Water & Oceans

"Study Links Permian Blowouts With Wastewater Injection"

"Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12 miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a previously plugged West Texas oil well in 2022, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/08/2024

Hottest Ocean Temps In 400 Years Threaten Great Barrier Reef: Researchers

"Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef are now the hottest in at least 400 years and are an “existential threat” to the planet’s unique natural wonder, according to new scientific research."

Source: Guardian, 08/08/2024

Severe Drought Has Returned To The Amazon Earlier Than Expected

"Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires."

Source: AP, 08/06/2024

4 Dead After Debby Slams Florida, Causing Massive Flooding, Outages: Updates

"Debby, now a tropical storm, roared ashore Monday along the Big Bend coast of Florida, killing at least four people, flooding streets, and causing widespread power outages as the storm roared toward Georgia and South Carolina, where it's expected to bring catastrophic flooding this week."

Source: USA TODAY, 08/06/2024

In Mexico City, Women Water Harvesters Help Make Up For Drought

"Driven by prolonged drought and inconsistent public water delivery, many Mexico City residents are turning to rainwater. Pioneering company Isla Urbana, which does both nonprofit and for-profit work, has installed more than 40,000 rain catchment systems across Mexico since the company was founded 15 years ago. And Mexico City’s government has invested in the installation of 70,000 systems since 2019, still a drop in the bucket for the sprawling metropolis of around 9 million."

Source: AP, 08/05/2024

‘A Matter Of Life And Death’: How Disaster Response Endangers US Farmworkers

"When Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last summer, a tree fell straight through a trailer occupied by a migrant-farmworker family in Hamilton County. They couldn’t afford to move, even temporarily, so the family of six just picked up the things they could salvage and continued to live around the rotting tree."

Source: Grist, 08/05/2024

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