Well, unless you've been living in the proverbial cave you know that the story of this past week was Superstorm Sandy. It was all over the place, and my Tweeting was no exception. So many of my Tweets reflected Sandy and dominate this week's summary.
Please consider a donation to the Red Cross or your favorite charity to help Sandy's victims.
Sandy also provided a teachable moment as I was slated to discuss floods in my class this week. What timing!
Headed to the USNA today to address the NASEC 2012 Conference.
Note - if you are new to this summary: to access a story, click on the link beginning with 'http://', 'is.gd', or 'bit.ly'. Clicking on a link beginning with '@' will take you to that person's Twitter account; clicking on a link beginning with '#' will take you to a Twitter list containing Tweets about a particular topic. Some items may not have a hot link to a story, which is fine - it may have been just an informational item or a personal message to someone. Or, I may have screwed up and forgotten the link!
Enjoy!
Books and Book Reviews
RT @KateGalbraith Rachel Carson's lessons, 50 years after 'Silent Spring.' http://is.gd/kqDaYk
Bottled Water and Drinking/Tap Water
White Paper: Bottled Water in Oregon http://bit.ly/RcOsCL
RT @CaptDocMike Public v. Private Water Utilities in Wisconsin: A History http://tinyurl.com/a6mbjmj
California
MT @alexbreitler Terrifying 'Halloween hydrology'-1950s ideas for solving #cawater problems http://is.gd/BqZEIj Seehttp://bit.ly/SmLwHX
RT @UCDavisWater Lessons from Hurricane Sandy for Bay Area business leaders: http://californiawaterblog.com/
Canada
@edmontonjournal Alberta’s climate-change fund hands out $6.5M to 13 projects. http://is.gd/vC9BWQ
MT @SnowHydro #Tsunami warning now in effect for north#VancouverIsland. http://ow.ly/eP2Rw If you're in low coastal area move inland NOW.
RT @HuffingtonPost.Ontario to expect the worst of Hurricane Sandyhttp://huff.to/S3ZzyP
RT @HuffPostCanada JUST IN: Earthquake hits BC coast, with an aftershock magnitude of 5.8 http://huff.to/XCHQ6j
Canada - USA Water Mega-Transfers: Thomas Kierans' GRAND Canal of North America http://bit.ly/SmLwHX
@SnowHydro @jfleck Yes, and DIC - Dissolved Inorganic Carbon! I got the DOC, but not MPB...
@rivrchik And a good morning to you, too, Maggie! Love your profile pic. Hope all is well up there.
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
MT @350 NYC is not alone - Asia's cities and many others around the world are vulnerable to superstorms: http://bit.ly/Pm30DG
RT @AJEnglish Opinion: Fighting for a climate change treatyhttp://aje.me/SkBXsQ
Has Global Warming Ended? http://is.gd/t5dOdr
RT @KHayhoe my favourite weather site to track model projections for #Frankenstorm #Sandy: http://weather.unisys.com/
MT @KHayhoe Summary of our panel discussion on climate & health at #sej12: http://bit.ly/S6k1yT My take: more wide-reaching than we think.
MT @KHayhoe @NBCnews: Brian Williams tonight discussed climate in extreme weather context. Kevin Trenberth & I:http://nbcnews.to/Sbgtvb
RT @bryanrwalsh Climate Change and Sandy: Why We Need to Prepare for a Warmer World http://ti.me/Sv4efA @shaunmckinnon
Conferences, Workshops, Webinars, and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
@EPAgov Symposium: 'Importance of Water to US Economy' 4 Dec 1-5 PM EST. Onsite (DC) or webinar. Register nowhttp://is.gd/tMMVYX
Webinar: 2 Nov, 3 PM EDT: Advances in Geophysical Tools for Estimating Hydrologic Parameters and Processes http://is.gd/sdqiGT
Governor's Conference on Future of Water in Kansas, Manhattan, KS, 30-31 Oct. Agenda: http://is.gd/xihMGX
Headed to Annapolis to address the 2012 Naval Academy Science & Engineering Conference http://is.gd/BTmtjw
@AWRAHQ 2013 Annual Water Resources Conference in Portland, OR, 4-7 November. Call for Special Sessions out in a few weeks.
Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
@sltrib Editorial: Snake Valley water - 'three wise men' say sign pact with Nevada http://is.gd/KRHNpO
Task force says Snake Valley water deal ‘equitable’ for Utah.http://is.gd/IoKKWO
@Oregonian Two rogue board members stage takeover of Clackamas River Water District. http://is.gd/iD8r8k
Education
RT @troutheadwaters Ecosystems Services and Markets Class at UC Davis Extension http://p.ost.im/p/dkTDca
UniWater Education Seeks Water Resources Curricular Materials for Sub-Saharan African Universities http://bit.ly/RtPKwx
Students: Rotary Peace Fellowships for study at Duke or UNC.http://is.gd/7jETTf
Via @NataliaPHule Water Resources Programs in the USAhttp://is.gd/6vB2b0
RT @ngwatweets: @AGI_Updates accepting applications for new Harriet Evelyn Wallace #Scholarship for #Women http://ow.ly/eThyi
RT @rivrchik Does science teaching simply need better marketing?http://bit.ly/X0t7mQ RT @guardianscience
Ethics and Gender
Great read. Via @AWRAHQ: Women and the Future of Waterhttp://is.gd/0unfUT
Floods and Droughts
RT @jfleck So here's a thing I wrote in January 2000 "Drought Inevitable in NM, Scientists Say" pic.twitter.com/z302Bqqd
Impact of drought/CC on SW forests: research predicts vulnerable forests http://is.gd/lL7N04 (written by @jfleck)
RT @txawwa With expected prolonged drought season, experts urge water conservation. http://is.gd/osiul4
Groundwater
MT @CristinaGardens Map of biggest aquifers in world. Takes a while to load,but is worth it! http://bit.ly/QMzMgs
New @usgs pub- 'Streamflow Depletion by Wells: Understanding and Managing Effects of GW Pumping on Streamflow'http://is.gd/CmqY4A
Hydrofracking, Energy, and Shale Gas
Poor discussion of fracking on @FareedZakaria's GPS: journalist and filmmaker. No technical person. SOS. http://is.gd/rkQkSN
Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy
From @yesmagazine: Will “Frankenstorm” Hurricane Sandy End Climate Silence? http://bit.ly/V1wObc Thanks @350
MT @volcanoclast What hurricane looks like on a seismometer - you're seeing ocean wave energy traveling to PA.pic.twitter.com/KAheYFG2
RT @HuffPostCanada A modest hurricane proposal for climate change deniers http://huff.to/VywVGQ
RT @billmckibben 12 foot seas now cover an 'incredible 1560 miles in diameter,' 30 foot waves off Cape Hatteras http://is.gd/JiYI7k
RT @highlyanne New post: Storm Comin' on #Sandy & impacts for eastern US & #GEO2012 http://bit.ly/TKN4NL
RT @nprscience Tracking Hurricane Sandy: Handy Maps And Appshttp://n.pr/S8GfkE
RT @wunderground Devastating slideshow RT @NBCNewYork: PHOTOS: Flooded streets, cars under water, streets in darknesshttp://bit.ly/Tiz6MK
Heckuva job,Brownie! MT @NPRInskeep FEMA's Fugate to M. Brown saying disaster declared too soon: "Better to be fast than to be late."
On Michael Brown commenting on Sandy disaster relief efforts - just three words: 'Heckuva job, Brownie!' http://is.gd/ngQZ5j
U.S. obsessed over the Superstorm, but ignored the climate behind it. http://is.gd/Vk5QWB (@globeandmail)
RT @nytimesgreen On Our Radar: Hurricane Predictions Borne Outhttp://nyti.ms/Swx4Ns
MT @bumbanian Crowdsourcing effort to sample water isotopes in#Sandy. Looking for volunteers http://bit.ly/S3qomr
MT @USACE_HQ The @USGS is deploying storm-surge sensors ahead of Sandy. Keep up to date. http://fb.me/1T4K3QAaN
MT @USACE_HQ NOAA has launched a new StormCentral page for Sandy. It's a one-stop-shop page. http://fb.me/uCykyooC
RT @KHayhoe Highly recommend @wunderground and@capitalweather for cutting-edge meteorological analysis of#Frankenstorm #Sandy
RT @earthmagazine Stay tuned to NOAA for Sandy updates:http://www.noaa.gov/stormcentral/ Stay safe East Coasters!
