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...
by Paul asdf | Sep 23, 2021 | Drought, Water Conservation, Water Law
The State Water Resources Control Board recently released the first statewide conservation numbers after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order asking Californians to reduce water use by 15%. Statewide, residents cut water use by just 1.8 percent in July compared...
by Paul asdf | Sep 10, 2021 | Drought, Science, Water Conservation
The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2021, triggering future cuts in the amount of water states will be allowed to draw from the river. The Tier 1 shortage declaration followed the U.S. Bureau of...
