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Sedges and grasses are unsung heroes of climate resilience. While most attention goes to trees, these humble, often overlooked plants are among nature’s greatest water engineers and climate warriors. Their sponge-like stems and dense root systems help capture and store rainwater, releasing it gradually through the year, sustaining streams, rivers, wetlands, wildlife and communities far beyond the hills. Listen to our Forester Vivekanandam as he explains the invaluable role these remarkable grassland species play in securing water and sustaining life #TNForest #Climateresilience #biodiversity
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Sedges and grasses are unsung heroes of climate resilience. While most attention goes to trees, these humble, often overlooked plants are among nature’s greatest water engineers and climate warriors. Their sponge-like stems and dense root systems help capture and store rainwater, releasing it gradually through the year, sustaining streams, rivers, wetlands, wildlife and communities far beyond the hills. Listen to our Forester Vivekanandam as he explains the invaluable role these remarkable grassland species play in securing water and sustaining life #TNForest #Climateresilience #biodiversity

Supriya Sahu IAS

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This is what a mangrove paradise looks like 🫶 Mangroves are among nature’s greatest climate superheroes. They shield our coasts from storms, store vast amounts of carbon, nurture fisheries, filter water, and protect millions of lives and livelihoods. They are a powerful natural solution to one of humanity’s most complex challenges, climate change. On this World Environment Day, the message is clear: some of the best climate solutions are simple, local and already around us. Nature has spent millions of years perfecting ways to store carbon, conserve water, cool our planet and sustain life. As the world searches for answers, nature’s message is remarkably simple, protect what already works and that is what Tamil Nadu is doing. Restoring mangroves. Protecting native grasslands. Restoring Ecosystems, Growing native forests. Empowering communities and young people to lead the change. Happy World Environment Day #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate #NatureBasedSolutions #Mangroves #Climateaction #worldEnvironmentDay2026
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This is what a mangrove paradise looks like 🫶 Mangroves are among nature’s greatest climate superheroes. They shield our coasts from storms, store vast amounts of carbon, nurture fisheries, filter water, and protect millions of lives and livelihoods. They are a powerful natural solution to one of humanity’s most complex challenges, climate change. On this World Environment Day, the message is clear: some of the best climate solutions are simple, local and already around us. Nature has spent millions of years perfecting ways to store carbon, conserve water, cool our planet and sustain life. As the world searches for answers, nature’s message is remarkably simple, protect what already works and that is what Tamil Nadu is doing. Restoring mangroves. Protecting native grasslands. Restoring Ecosystems, Growing native forests. Empowering communities and young people to lead the change. Happy World Environment Day #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate #NatureBasedSolutions #Mangroves #Climateaction #worldEnvironmentDay2026

Supriya Sahu IAS

32,123 views • 1 month ago

Water is the stuff of life. The UK still hasn't recovered from the driest spring for 50 years, and natural water sources are still dry. Even if you are unable to do anything else, please provide fresh water nightly. Every night of the year. Animals die of thirst not only in the hot summer months, but throughout the winter months also, when natural water sources are frozen and inaccessible. A simple turn of the tap for you means the difference between life and death for them. This is a just a ground bird bath in my front garden. Visited during the day by all manner of birds, drinking and bathing. Included in the night shift, beside the hedgehogs and foxes, are smaller, but no less important creatures. Notice beneath the stray cat is a snail taking a drink. Then look under him, and there's a little frog quenching his thirst. Frogs don't drink through their mouths, they absorb the water through their skin via a 'drinking patch' on their belly and the underside of their thighs. Providing clean water is such an easy way to save a life. Please be a wildlife hero and get that water out there now.
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Water is the stuff of life. The UK still hasn't recovered from the driest spring for 50 years, and natural water sources are still dry. Even if you are unable to do anything else, please provide fresh water nightly. Every night of the year. Animals die of thirst not only in the hot summer months, but throughout the winter months also, when natural water sources are frozen and inaccessible. A simple turn of the tap for you means the difference between life and death for them. This is a just a ground bird bath in my front garden. Visited during the day by all manner of birds, drinking and bathing. Included in the night shift, beside the hedgehogs and foxes, are smaller, but no less important creatures. Notice beneath the stray cat is a snail taking a drink. Then look under him, and there's a little frog quenching his thirst. Frogs don't drink through their mouths, they absorb the water through their skin via a 'drinking patch' on their belly and the underside of their thighs. Providing clean water is such an easy way to save a life. Please be a wildlife hero and get that water out there now.

