Charles Wight, PhD

Researcher, Consultant, Conservationist

[Charles Wight, PhD @wight_water]

Thrilled to share a new paper published in Ecological Economics! If you’re interested in:#waterscarcity #watermarkets or #Texaswater you may find something in here for you!
https://t.co/UPJ93aM65D

[Dr. Pablo @PabloWater]

We Reviewed More Than 150 Paper on Water Management. Here's What We Learned. https://t.co/vQoZj6ErJS via @ucsusa

[Megan Konar @MeganKonar]

Our study: “Structural chokepoints determine the resilience of agri-food supply chains in the United States” is now out @NatureFoodJnl!

We identify the locations that are critical to supply chain security.

Paper: https://t.co/ggYywXsUoI
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[Charles Wight, PhD @wight_water]

@groundwaterpuig Related - for those interested in an excellent read on the complex perspective(s) of overdraft in the Ogallala, I highly recommend Lucas Bessire's Running Out

[Vimal Mishra @vmishraiit]

Pleased to share our recent review led by McDermid et al. that highlights the important role that irrigation plays in hydrological and atmospheric processes! https://t.co/BZUCfoGKpv @NatRevEarthEnv @WimThiery @PokhrelYadu @SISeneviratne @muellern @ClimateChirper

[Charles Wight, PhD @wight_water]

@reedh2o Thanks for sharing, Reed! In case others are looking for the links, I started a list here:
1. https://t.co/01w523hgyD
2. https://t.co/7znYsampuA
5. https://t.co/QTIlEJ0L04
missing #3 and #4

[Charles Wight, PhD @wight_water]

Proud partner moment! #socialjustice research from Costa Rica published in @LARRLASA

[LARR LASA @LARRLASA]

Black Motherhood Politics in Costa Rica: Diasporic Genealogies and Links to the State
Marianela Muñoz-Muñoz https://t.co/pbK9ggqNF7
@ERIP_LASA @CAS_LASA
@lasagender

[Charles Wight, PhD @wight_water]

@KateBrauman I tend to use either "coupled-human natural systems" CHANS e.g. Liu et al. Science 2007 or "social-ecological systems" SES e.g. Ostrom and Cox 2010 which both involve "systems" perspectives and I trade off depending on the audience/application

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

This short clip is a master class in how to communicate the risk of climate impacts and the urgency of climate action. Give it a listen!

[Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 🌈 @NatRevEarthEnv]

What controls the shape of rivers?

In this new Perspective, the threshold constraints on the size, shape & stability of alluvial rivers are explored by @dougsjunkdrawer @ccmasteller @DrLouiseSlater @MerrittsDorothy et al.
https://t.co/ESHrMBzL5X
https://t.co/jLGfXgaNe0

[Dr. Anne Van Loon (she/her) @AnneVanLoon]

“Streamflow droughts aggravated by human activities despite management” https://t.co/s3HprNM1Gh
Global case analysis shows GW & SW abstractions aggravate streamflow #droughts (up to +3000% higher deficit), water inflows alleviate them, reservoirs both aggravate & alleviate. [1/x]

[Lorenzo Rosa @TheRosaLab]

Humans are believed to have cultivated at least 6,000 plant species over time, yet today, the world mostly grows just nine species, of which rice, wheat and maize provide 50% of all calories. Crop diversification is key in climate adaptation.
https://t.co/aRdyqP3uN4

[Michael E. Campana @WaterWired]

In @ABQJournal: Troubled waters - emergency program pays farmers to fallow fields. https://t.co/Ctco2QwbL8 #SWUSwater cc: @jfleck @moo4water @GovMLG

[Jessica Keune @jekeune]

“Droughts self-propagate, just like wildfires.”
Our new study @NatureGeosci shows that reduced evaporation from drought-affected regions cause precipitation deficits downwind, that then enable the drought to expand in space. Work led by Dominik Schumacher: https://t.co/sgI7tu1ui1

[Hill Country Alliance @NewsHCA]

"While we may not be drinking from the exact same water supply," our water supply is deeply connected.
#txwater #txlege #OurTXHillCountry @GoAustinVamos

[Dr. Gabriel Filippelli @GabeFilippelli]

Last 2 sentences of new @IPCC_CH report:

"The scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is a threat to human well-being and the health of the planet.
Any further delay in concerted global action will miss a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future"

[Heather Sackett @heather_sackett]

The proposal is an attempt to carve out a spot for — and recognize the importance of — Colorado’s outdoor-recreation economy in the hierarchy of water uses, which prioritizes the oldest water rights, usually belonging to agriculture and cities.

https://t.co/Xthm4UH7z2

[Jeremy B. Mazur @jeremybmazur]

Big story from @Texas2036 poll: 9 out of 10 Texans are concerned over access to water supplies during times of severe drought. #txwater #txdrought #txlege https://t.co/T6FaltbZD3

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

Global temperature change (1850-2021). #ClimateSpiral

[Charles Wight, PhD @wight_water]

@EllenHanak A good example of the challenges (e.g. unintended consequences) in scaling water scarcity policies (e.g. fallowing) in semi arid environments