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RUIDOSO, New Mexico – Two states east of drought-riddled and fire-etched California, the New Mexico mountain town of Ruidoso recently endured flash flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Dolly. The flood engorged and overwhelmed the Rio Ruidoso and displaced 400 people, announced Reuters. There was one fatality. According to Darlene Hart, of the town’s fire […]
KIEV, Ukraine – From California to Cairo to Cyprus, this month’s global landscape appears desiccated by droughts. Yet, in Ukraine the situation is far from dry. After five days of relentless rain, the Prut and Dnestr rivers are extraordinarily high, reports Reuters. At least 40,000 homes have been flooded and 12,000 people evacuated. According to […]
CALIFORNIA – California’s second-largest storage reservoir will end this year with the lowest amount of water in more than 30 years, Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow said Monday. Snow spoke at a congressional hearing on California’s drought in Fresno, where farmers, climate change experts and area politicians testified about the financial impacts wrought […]
SACRAMENTO, California-In response to a statewide drought, a couple experiences the politics of landscaping when they are fined for failing to water their lawn. Read more here. Source: The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON – Congressional testimony July 10 said that global warming is likely to increase pressure on existing water resources and cause extreme events such as floods and droughts, as well as a rise in sea-levels. During the congressional committee hearing, Heather Cooley, senior research associate at the Pacific Institute, described what to expect and how […]
Profligate use hurts in unexpected places Quest for new supplies nationwide UPDATE: Please read our 2009 update on water problems in the US. Striking symbols of American engineering prowess, Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam stand in testimony to the U.S. spirit of growth and prosperity. But the 28.5 million acre feet Lake Mead is […]
In an interview with Circle of Blue, the Pacific Institute’s Dr. Peter Gleick discusses water resource challenges the U.S. faces in the near future. As co-founder and president of one of the nation’s leading water think tanks, Gleick served as an academician at the International Water Academy in Oslo, Norway in 1999 and was named […]
The extent of state shortages likely over the next decade under average water conditions. Scientists, researchers, and others warn that the U.S. is entering a new era of water scarcity. A General Accounting Office (GAO) report from 2003 has proven prophetic. The report projected that 36 states could face water shortages by 2013. Five years […]
With California in its first official drought since the early ’90s, state legislatures are being called upon to act in order to solve the state’s water crisis. From the Fresno Bee: A comprehensive approach — new surface storage (dams), increased underground storage (waterbanking and aquifer recharge) and more effective conservation efforts — still seems a […]
LOS ANGELES – In response to growing concerns over drought in Southern California, the city of L.A. has proposed new water restrictions for city residents. If passed, the new bill would supersede the 1990 provisions. Under the proposal, residents would be limited to watering their lawns for only 15 minutes a day, restaurants would be […]
LOS ANGELES, California – With its vital and sometimes distant water supplies in question, the city of Los Angeles is taking on the daunting and controversial task of turning wastewater back into drinking water, the L.A. Times reports. In addition to recycling wastewater, the plan will make permanent many of the restrictions seen during the […]
Pollution and global warming threaten Asia’s most important freshwater source.
