Drought is defined by the Bureau of Meteorology as “acute water shortage” (“How bad’s the drought and what’s causing it?”, November 4). It is certainly not going away, and in all likelihood will become more prevalent. Politicians from all sides are realising that a modified Bradfield scheme (diverting monsoonal waters west of the dividing range […]
A California dam could fail during an extreme storm and send water flooding into Mojave Desert communities that are home to about 300,000 people, authorities said Friday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has changed its risk characterization of the Mojave River Dam from low to high urgency of action. The Corps […]
With climate change, plants of the future will consume more water than in the present day, leading to less water available for people living in North America and Eurasia, according to a Dartmouth-led study in Nature Geoscience. The research suggests a drier future despite anticipated precipitation increases for places like the United States and Europe, […]
Just outside Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, a year-round, mineral-rich spring turns the Little Colorado River a vivid turquoise. This final stretch, about 10 miles from the river’s confluence with its larger relative, is one of the West’s spectacular waterways, with bright water flowing below steep red-rock cliffs. But the view will change dramatically […]
A study on a pipe to carry water from Paradise to Chico will be back before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The $144,000 study to see if the project was feasible was first approved on a 4-1 vote by the supervisors on Sept. 10. Half the cost would be paid out of a $1.1 […]
In places like San Diego and Dubai, where freshwater is scarce, humans turn to machines that pull the salt out of seawater, transforming it into clean drinking water.
Drought Here To Stay But Action Can Ease The Pain
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia)Drought is defined by the Bureau of Meteorology as “acute water shortage” (“How bad’s the drought and what’s causing it?”, November 4). It is certainly not going away, and in all likelihood will become more prevalent. Politicians from all sides are realising that a modified Bradfield scheme (diverting monsoonal waters west of the dividing range […]
Flood Risk Heightened for California Dam
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP NewsA California dam could fail during an extreme storm and send water flooding into Mojave Desert communities that are home to about 300,000 people, authorities said Friday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has changed its risk characterization of the Mojave River Dam from low to high urgency of action. The Corps […]
The World Is Getting Wetter, Yet Water May Become Less Available for North America and Eurasia
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PHYS.orgby Dartmouth CollegeWith climate change, plants of the future will consume more water than in the present day, leading to less water available for people living in North America and Eurasia, according to a Dartmouth-led study in Nature Geoscience. The research suggests a drier future despite anticipated precipitation increases for places like the United States and Europe, […]
Is Renewable Energy’s Future Dammed?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /High Country News (Paonia, Colo.)by Nick BowlinJust outside Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, a year-round, mineral-rich spring turns the Little Colorado River a vivid turquoise. This final stretch, about 10 miles from the river’s confluence with its larger relative, is one of the West’s spectacular waterways, with bright water flowing below steep red-rock cliffs. But the view will change dramatically […]
Supervisors Taking Another Shot At Paradise-Chico Water Pipe
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Enterprise-Record (Chico, Calif.)by Steve SchoonoverA study on a pipe to carry water from Paradise to Chico will be back before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The $144,000 study to see if the project was feasible was first approved on a 4-1 vote by the supervisors on Sept. 10. Half the cost would be paid out of a $1.1 […]
Why Desalinating Water is Hard — and Why We Might Need To Anyway
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Discover Magazineby Jillian MockIn places like San Diego and Dubai, where freshwater is scarce, humans turn to machines that pull the salt out of seawater, transforming it into clean drinking water.