Hedgehog Cabin

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Physicist Brian Greene demonstrates gravity in the simplest way possible using a bottle full of water. When the bottle is held still water streams out through the holes because gravity creates pressure inside. But the instant he drops the bottle the leaking stops completely. Bottle and water fall together at the same rate so the water becomes weightless relative to the bottle. It is a perfect demonstration of Einstein’s idea that gravity and acceleration are deeply connected. What feels like weight is often just the result of the frame you are in.
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Physicist Brian Greene demonstrates gravity in the simplest way possible using a bottle full of water. When the bottle is held still water streams out through the holes because gravity creates pressure inside. But the instant he drops the bottle the leaking stops completely. Bottle and water fall together at the same rate so the water becomes weightless relative to the bottle. It is a perfect demonstration of Einstein’s idea that gravity and acceleration are deeply connected. What feels like weight is often just the result of the frame you are in.

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This may come as a shock to a lot of people… but this woman and her family intentionally flood their entire backyard to water their trees and grass. It’s called flood irrigation — they literally let the whole yard fill up with water on purpose. She walks through and shows just how full it gets, and says people are always surprised this is how they do it. The water is untreated canal water (not city drinking water) that’s specifically allocated for this purpose. Have you ever seen (or used) flood irrigation like this? I've never seen or heard of this before.
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This may come as a shock to a lot of people… but this woman and her family intentionally flood their entire backyard to water their trees and grass. It’s called flood irrigation — they literally let the whole yard fill up with water on purpose. She walks through and shows just how full it gets, and says people are always surprised this is how they do it. The water is untreated canal water (not city drinking water) that’s specifically allocated for this purpose. Have you ever seen (or used) flood irrigation like this? I've never seen or heard of this before.

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The Rio Grande River in Arizona is completely dry in many locations They don’t want you to know, the majority of this water has been sold off over the past 5 years - A huge amount goes to agriculture, about 87% - Mexico gets an enormous amount of the water because of the US-Mexico Water Treaty Mexico is supposed to send about 1/3 of the water from certain rivers that flow into the Rio Grande to the US, mainly for Texas farmers - Minimum: Average of 350,000 acre-feet per year or 1.75 million over 5 years. - Mexico keeps the other 2/3 of that water for its own farms and cities - The US sends Mexico a lot of water from the Colorado River about 1.5 million acre feet per year During 2020-2025 Mexico only delivered about 50% of the water it owed to the United States at the end of the 5 year period Mexico continues to keep way more than their agreed share
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The Rio Grande River in Arizona is completely dry in many locations They don’t want you to know, the majority of this water has been sold off over the past 5 years - A huge amount goes to agriculture, about 87% - Mexico gets an enormous amount of the water because of the US-Mexico Water Treaty Mexico is supposed to send about 1/3 of the water from certain rivers that flow into the Rio Grande to the US, mainly for Texas farmers - Minimum: Average of 350,000 acre-feet per year or 1.75 million over 5 years. - Mexico keeps the other 2/3 of that water for its own farms and cities - The US sends Mexico a lot of water from the Colorado River about 1.5 million acre feet per year During 2020-2025 Mexico only delivered about 50% of the water it owed to the United States at the end of the 5 year period Mexico continues to keep way more than their agreed share

Wall Street Apes

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Donate for Gaza We continue providing water daily to the displaced people in Gaza thanks to the voices of our friends Will 🦥 Menaker and Eyup Lovely , and we are still delivering all forms of relief every single day. The water crisis in Gaza has become one of the harshest challenges our people face. With the destruction of infrastructure, power outages, and the lack of fuel, getting clean and safe water is no longer simple. Families stand for long hours in lines just to receive a small amount of water, and mothers sometimes have to walk long distances just to fill a small bottle for their children. This crisis is not just a shortage of water… it is a daily struggle that affects people’s lives, dignity, and health. That’s why we continue, every day, despite all difficulties, to deliver water to everyone who needs it — because a drop of water today can mean a whole life. GoliathFan1952 evan loves worf Sarah Wilkinson barbarism critic
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Donate for Gaza We continue providing water daily to the displaced people in Gaza thanks to the voices of our friends Will 🦥 Menaker and Eyup Lovely , and we are still delivering all forms of relief every single day. The water crisis in Gaza has become one of the harshest challenges our people face. With the destruction of infrastructure, power outages, and the lack of fuel, getting clean and safe water is no longer simple. Families stand for long hours in lines just to receive a small amount of water, and mothers sometimes have to walk long distances just to fill a small bottle for their children. This crisis is not just a shortage of water… it is a daily struggle that affects people’s lives, dignity, and health. That’s why we continue, every day, despite all difficulties, to deliver water to everyone who needs it — because a drop of water today can mean a whole life. GoliathFan1952 evan loves worf Sarah Wilkinson barbarism critic

