drought

Changes in water consumption linked to media coverage

Public awareness of water- and drought-related issues is an important yet relatively unexplored component of water use behavior. To examine…

7 years ago

3 [more?] Surprising Ways Water Depends on Healthy Forests

Healthy forests are critical to providing clean water. Forests can positively impact the quantity, quality and filtration costs associated with…

7 years ago

Water use rises as drought restrictions fade from memory

In the months after Gov. Jerry Brown declared an end to California's five-year drought, water use in the state has…

7 years ago

Plant roots go to extreme lengths to find water

Understanding how plants will survive and adapt to climate change is crucial as they provide oxygen and take in carbon…

7 years ago

Large algae bloom forms on Lake Okeechobee, could repeat 2016

(Above) A diagram from 2016 shows water flow in South Florida. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post) Florida’s freshwater…

7 years ago