Category Archives: Water

“New Normal”, Africa, Climate, Disasters, Oceans, Signs of the Times, Water, Weather

OMG! Hurricane Hilary Is Coming; and She’ll Soon Have Company

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Hurricane Hilary’s path as of early Saturday morning August 19, 2023. It looks so harmless in these mellow pastel shades. But don’t be fooled!

It’s late Saturday night and I’m feeling lots of solidarity & concern for friends & family in the far southwest. Just days ago we faced a severe thunderstorm that produced flooding and widespread power outages in just an hour of fierce wind, flooding rain, and explosive lightning.

That was then. Since Tuesday, there’s been horrible wildfires in Maui (& elsewhere), and now a hurricane is making its way up Baja California over the Mexico-U.S. Border, the first such in 84 years.

Hurricane Hilary was a Category 4 behemoth some hours ago. It has weakened, but is till expected to produce flood dangers over a wide interstate swath of the west. Continue reading OMG! Hurricane Hilary Is Coming; and She’ll Soon Have Company →

"Dog Days" Diversions, Climate, Current Affairs, Disasters, Future, Water

Florida is in HOT Water: Boiling Its Corals

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The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row. And meteorologists say that could potentially be the hottest seawater ever measured, although there are some issues with the reading.

Just 26 miles (40 kilometers) away, scientists saw devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida — devastating coral bleaching and even some death in what had been one of the Florida Keys’ most resilient reefs. Climate change has been setting temperature records across the globe this month.
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Books & Book Reviews, Climate, Commerce, Food, Science, Water

Is Organic Food Better? Skepticism Is Growing

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Praise the Lord & Pass the Tater-Tots . . .

The Guardian

The big idea: has organic food passed its sell-by date?

Touted as a cure for environmental and physical ills, the organic movement is falling short of high expectations

Julian Baggini — 12 December 2022

After 10 years of slow but steady growth, sales of organic food and drink in UK supermarkets have fallen by 2.1% over the last year. Continue reading Is Organic Food Better? Skepticism Is Growing →

Annals of Inequality, Climate, Coping, Current Affairs, Drought, Signs of the Times, Water, Weather

Water is Life. When Their Wells Dry Up, Bottled Water Is Life. Then . . .?

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As California’s wells dry up, residents rely on bottled water to survive


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In drought-parched Central Valley, thousands rely on trucked and bottled water as they wait for new wells

Washington Post — By Joshua Partlow
 — November 14, 2022

Continue reading Water is Life. When Their Wells Dry Up, Bottled Water Is Life. Then . . .? →

Climate, Drought, Signs of the Times, Water, Weather

CNN Shocker: Mississippi Drying Up, Fast; River Traffic Slowwws . . .

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CNN Before and after: See how the Mississippi River and its tributaries have dropped to record lows

Angela Fritz & Brian Miller — Oct. 22, 202(

(CNN) – Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this month.

Across the river basin, dozens of gauges have fallen below their low-water threshold. The Mississippi River was at historically low levels from Illinois to Louisiana this week, and many of these gauges will continue to see decreasing water levels as the forecast remains stubbornly dry.

Drone video of the Mississippi River near Memphis shows how far the mighty river has contracted away from its banks.

The river dropped to minus-10.75 feet there earlier this week, according to data from the National Weather Service, which was the lowest level ever recorded in Memphis. Continue reading CNN Shocker: Mississippi Drying Up, Fast; River Traffic Slowwws . . . →