Huron predicted to fall well below last year’s levels through July … All the lakes are expected to remain well above record lows.

#GreatLakes #WaterLevels

https://planetdetroit.org/2025/03/great-lakes-water-levels-decline/

Update on Lake Superior Outflows and Expected Conditions – December 2024, from the IJC's Lake Superior Board of Control: https://www.ijc.org/en/update-lake-superior-outflows-and-expected-conditions-december-2024

#LakeSuperior #GreatLakes #WaterLevels

Despite High Water Levels in Kyrgyzstan’s Toktogul Reservoir, Electricity Shortages Persist https://timesca.com/despite-high-water-levels-in-kyrgyzstans-toktogul-reservoir-electricity-shortages-persist/ #ToktogulReservoir #WaterLevels #EnergyCrisis #KyrgyzstanElectricity #Shortages #Eurasia #CentralAsia #Kyrgyzstan

Next week: Wednesday, May 22: Attend the annual public meeting of the International Kootenay Lake Board of Control in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, or online: https://ijc.org/en/klbc/international-kootenay-lake-board-control-annual-public-meeting-0

#kootenay #idaho #waterlevels #watermanagement #lakelevels #britishcolumbia

After a prolonged spell of intense heat and little rain, #WaterLevels in the #dam have fallen to reveal parts of a #SunkenChurch, #Tombstones and the foundations of structures from the 300-year-old town in #NuevaEcija province. #ExtremeHeat #BurningEarth

Ruined centuries-old town re-emerges as #Philippines dam dries up during #Heatwave
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/03/philippines-pantabangan-town-heatwave-damn-dries-up

After a long spell of intense heat and little rain, water levels have fallen to reveal parts of a sunken church, tombstones and foundations at Pantabangan

“#WaterLevels on the #KakisaRiver are the lowest Margaret has seen in her life. According to data collected across the #NWT, this isn’t an isolated case.

In partnership with the Water Survey of Canada, the NWT’s Department of Environment and Climate Change monitors water levels and flow rates at 106 stations across the territory” https://mastodon.social/@miki_lou/112253636681176088

#MANILA, #Philippines — The #WaterLevels in most of the major #dams in #Luzon have dropped below their normal high levels due to scarce rains in the #WatershedAreas, according to #Pagasa.

In a previous #ElNiño advisory, Pagasa said that a strong El Niño phenomenon will be experienced in the country until February.

Eight dams in #Luzon below normal water levels — Pagasa
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1895735/fwd-dams-below-normal-level

#climatechange #thailand #waterlevels #water

Thailand is among the top ten countries most threatened by climate change. Faced with these challenges, it has adopted an ambitious plan to become one of the leading countries in the Southeast Asian region by 2037, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). One of the ways to achieve this is through proper water management, specifically, targeting activities to “cooperate” with nature.

https://wodnesprawy.pl/en/nature-based-water-management-how-is-thailand-adapting-to-climate-change/

The water temperature in #LakeTefé has reached 102°F — 59° more than the average for a body of #water in the Amazon — & #WaterLevels have fallen dramatically.
 When the water is that warm, #dolphins become disoriented, said Claudia Sacramento, head of the #Environmental Emergencies Division at the governmental Chico Mendes Institute for #Biodiversity #Conservation. The loss of oxygen triggers an increase in their cell metabolism, & they die of asphyxia.

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Wildlife

Lake water levels drop worldwide due to climate change and human activities. A new study shows that more than a third of the world’s large lakes have experienced significant declines in water levels since 1990. This means that lake water levels drop could threaten freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity and human livelihoods.

#lakes #waterlevels #freshwater

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/19/study-lake-water-levels-drop

5 things you didn’t know GPS could do: It’s not just keeping you from getting lost

Photo of car windcsreen with phone mounted on window showing a map Over the last decade, faster and more accurate GPS devices have allowed scientists to illuminate how the ground moves during big earthquakes. GPS has led to better warning systems for natural disasters such as flash […]

https://gadgeteer.co.za/5-things-you-didnt-know-gps-could-do-its-not-just-keeping-you-from-getting-lost/