Hrishi Chandanpurkar
@hrishikeshac.bsky.social
PhD, Earth System Science 🌍. Research Scientist with Arizona State University, remote from Calgary 🇨🇦. Views expressed are my own.
Backcountry lover 🏔️🧗🏽🥾🎿🏃🏾; Urban cyclist; Plein air watercolorist 🎨
Backcountry lover 🏔️🧗🏽🥾🎿🏃🏾; Urban cyclist; Plein air watercolorist 🎨
"...laughter is not just ineffectual as a form of protest, but that it actually replaces protest". Dug up this podcast from a decade ago www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
The Satire Paradox | Revisionist History
In an age dominated by political comedy, “The Satire Paradox”asks whether laughter and social protest are friends or foes.
www.pushkin.fm
September 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"...laughter is not just ineffectual as a form of protest, but that it actually replaces protest". Dug up this podcast from a decade ago www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/rev...
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On the front page of today’s @latimes.com
Fresh water is disappearing and much of the world is getting drier
Research by @hrishikeshac.bsky.social & @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social shows large swaths of the world are losing vast amounts of water www.latimes.com/environment/... @sean-greene.bsky.social
Fresh water is disappearing and much of the world is getting drier
Research by @hrishikeshac.bsky.social & @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social shows large swaths of the world are losing vast amounts of water www.latimes.com/environment/... @sean-greene.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
On the front page of today’s @latimes.com
Fresh water is disappearing and much of the world is getting drier
Research by @hrishikeshac.bsky.social & @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social shows large swaths of the world are losing vast amounts of water www.latimes.com/environment/... @sean-greene.bsky.social
Fresh water is disappearing and much of the world is getting drier
Research by @hrishikeshac.bsky.social & @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social shows large swaths of the world are losing vast amounts of water www.latimes.com/environment/... @sean-greene.bsky.social
After moving to Canada, the difference is so obvious! We see school kids happily walking/biking to school in below freezing temperatures. 10 years living in the US, we would hardly see kids around. Unfortunately, same is happening in India as well!
When I share the stat that about 1 in 4 Washingtonians don’t have drivers licenses, people balk when they find out that children are included. It highlights that we don’t actually value children’s mobility.
This Harris poll shows 62% of 8-12 yo have never walked or biked anywhere alone.
This Harris poll shows 62% of 8-12 yo have never walked or biked anywhere alone.
Poll Finds Just How How Much We're Sheltering Our Kids & It's Bad
A new survey by The Harris Poll shows just how sheltered and dependent many kids are today.
www.scarymommy.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
After moving to Canada, the difference is so obvious! We see school kids happily walking/biking to school in below freezing temperatures. 10 years living in the US, we would hardly see kids around. Unfortunately, same is happening in India as well!
We are indeed nosediving into a continental-scale #watercrises. Thanks @ianjames.bsky.social and Sean @latimes.com for covering our research @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social @wisegrouporg.bsky.social
Nearly 6 billion people — three-fourths of humanity — live in the 101 countries that have been losing water.
"Our bank balance is consistently decreasing. This is inherently unsustainable." — @hrishikeshac.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social @latimes.com
"Our bank balance is consistently decreasing. This is inherently unsustainable." — @hrishikeshac.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social @latimes.com
Humanity is rapidly depleting water and much of the world is getting drier
Research shows vast portions of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. Groundwater depletion accounts for two-thirds of the continents' water losses, contributing to rising oceans.
www.latimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We are indeed nosediving into a continental-scale #watercrises. Thanks @ianjames.bsky.social and Sean @latimes.com for covering our research @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social @wisegrouporg.bsky.social
Temperature extremes has a tremendous secondary consequence- that of extreme droughts. Since last 5 years or so, Central America is experiencing an accelerated loss of freshwater.
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Record after record in 100% of all the countries every single day of August from 1st to 31st
The minimum temperature at Roatan Island was 29.0C which is
HONDURAS AUGUST HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY
Record after record in 100% of all the countries every single day of August from 1st to 31st
The minimum temperature at Roatan Island was 29.0C which is
HONDURAS AUGUST HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY
September 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Temperature extremes has a tremendous secondary consequence- that of extreme droughts. Since last 5 years or so, Central America is experiencing an accelerated loss of freshwater.
