my mind stumbles & fails to fully grasp the extent of this incipient human disaster, if circumstances herein discussed, come to pass 😱🤯

#IranWar #WaterResources #water

https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-could-be-seven-days-away-from-chaos-if-iran-s-water-war-hits-home-20260318-p5p959.html?ref=rss

Saudi Arabia could be seven days away from chaos if Iran’s water war hits home

While attacks on energy supplies are in the spotlight, there are fears that damage to other critical infrastructure could trigger a water emergency for millions.

The Sydney Morning Herald
File:Aquaculture in Vietnam’s coastal waters (Copernicus 2026-03-14).png - Wikimedia Commons

Why Does The USGS Use The Spelling "Gage" Instead Of "Gauge"?
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https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-does-usgs-use-spelling-gage-instead-gauge <-- shared technical post
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https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/gages-through-the-ages/index.html <-- shared link, “[USGS] Gages Through the Ages - How the history of streamgaging reflects the evolving water needs of the nation”
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“[1888 graduate student Frederick Haynes] Newell is purported to be the person responsible for the adoption of the USGS spelling of “gage” instead of “gauge”. Around 1892, Newell reasoned that “gage” was the proper Saxon spelling before the Norman influence added a 'u'…”
#water #hydrography #history #stream #gage #gauge #surfacewater #streamgage #network #Nation #flow #waterresources #mapping #spatial #waterflow #watersecurity #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #opendata #monitoring
#USGS

If you're interested in water quality and wild swimming and live in the Hampshire area, this will be showing in Winchester with a Q&A at The Arc
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Featuring Jo Bateman, Jeremy Vine, Jim Murray MBE and Chris Packham"

https://www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/jo-water-fight-save-our-rivers-lakes-and-seas

#rivers #lakes #coast #WaterResources #wildswimming

JO IN THE WATER: THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR RIVERS, LAKES AND SEAS | The Arc Winchester – arts, reading and community

Our film follows a passionate sea swimmer turned reluctant activist, Exmouth-based Jo Bateman, as she takes on one of the UK’s biggest water companies in a David-and-Goliath battle to protect our w