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Michigan plans water drawdown at Hall Lake Dam
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share.google/Sab7tsedVGcHTCxDv <--- shared link
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"Michigan orders emergency drawdown of Hall Lake Dam at Yankee Springs Recreation Area
The Michigan DNR plans to reduce the water levels by 6 inches per week to protect fish and wildlife population...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it's addressing serious concerns over the safety of Hall Lake Dam with a gradual drawdown of water levels starting this summer.
Hall Lake was once a natural lake spanning about 8 acres with a maximum depth of 6 feet. The development of Gun Lake Road raised the water levels. And in the 1960s, a water-control structure was added that raised the lake's water level by another 6 feet. ..."

#water#hydrology#dam

Colluding Rhino Poachers Exploit Space–Time Variation In Opportunity And Risk
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doi.org/10.1111/conl.13106 <-- shared paper
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“[R]esearch analysing over 500 rhino poaching incidents and exploring what these patterns reveal about the behaviours of poachers, rangers, and rhinos. [Their] study highlights concerning evidence of criminal syndicate infiltration, space–time targeting by poachers, and how behavioural insights can inform effective responses—from targeted dehorning to bolstering ranger resilience…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #conservation #statistics #geostatistics #rhino #rhinohorn #rhinoceros #poaching #rangers #criminal #syndicate #mafia #criminalsyndicate #activity #crime #illegal #behaviour #dehorning #rangerstation #protection #humanimpacts #ecosystem #habitat #deterrencetheory #deterrence #methodology #tourist #tourism #reserve #spatiotemporal #opportunity #risk #hazard #riskassessment #Africa #SouthAfrica #alldataisspatial
@Sabi Sand Nature Reserve

14,000 Years Ago, The Most Powerful Solar Storm Ever Recorded Hit Earth - This Event Establishes A New Worst-Case Scenario
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space.com/astronomy/sun/14-000 <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.11 <-- shared paper
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“A storm as ferocious as the one of 12,350 BC would likely cause complete mayhem if it were to strike Earth and its surrounding space today..."
#spaceweather #prehistoric #extremesolarparticleevents #CCMSOCOL #14CEx #Radiocarbon #GlacialEpoch #solarstorm #infrastructure #risk #hazard #radiocarbon #IceAge #model #modeling #glacial #climate #geomagnetism #magnetic #protons #carbon14 #Quaternary #geology #treerings

Saving Lives, One Pixel at a Time - End Users Share Their Stories
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disasterscharter.org/news/savi <-- shared technical article
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“For 25 years the International Charter has organized the distribution and use of satellite and remotely sensed data for response to natural disasters across the globe, informing countless applications where timely acquisition of remote sensing data literally...saves lives…”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #webmapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #imagery #risk #hazard #global #emergencymanagement #naturaldisaster #monitoring #response #planning #management #landsat #hurricane #cyclone #climatechange #extremeweather #flood #flooding #city #urban #crops #agriculture #foodsecurity #infrastructure #emergencyresponse #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal
@InternationalCharterSpaceAndMajorDisasters | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | @earth Resources Observation And Science #EROS