Nitrate contamination in drinking water is putting babies at risk in Ashburton, where close to one in five bore water samples tested for nitrate exceeded levels linked with blue baby syndrome.

Read more now: https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/babies-at-risk-due-to-nitrate-contaminated-drinking-water-ashburton-district/
#nzpol #toomanycows #freshwater

**Plazi Species** @plazi_species@mastodon.green · Apr 11

Apr 11

Plazi Species @plazi_species@mastodon.green

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater carp from #china just swam in:

Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DCDDECED-612D-5CD3-85AC-574D71F71A52
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.141444
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #SinocyclocheilusXingrenensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #freshwater #carp

**Greg Cocks** @GregCocks@techhub.social · Apr 9

Apr 9

Greg Cocks @GregCocks@techhub.social

Turbulence Characteristics Of Ice-Free Radiatively Driven Convection In A Deep, Unstratified Lake
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112607 <-- shared paper
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[anecdotally, I have experienced this scuba diving in a drysuit in WA and BC, especially in freshwater, so it is wonderful to see some background]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #ROV #water #hydrology #underwater #GreatLakes #LakeSuperior #density #temperature #freshwater #lake #stratified #stratification #colder #warmer #mixing #convective #survey #energy

**Jaakko** @JakeHikes@pixelfed.social · Mar 30

Mar 30

Jaakko @JakeHikes@pixelfed.social

Sometimes getting fresh water requires a bit of work!

This example is from my solo ski tour in the Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area in January 2025.

#sonyalpha #nature #mountains #fjells #hiking #landscape #lapland #outdoors #adventure #freshwater #wilderness #skitouring #winterhike #solohiking #finland

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Mar 26

Mar 26

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourism https://www.byteseu.com/866610/ #CubicMeters #Cyprus #DesalinationPlants #FreshWater #MariaPanayiotou #nicosia #WaterLeaks #WaterSupply

**10bmnews** @10bmnews@mastodon.social · Mar 26

Mar 26

10bmnews @10bmnews@mastodon.social

8 intelligent freshwater aquarium fishes to keep as pets

Betta Fish Betta Fish are known for their beautiful long tails, vibrant colours, and territorial personalities. Apart from their appearance, Bettas are also very intelligent. They can recognise their owners and even learn tricks like swimming through hoops. #intelligent #freshwater #aquarium #fishes #pets

https://10bmnews.com/2025/03/8-intelligent-freshwater-aquarium-fishes-to-keep-as-pets/

10bmnews - · Mar 268 intelligent freshwater aquarium fishes to keep as pets - 10bmnewsBetta FishBetta Fish are known for their beautiful long tails, vibrant colours, and territorial personalities. Apart from their appearance, Bettas are also very intelligent. They can recognise their owners and even learn tricks like swimming through hoops. #intelligent #freshwater #aquarium #fishes #pets

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**michael** @proseandpassion@mastodon.social · Mar 24

Mar 24

michael @proseandpassion@mastodon.social

my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 6: With 1.5 degrees warming and counting, #glaciers are doomed to disappear. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-global-meltdown.html #science #ClimateCatastrophe #cryosphere #freshwater #WaterSecurity #tippingPoints #environment

proseandpassion.blogspot.coma global meltdownIn case you didn't realise, 2025 is the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and March 21 was the annual World Day for Glaciers. T...

**fish** @fish@unfufadoo.net · Mar 23

Mar 23

fish @fish@unfufadoo.net

The image features a close-up of a dolphin with a humorous or playful expression. The dolphin appears to have a piece of pufferfish in its mouth. Below the image, there is a text that says: "Dolphins will deliberately provoke pufferfish so that they will inflate and can then be used as a ball for their games." The context suggests a light-hearted commentary on the interaction between dolphins and pufferfish in a whimsical manner. The image and text together create a sense of fun and amusement, implying that dolphins engage in playful behaviors with other sea creatures.

#fish #photos #images

**fish** @fish@unfufadoo.net · Mar 22

Mar 22

fish @fish@unfufadoo.net

Thank you to everyone in our community! Here's our top favorited post as of now:

#fish #photos #freshwater #memes #saltwater #deepsea #images

Favorites: 4
https://unfufadoo.net/@fish/111081273159760154

UNFUFADOO MEME REPOSITORYfish (@fish@unfufadoo.net)Attached: 1 image #fish #photos #freshwater #memes #saltwater #deepsea #images

#image #meme #mastodon

**fish** @fish@unfufadoo.net · Mar 22

Mar 22

fish @fish@unfufadoo.net

Thank you for all your shares and support! Here’s our top reblogged post at the moment:

#fish #freshwater #photos #deepsea #saltwater #images #memes

Reblogs: 3
https://unfufadoo.net/@fish/113070548934709684

UNFUFADOO MEME REPOSITORYfish (@fish@unfufadoo.net)Attached: 1 image #fish #freshwater #photos #deepsea #saltwater #images #memes

#image #meme #mastodon

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Mar 20

Mar 20

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

How a grassroots financing model is helping Indigenous communities save the Amazon https://www.byteseu.com/845951/ #Adaptation #ClimateAction #environment #FreshWater #LatinAmericaAndTheCaribbean #Mitigation #NatureForClimate

**Flipboard Science Desk** @ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · Mar 19

Mar 19

Flipboard Science Desk @ScienceDesk@flipboard.social

As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this brine isn’t just coming from the ocean: New research shows freshwater ecosystems are facing widespread dual threats of salt contamination from the sea and land, made worse by climate change. @ArsTechnica reports:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/salty-threats-for-drinking-water-rising-seas-and-land-based-pollution/

Ars Technica · Mar 19Saltwater contamination in freshwater systems is on the riseBy Inside Climate News

#ClimateChange #Pollution #FreshWater

**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · Mar 18

Mar 18

Bytes Europe @byteseu@pubeurope.com

This data platform charts the health of nearly every freshwater body on Earth. Here’s what it reveals https://www.byteseu.com/839829/ #environment #EnvironmentUnderReview #FreshWater #Global #Health #NatureAction #Pollution

**Mark Graf** @mgraf@mastodon.social · Mar 10 *

Mar 10 *

Mark Graf @mgraf@mastodon.social

Ice triangles for #MonochromeMonday and perhaps a #TriangleTuesday that have surely moved on by now to another phase of the triangle water molecules.

Lake St. Clair, Michigan

$Triangles of ice sheets formed on the shoreline of Lake St. Clair, Michigan, the "heart of the Great Lakes", echoing fractal behaviors of water molecules at larger scales.$

#fractals #H2O #freshwater

**Lukas VFN** @animalculum@scholar.social · Mar 8

Mar 8

Lukas VFN @animalculum@scholar.social

Ancient #amphibians bounced back from Earth's greatest mass #extinction by exploiting #freshwater prey https://phys.org/news/2025-03-ancient-amphibians-earth-greatest-mass.html

The ecology and geography of #temnospondyl recovery after the #Permian–#Triassic #MassExtinction https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241200

"the #temnospondyls success lay in their generalist feeding ecology, enabling them to feed on a wide variety of prey... the freshwater habitats they preferred provided them with a relatively stable variety of food resources"