Bravo for making specialized knowledge accessible and showing how it all connects!
Siloing is why climate change is not being reversed for the restoration of Earth's ecosystems.
Atmospheric sciences are separated from groundwater hydrologists. Yet water is not bound for long and cycles through various human disciplines.
Water is a finite resource. Water not in the ground is somewhere else. Water vapor makes up 60% to 80% of greenhouse gases, depending on how much water has changed states from vapor to ice crystals or liquid raindrops. For each Celsius-degree increase in warming, the air holds about 7 percent more water vapor. The Orange County practice of treating sewage and combined stormwater/sewage water, and injecting it into the ground instead of flushing to the sea, is decreasing harmful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere while increasing carbon drawdown through greater plant transpiration and photosynthesis.
Regenerative agriculture does this as well. As do more swales with rain gardens that include native woody plants whose roots open up the hardscape and create deeper soils, such as clay. 4 inches of healthy soil hold seven inches of rainwater. A most remarkable trans disciplinary interview. Thank you!
I've been reading John Cherry and his mentee's work for 20+ years. The problem in today's world is that you used to be able to see the problems. Now its all invisible chemicals, and hard to see groundwater problems and really slow change that is hard to notice.
It is way better than it once was. There will be a large rebound in groundwater and soil consulting work once the pyrolysis/biochar technology treatment trains gets adopted, as well as remediation/mitigation, rewilding, permaculture, and regenerative farming.
It will start in the same places that are talked about in American Canopy pretty much all at the same time but with different strategies.
Couldn't agree more. Cherry's systems thinking, like connecting core strength in Pilates to overall stability, is such a powerfull reframing. Fascinating!
We should prepare for longer and worse draughts because moisture laden water blowing in over our heat island constructions, warm, expand and draw more water from the land. We call it a draught but it’s a feature to our landscape, drying the land. Greener landscapes with more transpiration due to ground water will improve the conditions. Bravo rainwater harvesting! Very cool for everyone.
This needs more attention.. people need to be educated on this. We need educational programs to push matters like this, people need to be aware that change infact begins with you.
Here is a list of John Cherry's papers https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Hbm_QIEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
👍🏽thank you 👍🏽
Bravo for making specialized knowledge accessible and showing how it all connects!
Siloing is why climate change is not being reversed for the restoration of Earth's ecosystems.
Atmospheric sciences are separated from groundwater hydrologists. Yet water is not bound for long and cycles through various human disciplines.
Water is a finite resource. Water not in the ground is somewhere else. Water vapor makes up 60% to 80% of greenhouse gases, depending on how much water has changed states from vapor to ice crystals or liquid raindrops. For each Celsius-degree increase in warming, the air holds about 7 percent more water vapor. The Orange County practice of treating sewage and combined stormwater/sewage water, and injecting it into the ground instead of flushing to the sea, is decreasing harmful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere while increasing carbon drawdown through greater plant transpiration and photosynthesis.
Regenerative agriculture does this as well. As do more swales with rain gardens that include native woody plants whose roots open up the hardscape and create deeper soils, such as clay. 4 inches of healthy soil hold seven inches of rainwater. A most remarkable trans disciplinary interview. Thank you!
Yeah its all connected, water flows to so many places, so our knowledge needs to reflect that.
I've been reading John Cherry and his mentee's work for 20+ years. The problem in today's world is that you used to be able to see the problems. Now its all invisible chemicals, and hard to see groundwater problems and really slow change that is hard to notice.
It is way better than it once was. There will be a large rebound in groundwater and soil consulting work once the pyrolysis/biochar technology treatment trains gets adopted, as well as remediation/mitigation, rewilding, permaculture, and regenerative farming.
It will start in the same places that are talked about in American Canopy pretty much all at the same time but with different strategies.
Cool to hear you have been reading his work for 20 years!
Couldn't agree more. Cherry's systems thinking, like connecting core strength in Pilates to overall stability, is such a powerfull reframing. Fascinating!
Nice analogy, one might think of groundwater as the core of the land water body.
We should prepare for longer and worse draughts because moisture laden water blowing in over our heat island constructions, warm, expand and draw more water from the land. We call it a draught but it’s a feature to our landscape, drying the land. Greener landscapes with more transpiration due to ground water will improve the conditions. Bravo rainwater harvesting! Very cool for everyone.
Fantastic and important piece, Alpha! You rock! I’ll try to get this out to local decision makers.
cool
This needs more attention.. people need to be educated on this. We need educational programs to push matters like this, people need to be aware that change infact begins with you.
I can relate to that moment when your mind races before the day even begins.
I’ve found that giving space to thoughts, then capturing the insights in a simple system, turns overwhelm into clarity.
How do you usually keep yourself grounded when the mental noise starts early?