RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e -- Rendered At Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:09:58 +0000 Climate Water Project https://redcircle.com/shows/climate-water-project en-US All rights reserved. Alpha Lo How we can restore our water cycles. A look at rain, groundwater, the small water cycle, how we can hydrate our landscapes. 61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e How we can restore our water cycles. A look at rain, groundwater, the small water cycle, how we can hydrate our landscapes.

]]> episodic no Alpha Lo alplo@yahoo.com no full Activating a global network of water restorers and advocates : Zach Weiss Activating a global network of water restorers and advocates : Zach Weiss Alpha Lo Zach Weiss launched an education and community platform Water Stories which trains people to restore water cycles via earthworks, soil restoration, and ecosystem restoration. Central is the idea of retention ponds and terraces which help slow water and help it seep into the aqufers below so the ecosystem has year round access to water. The education trains students to learn the art, find and take on clients. It also trains people to advocate for water cycle restoration. For more see https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/activating-a-global-network-of-water

]]> <p>Zach Weiss launched an education and community platform Water Stories which trains people to restore water cycles via earthworks, soil restoration, and ecosystem restoration. Central is the idea of retention ponds and terraces which help slow water and help it seep into the aqufers below so the ecosystem has year round access to water. The education trains students to learn the art, find and take on clients. It also trains people to advocate for water cycle restoration. For more see https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/activating-a-global-network-of-water</p> 3fe7a96c-9b4a-487e-8645-95e23331195e https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/a15b72b7-26da-4b19-93db-f8e856e6460b Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:04:26 +0000 4365 no full Rewilding, beavers, and water restoration :Derek Gow Rewilding, beavers, and water restoration :Derek Gow Alpha Lo https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/rewilding-beavers-and-water-restoration

]]> <p>https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/rewilding-beavers-and-water-restoration</p> 72ec0821-4d0a-4076-85f6-4123029704b3 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/fd5ea026-ec9d-4c24-9e09-2680ec617d64 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:29:46 +0000 3195 no full Insurance and supply chains-the secret levers to restore water : Stephanie Betts Insurance and supply chains-the secret levers to restore water : Stephanie Betts Alpha Lo To restore water, shift to regenerative ag: to shift the world to regenerative ag, redo global supply chains https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/supply-chains-and-insurance-the-secret

]]> <p>To restore water, shift to regenerative ag: to shift the world to regenerative ag, redo global supply chains https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/supply-chains-and-insurance-the-secret</p> eb0d84bb-a607-4566-8362-c6fd2c3ff1ea https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/ee9163fe-3d45-4a35-b713-b95ea35c6048 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:29:34 +0000 4546 no full Precipitationsheds and the socio-economics of rain: Patrick Keys Precipitationsheds and the socio-economics of rain: Patrick Keys Alpha Lo Patrick Keys, a professor at Boston University, studies the sources and sinks of rain in the moisture recycling process (aka small water cycle). He looks at how they are embedded in socio-economic systems.

]]> <p>Patrick Keys, a professor at Boston University, studies the sources and sinks of rain in the moisture recycling process (aka small water cycle). He looks at how they are embedded in socio-economic systems. </p> 29a52cc2-c409-49fe-853c-d5caf6fcc0ef https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/3abd3fa0-fb27-42dc-b292-b3df5d25b477 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 02:31:38 +0000 4415 no full The big groundwater crisis - food, water, pollution, and social unrest : John Cherry The big groundwater crisis - food, water, pollution, and social unrest : John Cherry Alpha Lo John Cherry won the Stockholm Water Prize, known as the ‘Nobel’ of water, which is awarded in conjunction with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the same institution behind the Nobel Prize itself. He wrote the seminal Groundwater textbook that shaped our modern understanding of groundwater hydrology. He pioneered the field of groundwater contamination.

]]> <p>John Cherry won the Stockholm Water Prize, known as the ‘Nobel’ of water, which is awarded in conjunction with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the same institution behind the Nobel Prize itself. He wrote <em>the</em> seminal Groundwater textbook that shaped our modern understanding of groundwater hydrology. He pioneered the field of groundwater contamination.</p> 891710fe-1273-4f00-a2b5-4693eac1f6c4 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/8bb59334-ce1d-42ca-88e2-4275315a6099 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:52:54 +0000 6623 no full The planetary boundaries of green water : Lan Wang-Erlandsson The planetary boundaries of green water : Lan Wang-Erlandsson Alpha Lo Lan Wang-Erlandsson is a researcher studying moisture recycling aka small water cycle. She focuses on the large-scale interactions between land, water, and climate, and their implications for social-ecological and Earth system resilience. She has conducted work on the planetary boundaries of green water, helped society understand moisture recycling as an ecosystem service, and collaborated with the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) on reports examining how moisture recycling intersects with the future of agriculture.

For more info https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/planetary-tipping-points-of-green

]]> <p>Lan Wang-Erlandsson is a researcher studying moisture recycling aka small water cycle. She focuses on the large-scale interactions between land, water, and climate, and their implications for social-ecological and Earth system resilience. She has conducted work on the planetary boundaries of green water, helped society understand moisture recycling as an ecosystem service, and collaborated with the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) on reports examining how moisture recycling intersects with the future of agriculture.</p><p>For more info <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/planetary-tipping-points-of-green" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/planetary-tipping-points-of-green</a></p> bec7bb4a-caaa-4729-b6a9-6a893648d437 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/e61ea2ab-c84c-44a6-9103-dabcf99d7890 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:03:55 +0000 3092 no full The Forest-Water Connection : ecologist Douglas Sheil The Forest-Water Connection : ecologist Douglas Sheil Alpha Lo Douglas Sheil is an ecologist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He has worked on questions of how forests affect watersheds, how to restore and conserve forests, and also helped clarify explanations of the Biotic Pump. For more info https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/the-forest-water-connection-ecologist. You can help support this podcast by becoming a subscriber of the Climate Water Project newsletter.

