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Droughts are threatening California's water supply. The state is racing to save what's left.

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 14:32

Epic Cleantec staff in front of one of their water recycling units — On-site-water-reuse systems recycle a building's wastewater to help conserve resources.
LOREN ELLIOTT

Tech, Science, California, Drought, water-supply, transforming-business-infrastructure, edit-series

Albuquerque Was ‘Drought-Proof’—Until Its Dam Started Leaking

Mon, 07/08/2024 - 12:16

Albuquerque, New Mexico downtown

Cities, earther, Albuquerque, Climate Change, dams, Drought, water

Massive drought in Italy threatens to destroy Sicilian tourism

Sat, 07/06/2024 - 22:06

Tech Insider : Travel, Economy

An aerial view of Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake, now almost dried up and reduced to a pool of mud. — Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake has almost dried up due to an increasingly dramatic drought emergency in Sicily.
Fabrizio Villa via Getty Images

Travel, International, economy, insider-news, Italy, Sicily, Drought

Humans are depleting groundwater faster than in the past 40 years, but places like Saudi Arabia and Thailand have figured out how to boost their freshwater reserves

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 12:26

A man stands in a deep hole in the ground, collecting groundwater to water a cow shown on the right. — In about a third of the aquifers analyzed, researchers found that depletion has been more severe in the 21st century than in the last 20 years of the previous one.
AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File

Science, associated-press, groundwater, colorado-river, water, Farms, Drought

Brazil's Amazon region has faced devastating flooding and drought. Dramatic photos show life in towns weathering the extremes of climate change.

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 16:33

Left: Anama, Brazil, flooded. Right: Manaus, Brazil, dried up — Brazil's Amazon region has faced both devastating flooding and extreme drought.
Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images ; Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images

Science, news-visual-feature, climate-change, brazil, amazon-rainforest, climate-crisis, Flooding

Purified toilet water could soon be flowing through Californians' taps as the state battles drought

Mon, 12/25/2023 - 20:53

Colorado River — California is among the states surrounding the drought-stricken Colorado River.
Mario Tama/Getty Images

News, News, Drought, Climate, climate-crisis, California, sewage

How a California farmer is helping build a Black-led sustainable agriculture revolution

Sat, 12/09/2023 - 06:48

A photo of Dennis Hutson (right) with his brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left). — Dennis Hutson (right) co-bought the land for TAC farm with his sister and brother-in-law Kayode Kadara (left).
Jo Ann Baumgartner

Science, Voices of Color, Sustainability, Farming, California, Drought, black-farmers

Beef prices hit record high as southwestern US recovers from worst dry spell in 1,200 years

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:12

Hereford Cattle — Hereford Cattle
Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Drought, beef-prices, Inflation, rainfall, agricultural-commodities

2 gas tankers traveled across the Pacific but U-turned just short of the Panama Canal because low water levels have created a traffic jam

Tue, 11/07/2023 - 12:46

Tech Insider : Economy

Panama Canal — The Panama Canal.
Getty/Joe Readie

Markets, mi-exclusive, panama-canal, petroleum, Oil, Tankers, Trade

Rising El Niño Intensity Sparks Global Food Security Concerns

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 14:05

Gizmodo : Environment

Global climate shifts this year are likely to disrupt food production throughout the world, straining food security worldwide.

El Niño, effects of climate change, goddard space flight center, weston anderson, weather hazards, the world meteorological organization, tropical meteorology

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