On India's #IndependenceDay, I'd like to bring your attention to its #watercrises
- #India has lost about 15,400 Tmcft of freshwater since 2002. Or 700 Tmcft/yr
-Losses from just seven States exceed 800 Tmcft/yr
@jayfamiglietti.bsky.social #Groundwater #ClimateChange lnkd.in/gXgvtRnW #NASA #ASU
- #India has lost about 15,400 Tmcft of freshwater since 2002. Or 700 Tmcft/yr
-Losses from just seven States exceed 800 Tmcft/yr
@jayfamiglietti.bsky.social #Groundwater #ClimateChange lnkd.in/gXgvtRnW #NASA #ASU
August 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
On India's #IndependenceDay, I'd like to bring your attention to its #watercrises
- #India has lost about 15,400 Tmcft of freshwater since 2002. Or 700 Tmcft/yr
-Losses from just seven States exceed 800 Tmcft/yr
@jayfamiglietti.bsky.social #Groundwater #ClimateChange lnkd.in/gXgvtRnW #NASA #ASU
- #India has lost about 15,400 Tmcft of freshwater since 2002. Or 700 Tmcft/yr
-Losses from just seven States exceed 800 Tmcft/yr
@jayfamiglietti.bsky.social #Groundwater #ClimateChange lnkd.in/gXgvtRnW #NASA #ASU
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'Like a creeping mold that's spreading across the landscape': Separate dry areas around the world are merging into 'mega-drying' regions at an alarming rate, study finds. Thx @saschapare.bsky.social and @livescience.com @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @science.org www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'Like a creeping mold that's spreading across the landscape': Separate dry areas around the world are merging into 'mega-drying' regions at an alarming rate, study finds
Unchecked groundwater extraction and climate change have dried continents significantly over the past 22 years, with 101 countries now losing fresh water to the ocean, research reveals.
www.livescience.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
'Like a creeping mold that's spreading across the landscape': Separate dry areas around the world are merging into 'mega-drying' regions at an alarming rate, study finds. Thx @saschapare.bsky.social and @livescience.com @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @science.org www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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A reminder that tens of millions of people are being exposed to dangerous levels of wildfire smoke again this summer.
Wildfire smoke can be up to 10 times more harmful to people than other sources of smog
#wildfire
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Wildfire smoke can be up to 10 times more harmful to people than other sources of smog
#wildfire
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Wildfire Smoke: Unsafe In Any Amount
New research reveals the health risks of breathing wildfire smoke
leahy.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A reminder that tens of millions of people are being exposed to dangerous levels of wildfire smoke again this summer.
Wildfire smoke can be up to 10 times more harmful to people than other sources of smog
#wildfire
leahy.substack.com/p/wildfire-s...
Wildfire smoke can be up to 10 times more harmful to people than other sources of smog
#wildfire
leahy.substack.com/p/wildfire-s...
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Thanks @markgongloff.bsky.social and @opinion.bloomberg.com for this great piece and for your excellent question: why are we not treating this like the emergency that it is? @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @wisegrouporg.bsky.social
The area of the planet that is losing fresh water is growing by 2 Californias each year. Why aren’t we treating this like the emergency it is?
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
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Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
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The Earth Is Drying Out and We Need to Act Urgently
Three-quarters of the global population, or about 6 billion people, live in areas where fresh water has dwindled since 2002.
www.bloomberg.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thanks @markgongloff.bsky.social and @opinion.bloomberg.com for this great piece and for your excellent question: why are we not treating this like the emergency that it is? @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @wisegrouporg.bsky.social
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From our new @science.org paper on unprecedented continental drying www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @wisegrouporg.bsky.social @propublica.org @abrahm.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From our new @science.org paper on unprecedented continental drying www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @hrishikeshac.bsky.social @wisegrouporg.bsky.social @propublica.org @abrahm.bsky.social
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Groundwater (!!) is contributing more to sea level rise than melting in Greenland and Antartica
grist.org/science/grou...
grist.org/science/grou...
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.
grist.org
August 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Groundwater (!!) is contributing more to sea level rise than melting in Greenland and Antartica
grist.org/science/grou...
grist.org/science/grou...
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We’re draining aquifers faster than nature can refill them — and the water doesn’t disappear. It ends up in the ocean, quietly raising sea levels. www.propublica.org/article/wate...
#ContinentalDrying #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #WaterCycle #ChangingPlanet #ClimateExtremes #NASA #ASU #Groundwater
#ContinentalDrying #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #WaterCycle #ChangingPlanet #ClimateExtremes #NASA #ASU #Groundwater
July 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We’re draining aquifers faster than nature can refill them — and the water doesn’t disappear. It ends up in the ocean, quietly raising sea levels. www.propublica.org/article/wate...
#ContinentalDrying #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #WaterCycle #ChangingPlanet #ClimateExtremes #NASA #ASU #Groundwater
#ContinentalDrying #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #WaterCycle #ChangingPlanet #ClimateExtremes #NASA #ASU #Groundwater
Check out our latest study - The global landmass has been losing its stored freshwater, thereby reducing the water available for all of us, as well as aiding in the sea level rise.
#WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #Groundwater #watercrises #Drought
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
#WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #Groundwater #watercrises #Drought
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Check out our latest study - The global landmass has been losing its stored freshwater, thereby reducing the water available for all of us, as well as aiding in the sea level rise.
#WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #Groundwater #watercrises #Drought
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
#WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #Groundwater #watercrises #Drought
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....