Climate and water scientist at @UCSUSA. Rivers enthusiast. I am looking to provide clean water to people in need. Opinions are my own.

Joined December 2017
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29 Oct 2020
California is the wealthiest state in the world's wealthiest country. Yet there are more than 1 MILLION people here without reliable access to safe drinking water. Sadly, there are plenty more inequities in the San Joaquin Valley for disadvantaged communities. 1/6
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1/From the area hardest hit by #HurricaneHelene, UCS’s Alicia Race shares how 'this disaster has impacted people I care about' and offers resources for those looking to support organizations helping survivors. Check this thread for more (🧵). act.ucsusa.org/3XPLxtq
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La inteligencia artificial es una herramienta que puede cambiar nuestras vidas. ¿Pero para bien o para mal? En la 2da parte de la entrevista con Ricardo Baeza-Yates, experto en IA de @Northeastern, él explica cómo podemos mantener el control sobre la IA. act.ucsusa.org/4e1uOtM
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New study by Sandy Sum, Phd candidate @BrenUCSB, in @AMJPublicHealth analyzes 2007-20 trends in impacts of drought on arsenic and nitration concentrations in surface and drinking water in California. Finds disproportionate impacts in Latino communities thehill.com/policy/energy-en…
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La mala calidad del aire y la inseguridad hídrica están agravando los efectos del cambio climático en California. El científico climático @DrFernandezBou nos cuenta detalles desde Merced, en el Valle Central de California. ➡️dangerseason.ucsusa.org
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Humanity is ignoring major planetary vital signs as atmospheric CO2 levels soar to all-time highs and Earth records its 12th consecutive month of record-breaking heat. “We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell.” Story here: latimes.com/environment/stor…
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.@grist outlines how despite impt axns @Microsoft has taken to reduce direct emissions, it keeps helping the fossil fuel industry accelerate oil extraction thru cloud computing & AI. Fossil fuel expansion is incompatible w limiting worst climate impacts. grist.org/accountability/mic…
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26 Apr 2024
🧵on #Groundwater sustainability from @PabloWater ⬇️
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New Factsheet: Understanding Future Groundwater Sustainability Scenarios from a Community Perspective ucsusa.org/resources/underst…
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25 Apr 2024
Rural farmworker communities are dealing with well failure, affected by key factors such as the presence of perennial crops, socioeconomic conditions, well density (both domestic and agricultural), and well depth (Rodriguez-Flores et al. 2023). iopscience.iop.org/article/1…
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25 Apr 2024
Over the past decade, only in the San Joaquin Valley have rising temperatures led to a 4.4 percent annual increase in crop water needs (evapotranspiration), representing almost 650,000 acre-feet of extra water demand per year (Moyers et al. 2024). journals.plos.org/water/arti…
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