Jacopo RanieriMay 6, 2025

Tra ripidi sentieri di montagna, l’infrastruttura idrica che anticipa il terrore del Karakorum

https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=42301

#percorsi #pakistan #acquedotti #qanat #tragitti #montagne #vertigini #escursioni #viaggi #dalmondo #cultura #società #infrastrutture #tecnologia #villaggi #difficoltà #pericolo #subcontinente #asia #roccia #scavi

Tra ripidi sentieri di montagna, l'infrastruttura idrica che anticipa il terrore del Karakorum - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri

In un territorio adiacente a quello che viene popolarmente definito come il “tetto del mondo”, la parte settentrionale del Pakistan può essere visivamente avvicinata ad un pianeta distinto, per la natura distintiva, la spettacolarità del paesaggio, l’entità impressionante dei dislivelli. Eppure scarsamente abitata, quasi del tutto sconosciuta ai turisti, la zona dell’amena valle del Gilgit-Baltistan ... Leggi tutto

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nbulawkaSep 21, 2024

My paper from my @mscactions #UnderTheSands project has been recently described by @newscientist

Cold war spy satellites and AI detect ancient underground aqueducts

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448049-cold-war-spy-satellites-and-ai-detect-ancient-underground-aqueducts/

Original paper is here:

Deep learning-based detection of qanat underground water distribution systems using HEXAGON spy satellite imagery

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324001213

@giap_icac
@CAA_int
#deeplearning #HEXAGON #CORONA #qanat #karez #irrigation #LandscapeArchaeology
@usgs_bot

Cold war spy satellites and AI detect ancient underground aqueducts

Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert

New Scientist
Glen L CreasyMay 1, 2024

Looking to the past to solve today's problems....

3,000-year-old underground aqueduct technology, qanat tunnels, are being used today to bring water to areas where they're needed, including water for passive cooling.

The creation of city gardens help cool the air, plus solar-powered pump systems take advantage of evaporative cooling to make a more comfortable environment in the hot summer months

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/4/28/how-an-ancient-design-is-cooling-21st-century-streets

#ClimateChange #EvaporativeCooling #HeatWaves #Qanat #OldIsNew

How an ancient water tunnel design is cooling 21st-century streets

In Seville, 3,000-year-old underground technology is being transformed in modern day air-conditioning.

Al Jazeera
💧🌏 Greg CocksOct 19, 2023
How An Ancient Society In The Sahara Desert Rose And Fell With Groundwater
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https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ancient-society-sahara-rose-fell.html <-- shared technical article
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https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2023AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/391971 <-- shared GSA abstract
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#mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #ancientcivilisation #Africa #NorthAfrica #hydrogeology #waterresources #irrigation #farming #agriculture #crops #technology #watersecurity #Garamantians #garamantes #WadielAgial #Libya #extraction #archaeology #hyperarid #arid #desert #Sahara #Holocene #climate #MessakSettafet #ancientempire #alluvialfans #foggara #qanat
How an ancient society in the Sahara Desert rose and fell with groundwater

With its low quantities of rain and soaring high temperatures, the Sahara Desert is often regarded as one of the most extreme and least habitable environments on Earth. While the Sahara was periodically much greener in the distant past, an ancient society living in a climate very similar to today's found a way to harvest water in the seemingly dry Sahara—thriving until the water ran out.

Phys.org
World History EncyclopediaMar 20, 2023
The first tunnels in the Mediterranean were built to transport water from distant springs and mountains to arid areas and cities. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/882/roman-tunnels/ #History #Aqueduct #Mining #Qanat
Roman Tunnels

The first tunnels in the Mediterranean were built to transport water from distant springs and mountains to arid areas and cities. They also ensured the constant supply of water when cities were under...

World History Encyclopedia
Show threadConductorDec 16, 2022
@the_transit_guy Yes, but #Qanat is a great #Scrabble word, and one I first learned from reading #Dune.