Montreal to build $70M underground water basin near downtown to reduce flooding
After heavy rainfall in recent years flooded city streets and damaged homes, the administration says improving water infrastructure is a priority.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7221134?cmp=rss

The latest issue, Volume 13 Issue 2 (April 2026), has been released on #ScienceDirect! Seven high quality research articles are published in this issue. Welcome to read this issue freely at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/natural-gas-industry-b/vol/13/issue/2.
#energy #naturalgas #pipeline #reservoirs #EOR #basin

Hanging Glaciers In Himalaya Reveal Rising Avalanche Risk
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-026-00072-2 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00205-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #monitoring #engineeringgeology #naturalhazard #Himalaya #Himalayas #Alaknanda #basin #Garhwal #India #ice #cryosphere #massmovement #avalanche #glacier #hangingglacier #cryosphere #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #sentinel2 #DEM #elevation #model #modeling #GlabTop2 #unstable #hanging #BadrinathMana #impact #infrastructure #damage #HEP #urbanisation #development #population #publicsafety #demographics #glacialretreat #melting #Chamoli #disaster #earlywarningsystems #Himalayan #glaciers #instability #warming #climatechange #riskassessment #riskclassification #framework #avaflow #runout #downstream #downslope #water #hydrology #planning #policy #mitigation #geomorphology #geomorphometry

https://www.fogolf.com/1231424/agworld-golf-classic-2026-ag-information-network-of-the-west/ AgWorld Golf Classic 2026 – AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST #2026 #Again #agriculture #AgWorld #Basin #CANYON #CEO #Cities #Classic #Columbia #event #Foods #fundraiser #Golf #GolfNews #Great #growers #Henninger #House #June #Kennewick #lake #Lakes #lamb #McCain #McDonlad #Moses #Point #Potato #raise #Ronald #Simplot #spokane #sponsors #Support #systems #trí #Washington #Weston

3 years and $23.5M later, final repairs for Regina's collapsed stormwater pipe underway
A section of Wascana Park in Regina has been fenced off for more than three years, protecting a concrete basin and pumps serving as a temporary bypass under the Albert Memorial Bridge. Work on a permanent fix to Speaker's Corner, which forms the entrance to the park, is underway.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wascana-stormwater-pipe-repairs-9.7168166?cmp=rss

Ornate basin, gilded silver, gems, and enamel, Germany, 1685 AD

Shaped cutters outperform conventional designs in hard limestone: ridge cutters reduce peak force by ~8.7% and MSE by ~34%, enabling faster ROP and more efficient drilling. #openaccess at https://shortlink.uk/1n8uL. #Geomechanics #rockmechanics #basin

The New Glacial Geomorphological Map From New Zealand [2021]
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https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2021/04/02/new-zealand-geomorphology-glaciers/ <-- shared (2021) technical article/blog, Cryospheric Sciences (CR) Division, @European Geosciences Union
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https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2021.1876777 <-- shared (2020) paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #NewZealand #geomorphology #NewZealand #SouthernAlps #Quaternary #glaciation #landscape #hydrogeomorphology #water #ice #sediment #glacier #glacial #cryosphere #spatialanalysis #geology #Ahuriri #AhuririRiver #paleolake #WaitakiRiver #basin #remotesensing #postglacial #moraine #glaciology #cryosphere #processes #morphology #LastGlacialMaximum #geochronology