]]> <p>Douglas Sheil is an ecologist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He has worked on questions of how forests affect watersheds, how to restore and conserve forests, and also helped clarify explanations of the Biotic Pump. For more info <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/the-forest-water-connection-ecologist" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/the-forest-water-connection-ecologist</a>. You can help support this podcast by becoming a subscriber of the <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Climate Water Project newsletter</a>. </p> a1a4f88c-8287-410f-87eb-30ac63db05bb https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/e146550f-5d9a-424c-9ffd-55c829688164 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:54:07 +0000 3484 no full Making the map of the small water cycle : Ruud van der Ent Making the map of the small water cycle : Ruud van der Ent Alpha Lo Dr. van der Ent is a hydrologist who made a global map of the small water cycle, showing what percentage of the evapotranspiration turns back into rainfall on the same continent. For written article https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/making-the-map-of-the-small-water

]]> <p>Dr. van der Ent is a hydrologist who made a global map of the small water cycle, showing what percentage of the evapotranspiration turns back into rainfall on the same continent. For written article <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/making-the-map-of-the-small-water" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/making-the-map-of-the-small-water</a></p> 8e6a93e4-af3d-4067-a31c-19b73fcdfbf3 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/e5bd6b00-0e52-4f47-b22e-a25d0171817a Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:16:50 +0000 4472 no full 'Our Blue World' documentary : Paul O'Callaghan 'Our Blue World' documentary : Paul O'Callaghan Alpha Lo A wonderful new documentary, Our Blue World, is out, and it offers a panoramic exploration of how communities across the globe are learning to live in greater harmony with water. The film highlights a wide range of innovative and traditional practices—from China’s sponge city initiative, to New Zealand’s recognition of the Whanganui River as a legal person, to the ancient Peruvian techniques for guiding water into mountains so it reemerges as springs. It also delves into the Biosphere 2 project, where twelve people lived in a sealed dome for two years and had to rely on constructed wetlands to purify their water. The documentary further explores the shift along the Mississippi River from a levee-centered approach to one that embraces wetland restoration, as well as efforts to restore Ireland’s bogs—offering a hopeful vision of how we can reimagine our relationship with water. The film is produced by Paul O’Callaghan, directed by Ruan Magan, and narrated by Liam Neeson (the action movie actor) in his voice that oozes gravitas. For more see https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/our-blue-world-documentary-paul-ocallaghan

]]> <p>A wonderful new documentary, <a href="https://www.braveblue.world" rel="nofollow"><em>Our Blue World</em></a>, is out, and it offers a panoramic exploration of how communities across the globe are learning to live in greater harmony with water. The film highlights a wide range of innovative and traditional practices—from China’s sponge city initiative, to New Zealand’s recognition of the Whanganui River as a legal person, to the ancient Peruvian techniques for guiding water into mountains so it reemerges as springs. It also delves into the Biosphere 2 project, where twelve people lived in a sealed dome for two years and had to rely on constructed wetlands to purify their water. The documentary further explores the shift along the Mississippi River from a levee-centered approach to one that embraces wetland restoration, as well as efforts to restore Ireland’s bogs—offering a hopeful vision of how we can reimagine our relationship with water. The film is produced by Paul O’Callaghan, directed by Ruan Magan, and narrated by Liam Neeson (the action movie actor) in his voice that oozes gravitas. For more see <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/our-blue-world-documentary-paul-ocallaghan" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/our-blue-world-documentary-paul-ocallaghan</a></p> 8dc14172-46c1-4660-906b-b513b60ba2a2 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/e27d9732-f46b-4215-abf2-0f80d9f4c710 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:36:59 +0000 4094 no full Putting rocks into rivers to lessen drought-fire-flood : Laura Norman, physical scientist Putting rocks into rivers to lessen drought-fire-flood : Laura Norman, physical scientist Alpha Lo Laura Norman is a physical scientist with the USGS. Doing hydrological modelling of slow water. https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/putting-rocks-in-rivers-to-lessen

]]> <p>Laura Norman is a physical scientist with the USGS. Doing hydrological modelling of slow water. https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/putting-rocks-in-rivers-to-lessen</p> 1638ad7b-8bb3-44dc-acf1-b54d4116d5e4 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/bdae15ee-82d9-4393-a1a8-53ba155520e9 Tue, 13 May 2025 17:51:51 +0000 3607 no full Natural Sequence Farming : Stuart Andrews Natural Sequence Farming : Stuart Andrews Alpha Lo The five principles of Natural Sequence Farming (NSF) are:

1) Slow the Flow: Emphasizing the importance of slowing down water flow to allow infiltration into the soil.

2) Let All Plants Grow: Promoting plant diversity and allowing natural regeneration of the landscape.

3) Careful Where the Animals Go: Integrating livestock management with the natural sequence of the landscape.

4) Filtration is a Must Know: Understanding the role of natural filtration systems in purifying water.

5) Return to the Top to Recycle the Lot: Recycling nutrients and resources by returning waste products to the top of the soil.

For more info https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/natural-sequence-farming-stuart-andrews

You can support this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber of Climate Water Project newsletter.

]]> <p>The five principles of Natural Sequence Farming (NSF) are:</p><p>1) Slow the Flow: Emphasizing the importance of slowing down water flow to allow infiltration into the soil.</p><p>2) Let All Plants Grow: Promoting plant diversity and allowing natural regeneration of the landscape.</p><p>3) Careful Where the Animals Go: Integrating livestock management with the natural sequence of the landscape.</p><p>4) Filtration is a Must Know: Understanding the role of natural filtration systems in purifying water.</p><p>5) Return to the Top to Recycle the Lot: Recycling nutrients and resources by returning waste products to the top of the soil.</p><p>For more info <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/natural-sequence-farming-stuart-andrews" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/natural-sequence-farming-stuart-andrews</a></p><p>You can support this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber of Climate Water Project newsletter.</p> a1725233-6721-4e9a-9765-d44d40c6178b https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/491c30e0-e9d4-4642-9baf-f897e3a8afa1 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:15:27 +0000 5468 no full The Art of Water : Charlotte Qin The Art of Water : Charlotte Qin Alpha Lo Charlotte Qin in an artist of water. She paints the fluid flow of water in its different forms, and she does reciprocal performances about water, where she interacts with the audience, as they connect with the water. For more info https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/the-art-of-water-charlotte-qin . You can support this work by becoming a paid subscriber of the Climate Water Project newsletter.

