https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/you-have-100-energy-slaves

Try to be EXTREMELY mindful when you are getting rid of something or purchasing something casually. The embedded #energy for everything - regardless of how cheap it is - can be mind-boggling.

#climatechange #humanrights #justice #adaptation #migration #hurricanes #drought #flood #heatwave #oil #coal #gas #methane #solar #wind #EV #batteries

https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/you-have-100-energy-slaves

Try to be EXTREMELY mindful when you are getting rid of something or purchasing something casually. The embedded #energy for everything - regardless of how cheap it is - can be mind-boggling.

#climatechange #humanrights #justice #adaptation #migration #hurricanes #drought #flood #heatwave #oil #coal #gas #methane #solar #wind #EV #batteries

Satellite Images Show Texas’ Strained Water Resources

NASA released satellite images of two large depleted reservoirs near Corpus Christi in south Texas. A water emergency requiring tougher restrictions on outdoor water use may be needed by November 2026.

#drought #Texas #satellite

https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-satellite-images-show-texas-drought-water-shortage-11066820

Iran begins cloud seeding operations as drought bites

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2622812/middle-east

#HackerNews #Iran #Cloud #Seeding #Drought #Operations #Weather #Innovation

Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/world/iran-cloud-seeding-drought/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #drought #middleeast #iran

Can ' #WaterBatteries' help farmers tackle #drought?

Kirk England, 21 October 2025

" #Rainwater used to surge through Will Luke's dairy farm whenever there was a downpour.

"He used to watch it flow away but concerns over 'drier and drier' summers led him to build a storage pond allowing him to put that water to use - particularly for livestock.

" 'Once it leaves the farm, it's no good to me. If we capture the water we can get more use out of it. We're much more resilient,' said Mr Luke, whose farm is near Plymouth, Devon.

"The Westcountry Rivers Trust said #ponds and #wetlands were insurance for 'times of need' including droughts, and it was now leading a €8m (£6.95m) project on how the so-called 'water batteries' could be used to create a 'smart water grid' across Europe."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7p9en90ro

#SolarPunkSunday #Ponds #Wetlands #Rainbarrels #Cisterns #WaterBatteries #ClimateChangeFarming #ClimateChangeAdaptation #WaterIsLife

Can ' #WaterBatteries' help farmers tackle #drought?

Kirk England, 21 October 2025

" #Rainwater used to surge through Will Luke's dairy farm whenever there was a downpour.

"He used to watch it flow away but concerns over 'drier and drier' summers led him to build a storage pond allowing him to put that water to use - particularly for livestock.

" 'Once it leaves the farm, it's no good to me. If we capture the water we can get more use out of it. We're much more resilient,' said Mr Luke, whose farm is near Plymouth, Devon.

"The Westcountry Rivers Trust said #ponds and #wetlands were insurance for 'times of need' including droughts, and it was now leading a €8m (£6.95m) project on how the so-called 'water batteries' could be used to create a 'smart water grid' across Europe."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7p9en90ro

#SolarPunkSunday #Ponds #Wetlands #Rainbarrels #Cisterns #WaterBatteries #ClimateChangeFarming #ClimateChangeAdaptation #WaterIsLife

Watering the garden, as one does in the middle of November, after a month+ of little rain and no snow. 🌾🚿🌞

#gardening #drought #Colorado

🌍 Climate crisis in Africa exposes real cause of hunger – colonial food systems that leave people more vulnerable

A global food crisis has led some to question why previous solutions have not worked. We also now have an emerging, more decolonial science of agroecology that is increasingly accepted within the United Nations system. It’s backed by a powerful social movement that refused to back down when corporate agricultural interests tried to hijack the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.
#Agriculture #Climate #Africa
#Food #Drought #Poverty
#Colonialism #Monsanto

https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-in-africa-exposes-real-cause-of-hunger-colonial-food-systems-that-leave-people-more-vulnerable-195933

🌍 Climate crisis in Africa exposes real cause of hunger – colonial food systems that leave people more vulnerable

A global food crisis has led some to question why previous solutions have not worked. We also now have an emerging, more decolonial science of agroecology that is increasingly accepted within the United Nations system. It’s backed by a powerful social movement that refused to back down when corporate agricultural interests tried to hijack the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.
#Agriculture #Climate #Africa
#Food #Drought #Poverty
#Colonialism #Monsanto

https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-in-africa-exposes-real-cause-of-hunger-colonial-food-systems-that-leave-people-more-vulnerable-195933

US Drought Monitor 11-6-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 36.64% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.55% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos

Mapa publicado: noviembre 6, 2025

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025 #espanol

ICYMI: the fall 2025 edition of DroughtScape is now available. Check it out on our website: https://drought.unl.edu/Publications/DroughtScape.aspx

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

How dry or wet are conditions in your area? Share reports to CMOR: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

Mostly improvements occurred across parts of the Northeast, with small areas of degradation. Mixed conditions occurred in the Southeast and Midwest. Mostly degradations occurred in the Great Plains, with some areas of improvement. The West saw scattered areas of mostly improvement. In Hawaii, drought worsened on Maui.

See more change maps: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Maps/ChangeMaps.aspx

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

US Drought Monitor 11-6-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 36.64% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.55% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

AI uses shittons of energy, bringing back coal and fueling fracking.
Fossil fuels increase earth's surface temperatures.
AI uses shittons of water to cool their data centers, causing droughts and ecocide.
Increased heat means data centers need even more water.

AI is Mars-forming Terra.

#LLMMeAlone #AI #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #drought #ecocide #ClimateJustice #TerraForming

The approval of data centers in Australia without requiring measurable plans to cut water use is raising concerns the sector's rapid growth will leave residents competing for the resource. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/tech/australia-data-center-water/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #amazon #microsoft #blackstone #airtrunk #australia #water #drought #tech

More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in mid-August, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Union's climate monitor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/09/climate-change/drought-europe-august-eu-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #drought #eu #europe #climatechange

Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive
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Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because subsidies soften the losses, while federal programs meant to help them change course have been underfunded and mired in bureaucracy. Under Trump, those programs may weaken further.

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-farming-soy-corn-flooding-subsidies-insurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Illinois#Farming#Agriculture#Flood#Drought#Climate