Adrian Hightower

Materials Scientist and Engineer. Sustainability expertise in technologies of the Water-Energy Nexus (Renewables, Membranes, etc). Expressed opinions R my own.

[Glen Dake @GlenDake]

Colorado moves first on #DirectPotableReuse regulations. https://t.co/IESCd9khQl

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

All the metals the world mined in 2021 to scale. (Squint to find cobalt and lithium) https://t.co/6Lb9FQrHf2

[Dr. Robert Rohde @RARohde]

The seasonal Arctic sea ice has reestablished itself, closing 2022's the open water passage through the Arctic Ocean.

For ships without ice breaking equipment, the Northern Sea Route was open a bit longer in 2022 than 2021, but still far fewer weeks than in 2020.

[Josh Fisher @jawzsh]

Plant water stress and ET from ECOSTRESS predicted the 2020 California fires 🔥🔥🔥

https://t.co/CTS2LQFEX1

@chrleemax @DrWKID

[Josh Fisher @jawzsh]

I am excited to share a potential game-changer in food security. We were able to predict every food security crisis w/in the record 3-6 months before occurrence & its magnitude using tipping point theory + @NASASMAP soil moisture.

https://t.co/t7PpZQLaqn

@NASA @ChapmanU @UCLA

[Ian Wren @Ian__Wren]

Maybe the SF Bay algae bloom is dissipating? Sentinel 3 imagery of chlorophyll intensity suggests so (Aug 27 on left vs. Aug 30)

[L.A. Public Library @LAPublicLibrary]

Stay safe during the heat wave.
✔️Library locations: https://t.co/JnjThot6Xb
✔️Full list of cooling centers along with tips for staying safe: https://t.co/Ei6nraK9fR

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Numbers behind the Pakistan flooding crisis are stunning/deeply disturbing.

🇵🇰The Climate Change Minister says one third of Pakistan is underwater.

🇵🇰Officials say 33 million affected. That's one in seven Pakistanis.

🇵🇰Over a thousand people already dead- expected to rise.

[Zak 🦦 Podmore @zak_podmore]

Christopher Cherrington put together some helpful graphics that explain why the design of the Glen Canyon Dam and the topography under Lake Powell are major factors in the crisis unfolding along the Colorado River.

[Jeff Lukas @LukasClimate]

Note that these #CORiver Tier 2a cuts for AZ, NV, MX are only slightly more than the current cuts under Tier 1:
AZ: 592 kaf (+80 kaf vs Tier 1)
NV: 25 kaf (+4 kaf)
MX: 104 kaf (+24 kaf)

So that's 108 kaf of additional cuts to the Lower Basin under 2a.

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[Dr. Robert Rohde @RARohde]

Global warming isn't uniform. The land has been warming roughly twice as fast as the oceans.

Consequently, nearly everyone lives somewhere where the temperature has been increasing faster than the global average.

[Ben Inskeep @Ben_Inskeep]

I ❤️ NREL

"NREL released two new databases of state and local wind and solar energy zoning laws and ordinances in the United States. The data sets are machine-readable so geospatial analysts and researchers can readily analyze siting impacts." https://t.co/AWn37UoGHI

[MWD of SoCal @mwdh2o]

Proud to participate in @cuyamacacollege's #Warriors2Waterworks career day. Marc Glenn, a Metropolitan principal infotech analyst, participated in a panel discussion on transitioning from the military to the water industry. #CAWater #WorkinWater

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Size comparison maps are always fun. This map shows all countries of the world by its real size arranged like the real map (created via https://t.co/CMks98VnAN). Source: https://t.co/0LhtYEdxWg

[Fiona Mugure @fiona_mugure]

Circular economy is how people in the past centuries survived and thrived and had beautiful homes. Did we become too lazy or ignorant?

[Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese (Yunpovi) @yunpovi]

For those wondering, “Why is it bad that states can prosecute too?”
Three answers:
1- States/Tribes have a long history of animosity. Fair treatment isn’t a fair assumption.
2- Tribes want to make different laws for their land than states.
3- Many resources are a zero sum game.

[Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese (Yunpovi) @yunpovi]

This #SCOTUS opinion in #CastroHuerta is an act of conquest. Full stop.

The right and power of tribes to rule themselves is being dismissed in favor of state power.

Tribes are…I can’t even write it…part of states.

[Dr. Robert Rohde @RARohde]

Text of the decision:

https://t.co/OdoeFCs1Rp

[Dr. Robert Rohde @RARohde]

The West Virginia vs. EPA decision is out.

The EPA lost, but it is a narrow loss.

The Supreme Court holds that the Clean Air Act does not allow the EPA to impose a cap and trade structure on carbon emissions.

So some proposed carbon regulations are out.

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