#Ozone #Depletion refers to the thinning of the Earth's protective ozone layer in the stratosphere, primarily caused by human-made chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
This thinning, particularly pronounced as the "ozone hole" over Antarctica, allows more harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation to reach the Earth's surface, posing risks to human health and ecosystems.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/browser?topic=Ozone-Depletion
Momentum To Address Arizona’s Rural Groundwater Issues
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https://azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/momentum-address-arizonas-rural-groundwater-issues <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115593 <-- shared paper
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#AWII #WaterInnovation #Groundwater #ASUResearch #ResearchMatters #GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #waterresources #management #planning #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoRiverBasin #depletion #pumping #overpumping #climatechange #extremeweather #droughts #watershortage #waterstorage #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #earthobservation #satellite #spatiotemporal #GRACE #GRACEFO #model #modeling #sustainable #extraction #research #Arizona #US #USA #community #workshops
@Impact Water - Arizona
Declining Freshwater Availability in the Colorado River Basin Threatens Sustainability of Its Critical Groundwater Supplies
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115593 <-- shared paper
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/groundwater-in-the-colorado-river-basin-wont-run-out-but-eventually-we-wont-be-able-to-get-at-it-scientists-warn <-- shared technical overview article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #waterresources #management #planning #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoRiverBasin #depletion #pumping #overpumping #climatechange #extremeweather #droughts #watershortage #waterstorage #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #earthobservation #satellite #spatiotemporal #GRACE #GRACEFO #model #modeling #sustainable #extraction #research
Declining Freshwater Availability in the Colorado River Basin Threatens Sustainability of Its Critical Groundwater Supplies
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115593 <-- shared paper
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https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/5320154-colorado-river-basin-study-groundwater-crisis/ <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ColoradoRiverBasin #water #hydrology #waterresources #aridification #anthropogenic #climatechange #humanimpacts #groundwater #depletion #pumping #wateruse #agriculture #irrigation #management #planning #monitoring #remotesensing #earthonservation #satellite #NASA #GRACE #GRACEFO #landsurface #model #modeling #sustainability #surfacewater #waterrights #droughts #USA #Mexico #watershortages #waterstorage #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy
For the hydrologically curious. We are dealing with #groundwater #depletion in the US, too. Though not quite to this degree.
Uncovering the impacts of depleting #aquifers: A remote sensing analysis of land subsidence in Iran.
Earth's Storage Of Water In Soil, Lakes And Rivers Is Dwindling - And It's Especially Bad For Farming
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https://phys.org/news/2025-03-earth-storage-soil-lakes-rivers.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adq6529 <-- shared paper
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#water #hydrology #waterresources #global #management #watersecurity #soil #lake #river #snow #groundwater #agriculture #sealevelerise #SLR #climatechange #farming #overuse #waste #moisture #soilmoisture #ecology #ecosystems #storage #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #rainfall #drought #consistency #wateruse #crop #plant #vegetation #irrigation #foodsecurity #evapotranspiration #ET #surfacewater #flux #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #waterstorage #depletion
Nature Positive
Australia's collapsing ecosystems declared a 'critical infrastructure'
Australia has destroyed and degraded nature. The remaining collapsing ecosystems are declared a 'critical infrastructure'. This new system of governance to organise life is framed as a 'Nature Positive' policy with the help of a large consulting business.
The remaining nature is now a market not a common good and has no rights (Rights of Nature laws). The ‘more-than-human-worlds’ becomes a market of 'ecosystem services' to serve a few of the human species. Nature is now a mere 'essential infrastructure' like roads, highway, sewers, sewage etc.
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"At least 19 Australian ecosystems have been reported to show signs of collapse or near collapse."
https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/overview/environment/ecosystems
"Nature Positive Plan:
better for the environment, better for business." au gov
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/epbc/publications/nature-positive-plan
"The term “nature-positive”
has become a call to action across society and business." PwC
https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/about/corporate-sustainability/environmental-stewardship/nature.html
##biodiversity #nature #NaturePositive #infrastructure #EcosystemServices #governance #CriticalInfrastructure #KMGBF #depletion #ResourceFrontiers #NatureNegative #Unsustainability
Global Groundwater Depletion Is Accelerating But Is Not Inevitable, Say Researchers
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https://phys.org/news/2024-01-global-groundwater-depletion-inevitable.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/Hv5tlyKEoXU?si=sovXv2kSQFdN3AtO <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #waterresources #watermanagement #management #global #depletion #pumping #overpumping #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #waterlevel #literaturesearch #database #records #aquifer #subsurface #climatechange #subsidence #arid #farming #agriculture #irrigation #wateruse #watersecurity #historicaldata #statistics #geostatistics
New Research Identifies Ecosystems That Could Be Threatened By Declining Groundwater Levels
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https://phys.org/news/2024-07-ecosystems-threatened-declining-groundwater.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07702-8 <-- shared paper
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https://codefornature.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-gde <-- global GDE map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #landsat #groundwater #ecosystems #dependency #global #dependencies #pumping #depletion #mining #waterresources #watermanagement #watersecurity #protected #status #sustainability #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #watertable #aquifer #protection #climatechange #drought #recharge #water #hydrology #opendata #humanimpacts #habitats #model #modeling
New Research Identifies Ecosystems That Could Be Threatened By Declining Groundwater Levels
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https://phys.org/news/2024-07-ecosystems-threatened-declining-groundwater.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07702-8 <-- shared paper
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https://codefornature.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-gde <-- interactive global map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #global #groundwater #depletion #overpumping #waterresources #watertable #aquifer #global #watertable #ecosystems #watersecurity #drought #extremeweather #humanimpacts #climatechange #dependency #habitat #interactions #protection #mitigation #remotesensing #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal
It's all about #politics : new #study shows that " #groundwater -level declines have accelerated over the past four decades in 30% of the #world ’s #regional aquifers [,but also] reveals specific cases in which #depletion #trends have reversed following #policy changes, managed aquifer recharge and #surface - #water diversions, demonstrating the potential for depleted aquifer #systems to recover."
Greg Cocks 
