California will spend about $300 million to prepare a vast groundwater and farming infrastructure system for the growing impacts of climate change. California Department of Water Resources announced Tuesday that it has awarded $187 million to 32 groundwater sub-basins, which store water for future use that mainly flows from valuable snowmelt, through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program.
Reservoirs across the state of California remain elevated as another wet season approaches. Following the record wet winter, lakes and reservoirs were nearly full to the brim as the melting snowpack made its way into them.
New government data released Monday revealed that the U.S. has already experienced more billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023 than in any other year since authorities started tracking such data 40-plus years ago.
Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., with an economy that offers many opportunities for workers and businesses. But it faces a daunting challenge: a water crisis that could seriously constrain its economic growth and vitality.
The increasing frequency of droughts, heatwaves, storms and floods is threatening the availability of water and its quality across the world, a study released Tuesday said, heightening scientist’s existing concerns that climate change poses a severe threat to human health.
The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in central Iowa to cool a powerful supercomputer as it helped teach its AI systems how […]
California Ponies Up $300 Million to Prepare Groundwater Infrastructure for Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Courthouse News Service by Natalie HansonCalifornia will spend about $300 million to prepare a vast groundwater and farming infrastructure system for the growing impacts of climate change. California Department of Water Resources announced Tuesday that it has awarded $187 million to 32 groundwater sub-basins, which store water for future use that mainly flows from valuable snowmelt, through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program.
Reservoir Levels Across California Remain High as the Wet Season Nears
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /ABC 10 by Brody AdamsReservoirs across the state of California remain elevated as another wet season approaches. Following the record wet winter, lakes and reservoirs were nearly full to the brim as the melting snowpack made its way into them.
2023 Has Had More Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Than Any Other Year on Record
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Huffington Post by Lydia O'ConnorNew government data released Monday revealed that the U.S. has already experienced more billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023 than in any other year since authorities started tracking such data 40-plus years ago.
What Arizona and Other Drought-Ridden States Can Learn From Israel’s Pioneering Water Strategy
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Conversationby Gabriel Eckstein, Clive Lipchin, Sharon B. MegdalArizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., with an economy that offers many opportunities for workers and businesses. But it faces a daunting challenge: a water crisis that could seriously constrain its economic growth and vitality.
Water Quality Expected to Decline as Extreme Weather Becomes More Common, New Study Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Forbesby Mary Whitfill RoeloffsThe increasing frequency of droughts, heatwaves, storms and floods is threatening the availability of water and its quality across the world, a study released Tuesday said, heightening scientist’s existing concerns that climate change poses a severe threat to human health.
Artificial Intelligence Technology Behind ChatGPT Was Built in Iowa — With a Lot of Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Matt O'Brien and Hannah FingerhutThe cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in central Iowa to cool a powerful supercomputer as it helped teach its AI systems how […]