Jonathan D. Tonkin

1 week ago | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Ian Urbina |Bill Davison |Jonathan D. Tonkin

Hello everyone: This is the second half of my update on deep sea mining for polymetallic nodules. This may seem like an odd and arcane topic, but it couldn’t be more relevant to this moment - in terms of politics, technology, and environmental ethics - as we wrestle with the question of how best to enter the next phase of modern civilization. As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read some curated Anthropocene news.

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Jonathan D. Tonkin |Christina McCabe

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution – for people and nature – isn’t to confine rivers, but to give them more space? This alternative is increasingly being considered as an approach to mitigating flood risk. But allowing rivers room to move also delivers ecological benefits far beyond flood risk reduction. It supports biodiversity, improves water quality and stores carbon.

1 month ago | phys.org | Christina McCabe |Jonathan D. Tonkin

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution—for people and nature—isn't to confine rivers, but to give them more space? This alternative is increasingly being considered as an approach to mitigating flood risk.

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Christina McCabe |Jonathan D. Tonkin

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution – for people and nature – isn’t to confine rivers, but to give them more space? This alternative is increasingly being considered as an approach to mitigating flood risk. But allowing rivers room to move also delivers ecological benefits far beyond flood risk reduction. It supports biodiversity, improves water quality and stores carbon.