Lauren
@drainagewasteland.bsky.social
Water resource analyst, data scientist, canyoneer, obsessed with water policy in the western US. Fan of maps, desert, drainage & place. Opinionated about dataviz. #rstats #falo🇧🇷
Following the UCSB Bren School MEDS final projects… and the award has to go to the team whose govt dataset was disappeared from the White House website halfway thru their project, at which point they salvaged the codebase from a GitHub repo, rebuilt the web tool and relaunched it with new features
May 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Following the UCSB Bren School MEDS final projects… and the award has to go to the team whose govt dataset was disappeared from the White House website halfway thru their project, at which point they salvaged the codebase from a GitHub repo, rebuilt the web tool and relaunched it with new features
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at least @techdirt.bsky.social is not fucking around
A Coup Is In Progress In America
A coup is underway in the United States, and we must stop pretending otherwise. The signs are unmistakable and accelerating: in just the past 48 hours, Elon Musk’s DOGE commission has seized …
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February 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
at least @techdirt.bsky.social is not fucking around
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"For a political photo op and a social media post, the Trump administration has thrown away billions of gallons of California water." @petergleick.bsky.social says it was “a needlessly self-destructive action purely for political showmanship.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn't help farms or L.A.
The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"For a political photo op and a social media post, the Trump administration has thrown away billions of gallons of California water." @petergleick.bsky.social says it was “a needlessly self-destructive action purely for political showmanship.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
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“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent." sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes – SJV Water
The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success lakes would immediately begin dumping water was in response Trump’s emergency water order responsible for w...
sjvwater.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent." sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
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I very strongly encourage folks to check out this long-form conversation I had with @AdamConover.net on his Factually! podcast (recorded just two days ago) focusing on offering context and busting myths surrounding the devastating Los Angeles #wildfires.
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Climate Scientist Debunks L.A. Wildfire Myths with Dr. Daniel Swain
Southern California has been utterly decimated by wildfires, with the neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades and Altadena being virtually leveled to the ground. In this special episode, released outside of our usual schedule, Adam sits down with UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain to unpack what really
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January 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I very strongly encourage folks to check out this long-form conversation I had with @AdamConover.net on his Factually! podcast (recorded just two days ago) focusing on offering context and busting myths surrounding the devastating Los Angeles #wildfires.
www.youtube.com/watc...
www.youtube.com/watc...
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A special Weather West post focused on our recent review article "#HydroclimateVolatility on a warming Earth is now out. I also reflect on its relevance with respect to recent Southern CA #wildfires. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #CAwater #CAfire weatherwest.com/arch...
Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth - Weather West
Note: This special Weather West article focuses on a new peer-reviewed scientific review article, recently published in the journal Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment, that I led with a fantastic team of collaborators from NSF NCAR, ETH Zurich, UC Merced, Desert Research Institute, Stanford University, WSU Vancouver, UMass Lowell, and UT Austin over the past several years. What is
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January 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A special Weather West post focused on our recent review article "#HydroclimateVolatility on a warming Earth is now out. I also reflect on its relevance with respect to recent Southern CA #wildfires. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #CAwater #CAfire weatherwest.com/arch...
A glimmer of good news on the #EatonFire impacts in the mountains: Much of the riparian vegetation down in the canyons seems to have survived - esp in Upper Eaton. Erosion is going to be terrible though, and the canyon hydrology will be much flashier.
January 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
A glimmer of good news on the #EatonFire impacts in the mountains: Much of the riparian vegetation down in the canyons seems to have survived - esp in Upper Eaton. Erosion is going to be terrible though, and the canyon hydrology will be much flashier.
Stopped by Fish Lake after a canyoneering trip in Capitol Reef. Holy smokes it is gorgeous in the fall.
November 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Stopped by Fish Lake after a canyoneering trip in Capitol Reef. Holy smokes it is gorgeous in the fall.
When is the best time to do a Grand Canyon rafting trip? July for the adrenaline-junkies (and heat tolerant), May for the cold-plunge lovers, October for the comfort maximizers, and September as a solid all-around consensus choice.
September 5, 2024 at 8:29 PM
When is the best time to do a Grand Canyon rafting trip? July for the adrenaline-junkies (and heat tolerant), May for the cold-plunge lovers, October for the comfort maximizers, and September as a solid all-around consensus choice.