]]> <p>Charlotte Qin in an artist of water. She paints the fluid flow of water in its different forms, and she does reciprocal performances about water, where she interacts with the audience, as they connect with the water. For more info https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/the-art-of-water-charlotte-qin . You can support this work by becoming a paid subscriber of the Climate Water Project newsletter.</p> 92965b8d-8c2f-4ea4-8d72-24ccdcdc060c https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/004aa767-a92f-4ff5-b19f-879345b4d444 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:23:08 +0000 5698 no full Plants drink water from the air: hydrologist Sieger Burger interview Plants drink water from the air: hydrologist Sieger Burger interview Alpha Lo In this interview, we talk about a wide range of topics in hydrology, including how plants drink water from the air in a process called foliar water uptake. Article is at https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/plants-drink-water-from-the-air-hydrologist

]]> <p>In this interview, we talk about a wide range of topics in hydrology, including how plants drink water from the air in a process called foliar water uptake. Article is at https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/plants-drink-water-from-the-air-hydrologist</p> cba7af35-cd7a-41f9-976f-94f233ef5b32 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/c4fe9e11-42a4-48b2-8782-40ca09c6b19f Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:37:03 +0000 5038 no full The Water Solution - A plan to lessen LA & California fires : with Didi Pershouse The Water Solution - A plan to lessen LA & California fires : with Didi Pershouse Alpha Lo Rehydrating Los Angeles and its surrounding areas can help lessen fires. For more see climatewaterproject.substack.com

]]> <p>Rehydrating Los Angeles and its surrounding areas can help lessen fires. For more see <a href="http://climatewaterproject.substack.com" rel="nofollow">climatewaterproject.substack.com</a></p> 5fa77778-2d3d-4a74-a99c-7ecd33b2bf29 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/f37d46ec-0320-4cc1-9678-5b41b2fcfa4a Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:06:33 +0000 5681 no full How can we restore bioregions? Willem Ferwerda How can we restore bioregions? Willem Ferwerda Alpha Lo A participatory approach to restore bioregions. Commonland is an organization that helps facilitate multistakeholders to come together to look at how to restore the land, ecosystem, and water. It works to bring farmers, businesses, NGOs, local government, and academics together in a collaborative approach. They work to restore 100000 +hectares in a bioregion. An interview of the Climate Water Project

Commonland (2024) The 4 Returns Framework in Practice: A guidebook for holistic landscape restoration https://4returns.commonland.com/lesson/introduction/ El marco de los 4 retornos en la práctica: Guía para la restauración holística del paisaje" https://4returns.commonland.com/es/lesson/about-the-4-returns-guidebook/ The 4 Returns Framework for Landscape Restoration. UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Report published by Commonland, Wetlands International Landscape Finance Lab and IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. https://www.commonland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/4-Returns-for-Landscape-Restoration-June-2021-UN-Decade-on-Ecosystem-Restoration.pdf Using regenerative agriculture to restore the Spanish Altiplano landscape (2022) ETH Zurich https://crowtherlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Restor_Case_Study_Case-18_Spain_Hi-Rez.pdf The Spanish Altiplano Landscape Restoration (visual) https://local-heroes-alvelal.webflow.io/

]]> <p>A participatory approach to restore bioregions. <a href="http://Commonland.com" rel="nofollow">Commonland</a> is an organization that helps facilitate multistakeholders to come together to look at how to restore the land, ecosystem, and water. It works to bring farmers, businesses, NGOs, local government, and academics together in a collaborative approach. They work to restore 100000 +hectares in a bioregion. An interview of the <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com" rel="nofollow">Climate Water Project</a></p><p>Commonland (2024) The 4 Returns Framework in Practice: A guidebook for holistic landscape restoration <a href="https://4returns.commonland.com/lesson/introduction/" rel="nofollow">https://4returns.commonland.com/lesson/introduction/</a> El marco de los 4 retornos en la práctica: Guía para la restauración holística del paisaje&#34; <a href="https://4returns.commonland.com/es/lesson/about-the-4-returns-guidebook/" rel="nofollow">https://4returns.commonland.com/es/lesson/about-the-4-returns-guidebook/ </a>The 4 Returns Framework for Landscape Restoration. UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Report published by Commonland, Wetlands International Landscape Finance Lab and IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. <a href="https://www.commonland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/4-Returns-for-Landscape-Restoration-June-2021-UN-Decade-on-Ecosystem-Restoration.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.commonland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/4-Returns-for-Landscape-Restoration-June-2021-UN-Decade-on-Ecosystem-Restoration.pdf </a>Using regenerative agriculture to restore the Spanish Altiplano landscape (2022) ETH Zurich <a href="https://crowtherlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Restor_Case_Study_Case-18_Spain_Hi-Rez.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://crowtherlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Restor_Case_Study_Case-18_Spain_Hi-Rez.pdf</a> The Spanish Altiplano Landscape Restoration (visual) <a href="https://local-heroes-alvelal.webflow.io/" rel="nofollow">https://local-heroes-alvelal.webflow.io/</a></p> ca7f9249-e0f6-42a8-80ce-6822c054dc7f https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/e4e24b79-3e19-4e7e-8ac7-7897e9949373 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:27:23 +0000 7078 no full Absorbing rains to bring landscapes back to life : Neal Spackman Absorbing rains to bring landscapes back to life : Neal Spackman Alpha Lo Neal Spackman discusses his project that restored desert lands in Saudi Arabia, his work with the Great Green Wall of Africa, and eco and water restoration ideas for Spain. https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/absorbing-rains-to-bring-landscapes

]]> <p>Neal Spackman discusses his project that restored desert lands in Saudi Arabia, his work with the Great Green Wall of Africa, and eco and water restoration ideas for Spain. <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/absorbing-rains-to-bring-landscapes" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/absorbing-rains-to-bring-landscapes</a></p> fac06b60-dcb9-4bc3-b2e8-c73236896c98 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/692c1924-6150-4d34-b5e9-738641797ea3 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:13:12 +0000 5259 no full Regenerating a farm and a semi-arid region : Silvia Quarta Regenerating a farm and a semi-arid region : Silvia Quarta Alpha Lo La Junquera is a farm on a windswept plateau in southeastern Spain. www.lajunquera.com/ . Its part of a collective of farms and businesses called Alvelal that is working to regenerate the region. https://alvelal.es/. For more info and transcript https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/regenerating-a-farm-and-a-semi-arid