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When people say data centers use millions of gallons of water, they're describing an old technology. Before, water went into evaporative cooling towers. Warm water pulled heat off the AI chips, then evaporated into the air to shed it. It was effective, but it burned through fresh water continuously, which is where the headline numbers come from today around "data centers use a massive amount of water." The data centers we revealed at Build today don't work that way. The cooling loop is closed. Water is added once during construction and recirculates indefinitely between the servers and the chillers. No evaporation, no fresh-water resupply! Satya put the scale in plain terms: a full year of water use is roughly what a single restaurant uses. Keep in mind that for us, every liter and every watt is an optimization target. The economics and the environment push in the same direction!

Nicolas Bustamante

140,420 views • 1 month ago

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This is how our raw sewage is treated by our wastewater operators Approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater and sewage gets treated every day in the United States There are city programs called ‘toilet-to-tap.’ Luckily only a small percentage of sewage wastewater is recycled back into drinking water Most treated wastewater is discharged into rivers, lakes or the ocean The good news is most drinking water in the United States comes from 2 main natural sources: surface water and groundwater Surface water like lakes, rivers, reservoirs, streams account for about 70%+ of public drinking water supplies

Wall Street Apes

58,735 views • 1 month ago

These water trucks are heading from Russia's Rostov toward Ukraine. Due to Russian occupation, Donetsk region has been left without water. The region is currently suffering from extreme heat, and water is almost entirely unavailable. Both drinking and technical water now has to be delivered to more than 1.2 million residents of Donetsk and Makiivka, as well as to half a million people in other towns and cities. There is also a shortage of water for Russian soldiers from the "Center" and "East" military groupings. The hopelessness of the situation is not that there is no way to deliver water - because of leaky pipes, destroyed water intakes, and pumping stations. The real disaster is that the water itself has physically run out. In the Donetsk coal basin, nearly all mines have been flooded during the occupation. As long as the mines were operating or kept in dry conservation, water was regularly pumped out. But after Russian forces occupied the city in 2014, they first sold all the equipment from these mines for scrap metal, and then simply flooded everything. Flooding the mines means stopping the pumping of water from them - disrupted water horizons, underground rivers, etc. do their job. The tragedy is that once a mine fills up, its contents mix with these groundwater horizons. The resulting excess pressure forces this mine water to rise to the surface, creating huge rust-colored swamps - that's iron oxide. As a result, all water horizons in Donbas are now unfit for any use. This is a massive environmental catastrophe that no one is talking about.
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These water trucks are heading from Russia's Rostov toward Ukraine. Due to Russian occupation, Donetsk region has been left without water. The region is currently suffering from extreme heat, and water is almost entirely unavailable. Both drinking and technical water now has to be delivered to more than 1.2 million residents of Donetsk and Makiivka, as well as to half a million people in other towns and cities. There is also a shortage of water for Russian soldiers from the "Center" and "East" military groupings. The hopelessness of the situation is not that there is no way to deliver water - because of leaky pipes, destroyed water intakes, and pumping stations. The real disaster is that the water itself has physically run out. In the Donetsk coal basin, nearly all mines have been flooded during the occupation. As long as the mines were operating or kept in dry conservation, water was regularly pumped out. But after Russian forces occupied the city in 2014, they first sold all the equipment from these mines for scrap metal, and then simply flooded everything. Flooding the mines means stopping the pumping of water from them - disrupted water horizons, underground rivers, etc. do their job. The tragedy is that once a mine fills up, its contents mix with these groundwater horizons. The resulting excess pressure forces this mine water to rise to the surface, creating huge rust-colored swamps - that's iron oxide. As a result, all water horizons in Donbas are now unfit for any use. This is a massive environmental catastrophe that no one is talking about.

