by Paul asdf | Dec 20, 2021 | Drought, Flood Sensors, Industry News, Science, Toilet Sensors, Water Conservation, Water Law
The Colorado River’s worsening water supply outlook has led Arizona, California and Nevada to commit at least $100 million over the next two years to reduce consumption dramatically and keep more water in Lake Mead. It’s not as though no one saw a crisis coming...
by Paul asdf | Dec 10, 2021 | Drought, Industry News, Science
Water agencies in drought-stricken California that serve 27 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland won’t get any of the water they have requested from the state heading into 2022 other than what’s needed for critical health and safety, state officials...
by Paul asdf | Nov 18, 2021 | Drought, Science, Water Conservation
A severe drought prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom last summer to ask the state’s nearly 40 million residents to voluntarily reduce water use by 15% this year. New data released Tuesday shows few people are doing that. Californians reduced their water use by a...
by Sensor Industries | Nov 9, 2021 | Drought, Science, Water Conservation
In 2002, Utah was reeling from four years of dry conditions that turned the state “into a parched tinderbox,’’ as the Associated Press reported at the time. “Drought Could Last Another 1-2 years,” the headline proclaimed. Right on time, in 2004, the Salt Lake Tribune...
by Paul asdf | Nov 9, 2021 | Drought, Science, Water Conservation
The Brazilian scientists were skeptical. They ran different models to check calculations, but all returned the same startling result. The country with the most freshwater resources on the planet steadily lost 15% of its surface water since 1991. Gradual retreat in the...
by Paul asdf | Oct 18, 2021 | Drought, Science, Techonology, Water Conservation
The latest iteration of Dune, set to hit theaters October 22, will serve as a potent reminder of our troubled relationship with water, particularly as we manage the catastrophic effects of climate change and increasingly venture out into space. While reading Dune as a...
