Google just published its 2023 environmental report, and one thing is for certain: The company’s water use is soaring. The internet giant said it consumed 5.6 billion gallons of water in 2022, the equivalent of 37 golf courses. Most of that — 5.2 billion gallons — was used for the company’s data centers, a 20% increase […]
The Colorado River Basin – the area drained by the Colorado River and its tributaries – covers approximately 647,500 square kilometers (250,000 square miles) in seven states across western United States, supplying water to about 40 million people while supporting agriculture and natural ecosystems. According to a new study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from […]
They’re back! Arising out of their dusty/muddy/sandy graves, the zombie lakes of California are reclaiming their own. For geologic ages, they have lain there, undead — well, often drought-dry, and not their original saturated selves. But now the monumental rains of this winter and spring filled them and then some, reminding us of California’s paleo-hydrology, our […]
As stakeholders across the U.S. West prepare to rewrite the rules on Colorado River conservation, experts are urging them to consider Mexico’s needs up front. The 1,450-mile waterway, which stretches from the Rocky Mountains to the Sonoran Desert, is considered the lifeblood for about 40 million people in both countries.
After months of pounding rains and a cooler than usual June, California reservoirs are bursting with water leaving only 6% of the state currently in drought. A year ago, more than 99% of California was in drought, according to the U.S. drought monitor. Torrential rains transformed an arid landscape into a water rich environment with rushing […]
Amid a historic heatwave and months of drought, Mexico’s government has launched the latest phase of a cloud seeding project it hopes will increase rainfall. The project, which began in July, involves planes flying into clouds to release silver iodide particles which then, in theory, will attract additional water droplets and increase rain or snowfall.
Google’s Water Use Is Soaring. AI Is Only Going to Make It Worse.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Business Insiderby Hugh LangleyGoogle just published its 2023 environmental report, and one thing is for certain: The company’s water use is soaring. The internet giant said it consumed 5.6 billion gallons of water in 2022, the equivalent of 37 golf courses. Most of that — 5.2 billion gallons — was used for the company’s data centers, a 20% increase […]
Colorado River Basin Has Lost Enough Water to Fill Lake Mead
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Earth.comby Andrei IonescuThe Colorado River Basin – the area drained by the Colorado River and its tributaries – covers approximately 647,500 square kilometers (250,000 square miles) in seven states across western United States, supplying water to about 40 million people while supporting agriculture and natural ecosystems. According to a new study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from […]
Cities’ Thirst Nearly Killed These California Lakes. Not So Fast, Said Our Epic Wet Winter
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Patt MorrisonThey’re back! Arising out of their dusty/muddy/sandy graves, the zombie lakes of California are reclaiming their own. For geologic ages, they have lain there, undead — well, often drought-dry, and not their original saturated selves. But now the monumental rains of this winter and spring filled them and then some, reminding us of California’s paleo-hydrology, our […]
How US-Mexico Collaboration Could Help Stabilize the Drought-Stricken Colorado River Basin
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Hillby Sharon UdasinAs stakeholders across the U.S. West prepare to rewrite the rules on Colorado River conservation, experts are urging them to consider Mexico’s needs up front. The 1,450-mile waterway, which stretches from the Rocky Mountains to the Sonoran Desert, is considered the lifeblood for about 40 million people in both countries.
Goodbye Drought, California Reservoirs Bursting with Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Cal Coast Newsby Karen VelieAfter months of pounding rains and a cooler than usual June, California reservoirs are bursting with water leaving only 6% of the state currently in drought. A year ago, more than 99% of California was in drought, according to the U.S. drought monitor. Torrential rains transformed an arid landscape into a water rich environment with rushing […]
Mexico Steps Up Rain-Making Project Amid Intense Heatwave and Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Guardianby James FrederickAmid a historic heatwave and months of drought, Mexico’s government has launched the latest phase of a cloud seeding project it hopes will increase rainfall. The project, which began in July, involves planes flying into clouds to release silver iodide particles which then, in theory, will attract additional water droplets and increase rain or snowfall.