Hydrological limits - Living Beyond Our Means
Conflicts over water have risen sharply

Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
"Overuse and pollution must end urgently as no one knows when whole system might collapse, says expert."

“This report tells an uncomfortable truth: many critical water systems are already bankrupt,” said Madani, of the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health. “It’s extremely urgent [because] no one knows exactly when the whole system would collapse.”

"Humanity was also slashing the amount of water available by destroying natural stores, such as wetlands, and polluting waterways. Wetlands equal in size to the entire European Union had been erased in the past five decades, the report said."

"Dr Jonathan Paul, at Royal Holloway, University of London, said: “The report lays bare humankind’s mistreatment of water [which] threatens the viability of ‘the water cycle’ as a concept."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-is-here-un-report-says

Global Water Bankruptcy. Living Beyond our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era, UNU-INWEH Report: Madani, K. (2026). Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. DOI: 10.53328/INR26KAM001
https://unu.edu/inweh/collection/global-water-bankruptcy
#water #overuse #extractivism #MDB #irrigation #pollution #destruction #limits #biodiversity #habitability

Washing too many dishes or whatever I did to my back this past week, at the moment (5:00am) I can’t find a comfortable position of sitting or lying down for more than a few minutes at a time before my back starts to spasm

Edit: Doctor appointment in a few days

#BackPain
#overuse

A couple shots from Lake Mead (Mud) this week.

The first one is Duke checking out where the water used to be in Boulder Harbor. That's the high and dry launch ramp in the distance. Believe it or not, there was a whole marina in this basin decades ago. The lake is currently sitting 171' below full level, which last occurred in '83.

The second shot is a line of boats/parts that were recivered from in or around the lake.

#DogsOfMastodon #Lake Mead #Nevada #Drought #Overuse

Overuse of CT scans could cause 100k extra cancers in US

https://www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr-news/detail/overuse-of-ct-scans-could-cause-100-000-extra-cancers-in-us

#HackerNews #Overuse #CT #Scans #Cancers #Health #Risks #US

Water Crises Threaten the World’s Ability to Eat, Studies Show

Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/water-shortages-global-food-supply.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T04.pSUn.BWLJ9tFISLZ7&smid=url-share

#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Water #Overuse

"During [the last] 30 years, #freshwater lakes collectively lost an average of 600 cubic kilometers of #water storage annually – 17 times the volume of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States.

The cause is a combination of human-caused #overuse and unprecedented shifts in the #climate, the researchers found. "

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/09/how-cities-run-dry/