Anton Gerashchenko

993,612 views • 1 year ago

Even though it's a dull day there is still no rain forecast for most places, and our wildlife are dying of thirst. All natural sources have dried up, and every single hedgehog through these doors is suffering from extreme dehydration. Please put a dish of water out, in the front as well as the back, so all animals can access it. And if there's a nearby green space where wildlife frequent, please put a tub of water out. Carrying fresh water to it each day will tone your arms, get your steps in, and when you see the water level has gone down in the morning I guarantee you will feel good and virtuous all day.🥰
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Even though it's a dull day there is still no rain forecast for most places, and our wildlife are dying of thirst. All natural sources have dried up, and every single hedgehog through these doors is suffering from extreme dehydration. Please put a dish of water out, in the front as well as the back, so all animals can access it. And if there's a nearby green space where wildlife frequent, please put a tub of water out. Carrying fresh water to it each day will tone your arms, get your steps in, and when you see the water level has gone down in the morning I guarantee you will feel good and virtuous all day.🥰

Hedgehog Cabin

20,470 views • 11 months ago

The proboscis monkey is one of the most unique primates in the animal kingdom, easily recognized by its large nose and strong connection to riverine forests. Found mostly around water, these monkeys are surprisingly skilled swimmers, often leaping from trees into rivers to escape predators or move between areas. But the waters they rely on can also be their greatest danger. Crocodiles are silent and patient predators, perfectly adapted to ambush anything that comes within reach. With powerful jaws and lightning-fast reflexes, they wait just beneath the surface for the perfect moment to strike. In this video, that moment comes with devastating precision. As the proboscis monkey attempts to leap from a tree into the water, it falls directly into the path of a waiting crocodile. In an instant, the predator strikes, turning what should have been an escape into a fatal mistake. It’s a chilling reminder that in the wild, survival often depends on timing—and sometimes, one wrong move is all it takes.
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The proboscis monkey is one of the most unique primates in the animal kingdom, easily recognized by its large nose and strong connection to riverine forests. Found mostly around water, these monkeys are surprisingly skilled swimmers, often leaping from trees into rivers to escape predators or move between areas. But the waters they rely on can also be their greatest danger. Crocodiles are silent and patient predators, perfectly adapted to ambush anything that comes within reach. With powerful jaws and lightning-fast reflexes, they wait just beneath the surface for the perfect moment to strike. In this video, that moment comes with devastating precision. As the proboscis monkey attempts to leap from a tree into the water, it falls directly into the path of a waiting crocodile. In an instant, the predator strikes, turning what should have been an escape into a fatal mistake. It’s a chilling reminder that in the wild, survival often depends on timing—and sometimes, one wrong move is all it takes.

Nature Chapter

149,135 views • 3 months ago

Glyphosate is being sprayed across millions of acres of U.S. forests, and most people have no idea it’s happening. “Over the past 20 years, the use of glyphosate has more than quadrupled in California forests.” “Companies are using it right after they log the land, spraying glyphosate everywhere to make way for the next generation of trees.” “The timber companies and the Forest Service are using Roundup in the woods to help trees grow back faster.” “And then one day they can cut them all down again, make more money, and repeat the process.” “They are treating millions of acres of forest just like a row of corn.” Mother Jones
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Glyphosate is being sprayed across millions of acres of U.S. forests, and most people have no idea it’s happening. “Over the past 20 years, the use of glyphosate has more than quadrupled in California forests.” “Companies are using it right after they log the land, spraying glyphosate everywhere to make way for the next generation of trees.” “The timber companies and the Forest Service are using Roundup in the woods to help trees grow back faster.” “And then one day they can cut them all down again, make more money, and repeat the process.” “They are treating millions of acres of forest just like a row of corn.” Mother Jones

