Dams and the water conflicts they could bring
Most experts in geopolitics predict that the next big conflicts on the planet will be over water. Water is precious and…
Lake Shasta loses hundreds of millions of gallons daily through evaporation
As boaters, swimmers, anglers and others splashed around in Lake Shasta this week, all around them millions of gallons…
Climate Change Is Shrinking the Colorado River
Declines in Colorado River reservoirs can only partly be blamed by a lack of precipitation. Research shows that higher…
Plastic bottles to check evaporation
The most rudimentary but functional modular floating cover
Water Supply Pleads For Help As Kona Restriction Continues
With an increased sense of urgency, Hawaii County officials are reiterating a request for customers in North Kona to…
Lake Michigan approaches 20-year high water level
Boosted by above-average rainfall this spring, Lake Michigan is on pace to swell to its highest water level in two…
The Colorado River is shrinking because of climate change
Last year I wrote about why booking too far in advance can be dangerous for your business, and this concept of margin…
DISTILLATION FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLOWBACK TREATMENT
Just the other day I happened to wake up early. That is unusual for an engineering student. After a long time I could…
High humidity on a hot day makes it feel hotter, but why is that?
High humidity on a hot day makes it feel hotter, but why is that? Sweat is the answer.
City officials announce drought plan update, lift water use restrictions
"(The former plan) gave a false sense that we were always running out of water, and that's not the case," McComb said.
Ethiopia: GERD – a Reward to Downstream Countries
It might be unfair for a country endowed with copious water resources suffering of thirst and hunger for years but that…
Tracing Water Through the Critical Zone
Nearly all terrestrial life is sustained by the critical zone, the Earth’s outer skin where atmosphere, water,…
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity: How humidity affects your life
"It's not the heat, it's the humidity", a bit of folk wisdom you undoubtedly have heard countless times from as far…
Water sent downriver through the Murray-Darling system is wasted
WATER sent downriver to South Australia through the Murray-Darling system is wasted and an extra 450 gigalitres should…
LA lawns lose lots of water: 70B gallons a year
In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to the atmosphere through the…