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Saltwater in the Mississippi Threatens Water Supply in New Orleans
September 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how wxtreme heat and low rainfall in the Midwest this summer caused the river level to plummet, making it vulnerable to a saltwater “wedge” from the Gulf of Mexico: Drought-like conditions in the Midwest over the summer have created a growing water problem in the New […]
Read more »Water Shortages: A Problem We Can and Must Solve Now
September 23rd, 2023
Via Area Magazine, commentary on U.S. water scarcity: In 1964, US President Lyndon B. Johnson made a historic request: he wanted a large-scale, nuclear-powered desalination programme to address the growing need for potable water in the American Southwest. Members of the federal government were dispatched to Israel for conversations with the world’s leading experts on […]
Read more »Millions of Americans Are In Water Debt
September 18th, 2023
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a report that more than 1.5 Million residential customers Owe $1.1 Billion to their water departments: Margurite McNeill, a Black woman who is 83, lives in a brick-sided, two-story house in Northwest Baltimore that her husband bought a half century ago. Soft spoken and composed, McNeill recalled changes in the […]
Read more »Las Vegas Asking Companies That Want To Move or Expand How Much Water They Will Use
September 18th, 2023
Via Business Insider, a look at how Las Vegas is asking companies that want to move or expand there to show how much water they plan to use: Las Vegas is trying to balance economic growth and water conservation. The city is evaluating how much water a new businesses will use before green lighting them. Conserving […]
Read more »Heat, Drought and Population Growth Have Stressed Texas Aquifers
September 17th, 2023
Via the Texas Tribune, a report on how diminishing springs and aquifers due to heat, drought and high for water demand highlight the urgency for Central Texas conservation districts to prioritize climate-focused management, potentially involving reduced pumping for sustainability: Almost every other day, Charlie Flatten gets a call about another local water well gone dry. […]
Read more »Big Tech Had a Water Problem Long Before ChatGPT
September 16th, 2023
Via PC Mag, a look at how data centers that run ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard consume huge amounts of water, but tech companies reported double-digit spikes in water use before these chatbots even existed: ChatGPT is making headlines for the enormous amount of water it uses, but water consumption in the tech industry has been an […]
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