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Chris White Sep 3, 2025

Bog post from Transport Action Network https://transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-highways-toxic-run-off/ #transport #conservation, #DesignatedFunds, #drainage, #ecologicaldisaster, #England, #EnvironmentAgency, #environmentalimpact, #environmentalregulations, #Funding, #highwayrunoff, #M25, #M27, #microplastics, #monitoring, #NationalHighways, #oilspills, #outfalls, #particulatematter, #Pollution, #rivers, #RoadInvestmentStrategy, #runoff, #SitesofSpecialScientificInterest, #soakaways, #SpecialAreasofConservation, #treatmenttechnologies, #waterquality, #watercourses, #wildlifehabitats

National Highways’ Toxic Run-Off

It has been widely reported that our rivers are polluted, with not a single river in England in good overall health. What isn’t so well known is that a major source of this pollution comes from our roads – oil spills, particulate matter, and microplastics from tyre and brake wear. Every time it rain

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks Jan 12, 2025

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map In The World Discovered In A Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
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https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/the-oldest-three-dimensional-map-in-the-world-discovered-in-a-paleolithic-cave-near-paris/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12316 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cave #archeaology #3dmapping #Segognole #quartzitic #sandstone #megaclast #lagdeposit #France #ParisBasin #carving #shelter #water #hydrology #watercourses #hydrology #map #historic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #model #3dmodel #Paleolithic #huntergatherers #NoisysurÉcole #hydrographic #rivercourse #prehistory

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map in the World Discovered in a Paleolithic Cave Near Paris

French scientists have identified a unique engraving in the Ségognole 3 cave, located in the famous sandstone massif south of Paris. This engraving, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, could be the oldest three-dimensional map ever found. The research, published in the Oxford Journal of Archae

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Planetary Ecologist Dec 24, 2024

River Styles Framework (Planetary science 🪐)

The River Styles Framework is a scientific tool used to describe and explain the diversity and distribution of river types in a catchment according to river character and behaviour. The River Styles Framework is based on the science of fluvial geomorphology. Each river type is called a "River Style" and its ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Styles_Framework

#RiverStylesFramework #Geology #Topography #Watercourses #EarthSciences #Geomorphology

River Styles Framework - Wikipedia

Ms. Que Banh Jul 20, 2024

#Flooding is a challenge affecting everything from economic security, to drinking water & the pursuit of truth & reconciliation. #Canada must adapt to the urgent risks posed by worsening floods. Luckily, numerous pathways exist for individual #Canadians to engage in #CollectiveActions to protect ourselves & our communities.

#ClimateChange is shifting how water moves through landscapes both in our #communities & around the globe. #Information & #awareness is key in this world of changing conditions. However, a 2022 #audit of #FloodRisk preparedness in #Ontario reported that public awareness of personal flood risk & #liability is poor across the province.

Many Canadians are just one bad storm away from an unmitigated watery #disaster. Floods are the most expensive & most frequent type of #NaturalHazard in Canada. An analysis of #insurance solutions for flood risk found that current residential flood risk in Canada is estimated at $2.9 billion per year.

#NatureBased #CommunityDriven #solutions have huge potential to address gaps in #infrastructure, promote resilience & build #ecological knowledge—often at a much reduced cost than traditional hard solutions like seawalls or embankments.

#GreenInfrastructure can also be highly effective along #watercourses where, once established, vegetation helps to filter surface #pollutants, stabilize #erosion & prevent surges of water from spilling over.

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-nature-based-solutions-effective.html

#CDNpoli #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #NatureBasedSolutions #ProtectGreenspaces #SaveGreenbelts #CreateGreenspaces #GreenSolutions

How nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management

This week, large areas of Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power outages, water damages and disruption. Severe rainfall events are not new, but they are becoming more frequent and costly due to human-caused climate change.

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