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This Alarming Southern Africa Agriculture Statistic Should Spring Regional Leaders Into Decisive Action

August 18, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, climate change, drought, El Niño, Food security, Malawi, Water, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:25:50 +0000

There is a serious drought currently affecting a number of countries in southern Africa. Some reports say this is the worst drought in over 100 years. The problem is that these droughts are becoming too frequent and increasing in severity, it appears. I read an article this week from a … [continued]

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A Fifth of U.S. Green Hydrogen Projects Eyed for Water-Stressed Areas

August 11, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, Arizona, arizona state university, California, clean power, drought, fortescue, fortescue future industries, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, megadrought, policy research, research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:58:24 +0000

As the federal government pours billions into hydrogen production to lower greenhouse gas emissions, critics worry water shortages in the Southwest could worsen. Armed with bright green shovels, executives from the Australian mining giant Fortescue broke ground in May on a green hydrogen plant outside of Buckeye, Arizona, in an area the … [continued]

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$179 Million for Innovative Water Reuse & Drought Resilience Projects from Investing in America Agenda

May 31, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, California, clean power, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, drought, investing in america, Joe Biden, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 03:50:01 +0000

Large-scale water recycling projects will lead to more than 182,000 acre-feet of additional water supply, increasing resilience and water security across the West LOS ANGELES, California — The Department of the Interior today announced a $179 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for innovative water reuse projects … [continued]

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$95 Million for Water Resources & Ecosystem Health

April 21, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, climate change, deb haaland, department of the interior (doi), drought, Extreme weather, global weirding, investing in america, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, Natural Disasters, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:43:33 +0000

Albuquerque, New Mexico — During remarks at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Albuquerque today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of up to $95 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for projects to bolster water resources, advance ecosystem health and support resilience in … [continued]

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How Utilities Are Planning for Extreme Weather Events and Mitigating Risks

March 13, 2024 admin Business, climate change, drought, electric grid, Extreme weather, Flooding, full coverage, grid hardening, hurricane, news, power, power grid, power podcasts, reliability, resilience, T&D, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:03:24 +0000

Scientists who maintain the world’s temperature records, which date back to 1880, calculate a global temperature anomaly each year to determine how much temperatures have changed compared to temperatures from […]

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Spring Outlook: California Drought Cut By Half With More Relief To Come

March 20, 2023 admin California, drought, research, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:35:16 +0000

Moderate to major spring flooding predicted along upper Mississippi River from Minneapolis to St. Louis

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Beaver Dams Could Help Alleviate Drought

January 27, 2023 admin ANIMALS, climate change, drought, research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:13:58 +0000

Montanans are working to alleviate the impact of the region’s climate-fueled drought by building faux beaver dams, and they’re hoping to attract beavers back to the region in the process, Yale Climate Connections reports. European colonizers wiped out local beaver populations. Now, the Big Hole Watershed Committee is building replica beaver dams to slow runoff-fed […]

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NASA: 2022 Was 5th-Warmest Year On Record

January 17, 2023 admin bill nelson, climate change, climate science, climate scientists, drought, gavin schmidt, nasa, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: NASA| Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 03:01:25 +0000

2022 effectively tied for Earth’s 5th warmest year since 1880, and the last 9 consecutive years have been the warmest 9 on record. NASA looks back at how heat was expressed in different ways around the world in 2022. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Kathleen Gaeta Editor’s Note: This release was updated Thursday, Jan. 12 to […]

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Massive Projects Move Forward as Groups Celebrate Global Hydropower Day

October 11, 2022 admin baihetan, baihetan hydropower station, Brazil, China, china three gorges, climate change, drought, global hydropower day, Hydro, hydroelectricity, hydropower, international hydropower association, kayan, kayan cascade, kayan hydro energy, news, renewable energy, Renewables, u.s.

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:17:49 +0000

A new 16-GW hydropower project in China and a 9-GW plant in Indonesia are among several projects being highlighted as part of Global Hydropower Day, being celebrated Oct. 11 as the hydro sector notes the importance of the technology to the world’s power generation. The Baihetan Hydropower Station in China is being developed by Jinsha […]

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Hay! Alfalfa Is The Biggest Issue For Western Water

September 30, 2022 admin Agriculture, colorado river, drought, hay, Water

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:30:11 +0000

The Colorado River basin is running out of water. This is because the demand for water is going up while the supply is going down. This is obviously bad, because the Colorado River is the main source of water for the western United States, including population centers like Las Vegas, the Phoenix Metro Area, and […]

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