]]> <p>La Junquera is a farm on a windswept plateau in southeastern Spain. <a href="http://www.lajunquera.com/" rel="nofollow">www.lajunquera.com/</a> . Its part of a collective of farms and businesses called Alvelal that is working to regenerate the region. <a href="https://alvelal.es/" rel="nofollow">https://alvelal.es/</a>. For more info and transcript <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/regenerating-a-farm-and-a-semi-arid" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/regenerating-a-farm-and-a-semi-arid</a></p> 1a6d5674-8e62-4f17-9d4b-6696f9b03aaa https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/bd431f89-7aca-465f-8a8b-29def6050ad4 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:58:19 +0000 3266 no full Regenerative tourism and regenerative water: Anna Pollock Regenerative tourism and regenerative water: Anna Pollock Alpha Lo Anna Pollock has played a significant role in launching the regenerative tourism movement. For more info see https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/how-eco-tourism-can-help-the-regenerative and http://www.conscious.travel/

]]> <p>Anna Pollock has played a significant role in launching the regenerative tourism movement. For more info see https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/how-eco-tourism-can-help-the-regenerative and http://www.conscious.travel/</p> e4a1a682-6289-4672-a2ca-e38071257f52 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/6bac8cf2-2f5a-4017-84e5-a4ab1ec7fb3c Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:06:31 +0000 4739 no full The Joy of Restoring Water Cycles : Nick Steiner The Joy of Restoring Water Cycles : Nick Steiner Alpha Lo Nick Steiner is a water management consultant at PermaNick , and works at Water Stories, which trains people in the ways of water management. For the essay on this podcast see Climate Water Project

]]> <p>Nick Steiner is a water management consultant at <a href="https://www.permanick.com/" rel="nofollow">PermaNick</a> , and works at <a href="https://www.waterstories.com/?via=alpha" rel="nofollow">Water Stories</a>, which trains people in the ways of water management. For the essay on this podcast see <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/the-joy-of-restoring-water-cycles" rel="nofollow">Climate Water Project </a></p> 9d0e1197-6d73-476e-9f87-d4b2f5c1ffb5 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/413c317a-0041-41e9-bca8-8401a90c522c Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:31:26 +0000 4764 no full Investing in water and regenerative agriculture : Koen van Seijen Investing in water and regenerative agriculture : Koen van Seijen Alpha Lo Koen van Seijen is the host of the "Investing in regenerative agriculture and food" podcast, and also manager at Toniic, an impact investment organization. We discuss various ways of funding the regenerative agriculture as well as the regenerative water movement. for interview also see the Climate Water Project Newsletter . The "Investing in regenerative agriculture and food" podcast page is here . You can support this podcast by subscribing to the Climate Water Project newsletter, or on Patreon

]]> <p>Koen van Seijen is the host of the &#34;Investing in regenerative agriculture and food&#34; podcast, and also manager at Toniic, an impact investment organization. We discuss various ways of funding the regenerative agriculture as well as the regenerative water movement. for interview also see the <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/investing-in-water-and-regenerative" rel="nofollow">Climate Water Project Newsletter </a> . The &#34;Investing in regenerative agriculture and food&#34; podcast page is <a href="https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a> . You can support this podcast by subscribing to the Climate Water Project newsletter, or on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/watercology" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> </p> 04c9381a-f8cd-4a7d-94e1-d103737ddf3f https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/5fc161e9-ee3b-4bfb-a901-2cb18758a3f8 Tue, 07 May 2024 16:24:51 +0000 5761 no full Beaverland - Leila Philip Beaverland - Leila Philip Alpha Lo Beavers a keystone species. Bringing them back can help us restore wetlands, rivers, biodiversity, and climate. For article https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/beaverland-interview-with-author . Leila Philip's website https://www.leilaphilip.com/

]]> <p>Beavers a keystone species. Bringing them back can help us restore wetlands, rivers, biodiversity, and climate. For article https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/beaverland-interview-with-author . Leila Philip&#39;s website https://www.leilaphilip.com/</p> 9d71025a-5baa-4282-9d7c-8bbfc5c71f7f https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/99d4f6cc-a3c4-4da1-aa2b-d088f23384a8 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:00:48 +0000 4584 no full Maladaptations in the time of water crisis : Robert Miller Maladaptations in the time of water crisis : Robert Miller Alpha Lo Unintended consequences of water infrastructures Stephen Robert Miller is the author of "Over the Seawall", where he looks at the unintended consequences of our water infrastructures, and when they backfire. His book describes humans attempts to control water scarcity, droughts, floods, and tsunamis, and how these attempts can worsen the situation. His website is stephenrobertmiller.com . You can read the article on this work at the Climate Water Project at https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/maladaptations-in-the-time-of-water

]]> <p>Stephen Robert Miller is the author of &#34;Over the Seawall&#34;, where he looks at the unintended consequences of our water infrastructures, and when they backfire. His book describes humans attempts to control water scarcity, droughts, floods, and tsunamis, and how these attempts can worsen the situation. His website is stephenrobertmiller.com . You can read the article on this work at the Climate Water Project at https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/maladaptations-in-the-time-of-water</p> 53a5fbf7-2333-43ec-8562-52ac3f0252a6 https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/maladaptations-in-the-time-of-water Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:23:57 +0000 3997 no full Slowing our waters : Erica Gies Slowing our waters : Erica Gies Alpha Lo An interview with Erica Gies, author of "Water Always Wins" and writer for New York Times, National Geographic, Scientific American and Nature. She discusses how our current 'grey infrastructure' solutions to floods and droughts, may cause more problems than they solve. Instead she proposes 'green infrastructure', nature-based solutions. She discusses the importance of not destroying the natural ability of the landscape to hold moisture, in order not to increase possibility of wildfires.

For more info and newsletter climatewaterproject.substack.com

]]> <p>An interview with Erica Gies, author of &#34;Water Always Wins&#34; and writer for New York Times, National Geographic, Scientific American and Nature. She discusses how our current &#39;grey infrastructure&#39; solutions to floods and droughts, may cause more problems than they solve. Instead she proposes &#39;green infrastructure&#39;, nature-based solutions. She discusses the importance of not destroying the natural ability of the landscape to hold moisture, in order not to increase possibility of wildfires.</p><p>For more info and newsletter <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/slowing-our-waters-erica-gies-interview" rel="nofollow">climatewaterproject.substack.com</a></p> c541854e-ad6a-428a-8942-292e9a674a26 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/fc11b53c-12c0-4042-844c-4388d907e22c Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:25:10 +0000 5166 no full Bread and Museums : A dialog with Didi Pershouse Bread and Museums : A dialog with Didi Pershouse Alpha Lo From restoring peoples health to restoring the earth health, Didi Pershouse, brings her sweetness and wisdom to help heal humans and Gaia. She is the author of “Understanding soil health and watershed function”, and teaches ecological knowledge through her Land and Leadership Initiative. In conjunction with Walter Jehne, she has facilitated numerous water projects around the world.