End Tribalism in Politics

17,778 views • 2 months ago

As the dry season takes hold in Tsavo, the elephant visitors come to Ithumba in a steady stream. Up to 150 congregate by our water troughs sometimes. Head Keeper Benjamin and the team are ready. Behind these full troughs is Water for Wildlife — our complex, fully committed conservation programme. Northern Tsavo is marked by high salinity levels, rendering much of its water undrinkable. To solve the water challenge, we established a desalination plant in Ithumba. Now, we can take saline water directly from the Ithumba boreholes, process it through the plant, and make it potable. Multiple times a day, our bowsers deliver water and top up troughs, dispersing the wealth throughout the landscape. This innovation has also transformed operations for our teams and the KWS units who are also based in Ithumba. Since we began providing drinkable water, wildlife have come back to the area in droves. These reliable watering points encourage elephants to remain deep within the safety of the park instead of venturing onto community land in search of food and water, which helps reduce human-wildlife conflict. Support our conservation projects, and elephants like these:
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As the dry season takes hold in Tsavo, the elephant visitors come to Ithumba in a steady stream. Up to 150 congregate by our water troughs sometimes. Head Keeper Benjamin and the team are ready. Behind these full troughs is Water for Wildlife — our complex, fully committed conservation programme. Northern Tsavo is marked by high salinity levels, rendering much of its water undrinkable. To solve the water challenge, we established a desalination plant in Ithumba. Now, we can take saline water directly from the Ithumba boreholes, process it through the plant, and make it potable. Multiple times a day, our bowsers deliver water and top up troughs, dispersing the wealth throughout the landscape. This innovation has also transformed operations for our teams and the KWS units who are also based in Ithumba. Since we began providing drinkable water, wildlife have come back to the area in droves. These reliable watering points encourage elephants to remain deep within the safety of the park instead of venturing onto community land in search of food and water, which helps reduce human-wildlife conflict. Support our conservation projects, and elephants like these:

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

17,040 views • 16 days ago

I like how he highlighted Galamsey. For anyone who’s new or doesn’t know about Galamsey. Galamsey basically means illegal mining. It happens in the Ashanti region, Central, Eastern and Western region, among others. It basically means mining without a license, often carried out in rivers , forests and other protected areas. The consequences of galamsey are serious because it leads to water pollution, destruction of farmlands, and loss of biodiversity. Mercury and cyanide, chemicals often used in the process, contaminate rivers and waterbodies, making them unsafe for drinking and farming. Many communities rely on the water from these rivers that are contaminated. Water treatments centers are shutting down due to the inability to filter the contaminated water. Babies are being born with birth defects, and there’s been a rise in kidney failure and other health related cases. Aside from the health and environmental impacts, Galamsey has severe social consequences. Some children are trafficked into illegal mining operations, often working in dangerous conditions for long hours. Galamsey is an ecosystem consisting of various actors that sustain its operations. We have political actors that protect these concessions, Chiefs that allow the destruction to continue, front liners who are on the ground, gold smugglers, foreign actors and so on. #StopGalamseyNow
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I like how he highlighted Galamsey. For anyone who’s new or doesn’t know about Galamsey. Galamsey basically means illegal mining. It happens in the Ashanti region, Central, Eastern and Western region, among others. It basically means mining without a license, often carried out in rivers , forests and other protected areas. The consequences of galamsey are serious because it leads to water pollution, destruction of farmlands, and loss of biodiversity. Mercury and cyanide, chemicals often used in the process, contaminate rivers and waterbodies, making them unsafe for drinking and farming. Many communities rely on the water from these rivers that are contaminated. Water treatments centers are shutting down due to the inability to filter the contaminated water. Babies are being born with birth defects, and there’s been a rise in kidney failure and other health related cases. Aside from the health and environmental impacts, Galamsey has severe social consequences. Some children are trafficked into illegal mining operations, often working in dangerous conditions for long hours. Galamsey is an ecosystem consisting of various actors that sustain its operations. We have political actors that protect these concessions, Chiefs that allow the destruction to continue, front liners who are on the ground, gold smugglers, foreign actors and so on. #StopGalamseyNow

Pazienza✨#StopGalamseyNow

31,977 views • 7 months ago

ELON: WE HAVE A GREAT WATER FUTURE AHEAD OF US “We call Earth Earth, but actually Earth is 70% water by surface area. So, technically, I think if aliens came here, they would name us Water because we are 70% water and only 30% land. What that means is the potential for solving any given water issue is extremely good. There's obviously desalination required at times and the transport of water, but it has become very inexpensive. And so, really, the availability of fresh water is simply about energy and transport. When I talk to even very well-read, very smart people in the United States, they will often think, well, the water crisis is unsolvable, but in fact it is very solvable. And we are continuing breakthroughs in the efficiency of desalination. I think we've got a great water future ahead of us and I think a great sustainable energy future ahead of us.” Source: Water Summit in Bali, May 2024
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ELON: WE HAVE A GREAT WATER FUTURE AHEAD OF US “We call Earth Earth, but actually Earth is 70% water by surface area. So, technically, I think if aliens came here, they would name us Water because we are 70% water and only 30% land. What that means is the potential for solving any given water issue is extremely good. There's obviously desalination required at times and the transport of water, but it has become very inexpensive. And so, really, the availability of fresh water is simply about energy and transport. When I talk to even very well-read, very smart people in the United States, they will often think, well, the water crisis is unsolvable, but in fact it is very solvable. And we are continuing breakthroughs in the efficiency of desalination. I think we've got a great water future ahead of us and I think a great sustainable energy future ahead of us.” Source: Water Summit in Bali, May 2024

