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Newsha Ajami

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#water #energy #sustainability& #resilience under changing climate, urbanization & growth, CDO for research, @eesalbnl @energy, FT mother of two, love traveling

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Beyond disappointing! Today we need environmental protection more than ever. This will set the US back even more, compromise human health, and enable bad actors to pollute our environment even more.

12.05.2025 20:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You Can’t Pump Forever From Wells to Warnings: The Cost of Over-pumping in Central Iran and the Central Valley

You Can’t Pump Forever
open.substack.com/pub/nikkowsa...

04.05.2025 05:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We know that many of you have been directly affected by the Administration’s actions.

AGU is offeringΒ free 2025 membershipΒ to those who suffer a job loss. We want to ensure that you have access to important career and community support during this time.

04.03.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

β€ͺSad day for everyone! SF should and could have led the way but chose not to... So disappointing.

04.03.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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C&H ordered to stop dumping raw sugar into Carquinez Strait The Environmental Protection Agency ordered C&H Sugar to stop dumping raw sugar into the Carquinez Strait, which connects to the San Francisco Bay.

C&H ordered to stop dumping raw sugar into Carquinez Strait #cawater www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

07.02.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Storm Stalls Over Bay Area, Raising Risk of Flooding and Potential Tornado Warning | KQED An atmospheric river previously expected to only cause minor flooding has prompted flood advisories across the Bay Area. The massive system could bring thunderstorms and even a weak tornado.

Storm Stalls Over Bay Area, Raising Risk of Flooding and Potential Tornado Warning

β€œIt’s definitely a non-zero chance that we could get a spin up in the North Bay and down through the peninsula,” Brian Garcia, NWS

@kqednews.bsky.social @kqedscience.bsky.social

www.kqed.org/news/1202557...

04.02.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He would take credit for anything and everything! If it starts raining tomorrow, he’d say, β€˜I called God, and he sent the rainβ€”enjoy!’

28.01.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Extreme weather and wildfire briefing (01/21/2025): Update on fire weather & weekend showers? - YouTube The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...

I'll be live again today (1/21) at 11am PT to discuss the ongoing fire weather event, very warm & dry temperatures in SoCal later this week, and the growing potential for weekend showers (!)--including fire benefits vs debris flow risks. #CAwx #CAfire www.youtube.com/live...

21.01.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ€”What do semiconductors, renewable energy, data centers, and agriculture have in common? They all rely on one critical resource: #water.

πŸ“Ί Watch this video to learn how important is to invest in #water : buff.ly/3Wgi77G
πŸ’‘Read the about the Water Europe Study: buff.ly/4fckqjs

14.01.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Misinformation About LA Fires Fuels Concerns Over Future Disaster Aid for California | KQED Even before Trump is sworn in, the politics over natural disaster emergency aid with the incoming administration is already underway.

Great article from Marisa Lagos re the politicization of disaster aid.

www.kqed.org/news/1202143...

14.01.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Do You Know When a System Has Failed? We see broken systems all around us. At least, we think we do.

It’s trivially easy for most people to name a slew of broken systems, financial, technological, governmental, and otherwise. But what do you do with a broken system?

14.01.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9

Same discussion, same data/evidence, some new people, no new outcome!

03.12.2024 18:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DAILY DIGEST, 12/3: DWR sets initial SWP allocation at 5%; Oroville sees sudden change in water level; Metropolitan Board considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project; Report finds decl... Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a subscription. However, gift articles and open-access

In #cawater news today, DWR sets initial SWP allocation at 5%; Oroville sees sudden change in water level; Metropolitan Board considers the pros and cons of the Delta Conveyance Project; Report finds decline in almond acreage, but exports remain steady; and more … mavensnotebook.com/2024/12/03/d...

03.12.2024 17:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Current satellite snapshot depicting strong low spinning west of Vancouver and elongated atmospheric river draped over Northern California.

Current satellite snapshot depicting strong low spinning west of Vancouver and elongated atmospheric river draped over Northern California.

The parent low pressure system (former "bomb cyclone") has now weakened somewhat and remains nearly stationary SW of Vancouver Island, but the strong and extremely slow-moving #AtmosphericRiver over NorCal is just getting started--and is nearly stalled out. #CAwx #CAwater [1/4]

21.11.2024 02:22 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2