Didi Pershouse is landandleadership.org

The Climate Water Project is at climatewaterproject.substack.com This is a newsletter you can subscribe to.

Instagram.com/climatewaterproject

]]> <p>From restoring peoples health to restoring the earth health, Didi Pershouse, brings her sweetness and wisdom to help heal humans and Gaia. She is the author of “Understanding soil health and watershed function”, and teaches ecological knowledge through her <em>Land and Leadership Initiative. </em>In conjunction with Walter Jehne, she has facilitated numerous water projects around the world.</p><p>Didi Pershouse is landandleadership.org</p><p>The Climate Water Project is at <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/bread-and-museums-a-dialog-with-didi" rel="nofollow">climatewaterproject.substack.com</a> This is a newsletter you can subscribe to.</p><p><a href="http://Instagram.com/climatewaterproject" rel="nofollow">Instagram.com/climatewaterproject</a></p> 17fdaaa6-40a8-4498-8dad-708c47f8ae1c https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/89e8430a-c692-4fee-9f3f-bdc5ec9cd219 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:09:26 +0000 4476 no full Halting our drought-fire-flood path to desertification: Zach Weiss Halting our drought-fire-flood path to desertification: Zach Weiss Alpha Lo Zach Weiss is a land and water manager that helps restore the water cycle on our land. He also teaches a course to train people in water restoration. For the essay interview see here. For a link to his water course see here

Newsletter: climatewaterproject.substack.com

]]> <p>Zach Weiss is a land and water manager that helps restore the water cycle on our land. He also teaches a course to train people in water restoration. For the essay interview see <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/halting-our-drought-fire-flood-path#details" rel="nofollow">here</a>. For a link to his water course see <a href="https://www.waterstories.com/?via=alpha" rel="nofollow">here</a></p><p>Newsletter: <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">climatewaterproject.substack.com</a></p> e3f6c5e4-77e2-4288-a370-f65f36f72dae https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/da3e33e5-24db-4905-84c1-41d69c8f62de Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:58:12 +0000 4035 no full India's Regenerative Water Movement : Andrew Millison India's Regenerative Water Movement : Andrew Millison Alpha Lo Andrew Millison is one of the world's most known permaculture teachers. He travelled to India to document what he calls the worlds largest permaculture project, where 8000 villagers participated to build earthworks and reforest the land, which restored the water cycle to help the crops grow, and also brought back the rain. For accompanying article to this podcast https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/indias-regenerative-water-movement

Time stamps for podcast:

1:10 Learning about water Arizona. Curb cut idea of Brad Lancaster

6:15 Teaching permaculture and water at Oregon State University. The launch of his videos.

16:50 India and water

30:25 How revegetation and restoring watersheds has increased the rain in those watersheds in India

47:00 water situation in Africa

49:20 water situation in USA

53:57 dampening extreme weather through restoration of the land. Shock absorbers do lessen extreme flooding and drought.

56:10 On integrating climate movement and permaculture

https://www.youtube.com/@amillison


To support this podcast patreon.com/watercology

]]> <p>Andrew Millison is one of the world&#39;s most known permaculture teachers. He travelled to India to document what he calls the worlds largest permaculture project, where 8000 villagers participated to build earthworks and reforest the land, which restored the water cycle to help the crops grow, and also brought back the rain. For accompanying article to this podcast <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/indias-regenerative-water-movement" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/indias-regenerative-water-movement</a></p><p>Time stamps for podcast:</p><p>1:10 Learning about water Arizona. Curb cut idea of Brad Lancaster</p><p>6:15 Teaching permaculture and water at Oregon State University. The launch of his videos.</p><p>16:50 India and water</p><p>30:25 How revegetation and restoring watersheds has increased the rain in those watersheds in India</p><p>47:00 water situation in Africa</p><p>49:20 water situation in USA</p><p>53:57 dampening extreme weather through restoration of the land. Shock absorbers do lessen extreme flooding and drought.</p><p>56:10 On integrating climate movement and permaculture</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@amillison</p><p><br></p><p>To support this podcast patreon.com/watercology</p> 765e2ba5-dcc2-4d46-a752-bcfd5f41d4a6 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/78c924de-c192-475a-be0e-47189b8e3c4d Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:49:17 +0000 3758 no full How to turn deserts into grasslands : Rodger Savory How to turn deserts into grasslands : Rodger Savory Alpha Lo Rodger Savory is an ecologist, land manager, and ranch owner who worked in his Holistic Management, the ecorestoration movement his dad Alan Savory started.

He set himself the goal of figuring out how to turn deserts into grasslands.

His website is www.fixdeserts.com

The article that goes with this podcast is at https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/cows-chickens-microbes-and-fungi

]]> <p>Rodger Savory is an ecologist, land manager, and ranch owner who worked in his Holistic Management, the ecorestoration movement his dad Alan Savory started.</p><p>He set himself the goal of figuring out how to turn deserts into grasslands.</p><p>His website is www.fixdeserts.com</p><p>The article that goes with this podcast is at <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/cows-chickens-microbes-and-fungi" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/cows-chickens-microbes-and-fungi</a></p> 52d9d838-7f59-441a-bfbc-5676c2d3fef7 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/78ebc225-2a52-4b03-bd86-590b8fa7cb3d Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:54:14 +0000 3747 no full Animals are helping our water cycle : Judith Schwartz Animals are helping our water cycle : Judith Schwartz Alpha Lo Judith Schwartz, author of "Water in Plain Sight" joins us to discuss how animals affect the water cycle.

