💧🌏 Greg CocksNov 27
Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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https://www.upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-utah-desert-ex1 <-- shared technical media article
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https://youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7sq_t76jw2L <-- shared media video
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https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/23/voices-federal-water-investments/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert <-- shared international media article on the translocation
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H/T @upworthy
#water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jan 21, 2025

#Grocery #prices set to rise as #soil becomes "unproductive"
In a concerning trend that could impact households across the globe, the combination of #overfarming, #climatechange and insufficient sustainable practices has left vast swaths of #farmland degraded and unproductive, threatening #foodsupply chains and driving up costs.

#UN #FAO estimates that 33 percent of the Earth's soils are already degraded and more than 90 percent could become degraded by #2050.
https://www.newsweek.com/grocery-prices-set-rise-soil-becomes-unproductive-2001418

Grocery Prices Set to Rise as Soil Becomes 'Unproductive'

Depleted soil leads to reduced yields, forcing farmers to rely on fertilizers that raise food production costs, consumer prices.

Newsweek