drought

Case study suggests new approach to urban water supply

If you live in the developed world, safe water is usually just a faucet-turn away. And yet, global warming, drought…

6 years ago

What drought? These states are gearing up to draw more water from the Colorado.

Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Wyoming wants to modify the Fontenelle Dam so it can use an extra 80,000…

6 years ago

Running Dry: New Strategies for Conserving Water on the Colorado

Photo: A canal diverts water from the Colorado River to farms in Palisade, Colorado. Ted Wood Communities along the Colorado…

6 years ago

How the 2019 winter washed away California’s drought

Photo: Aerial view of snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains. Credit: NOAA Monday, March 25th 2019, 11:47 am - Every major reservoir…

6 years ago

Who keeps buying California’s scarce water? Saudi Arabia

Saudi-based Almarai owns 15,000 acres of an irrigated valley – but what business does a foreign food production company have…

6 years ago