Her website is judithschwartz.com

Our website is climatewaterproject.substack.com

and instagram.com/climatewaterproject

]]> <p>Judith Schwartz, author of &#34;Water in Plain Sight&#34; joins us to discuss how animals affect the water cycle.</p><p>Her website is <a href="http://www.judithschwartz.com" rel="nofollow">judithschwartz.com</a></p><p>Our website is <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com" rel="nofollow">climatewaterproject.substack.com</a></p><p>and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/climatewaterproject" rel="nofollow">instagram.com/climatewaterproject </a></p> e23e06d7-5a0c-4d64-91c3-c647ced1671f https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/6b887196-c439-4123-9777-67ef3caceda0 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:42:23 +0000 2756 no full Beavers, biology, and slow water : Brock Dolman Beavers, biology, and slow water : Brock Dolman Alpha Lo Brock Dolman is a conservation biologist and permaculture teacher who coined the phrase "Slow it, sink it, spread it" and helped co-found the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and the Water Institute https://oaec.org/our-work/projects-and-partnerships/water-institute/

His organizations work helped bring back the beaver in California, and has helped communties restore the water cycle in their neighborhoods. The template for neighborhood watershed restoration is here https://oaec.org/publications/basins-relations-citizens-guide-2018/

You can read his interview here https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/beavers-biology-and-slow-water-brock#details

You can subscribe to the Climate Water Project https://climatewaterproject.substack.com

You can support me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/watercology

]]> <p>Brock Dolman is a conservation biologist and permaculture teacher who coined the phrase &#34;Slow it, sink it, spread it&#34; and helped co-found the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and the Water Institute https://oaec.org/our-work/projects-and-partnerships/water-institute/</p><p>His organizations work helped bring back the beaver in California, and has helped communties restore the water cycle in their neighborhoods. The template for neighborhood watershed restoration is here <a href="https://oaec.org/publications/basins-relations-citizens-guide-2018/" rel="nofollow">https://oaec.org/publications/basins-relations-citizens-guide-2018/</a></p><p>You can read his interview here <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/beavers-biology-and-slow-water-brock#details" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/beavers-biology-and-slow-water-brock#details</a></p><p>You can subscribe to the Climate Water Project <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com</a></p><p>You can support me on Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/watercology" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/watercology</a></p> af7ba51f-5b56-4b0f-815a-4b6c5ab8a236 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/689e6e31-7af4-4df7-aeb8-00c1bdb3700f Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:27:38 +0000 4443 no full The Water Tale : a rap song The Water Tale : a rap song Alpha Lo Teisho and Alpha rap about the water cycle.


For more info : https:climatewaterproject.substack.com

www.instagram.com/climatewaterproject

If you would like to support this project https://www.patreon.com/watercology

]]> <p>Teisho and Alpha rap about the water cycle.</p><p><br></p><p>For more info : <a href="https:climatewaterproject.substack.com" rel="nofollow">https:climatewaterproject.substack.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.instagram.com/climatewaterproject" rel="nofollow">www.instagram.com/climatewaterproject</a></p><p>If you would like to support this project <a href="https://www.patreon.com/watercology" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/watercology</a></p> 56181b2e-2055-43ac-9741-750b0efb468f https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/1d3244f5-11d3-4588-b10b-f332f4af9497 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 02:31:26 +0000 259 no full Charles Eisenstein: Water and the Living Earth Charles Eisenstein: Water and the Living Earth Alpha Lo Charles Eisenstein is the author of "Climate", "Ascent of humanity", "The more beautiful world that we know". He discusses the importance of water to our ecosystems and the climate, and how we can heal our relationship to the environment.

You can see the article at the Climate Water Project newsletter https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/charles-eisenstein-water-and-the#details

You can support this work at www.patreon.com/watercology

Instagram: www.instagram.com/climatewaterproject

]]> <p>Charles Eisenstein is the author of &#34;Climate&#34;, &#34;Ascent of humanity&#34;, &#34;The more beautiful world that we know&#34;. He discusses the importance of water to our ecosystems and the climate, and how we can heal our relationship to the environment.</p><p>You can see the article at the Climate Water Project newsletter <a href="https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/charles-eisenstein-water-and-the#details" rel="nofollow">https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/charles-eisenstein-water-and-the#details</a></p><p>You can support this work at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/watercology" rel="nofollow">www.patreon.com/watercology</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/climatewaterproject" rel="nofollow">www.instagram.com/climatewaterproject</a></p> 30672867-ff86-4779-87f1-8ca84ee60982 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/44893f2f-6ef2-4b7c-ad94-247a57cccc0d Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:54:17 +0000 3474 no full Biotic pump -how forests create rain :Anastasia Makarieva Biotic pump -how forests create rain :Anastasia Makarieva Alpha Lo Forests evapotranspire water vapor. When that vapor condenses to form clouds it creates a lessening of pressure which can then attract more moisture from the ocean. Anastasia Makarieva and Victor Gorshov discovered this effect called the Biotic Pump

]]> <p>Forests evapotranspire water vapor. When that vapor condenses to form clouds it creates a lessening of pressure which can then attract more moisture from the ocean. Anastasia Makarieva and Victor Gorshov discovered this effect called the Biotic Pump</p> d0e0520f-edc3-4a5a-9769-436259a7aa4d https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/8331fdb6-9fb8-4f76-aab8-f7f90f8941ad Sat, 03 Dec 2022 10:56:54 +0000 5870 no full Regreening the Sinai : Ties van der Hoeven Regreening the Sinai : Ties van der Hoeven Alpha Lo An ambitious project to regreen the Sinai desert in Egypt is underway. It involves 1) restoring Lake Bardawil at the northern tip of the Sinai 2) turning the sediment from the lake into soil which is then used to jump start the regreening process in the desert. Creating temporary ecosystems in geodesic domes that catalyse the ecosuccession process 3) a shift in the rain and wind patterns that result from the regreening

]]> <p>An ambitious project to regreen the Sinai desert in Egypt is underway. It involves 1) restoring Lake Bardawil at the northern tip of the Sinai 2) turning the sediment from the lake into soil which is then used to jump start the regreening process in the desert. Creating temporary ecosystems in geodesic domes that catalyse the ecosuccession process 3) a shift in the rain and wind patterns that result from the regreening</p> 954e34a1-b290-4d7b-851d-444259acdef5 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/1ae95e37-64d3-44d5-97a8-65eed33754a7 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:12:58 +0000 4682 no full Communities can protect themselves against floods and droughts : Minni Jain Communities can protect themselves against floods and droughts : Minni Jain Alpha Lo Minni Jain is the founder of the Flow Partnership, an organization that has helped thousands of communities in India and Britain protect themselves against floods and droughts, by the use of simple watercatchment structures that can slow, sink, and spread the rainfall as it comes down.

