It’s time to get serious about water conservation. Drought has forced many communities to declare water emergencies and institute aggressive water conservation measures. But once the crisis eases, restrictions are lifted and people go back to their old water-guzzling ways. When the next drought comes along – and climatologists assure us it will – we’re left as [...]
Californians may want to heed the warning implicit in discoveries on Mars: Protect your water resources; they may not last forever! In articles published in Science, University of Arizona scientists studying data from the Phoenix Mars Mission concluded that not only did water once flow on Mars, but the red planet once hosted life. While we [...]
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You have to applaud the efforts of celebrities who bring their influence to bear on environmental issues, but sometimes you have to wonder what they’re thinking. I read today that Justin Timberlake and fellow musicians Kenna and hip-hopper Lupe Fiasco are planning a fall climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa to raise awareness of [...]
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South Florida is caught between a rock and a hard place. Surrounded by water, groundwater levels across the peninsula are dropping. Unfortunately, most of the water in South Florida is ocean salt water, useless for human consumption. Adding to the problem is the normally scarce rainfall at this time of year which, combined with high evaporation [...]
The first two months of 2009 have been the driest since 1895 according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Without rainfall to hose them down, the number of wildfires in western and southwestern states has skyrocketed. The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho has logged 11,814 wildfires this year, one-third more than normal.
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