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Video feature published by AGU TV (Advancing Earth and Space Science) December 2, 2020. This video describes the Vulcan and Hestia Projects at the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University. Vulcan… Read more: AGU TV features the Vulcan and Hestia Projects at the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University

Coordinated Science Laboratory and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. Paper PDF. Abstract Previous work has shown that for contagion processes on ex-tended star networks (trees… Read more: Social Bubbles and Superspreaders: Source Identification for Contagion Processes on Hypertrees

Science Direct, Ecological Indicators, posted September 22, 2020 doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106908 Highlights Understanding fish-flow relationships is vital for water management decision-making. Fish-flow relationships & impact thresholds are present across the U.S. Native fish-flow relationships are variable across… Read more: Indicators of hydro-ecological alteration for the rivers of the United States

Frontiers in Environmental Science, posted September 23, 2020 Release of the article by Emma Hibbett, Richard Rushforth, Elisabeth Roberts, Sean Ryan, Kyle Pfeiffer, Nena Bloom, Benjamin L Ruddell, published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, section… Read more: Citizen-Led Community Innovation for Food Energy Water Nexus Resilience

IOP Publishing, posted 25 Aug 2020 Simon Davies “New research has revealed the locations and industries in the USA where efforts to improve water consumption would have the greatest benefit for economic activity and the environment.… Read more: Study Identifies First Step To Beating Water Scarcity

NAU News, posted August 26, 2020 “With Hurricane Laura bearing down on the Gulf Coast, the potential for disruptions to the nation’s fuel and shipping infrastructure is significant, according to data scientist Ben Ruddell, director of… Read more: As Hurricane Laura nears the Gulf Coast with catastrophic wind speeds, NAU professor forecasts potential disruption to fuel supply chains

NAU News, posted August 26, 2020 “A recent study co-authored by two Northern Arizona University researchers showed that targeted efforts to increase water efficiency could save enough water annually to fill Lake Mead. It could… Read more: NAU researchers co-author study that finds water efficiency achievable throughout U.S. without decrease in economic activity

Posted on The Spectrum by Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News on Aug 7, 2020 Read the full article, The Water Tap, HERE. “…Now, new research has found that falling river levels are also a… Read more: The Water Tap: Our thirst for beef may be harming fish, new research finds

Posted on Sustainable Waters by Brian Richter on Aug 05, 2020 Read the full article, Make It Rare, HERE. “…Researchers at Northern Arizona University worked with an international team to map where Western water starts… Read more: Make It Rare: How Beef Production Saps Scarce Western Water

Cattle-feed crops, which end up as beef and dairy products, account for 23% of water consumption in the US Post: Full post on The Guardian HERECross-reference: Full post on Water Education Colorado HEREPublication – Water… Read more: US rivers and lakes are shrinking for a surprising reason: cows

How COVID-19 Has Transformed the Grocery Shopping Experience for the Foreseeable Future On Well + GoodEmily Laurence・June 30, 2020 Full article HERE. “…COVID-19 has also led to food shortages across the country. The shortage that… Read more: How COVID-19 Has Transformed the Grocery Shopping Experience

Video WINK NEWSPublished: May 18, 2020Updated: June 2, 2020Reporter: Taylor PetrasWriter: Jack Lowenstein Shelves are wiped out week after week, forcing limits on the number of items you can buy at a time when Southwest… Read more: Getting early hurricane supplies imperative during pandemic

Editors Dr. Peter Saundry, Adjunct Professor of Energy at Johns Hopkins University and Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and Environment, and Dr. Benjamin Ruddell, Professor in and the Director of the School… Read more: Graduate Textbook Released: The Food-Energy-Water Nexus

March 26, 2020 – For immediate releaseEmpty Shelves Press Release PDF HERE “The U.S. supply chains are proving resilient in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, though there are points of concern that decision-makers, emergency… Read more: Empty shelves not an indicator of a broken supply chain: Big data maps out critical U.S. supply chains amid COVID-19 pandemic

Posted MAR 12, 2020 “The groundbreaking maps produced by FEWSION made it possible to link river depletion through the supply chain to irrigated alfalfa and hay and to beef and dairy production, then to urban… Read more: The Cattle Site: Study reveals beef, dairy production depleting water supply

By MADELYN BECK • MAR 4, 2020 “As water becomes more scarce in the Mountain West, a new analysis finds that a surprising amount is being used to raise cattle. “Researchers at Northern Arizona University worked with an international… Read more: Boise State Public Radio: Make It Rare: How Beef Production Saps Scarce Western Water