]]> <p>Minni Jain is the founder of the <a href="https://www.theflowpartnership.org/" rel="nofollow">Flow Partnership</a>, an organization that has helped thousands of communities in India and Britain protect themselves against floods and droughts, by the use of simple watercatchment structures that can slow, sink, and spread the rainfall as it comes down.</p> 8e7648b6-231f-4b75-a1cd-75bc56cb6236 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/e7f62ebe-d779-4872-9290-65ae3657e969 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:44:03 +0000 4640 no full How to replenish our groundwater : Helen Dahlke How to replenish our groundwater : Helen Dahlke Alpha Lo Professor Helen Dahlke, of the University of California of Davis, has been leading the (re)charge to replenish California’s groundwaters. She has teamed up with farmers, to guide the excess water from the winter rains to flood farms, thus creating temporary wetlands. Over days and weeks, that water then sinks down to replenish the aquifers.

In this podcast Helen Dahlke shares about her research, the groundwater situation in California, the quest to replenish its aquifers, the droughts and intermittent large rains, the wetlands and floods, and the interdiscplinary efforts to bring back nature-based solutions to our water needs all over the world.


]]> <p>Professor Helen Dahlke, of the University of California of Davis, has been leading the (re)charge to replenish California’s groundwaters. She has teamed up with farmers, to guide the excess water from the winter rains to flood farms, thus creating temporary wetlands. Over days and weeks, that water then sinks down to replenish the aquifers.</p><p>In this podcast Helen Dahlke shares about her research, the groundwater situation in California, the quest to replenish its aquifers, the droughts and intermittent large rains, the wetlands and floods, and the interdiscplinary efforts to bring back nature-based solutions to our water needs all over the world.</p><p><br></p> dfa16fa1-e768-47fa-8de0-a8f366770df7 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/20ba7c98-38a8-4db0-94ca-9632367464e5 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:32:04 +0000 4094 no full How forests increase rain : Francina Dominguez How forests increase rain : Francina Dominguez Alpha Lo Francina Dominguez, a hydroclimatologist at the University of Illinois has been figuring out where our rain comes from. She has been tracking water as it moves across our continents. The process of moisture hopping, or moisture recycling (also known as the small water cycle in other circles), is the movement of water from air to land to air to land and so on - rain falls to the land, and then evapotranspires back up to form rain again.

She studied the droughts in the US Midwest in 2012, and found that the droughts there were related to the drought in California. Rains hop inland from California to the Midwest. When there is less water vapor in California, there will be a less moisture hopping inland. [1]

Francina Dominguez has also been researching the behavior of rain in South America. Having grown up in Colombia, which is home to part of the Amazon rainforest, she was motivated to stop it from being chopped down. When she became a hydroclimatologist, she used climate models to study the effect Amazonian deforestation would have on the water cycle.

Her simulations found something quite surprising.

Climate modelers do not always know what effects will emerge out of their models. They put in various equations and various parameters into their models, and then they wait for it to emerge a result. When Francina Dominguez modeled deforestration in the Amazon she was expecting to find that moisture recycling (aka the small water cycle) would decrease as forests were chopped down. What she instead found, to her surprise, was that the moisture recycling stayed the same, and it was the wind that increased. When the trees were cut down, the wind blew in faster which made it harder for the water vapor molecules to coalesce to form rain. Deforestation led to wind increase, and the wind increase led to rain reduction. Or to state it another way as a maxim - forests makes less wind, less wind makes more rain. [2,3,4,5,6]

Francina Dominguez has also studied the interaction of groundwater and climate. At first glance it might seem that groundwater would not affect drought and rainfall patterns. After all groundwater is underground and not touching the air. But water is a complex systems phenomena, understanding one part often requires understanding how all the parts fit together. What Francina found in her models was that groundwater would have a significant effect on rain, because it was being brought up by the root systems of the vegetation, and then would evapotranspire into the air to increase the moisture content in the air. Groundwater levels thus affect drought and rainfall patterns. [7,8]

References

[1] Herrera‐Estrada, Julio E., J. Alejandro Martinez, Francina Dominguez, Kirsten L. Findell, Eric F. Wood, and Justin Sheffield. "Reduced moisture transport linked to drought propagation across North America." Geophysical Research Letters 46, no. 10 (2019): 5243-5253.

[2] Eiras-Barca, J., Dominguez, F., Yang, Z., Chug, D., Nieto, R., Gimeno, L. and Miguez-Macho, G. (2020), Changes in South American hydroclimate under projected Amazonian deforestation. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1472: 104-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14364

[3] Sud, Y. C., Shukla, J., & Mintz, Y. (1988). Influence of Land Surface Roughness on Atmospheric Circulation and Precipitation: A Sensitivity Study with a General Circulation Model, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 27(9), 1036-1054. Retrieved Oct 6, 2022, from https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/27/9/1520-0450_1988_027_1036_iolsro_2_0_co_2.xml

[4] Yang, Zhao, and Francina Dominguez. "Investigating land surface effects on the moisture transport over South America with a moisture tagging model." Journal of Climate 32, no. 19 (2019): 6627-6644.

[5] Chug, Divyansh, Francina Dominguez, and Zhao Yang. "The Amazon and La Plata River Basins as Moisture Sources of South America: Climatology and Intraseasonal Variability." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 127, no. 12 (2022): e2021JD035455

[6] Martinez, J. Alejandro, and Francina Dominguez. "Sources of atmospheric moisture for the La Plata River basin." Journal of Climate 27, no. 17 (2014): 6737-6753

[7] Martinez, J. Alejandro, Francina Dominguez, and Gonzalo Miguez-Macho. "Effects of a groundwater scheme on the simulation of soil moisture and evapotranspiration over southern South America." Journal of Hydrometeorology 17, no. 11 (2016): 2941-2957.

