This is what releasing vast amounts of CO2 by fracking the Kimberley would make worse ⁦Roger Cook⁩ - Anger as 'great browning' spreads along 1,000km of Australian coast au.news.yahoo.com/anger-as-great…

💔 accompanied by a very heavy sigh

This is tomorrow, Tuesday. Anyone is welcome to attend--including those not registered for the AAG meetings. UBC Geography @UBC UBC IRES PoWG_UBC Karen Bakker Please see link below.

This week we spoke to Mel Gray from Nature Conservation Council of NSW about their legal challenge on the Border Rivers Water Sharing Plan that was settled out of court. What did they agree to?

Find out whenever you get your podcasts search “Water Watch Radio”

#climate

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Wilcannia Weir or Wilcannia won’t?
2 part deep dive into the story of communities effort to get a new town weir and why everything they wanted is getting drowned out?

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Search “water watch radio”

#auspol #FirstNations #waterrights
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Tanya Plibersek met with delegates from NT Traditional Owners in 2023 to hear why they desperately need federal help to protect their sacred waters.

That she can even consider delegating this power to states and territories after that beggars belief.

theguardian.com/australia-news…

More great reporting fom Water Watch Radio
This story goes to the heart of water issues faced by communities

rivers and lakes of Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu

#100days #maps #cartography #mapmaker

WA's 2024 total on track to reach about 20% above 2005 levels

'Unlike others states, WA does not have its own 2030 target. The WA government is considering legislating its goal for 2035 once it sees what the federal government settles on'

Pariah state

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Out today for #WorldWaterDay -- my piece in @nature on a topic that is central to my research: How to achieve safe water access for all.
Listening to local communities & building collaborative governance is essential for water justice. Check it out! nature.com/articles/d4158…

Record floods in Borroloola, 100s evacuated. Waters extend across the Beetaloo Basin where frackers want to drill 6000 wells and unleash 1.2 billion tonnes of emissions.

It’s madness to be pursuing this industry here as we face dangerous climate change.

abc.net.au/listen/program…

Great work Water Watch Radio !

What flood? What cyclone Megan?
More than 200mm across a huge area, occupied by one of Australia’s dirtiest mines the McArthur River mine. Yet there isn’t even a weather radar to give visibility to the frequent cyclones and flood events that visit Borroloola and the Barkly.

Please watch and share this moving speech by Tiwi leader Therese Bourke in the Senate last week.

She's asking the Australian Govt to stop a law that would threaten First Nations consultation rights about offshore gas projects, and effectively bypass federal enviro law.

The Australian Govt wants to pass a law to bypass EPBC Act protections for offshore gas projects. It would concentrate power in Minister King (responsible for promoting the industry) and could threaten First Nations consultation rights.

Yep, it’s bad.

theguardian.com/australia-news…

Reminder, do submit your related research for this special issue on Next generation of #WaterEconomics ow.ly/EWwv50PV12E. Looking forward to the submission!

Part 2 of our Menindee fish kill follow up is now out! This week we talk inflows to Menindee Lakes with local water advocate Ross Leddra with excerpts from last years interviews with Dr Darren Saunders & Rose Jackson

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Unplanned power outage in Fitzroy Crossing WA again since 4:30pm and Horizon Power outages says back online 8:30pm.

Current 34 degrees muggy and Fitzroy River is at a minor flood level (9.5m) so people heading to flood ways for swimming to stay cool.

We're back! & kicking off 2024 with the anniversary of the 2023 #Menindee #fishkills
Fish are still dying, and community have been calling upon Rose Jackson to do more. We interview Kate McBride with comments from NSW DPI Cate Faehrmann 🌏🐨 NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer in budget estimates

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SW WA's rainfall has been declining since the 1970s. Our new paper (with DWER WA) shows these changes reduced recharge, and the fraction of rain forming recharge.

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