PUBLISHED MARCH 4, 2020 Study looks at impact of beef production on water shortages, ecosystem depletion “…Study co-author Ben Ruddell of Northern Arizona University leads the project, called FEWSION. It’s a comprehensive database of maps modeling the nation’s food,… Read more: National Science Foundation: Fallowing cattle-feed farmland simplest way to alleviate western water shortages

By MICHAEL THOMSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 3 March 2020 | UPDATED: 5 March 2020 53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction thanks to cattle farms around the Colorado River basin, which have depleted the region’s freshwater… Read more: Daily Mail: 53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction…

Kerry Bennett | NAU Office of the Vice President for Research Posted March 2, 2020 “All over the world, the rate at which humans consume fresh water is now approaching or surpassing the rate at… Read more: NAU News: Fallowing cattle-feed farmland simplest way to alleviate western water shortage, FEWSION-based study finds

BY ALEJANDRA BORUNDA / PUBLISHED MARCH 2, 2020 …”During bad drought years, the stress ratchets up on many western rivers, nudging over 50 species of fish closer to extinction or imperilment, estimates the study, published this week in Nature… Read more: National Geographic: How beef eaters in cities are draining rivers in the American West

Authors: Brian D. Richter, Dominique Bartak, Peter Caldwell, Kyle Frankel Davis, Peter Debaere, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Tianshu Li, Landon Marston, Ryan McManamay, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Benjamin L. Ruddell, Richard R. Rushforth and Tara J. Troy… Read more: Nature Sustainability: Water scarcity and fish imperilment driven by beef production

A poster to represent FEW-View ™ has been released by the ASU Decision Theater, members of the FEWSION team. Share this… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Pinterest Email Print

On October 30th, 2019 FEWSION scientist John Sabo of Arizona State University delivered testimony to the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources committee on Power-Water issues in the Western U.S. Witness Panel 1 Share this…… Read more: Dr. Sabo testifies to U.S. Senate on Power-Water Issues

FEW-View™ was released to the public on April 29, 2019. Media coverage included: Podcast | Crucial FEWSION™Science360 Radio – June 2019Mapping food, energy and water in the U.S.This podcast features the latest findings from FEWSION,… Read more: FEW-View™ Release – In the Media

NAU News Release Posted 4/29/19Heidi Toth | NAU CommunicationsRead on NAU News HERE Data scientists mapped supply chains of every U.S. city. What it says is bigger than just where your food comes from. No… Read more: FEW-View™ Released April 29, 2019

Where does my food come from, and how much water and energy went into its production? How long will we have water if our power fails? How will a hurricane in Texas increase the cost… Read more: NAU Leads Research in Food, Energy, and Water Systems

By Matt Combs The Register-Herald Apr 9, 2019 “…Zegre himself has spent time with researchers at Northern Arizona University working with their FEWSion program, which is a first-ever detailed mapping of the nation’s food, energy… Read more: Water rich, water poor: WVU professor shares his views on the state’s most important resource

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On 13-16 May 2019, in Flagstaff Arizona, A team of FEWSION researchers is offering a CUAHSI-sponsored Master Class on Food, Energy, and Water Systems in a Global Economy. Graduate students, postdocs, and other researchers are… Read more: Master Class on Food, Energy, and Water Systems in a Global Economy

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Hurricane Florence is reported by the U.S. National Weather Service as making landfall as a Category 1 storm (U.S. scale). The areas that are projected to be affected the most by 2018 Hurricane Florence— counties… Read more: NAU’s FEWSION project shows Hurricane Florence could disrupt supply chains beyond mid-Atlantic region, with all eyes on Port of Charleston

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FEWSION is building the first complete empirical description of the U.S. food, energy, and water system so that every citizen and policymaker in the U.S. can see where their food, energy, and water come from.… Read more: Code Blue: Water Security Conflicts and Solutions: FEWSION, Water, Food, Energy

Expanding the modeling effort of WaterSim Phoenix, DCDC’s WaterSim America model is a unique hands-on, state-of-the-art immersive visualization tool used to explore the complexity of water supply and demand. WaterSim America explores water issues on… Read more: FEWSION™ Data Supports WaterSim America

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The FEWSION project is a mesoscale big data effort for the U.S. Food, Energy, and Water system (FEWS). We are building the first complete data-driven description of this system and its environmental footprints and dependencies so… Read more: FEWSION: a mesoscale big data effort for the U.S. Food, Energy, and Water system

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By ERIC DUONG Special to the AZ Daily Sun | December 18th, 2017 View the full story here. Share this… Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Pinterest Email Print

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NAU researchers determine adverse effects of Houston flooding will be felt throughout the globe NAU News – Aug 30, 2017 …Ruddell and a team of researchers have studied the hurricane and its impact since the… Read more: Supply Chain Exposure to Hurricane Harvey

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