[8] Martinez, J. Alejandro, Francina Dominguez, and Gonzalo Miguez-Macho. "Impacts of a groundwater scheme on hydroclimatological conditions over southern South America." Journal of Hydrometeorology 17, no. 11 (2016): 2959-2978

]]> <p>Francina Dominguez, a hydroclimatologist at the University of Illinois has been figuring out where our rain comes from. She has been tracking water as it moves across our continents. The process of moisture hopping, or moisture recycling (also known as the small water cycle in other circles), is the movement of water from air to land to air to land and so on - rain falls to the land, and then evapotranspires back up to form rain again.</p><p>She studied the droughts in the US Midwest in 2012, and found that the droughts there were related to the drought in California. Rains hop inland from California to the Midwest. When there is less water vapor in California, there will be a less moisture hopping inland. [1]</p><p>Francina Dominguez has also been researching the behavior of rain in South America. Having grown up in Colombia, which is home to part of the Amazon rainforest, she was motivated to stop it from being chopped down. When she became a hydroclimatologist, she used climate models to study the effect Amazonian deforestation would have on the water cycle.</p><p>Her simulations found something quite surprising.</p><p>Climate modelers do not always know what effects will emerge out of their models. They put in various equations and various parameters into their models, and then they wait for it to emerge a result. When Francina Dominguez modeled deforestration in the Amazon she was expecting to find that moisture recycling (aka the small water cycle) would decrease as forests were chopped down. What she instead found, to her surprise, was that the moisture recycling stayed the same, and it was the wind that increased. When the trees were cut down, the wind blew in faster which made it harder for the water vapor molecules to coalesce to form rain. Deforestation led to wind increase, and the wind increase led to rain reduction. Or to state it another way as a maxim - forests makes less wind, less wind makes more rain. [2,3,4,5,6]</p><p>Francina Dominguez has also studied the interaction of groundwater and climate. At first glance it might seem that groundwater would not affect drought and rainfall patterns. After all groundwater is underground and not touching the air. But water is a complex systems phenomena, understanding one part often requires understanding how all the parts fit together. What Francina found in her models was that groundwater would have a significant effect on rain, because it was being brought up by the root systems of the vegetation, and then would evapotranspire into the air to increase the moisture content in the air. Groundwater levels thus affect drought and rainfall patterns. [7,8]</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>[1] Herrera‐Estrada, Julio E., J. Alejandro Martinez, Francina Dominguez, Kirsten L. Findell, Eric F. Wood, and Justin Sheffield. &#34;<a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL082475" rel="nofollow">Reduced moisture transport linked to drought propagation across North America</a>.&#34; <em>Geophysical Research Letters</em> 46, no. 10 (2019): 5243-5253.</p><p>[2] Eiras-Barca, J., Dominguez, F., Yang, Z., Chug, D., Nieto, R., Gimeno, L. and Miguez-Macho, G. (2020), <a href="https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nyas.14364" rel="nofollow">Changes in South American hydroclimate under projected Amazonian deforestation. </a>Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1472: 104-122. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14364" rel="nofollow">https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14364</a></p><p>[3] Sud, Y. C., Shukla, J., &amp; Mintz, Y. (1988). Influence of Land Surface Roughness on Atmospheric Circulation and Precipitation: A Sensitivity Study with a General Circulation Model, <em>Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology</em>, <em>27</em>(9), 1036-1054. Retrieved Oct 6, 2022, from <a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/27/9/1520-0450_1988_027_1036_iolsro_2_0_co_2.xml" rel="nofollow">https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/27/9/1520-0450_1988_027_1036_iolsro_2_0_co_2.xml</a></p><p>[4] Yang, Zhao, and Francina Dominguez. &#34;<a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/32/19/jcli-d-18-0700.1.xml" rel="nofollow">Investigating land surface effects on the moisture transport over South America with a moisture tagging model</a>.&#34; <em>Journal of Climate</em> 32, no. 19 (2019): 6627-6644.</p><p>[5] Chug, Divyansh, Francina Dominguez, and Zhao Yang. &#34;<a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/32/19/jcli-d-18-0700.1.xml" rel="nofollow">The Amazon and La Plata River Basins as Moisture Sources of South America: Climatology and Intraseasonal Variability</a>.&#34; <em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres</em> 127, no. 12 (2022): e2021JD035455</p><p>[6] Martinez, J. Alejandro, and Francina Dominguez. &#34;<a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/27/17/jcli-d-14-00022.1.xml" rel="nofollow">Sources of atmospheric moisture for the La Plata River basin</a>.&#34; <em>Journal of Climate</em> 27, no. 17 (2014): 6737-6753</p><p>[7] Martinez, J. Alejandro, Francina Dominguez, and Gonzalo Miguez-Macho. &#34;<a href="https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/hydr/17/11/jhm-d-16-0051_1.xml" rel="nofollow">Effects of a groundwater scheme on the simulation of soil moisture and evapotranspiration over southern South America.</a>&#34; <em>Journal of Hydrometeorology</em> 17, no. 11 (2016): 2941-2957.</p><p>[8] Martinez, J. 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She did this by bring different demographics together - the hippies who knew about what to do with water, with the Stanford engineers who were happy to learn about these methods, and the government officials who could implement the new water laws that allowed these new ways of working with water. She talks about getting Brock Dolman, now a water legend who runs the Water Institute at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, who back then was a long haired bare-foot hippie, to put on suits in order to be heard properly by formal administrators and public utilities workers.

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]]> <p>In this podcast I interview Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty, executive director of <a href="http://www.whollyh2o.org" rel="nofollow">WhollyH20</a>. She was instrumental in helping get California to pass its greywater laws. She did this by bring different demographics together - the hippies who knew about what to do with water, with the Stanford engineers who were happy to learn about these methods, and the government officials who could implement the new water laws that allowed these new ways of working with water. She talks about getting <a href="https://oaec.org/about-us/staff/brock-dolman/" rel="nofollow">Brock Dolman</a>, now a water legend who runs the <a href="https://oaec.org/our-work/projects-and-partnerships/water-institute/" rel="nofollow">Water Institute</a> at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, who back then was a long haired bare-foot hippie, to put on suits in order to be heard properly by formal administrators and public utilities workers. </p><p>Elizabeth got her PhD in anthropology, and is interested in peoples relationship with the water cycles. Her organization has more recently worked with getting communities to connect with their watersheds, and talk about the stories of water in their neighborhoods, with one common, usually largely unknown, story being that neighborhoods have paved over their creeks. Telling these stories can help get a process called “daylighting” to bring these creeks back to the surface. In getting communities interested about their watershed, they learn about the various aspects of the water cycle, and are more willing to get water projects activated.</p> e357bd3a-e9f6-4727-9b6e-fcef9a7c9200 https://redcircle.com/shows/61595bf8-4a89-48c8-a363-9ba15501497e/episodes/44a17228-1689-438e-b65e-f49732f905d9 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:19:57 +0000 3954 no full Pee, Poo, Wastewater: Nik Bertulis Pee, Poo, Wastewater: Nik Bertulis Alpha Lo Nik Bertulis is a permaculture water educator, a designer of integrated water systems, implementing greywater, rainwater, stormwater and wetland systems. He cofounded Dig.coop a water conservation systems cooperative. He has designed many innovative water solutions for our environment.

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