The Sierra Nevada snowpack, a crucial water source for California’s cities and farms, has already dwindled to next to nothing this year, adding to the state’s worsening drought situation. The latest data from the state Department of Water Resources on Tuesday showed California’s snowpack was just 6% of normal for May 11, and 4% of […]
A drought emergency has been declared in California and even expanded upon as of Monday, May 10, 2021 to cover a total of 41 of California’s 58 counties. Water is on the forefront of state leaders’ minds. It’s no surprise water supply would be impacted in a drought situation, especially as California is now in its second […]
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 […]
Sierra Snowpack is Already “Wiped Out” This Year, Adding to California Drought and Fire Worries
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicle by Kellie HwangThe Sierra Nevada snowpack, a crucial water source for California’s cities and farms, has already dwindled to next to nothing this year, adding to the state’s worsening drought situation. The latest data from the state Department of Water Resources on Tuesday showed California’s snowpack was just 6% of normal for May 11, and 4% of […]
Drought Concerns: New Website Shows Well Water Users Whether They Face a Water Shortage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC10by Carley GomezA drought emergency has been declared in California and even expanded upon as of Monday, May 10, 2021 to cover a total of 41 of California’s 58 counties. Water is on the forefront of state leaders’ minds. It’s no surprise water supply would be impacted in a drought situation, especially as California is now in its second […]
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 […]