The best performing firm was United Utilities that reduced its annual spillages by over 30% last year; the worst: Anglian, whose rose by her 60%, while Thames Water's rose by 50%!

#politics #water
h/t FT

**kowolf** @kowolf@mathstodon.xyz · 2d

kowolf @kowolf@mathstodon.xyz

#climate #water #soil

"Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin"...

Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn - Inside Climate News
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27032025/earth-land-masses-drying-out-fast

Inside Climate News · 2dEarth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn - Inside Climate NewsResearchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture.

**Kent Pitman** @kentpitman@climatejustice.social · 2d

Kent Pitman @kentpitman@climatejustice.social

This is an interesting article, worth a full read, on an aspect of Climate not always talked about in much detail.

«… The drying out of soil “increases the severity and frequency” of major droughts …, explains Dr Benjamin Cook, an … Earth system scientist … “Droughts are one of the most impactful, expensive natural hazards out there, because they are typically persistent and long lasting. Everything needs water – ecosystems need water, agriculture needs water. People need water. If you don’t have enough water – you’re in trouble.” … The study points to two factors driving gradual depletion of soil moisture over the last quarter century: fluctuations to rainfall patterns and increasing “evaporative demand”. … the atmosphere’s “thirst” for water …»

When I read about these things, I think of the danger to the food system and human society. It saddens me beyond measure that we've got a society run by capitalists who, like locusts, just want to efficiently consume every last resource the planet has to offer with no apparent regard for the future.

The article also mentions it will be expensive, though. Does that matter to any of you capitalists? I know risk of societal collapse is not a worthy concern to you, just something to monetize. But it could affect prices along the way. Is THAT perhaps a concern, at least? Sigh.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/global-soil-moisture-in-permanent-decline-due-to-climate-change/

Carbon Brief · 2dGlobal soil moisture in 'permanent' decline due to climate change - Carbon BriefA new study warns that global declines in soil moisture over the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle.

#climate #ClimateChange #environment

**Dragofix** @Dragofix@veganism.social · 3d

Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social

England sewage spills hit record 3.6m hours last year https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c201rz925nyo

Storm overflow pipe spills water into brown-coloured river

www.bbc.comSewage spilled into England's rivers and seas for record 3.6m hours last yearSewage spilled into England's waterways for a record number of hours last year, the Environmental Agency says.

#England #environment #water

**Peter Gleick** @petergleick@fediscience.org · 3d

Peter Gleick @petergleick@fediscience.org

Old terracotta pipes that brought #water to Marrakesh from the Atlas Mountains.

**Anemone Nemorosa** @SensitiveSyl@beige.party · 3d

Anemone Nemorosa @SensitiveSyl@beige.party

Pulse

#water #spring #eis

Continued thread

**anna_lillith** @anna_lillith@mas.to · 3d *

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anna_lillith @anna_lillith@mas.to

this isn’t just about losing #biodiversity —it’s about losing the foundations of life itself. #forests that store #carbon, wetlands that filter #water, #insects that pollinate our food—all of it is at risk. but beyond the material loss, there’s something deeper: the grief of watching the world grow emptier, the cultural devastation for those whose traditions are tied to these disappearing #landscapes. we are not separate from nature. when #species vanish, we lose a part of ourselves too.⁠
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**Texas Observer** @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 3d

Texas Observer @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social

“The Anglos brought in pumps and motors. They think they can do better than all these poor people who’ve been here 20,000 years.”

From the archives in 2022: A century of enterprise and overuse has brought this historic river to the brink. https://www.texasobserver.org/rio-grande-water-drifting-toward-disaster/

The Texas Observer · Dec 5, 2022Drifting Toward Disaster: the (Second) Rio GrandeWith the river on the brink, authorities are “praying for a hurricane” as reservoirs dwindle and populations boom.

#water #environment #ClimateChange

**Jon Lord** @jonlord@mastodon.world · 3d

**Greg Cocks** @GregCocks@techhub.social · 4d

**Texas Observer** @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 4d

Texas Observer @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social

“The water cleaning is probably not going to work there as anything more than a marginal solution. It gives this false sense that there’s something coming that’s going to stop all this.”

Grim news for the future of #water in Texas, as some turn toward reclaiming oil and gas waste. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-oilfield-wastewater-energy/

The Texas Observer · 5dThe Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield WastewaterOne company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.

#OilAndGas #politics #USpol

**Bobbing Boat** @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · 5d

Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social

Spring is here. No more freezing weather, so I can refill the water tank and plumbing, and start the spring cleaning.

All winter, I've been filling a 5-litre water dispenser for drinking water. I've been using the toilet block to keep me and the dishes clean. Now I can do all that on board again.

The water tank has a stainless steel flange and cap which unscrews. A standard garden hose (or hose pipe) fills the water tank.

Photo of a stainless-steel flange (a fancy hole) and its threaded cap. The hole leads to a boat's water tank. The cap has been unscrewed and is upside down on the grey, steel forewell deck, beside the flange. It has a small, black, rubber O-ring, which will form a seal when the cap is screwed back into the flange. Stuck into the tank is a garden hose (hose pipe), to fill it. You can't hear it, but the water is rushing into the tank.

#CanalLife #canal #boating

**Mongabay** @mongabay@mastodon.green · 5d

Mongabay @mongabay@mastodon.green

Last Saturday was World Water Day. Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are trying to protect the world’s dwindling water resources.

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/world-water-day-3-stories-of-resistance-and-restoration-from-around-the-globe/

Mongabay Environmental News · Mar 21World Water Day: 3 stories of resistance and restoration from around the globeMore than 2 billion people around the world live without access to safe drinkable water, as rivers, groundwater, lakes and glaciers face continued threats of pollution and overexploitation due to urbanization, environmental destruction, and climate change. This World Water Day, Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are […]

#News #Conservation #Environment