Tag: drought

A C40 Cities study finds that without urgent action, millions more people around the glove will face grave risks from river flooding, along with more frequent and severe drought by 2050. C40 Cities has revealed new research quantifying the...

Statewide prohibitions to remain in place for a year. As climate change-fuelled extreme weather continues to disrupt the water system, the California State Water Resources Control Board adopted an emergency regulation that prohibits certain wasteful water use practices statewide...

The water and wastewater data insights provider expands footprint to California. Syrinix has expanded its distributor network to 11 with California-based D&H Water Systems. The announcement marks the company’s first partnership in the state, enhancing water and wastewater monitoring...

A study found that irrigation can be managed more effectively in humid regions of the eastern US A field in the California Central Valley being fed via flood irrigation (Credit: Flickr/staticantics). Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin...

Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The results highlight clean drinking water supply vulnerabilities in California and other western states currently experiencing record drought conditions. Dr...

It was only when the buffaloes disappeared from an almost-dry pond in Saligao, in India's state of Goa, that residents hatched a community plan to revive it - one now seen as a model for local efforts to shore up India's precarious...