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Rancho de la LibertadIt's finally here! Released to only paid subscribers, our Guide to Dryland Composting.
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Thank you very much for reading this and hopefully the article, too! I hope it's valuable. Please feel free to leave us comments on the article with questions or comments as we'd love to get into discussions about this technique!
https://rancholibertad.com/a-guide-to-dryland-composting/
#Compost #Composting #CommunityResilience #ClimateJustice #ClimateChange #Water #FoodSovereignty #IndigenousMutualAid #LandBack
The Lifeboat AcademyNeighbouring trees draw water through different roots and still feed the same forest, leaving the patient observer with fewer certainties and a much larger world to inhabit.
This reflection:
https://medium.com/@emotusoperandi/lifeboats-the-backstory-c793bc4c501d
#LifeboatAcademy #RobHopkins #LivingSystems #CommunityResilience #SystemsThinking
💧🌏 Greg CocksStudy Highlights Growing Importance Of Multi-Day Storms In Future U.S. Flood Risk
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https://news.okstate.edu/articles/engineering-architecture-technology/2026/study-highlights-growing-importance-of-multi-day-storms-in-future-u.s.-flood-risk <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ae4f14 <-- shared paper
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“Extreme rainfall is projected to intensify as the climate warms, yet whether the greatest increases will occur in multi-day or single-day events remains uncertain. This knowledge gap is particularly pressing given recent catastrophic floods triggered by multi-day rainfall events, prompting the question of whether multi-day events could, in fact, intensify more than their daily counterparts, and by how much. This study addresses this question using an ensemble of 34 downscaled Earth System Models under two Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5), focusing on changes in extreme rainfall by the end of the century across ten regions of the contiguous United States. [Their] statistical framework evaluates model agreement, ensemble-mean changes, and the significance of these changes for both daily and multi-day rainfall extremes. Results show that extreme rainfall amounts are expected to increase for most regions and durations. The degree of intensification, however, depends strongly on event rarity and regional climate characteristics. Notably, in the U.S. western Gulf Coast region, very rare multi-day events (e.g., 500 year return period) are projected to intensify more than their daily counterparts, a phenomenon that could be explained by increased stalling of tropical cyclones, which can prolong heavy rainfall over multiple days. These results challenge the assumption that daily extremes dominate future risk and highlight the need to consider event duration when updating flood-hazard maps, design standards, and adaptation planning…”
#Flooding #FloodRisk #FloodInsurance #FloodAwareness #Explore #FloodPreparedness #FlashFlooding #ClimateResilience #climatechange #extremeweather #DisasterPreparedness #StormwaterManagement #FloodSafety #CommunityResilience #risk #hazard #model #modeling #floodrisk #multiday #rainfall #precipitation #storm #water #hydrology #hydrography #planning #policy #regulations #climatemodel #CONUS #USA #publicsafety #cost #economics #damage #loss #infrastructure #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #earthsystemmodels #forecasting #meteorology #designstandards #floodmapping #mitigation #flood
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https://news.okstate.edu/articles/engineering-architecture-technology/2026/study-highlights-growing-importance-of-multi-day-storms-in-future-u.s.-flood-risk <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ae4f14 <-- shared paper
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“Extreme rainfall is projected to intensify as the climate warms, yet whether the greatest increases will occur in multi-day or single-day events remains uncertain. This knowledge gap is particularly pressing given recent catastrophic floods triggered by multi-day rainfall events, prompting the question of whether multi-day events could, in fact, intensify more than their daily counterparts, and by how much. This study addresses this question using an ensemble of 34 downscaled Earth System Models under two Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5), focusing on changes in extreme rainfall by the end of the century across ten regions of the contiguous United States. [Their] statistical framework evaluates model agreement, ensemble-mean changes, and the significance of these changes for both daily and multi-day rainfall extremes. Results show that extreme rainfall amounts are expected to increase for most regions and durations. The degree of intensification, however, depends strongly on event rarity and regional climate characteristics. Notably, in the U.S. western Gulf Coast region, very rare multi-day events (e.g., 500 year return period) are projected to intensify more than their daily counterparts, a phenomenon that could be explained by increased stalling of tropical cyclones, which can prolong heavy rainfall over multiple days. These results challenge the assumption that daily extremes dominate future risk and highlight the need to consider event duration when updating flood-hazard maps, design standards, and adaptation planning…”
#Flooding #FloodRisk #FloodInsurance #FloodAwareness #Explore #FloodPreparedness #FlashFlooding #ClimateResilience #climatechange #extremeweather #DisasterPreparedness #StormwaterManagement #FloodSafety #CommunityResilience #risk #hazard #model #modeling #floodrisk #multiday #rainfall #precipitation #storm #water #hydrology #hydrography #planning #policy #regulations #climatemodel #CONUS #USA #publicsafety #cost #economics #damage #loss #infrastructure #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #earthsystemmodels #forecasting #meteorology #designstandards #floodmapping #mitigation #flood
The work that keeps a place alive has always been more interested in participation than consensus, which is why shared necessity teaches a deeper belonging that shared certainty never quite opens into.
This week's reflection:
https://emotusoperandi.medium.com/so-be-it-resolved-948b9fe948be
#LifeboatAcademy #StayHuman #BenKadel #CommunityResilience #LivingSystems
Seeds Series Volume 2: Building beyond systems that oppress
How a village market became a pathway to women’s economic power in Bihar
We just released this season's Quarterly Update a bit early for the Solstice, as there is a lot going on in the next few weeks and we'd like the time to focus on Solstice prep and Practice in the time we will have.
https://rancholibertad.com/quarterly-updates-a-season-of-rest/
We appreciate, as always, all of you who are joining us in this journey and especially those of you who are supporting us in doing the work on the ground. If you benefit from reading anything we write, please consider subscribing at the paid tier for not only lots of additional value but also to help support our work. If you claim to care about #LandBack or #Indigenous sovereignty there's really no better way to do it than putting your money where your mouth is and supporting land stewardship efforts in place!
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Quarterly Updates: A Season of Rest
For most of you, if part of your year's work requires hands in the earth, your busiest season probably has just started in the last couple of months. For us, however, our seasons of growth are closing for a time and we are entering our season of rest. It has
RAiSE-ecology🌍🍄 Applications are open for the RAiSE Ecology Course in rural France — an immersive international learning experience in applied ecology, mycology, regenerative agriculture, biodiversity and community resilience.
Live, learn and collaborate with people from around the world through hands-on field studies, natural building, eco-tech
#AppliedEcology #Mycology #Permaculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #Biodiversity #EcologyEducation #CommunityResilience #Sustainability #France #NatureLearning
Association REDefineSantarém will host our upcoming CareLink training, bringing partners from four countries together to improve mental health support for disaster-affected youth and communities.
After the storms and floods that hit Santarém this winter, the location carries real meaning.
Grateful to the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém for hosting us and joining this work.
#CareLink
#YouthMentalHealth
#DisasterRecovery
#CommunityResilience
#MentalHealth
#CivicIntelligence
#YouthWork
#ClimateResilience