RT @fema What to do before,during & after hurricane. On the web:http://is.gd/Gwwnm3 On your phone: http://is.gd/WQf5SL
RT @NHC_Atlantic Hurricane #Sandy advisory 23 issued.http://go.usa.gov/W3H
MT @climateprogress: @CNN Bans Term ‘Frankenstorm’, But It’s A Good Metaphor For Warming-Driven Monster. http://bit.ly/RefPfG
MT @RedCross Prepare,get help,or tell ppl you're safe w/ new#Hurricane app. iPhone http://bit.ly/MiW3Tw Androidhttp://bit.ly/MiW7CK
RT @AWRAHQ Suggestions from FEMA on how to help survivors of Hurricane Sandy. http://fb.me/QB2uiLIV
RT @FastCompany The Lessons Of Hurricane Sandyhttp://trib.al/h2seVL
Via @geosociety Consider helping those impacted by Superstorm Sandy by donating to @RedCross. http://bitly.com/PI3tS9
Journals, Publications, and Reports
Video: Oh Boy! Open Access Explained! http://bit.ly/PXxygc
Tuesday Trifecta: 1) Bay Area: Lessons from Sandy; 2) WQ Impacts from Forest Die-Off' 3) @MGHydro's Pubs List! http://bit.ly/TsRl6s
Very good! What happens when well goes dry? New issue of@Choices_AAEA discusses drought & other ag disastershttp://bit.ly/RnSDxl
People and Personal
RT @aguanomics opines on water journalists: @cynthiabarnett,@cfishman, others. http://is.gd/jhGjf7
70 minute video of @aguanomics and @DroughtDoctor 'hangin' out'http://is.gd/y501fY
New profile pic thanks to @gayleleonard http://is.gd/NzxPRm
@MGhydro You're welcome. Glad to provide some assistance. Good luck with the proposal. I'm sure it'll be great.
Friend and former MS hydrogeology student and D.B. Stephens staffer Stephanie Moore has hung out a shingle. http://is.gd/zKWvCy
Policy, Planning, Economics, and Management
RT @KateGalbraith TX Water Development Board launches new water data website http://www.waterdatafortexas.org
From @aguanomics: 'A global survey of urban water tariffs: are they sustainable, efficient and fair?' http://is.gd/EsLBCI
Take a Survey! Modeling Trade-offs in the Columbia River -- A System Model http://is.gd/2IgGRG
Utah water projects: $13.7 billion! http://is.gd/ELUUeK (@deseretnews)
Positions Open
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/wmJAKf
Position Open: Rutgers Univ - Postdoc in biogeochemiphysics. OUF; review begins 15 Nov. http://is.gd/k62d1y
Position Open: AZ State Univ - TT Asst. Prof. Isotope Geochemistry Closes: 1 Dec http://is.gd/fLtCw
Position Open: @NOAA - Director, Climate Program Office (Silver Spring, MD). IPA sssignment. Closes: 28 Dec. http://is.gd/LTm1Nb
Position Open: College of Charleston (SC) - TT Asst. Professor, Water Systems Science. Closes: 6 Jan 2013 http://is.gd/7v5LsG
Position Open: Natural Heritage Institute (SF, CA) - Hydrologist/Water Reso. Engr. (Dam Reoperation). Scroll down pagehttp://is.gd/Obkbh8
Position Open: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board - Database and Reporting Specialist (Salem, OR) . Closes: 31 Octhttp://is.gd/2HMiPd
Position Open: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board - Ecosystem Program Coordinator (Salem, OR) . Closes: 31 Octhttp://is.gd/CtxEpP
Positions Open: AZ State University - Interdisciplinary Postdocs (2 yrs) Closes: 31 Dec http://is.gd/bDNIan
Position Open: NM Env. Dept - Env. Scientist, GW Quality Bureau, Mining Compliance (Santa Fe). Closes: 10 Nov http://is.gd/tpPhzM
Position Open: @IRWDnews - Government Relations Manager (Irvine, CA). Closes: 10 Nov. http://is.gd/9zVTt2 (@BCWaterNews)
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/oVVDz7
