Tag Archive for: prolonged droughts

The World’s Rivers Faced the Driest Year in Three Decades in 2023, the UN Weather Agency Says

/in , /by /Fox 5/KUSIby Jamey Keaten

The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places.

The World Meteorological Organization also says glaciers that feed rivers in many countries suffered the largest loss of mass in the last five decades, warning that ice melt can threaten long-term water security for millions of people globally.

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L.A. Has $556 Million and a Plan to Capture More Storm Water. But Will They Ever Do It?

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ralph Vartabedian

After a series of storms drenched the region with a record 9.4 inches of rain in December, the Los Angeles River became a roiling, violent torrent in its concrete channel, before finally spilling into the Pacific Ocean.

The storms transported an estimated 29.5 billion gallons of fresh water into Long Beach Harbor — 62% more water than the nation’s largest desalination plant in San Diego produces in an entire year. It was enough to supply as many as 181,000 families annually.

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