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America Should Harvest a Trillion Gallons of Rainwater
September 7th, 2023
Via Time Magazine, an article on the potential of rainwater harvesting: Over the weekend, Burning Man attendees were forced to shelter in place when the usually-parched Black Rock Desert got roughly 3 months’ worth of rain in 24 hours. In August, Tropical Storm Hilary dropped as much rain on some inland areas of Southern California in […]
Read more »Africa’s Vast Underground Water Resources Are Under Pressure From Climate Change
September 7th, 2023
Via Phys.org, an article on Africa’s vast underground water resources which are under pressure from climate change—how to manage them: All countries have a variety of water resources—some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of all global domestic use and 43% of all the water used for agriculture. […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Groundwater Depletion Rates In India Could Triple In Coming Decades
September 7th, 2023
Via University of Michigan, a study on groundwater depletion in India: A new University of Michigan-led study finds that farmers in India have adapted to warming temperatures by intensifying the withdrawal of groundwater used for irrigation. If the trend continues, the rate of groundwater loss could triple by 2080, further threatening India’s food and […]
Read more »Climate Change: Driving More Farmers To Consider Irrigation
September 5th, 2023
Via AP News, a report on how climate change is forc=ing more farmers and ranchers to consider irrigation — at a steep cost: The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that only gets worse when the hatch quickens in times of heat and […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Establishes Global Water Organization
September 5th, 2023
Via Gulf Business, news of Saudi Arabia’s establishment of a new global organisation focused on water conservation: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the establishment of the Global Water Organisation on Monday, as per the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The newly created Global Water Organisation, headquartered in Riyadh, will aim to play a pivotal […]
Read more »A Colorado City Has Been Battling for Decades to Use Its Own Water
September 5th, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how lawsuits, protests and fierce disputes over who controls water in the parched American West have held up a crucial pipeline: Jack Ethredge could see the future. It was 1985, and Mr. Ethredge, then the city manager of Thornton, Colo., understood that sooner or later, the […]
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