Mining's Shadow Falls Unevenly: Displacement and Disquiet Grip Tribal Lands

Tribal communities in Odisha, India and Arizona, USA face displacement and data risks due to new mining projects. Learn about the impacts and new partnership models.

#TribalRights, #MiningImpact, #Odisha, #DataSovereignty, #IndigenousPeoples

https://newsletter.tf/tribal-lands-mining-displacement-2026/

New mining projects in tribal areas are causing more displacement than before, especially in Odisha, India. This is a significant change from past practices.

#TribalRights, #MiningImpact, #Odisha, #DataSovereignty, #IndigenousPeoples
https://newsletter.tf/tribal-lands-mining-displacement-2026/

🌬️ Dust for Everybody, Free of Charge…!

This is the English translation of my earlier article analyzing the recurring dust storms caused by tailings and waste dumps in the Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Basin.

Using large meteorological datasets and satellite observations, I demonstrated that extreme dust emissions coincide with the region’s dry spring winds — a seasonal pattern that persists year after year.

The findings challenged local industrial “dust control” programs, showing that their methods do not reflect real climatic conditions.
The publication sparked a wide public debate, meetings of the municipal working group, and eventually led to updates in enterprise dust-suppression policies.

📎 The article is here:
https://www.datastory.org.ua/dust-for-everybody-free-of-charge/

#EnvironmentalScience #RemoteSensing #AirPollution #DustEmission #MiningImpact #ClimateData #KryvyiRih #IndependentResearch #OpenScience #Sustainability #RStats #QGIS #METAR #NOAA

🌊 Hydrological patterns in the Inhulets River Basin

I’m working on a large-scale study of the technogenic impact on the Inhulets River system (Ukraine).
The workflow combines R + SAGA GIS + QGIS for geomorphometric and hydrological analysis.

Over the past week, I’ve been refining digital elevation models and tracing surface runoff connectivity — not an easy task in a region reshaped by century of mining.

The map below shows one of the calmest and most “well-behaved” areas, far from the mining zone.
As for the drainage network over the mining areas… let’s just say it’s geological chaos down there 😄

🛰️ Data: Copernicus DEM (GLO-30)
🧭 Tools: SAGA GIS (Terrain Analysis), R, QGIS

#Hydrology #Geomorphometry #SAGAGIS #QGIS #RStats #DEM #GIScience #EnvironmentalModeling #MiningImpact #Geodata #InhuletsRiver #Ukraine #KryvyiRih #Copernicus #CopernicusDem