Water💧Too much or too little

written by Alexis McCarthy Floods & Drought💧🔥

• Declared flood disasters in the US in 2022
  

  • Alaska, Missouri, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Washington💧

  • In the U.S. floods kill more people each year than tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning

• States currently experiencing severe to extreme drought🔥
  

  • Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming, U.S. Virgin Islands(drought.gov)

• Pakistan- recent flooding: 33 million people displaced 1,000+ dead

• 47% of the EU territory is in drought Warning conditions and 17% is in drought Alert conditions

Weather Whiplash❄️⚡🔥

• abrupt swings in weather conditions from one extreme to another, such as from a frigid cold spell to anomalous warmth or from drought to prolonged precipitation

• These events are often highly disruptive to agriculture, ecosystems, and daily activities

• Frequency of these events are beginning to be tracked worldwide.

Water🚰

• As climate change boosts risks, water insecurity is growing – and needs a plan (IWMI)

• The U.S. population has doubled over the past 50 years, while our thirst for water has tripled. With at least 40 states anticipating water shortages by 2024, the need to conserve water is critical (EPA)
  

  • 10 ways to save water at home
    

    1. Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth

    2. Run washing machine/ dishwasher when you have a full load

    3. Use a low flow shower head and faucet aerators

    4. Fix leaks

    5. Install a dual flush/low flow toilet

    6. Don’t overwater your lawn or water during peak periods

    7. Install a rain barrel for outdoor watering

    8. Plant a rain garden/catch stormwater runoff from your roof+.

    9. Monitor your water usage and get a home water audit

    10. Share your knowledge with your neighbors

How does climate change affect heavy rain? It all starts with the release of greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide and methane. As humans keep burning fossil fuels, the atmosphere gets hotter. That hot air holds more water vapor, and so when it rains, it rains harder (NPR). The air can generally hold around 7% more moisture for every 1C of temperature rise. As such, a world that is around 4C warmer than the pre-industrial era would have around 28% more water vapour in the atmosphere. But this increased moisture will not fall evenly across the planet. Some areas will see increased precipitation, while other areas are expected to see less due to shifting weather patterns and other factors.(Ref)

Learn 👩‍🎓 Innovations, Innovators, Thought Leaders, Changemakers, New Ideas, New Frontiers

AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY☀️ SDG 7

• Inflation Reduction Act and how it affects regular consumers

• What McKinsey thinks the price of getting to net-zero is

INDUSTRY INNOVATION & INFRASTRUCTURE🏢 SDG 8, 9 & 11

• The benefits of cultivated meat

• Rachel Carson Village named after environmentalist author of Silent Spring

• First freshwater offshore wind farm

• CA prepared to ban sales of gas fueled cars by 2035

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION 🛒SDG 12

• Consume less

EQUITY⚖️SDG 5&10

• It's getting harder to be a woman in America

• The business risks associated with sexual misconduct

• Twitter donates $25,000 to anti-abortion political organization

• Lehigh County, PA voted to approve a plan to divest $145 million in assets from Wells Fargo over the bank’s donations to organizations that support anti-abortion politicians.

• Department of Treasury reports- Racial inequality in the US-Goal: calling attention to areas where more work is needed to advance racial equity

• Algorithms amplify historic racism of U.S. financial systems

• Pope's apology to indigenous boarding school survivors-what was missing?

• Native American road to healing...more stories

CLIMATE ACTION🌎 SDG 13, 14 &15

• Moratorium on coal leases on federal land

• Change is now-inherited wealth and fighting fossil fuels

• Rainwater everywhere on earth unsafe to drink

• Federated Hermes with assets of $669 billion supports climate denialism while paying lip service to ESG investing

• Thinking differently about the common good

MEDIA📚🎥🎙️

• Angelique Kidjo-Mother Nature +more

• Big oil vs. the world

• Tao Te Ching -Lao Tzu

INNOVATORS🔮

• Ellen MacArthur

• Sally Uren

• Frederick Alexander

Act 🙂

August and the dog days of summer are here and winding down. Adapting to our current conditions is essential. Acting accordingly is necessary. Finding joy and levity is also crucial. Get close to nature. Enjoy it. Appreciate it. Love it. Save it. Share your stories with others through community with joy. Be the light and the hope. In the midst of death, life persists; in the midst of untruth, truth persists; in the midst of darkness, light persists. (Indian lawyer and social activist Mahatma Gandhi)

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If I can help you or your organization, get in touch. I would love to connect. Best, Alexis