Acorns embedded in fallen snag. Amid an accelerating die off of iconic Valley Oaks in California, we can at least leave dead snags standing, and logs lying. Dead wood provides habitat and food, preserves moisture, creates new soil, harbors new life. “Cleaning” dead wood prevents forest regeneration. From death comes life. #wildfire #PG&E #trees #environment
Carolyn Lochhead
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Ian JamesScientists have discovered that the pace of groundwater depletion is accelerating dramatically in the Central Valley, threatening to devastate the underground water reserves. Important new research by Jay Famiglietti and his colleagues: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-12-22/groundwater-depletion-is-accelerating-in-the-central-valley
Peter GleickMassive accelerating groundwater overdraft in California’s Central Valley as drought worsens.
#water
#climate
Groundwater depletion in California’s Central Valley accelerates during megadrought | Nature Communications
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35582-x#Fig4
Groundwater depletion in California’s Central Valley accelerates during megadrought - Nature Communications
Liu et al. used the NASA GRACE/FO missions to show that since 2019, groundwater depletion in California’s Central Valley has accelerated by 31% compared to recent droughts, and has increased by a nearly a factor of 5 compared to the 60-year average.
Thomas ZimmerThe Non-Mystery of Elon Musk’s Reactionary Politics and the Destruction of the Virtual Public Square
There are real stakes in losing Twitter as an instrument to democratize America
My new column for Guardian US: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/21/elon-musk-liberal-twitter-plans-benevolent?CMP=twt_b-usopinion_c-us
There are real stakes in losing Twitter as an instrument to democratize America
My new column for Guardian US: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/21/elon-musk-liberal-twitter-plans-benevolent?CMP=twt_b-usopinion_c-us
Green News ReportWest Texas aquifer levels are dropping while the fracking boom draws 200 million gallons of freshwater per day. “We’re just planning to deplete it. It’s not like we’re conserving it,” one hydrogeologist said.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/insideclimate/status/1605266783765667841
jarosenfieldWith 13 partner organizations, @sfbaykeeper filed comments on the draft environmental impact report for Governor Newsom’s Delta conveyance (#DeltaTunnel) project. The tunnel will increase diversions of water from the Bay-Delta.
TLDR:
If constructed, Newsom’s tunnel would be a death sentence for #SFBay’s fisheries & for communities that rely on those fish for food, recreation, & cultural practices.
More: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/newsoms-delta-tunnel-baykeeper-comments
#CAWater
Newsom's Delta Tunnel: Baykeeper comments
Newsom's Delta Tunnel Comment Period Ends Baykeeper statement: Death Sentence for SF Bay’s Fish Today, San Francisco Baykeeper and 13 partner organizations filed comments with the California Department of Water Resources on the draft environmental impact report for Governor Newsom’s Delta conveyance project (“Delta tunnel”). The organizations represent a wide range of conservation, Indigenous, fishing, and Delta community interests.