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Athens Has A Water Problem, So They Looked Back To The Ancients For Answers

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments Agriculture, ATHENS, drought climate change, Greece, Irrigation, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:50:44 +0000

It’s been another year of record-breaking heat and dwindling rainfall in Greece. Lake levels have noticeably receded. Struggles in the agriculture sector to irrigate make crop production tenuous. Wildfires have complicated water scarcity problems, because, as firefighters battle the infernos, the water they use depletes already weakened supplies. Water reservoirs … [continued]

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Water Saving Solar Panels, Coming Soon To A Canal Near You

December 1, 2023 admin Agriculture, Arizona, California, clean power, cop, green economy, Indigenous people, Irrigation, native americans, solar canals, Solar energy, solar panels, usa, water conservation, water energy nexus

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:38:49 +0000

Solar panels on canals can save water, prevent toxic algae blooms, conserve land, and generate zero emission electricity, too.

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Sand to Green in Africa

March 1, 2023 admin africa, Agriculture, desalination, Irrigation, Morocco, sand to green

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 04:15:10 +0000

Like a scene from Dune, the French–Moroccan startup Sand to Green aims to turn the desert from threat to food producer. It’s a lesson Australia also needs to learn. “If we were to try to produce all the food we will need in 2050 using current production systems, the world would have to convert most […]

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Last Month in Climate Science: More Injury-Related Deaths, Mass Seabird Die-Off, River Ice Disappearing

February 29, 2020 admin ANIMALS, antarctica, Birds, climate change, Crime, ecosystems, Extreme weather, fires, fires and climate change, glaciers, global weirding, HEALTH, Irrigation, oceans, ozone layer, permafrost, policy & politics, research, river ice, SCIENCE, sea ice, sea level rise, temperature rise, the flu, Violent crime, Water, Wildfires

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:54:43 +0000

Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker pace

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299 irrigation projects worth over P20B delayed — COA

August 12, 2019 admin COA, Commission On Audit, delay, Irrigation, Latest News Stories, Nation, national irrigation administration, NIA, Philippine news updates, project

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:50:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit has flagged 299 irrigation contracts worth P20.70 billion that have been delayed for up to 2,287 calendar days due to poor performance of contractors and other factors. COA’s audit report of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for 2018 released this August 9 also revealed that liquidation damages were […]

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Farmers restore dike to save rice farms in Pampanga

April 10, 2019 admin abacan river, Agriculture, Irrigation, Latest News Stories, local news, news, Pampanga, Philippine news updates, Regional News, Regions, rice

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:13:31 +0000

About 600 has. of rice farms in five Pampanga villages suffered from lack of irrigation after strong rains last week destroyed an earth dike.

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