Position Open: MWH (Sacramento, CA) Water Resources Internhttp://is.gd/5WmlyK
Position Open: MWH (Sacramento, CA) - Associate Water Resources Engineer. http://is.gd/5nnOLM
Position Open: @EPAgov - Intelligence Research Specialist (Washington, DC) Closes: 15 Nov. http://1.usa.gov/XjKn52
Position Open: Interested in #scipolicy? Apply for AGU Spring 2013 Public Affairs Internship starting Jan 2013 in DC http://bit.ly/U23USN
Position Open: GeoCorps - GIS Specialist - NPS - Conservation & Outdoor Recreation (COR) Division in DC Apply now!http://is.gd/AFNfTQ
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/p3xv9t
Position Open: @EPAgov - UG student internship (Athens, GA). Closes: 8 November. http://is.gd/1e6tNR
Positions Open - Inst. for Global Environ. Strategies (Japan) is hiring a number of positions. Visit: http://is.gd/Xb2sTB
Position Open: U of OK - PhD student for project 'Land Mgmt Impacts on WQ in NZ Rivers' Apply by 1 Dec http://is.gd/D6uwfS
Position Open: U of S. Carolina - T-T Asst. Prof in Geography (Water Resources). OUF but apps due 1 Nov. http://is.gd/zQUvcw
Positions Open (2): New Mexico Tech - Two T-T Assistant Profs. of Chemistry. OUF; review of apps on 1 Nov. http://is.gd/Vjs8Eg
Position Open: Atlanta Regional Commission - Division Chief, Natural Resources. http://is.gd/7tQYSu
Position Open: USFWS - Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation (DC). Closes: 2 Nov. http://is.gd/Hs83Wp
Positions Open: Various - Scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/KAb4yQ
RT @WorldBank Check out our new World Bank #jobs website, now easier to use: http://bit.ly/S9WEqT
Position Open: Oregon Water Resources Congress (Salem, OR) - Policy Coordinator F-T. OUF; ideal start Dec 2012.http://is.gd/fzEHrU
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'.http://is.gd/nJjnAT
Position Open: OSU - Asst/Assoc Professor,Heavy Isotope Geochemistry. Full consideration: 15 Dec; Close: 15 Janhttp://is.gd/owuxtY
Position Open: U of Vermont - T-T Asst. Professor, Geochemistry. OUF; priority to apps by 1 Nov. http://is.gd/KPc45L
Position Open: Water for Waslala (Nicaragua) - Project Manager. Starts: January 2013 http://is.gd/xEfDgz
Positions Open: Various US agencies - hydrologists, civil engineers, and related. http://is.gd/gnEQ9c
Positions Open (3): Public Health Agency of Canada - Postdocs, waterborne diseases. http://is.gd/jsQRJv
Position Open: USEPA - Postdoc, wastewater reuse (Cincinnati, OH). Check to verify closing date before applying. http://is.gd/CiHmNK
Position Open: NSF - Rotator position (1-3 years) Instrumentation & Facilities Program http://is.gd/limgW6
Position Open: UCSC - Asst. Professor, Geochemistry or Crustal Dynamics. OUF; initial review: 7 Nov. http://is.gd/GBVB0Z
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/xtLe3o
Position Open: Cornell University - Postdoc, bioenvironmental microsensor development (Fall 2012) http://is.gd/pDp9KX
Previous Water Weekly Summaries - Last Six Months
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 27 October - 2 November 2012 http://bit.ly/SjXAXc
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 20 - 26 October 2012http://bit.ly/Y4OG3H
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 6 - 12 October 2012http://bit.ly/UQbpCH
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 29 September - 5 October 2012 http://bit.ly/VD5uyq
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 15 - 21 September 2012http://bit.ly/UwfWau #iah2012
