On April 11, 2020, a band of fighters stormed and seized a water control station in the Libyan Sahara. Taking employees prisoner, they occupied a key nexus that helps move 1.2 million cubic meters (317 million gallons) of water per day — 480 Olympic-sized swimming pools — from freshwater aquifers beneath the desert down to the […]
A conflict over access to water in the Klamath Basin is signaling the way climate change could play out across the western United States. After a drier-than-normal spring, farmers and indigenous tribes in the Klamath Basin are at odds over water in Upper Klamath Lake. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the Klamath Basin is […]
The risk to critical infrastructure is a long festering concern in the cybersecurity industry. Researchers, corporate security officers and government experts feared that energy producers, utilities and water systems lacked the manpower and investment in security. The risk increased with the exposure of industrial control systems to the open internet and connected to IT systems […]
In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to divert what little water they have to other crops, as the reality of the 2021 drought became ever more apparent. “We’re removing 15-year-old, prime-production almond trees,” said Daniel Hartwig of Woolf Farming in Fresno County. “We’re pulling out almost 400 […]
California’s water supply can vary greatly from year to year to the need to manage what we get is a high priority in the Golden State. The Central Valley Project was devised in 1933 as a way to manage water and transport it areas considered more water-rich to the more water-scarce areas in the Central […]
This is shaping up to be a long, dry summer and water managers across the state are looking for new sources to meet their demand. But one small district in Marin County placed a bet on a drought-proof supply of water that may pay off big this year. The town of Novato relies on Lake […]
Humanity’s Challenge of the Century: Conserving Earth’s Freshwater Systems
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Mongabay Newsby Saul ElbeinOn April 11, 2020, a band of fighters stormed and seized a water control station in the Libyan Sahara. Taking employees prisoner, they occupied a key nexus that helps move 1.2 million cubic meters (317 million gallons) of water per day — 480 Olympic-sized swimming pools — from freshwater aquifers beneath the desert down to the […]
Klamath Basin Water Crisis: A Microcosm for Climate Change in the West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KGW8by Ashley KochA conflict over access to water in the Klamath Basin is signaling the way climate change could play out across the western United States. After a drier-than-normal spring, farmers and indigenous tribes in the Klamath Basin are at odds over water in Upper Klamath Lake. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the Klamath Basin is […]
Critical Infrastructure Flaws Surface After Years of Underinvestment in Energy, Other Sectors, Analysts Say
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Utility Diveby David JonesThe risk to critical infrastructure is a long festering concern in the cybersecurity industry. Researchers, corporate security officers and government experts feared that energy producers, utilities and water systems lacked the manpower and investment in security. The risk increased with the exposure of industrial control systems to the open internet and connected to IT systems […]
Farmers Grapple with Implications of Water Cuts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AgAlertby Christine SouzaIn water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to divert what little water they have to other crops, as the reality of the 2021 drought became ever more apparent. “We’re removing 15-year-old, prime-production almond trees,” said Daniel Hartwig of Woolf Farming in Fresno County. “We’re pulling out almost 400 […]
Running Dry: Explaining Reservoirs’ Importance in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KCRA3by Dirk VerdoornCalifornia’s water supply can vary greatly from year to year to the need to manage what we get is a high priority in the Golden State. The Central Valley Project was devised in 1933 as a way to manage water and transport it areas considered more water-rich to the more water-scarce areas in the Central […]
California Drought: Recycled Water Investment Paying Off For North Marin Water District
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KPIX 5by John RamosThis is shaping up to be a long, dry summer and water managers across the state are looking for new sources to meet their demand. But one small district in Marin County placed a bet on a drought-proof supply of water that may pay off big this year. The town of Novato relies on Lake […]