Dried out lawns and unwashed cars are now a reality for people living in metropolitan cities, thanks to the water shortage crisis that is now a part of their everyday lives. With no signs of things getting better and people paying for every gsllon of water they consume, it is now a smart idea to save [...]
A three-year drought has California reeling under a water crisis that threatens to cripple the state. The water emergency has forced drastic mandatory cuts in water use and sent water rates soaring. Water shortages have forced the state to choose between supplying water to its people or its farms. It’s a choice more states will [...]
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Climate change is happening now, top government scientists warn in a new report. Alarming changes are already occurring across the U.S. with devastating consequences for agriculture, water sources, the economy and Americans’ daily lives. And that’s the purpose of the report, to increase the country’s sense of urgency about the real threats posed by climate change [...]
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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Little boys in Pennsylvania were happy, but their parents weren’t pleased. A water crisis last week meant no baths and McDonald’s for dinner in many homes. Low water tank levels in Washington County outside Pittsburgh caused Pennsylvania American Water to ask residents to voluntarily stop using water for showers, dishwashing, flushing, cooking or drinking. Drinking [...]
The Field Museum in Chicago sits on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the jewels of the five Great Lakes, the world’s most abundant source of fresh water. How appropriate that the Field’s 2009 summer exhibition is Water. Through September 20, families can immerse themselves in the wonders and challenges that face this most [...]
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They may have to turn off those fancy fountains at the Bellagio and drain the Grand Canal at the Venetian if Nevada doesn’t get rain soon, and lots of it. Severe drought in Nevada is stretching into its fifth year, threatening the water supply of America’s favorite playground. Las Vegas gets 90% of its water [...]
Over the next 50 years, water shortages combined with population growth could squeeze ranching and farming off the Texas landscape, warns to a report issued by State Comptroller Susan Combs. With no new water sources to exploit, increasing water demand from population growth — expected to double to 44 million by 2050 – could drastically decrease the [...]
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Declaring the drought officially over, Georgia has turned the water spigots back on after two and a half years of tight water restrictions. Generous spring rains have rehydrated the state, refreshing groundwater levels and replenishing Lake Lanier which supplies much of the state’s water. Georgia officials applauded citizens for adopting water conservation habits that cut water [...]