After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday. Last month’s average temperature was 0.93 degrees Celsius (1.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average for September. That’s the warmest margin above average for a month in […]
Perhaps the biggest development in water over the last three decades has been the change in attitude among consumers about their liquid assets. After repeated droughts punctuated by history-making deluges, Californians appear more open than ever to embracing reuse of stormwater, wastewater and seawater — as long as we can be certain that it is clean and safe to drink.
Water leaders across California are beginning to prepare for another wet winter, as a new water year got underway this week. According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the state’s reservoirs are the fullest they’ve been at the start of a water year in 40 years. And, with an El Niño weather pattern looking more […]
A tiny, shuttered wastewater treatment facility in north Phoenix that the City Council voted to bring back online Wednesday will be the city’s first to use advanced water purification technology that officials hope to make widespread within a decade.
Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report. More than 113 million displacements of children will occur in the next three decades, estimated the UNICEF report released Friday, which took into account risks from flooding rivers, […]
Saying the targets to cut water use in cities and towns will be costly and difficult to achieve, water agencies throughout California have raised concerns about an ambitious state proposal that would require more water conservation statewide beginning in 2025.
September Sizzled to Records and Was So Much Warmer Than Average Scientists Call It ‘Mind-Blowing’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Seth BorensteinAfter a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday. Last month’s average temperature was 0.93 degrees Celsius (1.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average for September. That’s the warmest margin above average for a month in […]
Opinion: You’re Already Drinking Dinosaur Pee. So Don’t Be Afraid of Recycled Wastewater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Times Editorial BoardPerhaps the biggest development in water over the last three decades has been the change in attitude among consumers about their liquid assets. After repeated droughts punctuated by history-making deluges, Californians appear more open than ever to embracing reuse of stormwater, wastewater and seawater — as long as we can be certain that it is clean and safe to drink.
Another Wet Year is Predicted in California. Officials Say This Time They’re Better Prepared
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KVPRby Kerry KleinWater leaders across California are beginning to prepare for another wet winter, as a new water year got underway this week. According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the state’s reservoirs are the fullest they’ve been at the start of a water year in 40 years. And, with an El Niño weather pattern looking more […]
Phoenix Spends $30 Million to Reopen Cave Creek Water Plant Back for Water With a Twist
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AZ Central by Taylor SeelyA tiny, shuttered wastewater treatment facility in north Phoenix that the City Council voted to bring back online Wednesday will be the city’s first to use advanced water purification technology that officials hope to make widespread within a decade.
Millions of Children Are Displaced Due to Extreme Weather Events. Climate Change Will Make It Worse
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Aniruddha Ghosal and Camille FassettStorms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report. More than 113 million displacements of children will occur in the next three decades, estimated the UNICEF report released Friday, which took into account risks from flooding rivers, […]
Making Water Conservation a ‘California Way of Life’: Controversial State Rules Could Cost $13 Billion
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerSaying the targets to cut water use in cities and towns will be costly and difficult to achieve, water agencies throughout California have raised concerns about an ambitious state proposal that would require more water conservation statewide beginning in 2025.