Mario Nawfal

245,134 views • 1 year ago

Can China completely stop the flow of the Brahmaputra into India? Not entirely. A significant share of the river's water is contributed by tributaries and monsoon rainfall after it enters India. However, experts note that China can still influence the timing of water flows through upstream reservoirs and dams, especially during the dry season, and by controlling the sharing of hydrological data. China is also building a massive hydropower project near the Great Bend of the Brahmaputra, close to the Indian border. At the same time, India is accelerating dam and infrastructure projects in the Brahmaputra basin to strengthen its own water security. As rivers become increasingly important in regional strategy, could water management emerge as one of Asia's most significant geopolitical challenges? #China #india #Bangladesh #brahmaputrariver #flood
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Can China completely stop the flow of the Brahmaputra into India? Not entirely. A significant share of the river's water is contributed by tributaries and monsoon rainfall after it enters India. However, experts note that China can still influence the timing of water flows through upstream reservoirs and dams, especially during the dry season, and by controlling the sharing of hydrological data. China is also building a massive hydropower project near the Great Bend of the Brahmaputra, close to the Indian border. At the same time, India is accelerating dam and infrastructure projects in the Brahmaputra basin to strengthen its own water security. As rivers become increasingly important in regional strategy, could water management emerge as one of Asia's most significant geopolitical challenges? #China #india #Bangladesh #brahmaputrariver #flood

Srijan Pal Singh

27,574 views • 18 days ago

Summer is a challenging season for wildlife, and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has undertaken extensive measures to ensure that animals have access to water across forest habitats. The Department maintains one of the country’s largest water networks for wildlife which includes 373 borewells, 8,421 check dams, 2,734 percolation ponds, 541 water troughs, 270 waterholes, 115 open wells, 164 abd overhead tanks supplemented by natural water sources within forest landscapes. To further augment water availability this year, the Department has created additional water conservation structures, including 15 new check dams and 21 water troughs. Forest divisions have been proactively replenishing water bodies, pre-filling vulnerable water sources and supplying water through tankers wherever required to ensure uninterrupted availability during the dry months. Monitoring is being carried out through MSTrIPES, geo-tagged photographs, camera traps and real-time digital reporting systems #TNForest
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Summer is a challenging season for wildlife, and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has undertaken extensive measures to ensure that animals have access to water across forest habitats. The Department maintains one of the country’s largest water networks for wildlife which includes 373 borewells, 8,421 check dams, 2,734 percolation ponds, 541 water troughs, 270 waterholes, 115 open wells, 164 abd overhead tanks supplemented by natural water sources within forest landscapes. To further augment water availability this year, the Department has created additional water conservation structures, including 15 new check dams and 21 water troughs. Forest divisions have been proactively replenishing water bodies, pre-filling vulnerable water sources and supplying water through tankers wherever required to ensure uninterrupted availability during the dry months. Monitoring is being carried out through MSTrIPES, geo-tagged photographs, camera traps and real-time digital reporting systems #TNForest

Supriya Sahu IAS

17,736 views • 1 month ago

Lake Powell is now at critically low levels Just last year the water level was at the darker spot on this large rock. It was very high and full of people doing water sports In addition to the drought, the demand for the water far exceeds the supply. The Colorado River is over-allocating its water to meet demand The reservoir is only 23% full (it looks even less than that), down significantly from last year Agriculture accounts for a large amount of water uses. Data centers also contribute, but much lower
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Lake Powell is now at critically low levels Just last year the water level was at the darker spot on this large rock. It was very high and full of people doing water sports In addition to the drought, the demand for the water far exceeds the supply. The Colorado River is over-allocating its water to meet demand The reservoir is only 23% full (it looks even less than that), down significantly from last year Agriculture accounts for a large amount of water uses. Data centers also contribute, but much lower

Wall Street Apes

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