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 8 - 14 September 2012http://bit.ly/PfIWjM
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 1 - 7 September 2012http://bit.ly/Os0nML
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 - 31 August 2012http://bit.ly/NAAA9q
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 August 2012 http://bit.ly/NJhwBK
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 July 2012
It's Baaack! TGIF! Biweekly Water News Summary, 16 - 29 June 2012
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 12 - 18 May 2012http://bit.ly/L4hAsj
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 5 -11 May 2012 http://bit.ly/J2dkik
Science, Technology, and Medicine
RT @GeologyReport Mount Everest Geology: Astounding Facts - About http://sns.mx/w9v7y2
MT @jfleck via @BrendanNyhan: good social science-based tips for journalists on delicate task of handling bunk (pdf) http://j.mp/PzbNnc
RT @HuffPostScience No methane found on Mars--yet.http://huff.to/QZPMe6
Streams, Lakes, Dams, and Ecosystems
@Oregonian Sandy River Hatchery salmon releases challenged in lawsuit by wild fish advocates. http://is.gd/xsFm4y
RT @PortlandCorps Surf John Day Dam! Just kidding -- but water levels there may be higher than usual. http://fb.me/1itCcDutA
RT @WLE_CGIAR AgEco Friday Links - http://eepurl.com/riPrH
RT @aquatic_habitat Where the Yellowstone Goes - Official Movie Trailer Release http://p.ost.im/p/eq29Yd
Aspen hydro plant splits environmentalists. http://is.gd/M5asaA
Twitter, E-Newsletters, E-Newspapers
Natural Heritage Institute Fall Dispatch (newsletter) - October 2012.http://is.gd/hGaj53
@OSUCEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 2 Nov 2012http://is.gd/1AyZRe
Montana Water News - Sept/Oct 2012 http://is.gd/ZSHt8S
RT @BlueWaterBmore Urban Waters Daily is out!http://bit.ly/w53DDZ ▸ Top stories today via @Luntulu @RaeMcNally@SusDesDaily
@OSUCEOAS Welcome to Twitter!
RT @WASHfunders WASH services that last is out! ▸ Top stories today via @WaterAidAmerica @WASHfunders @FairWaterAfricahttp://ow.ly/eWmed
RT @MtnHellfire Geo-Earth is out! http://bit.ly/xSVrwm ▸ Top stories today via @Geodiscussion @Geoblogfeed
RT @wateraus The Water EngineeringAus Daily is out!http://bit.ly/KEjNwC ▸ Top stories today via @thamesmigration@ImagineH2O @WaterWired
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @bloodwater
The @WaterTreatment_ Daily is out! http://bit.ly/rhsrB1 ▸ Top stories today via @brisbanecityqld @WaterWired @goldmining
Water Quality
Western communities boiling over water quality http://is.gd/71WjW2 (@denverpost)
RT @River_Restore Dirty Water Means No Dips in the Potomac for D.C.Residents http://tinyurl.com/cva4sbp
Via @cbdawson Arkema, one of Portland Harbor Superfund's dirtiest sites,launches long-delayed cleanup http://is.gd/E5SHJJ
Water Supply, Use, Reuse, and Conservation
@Oregonian Op-Ed: Draw water from the Columbia River to pump up Oregon's economy. http://is.gd/S15Iwi
MT @cfishman 49% of water used to make electricity. @jfleck: 12.6% of US energy goes to treating,delivering our water.http://j.mp/ThSFa3
WTF?
Thanks @gayleleonard: Famous Blogger Halloween Costumes and Other Scary Things http://bit.ly/RqEOwh
MT @grist Watch video of Romney grinning awkwardly as his audience boos a climate activist http://bit.ly/VGtPAH
“Science never solves a problem without creating ten more”. George Bernard Shaw (thanks to Patricia Olson)
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