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Archive by tag: climateReturn
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El Paso Water breaks ground on innovative water reuse facility

Dave Gaylinn posted on 2/28/2025 12:09:00 PM
El Paso Water breaks ground on innovative water reuse facility
El Paso Water in Texas recently broke ground on an innovative Advanced Water Purification Facility that will provide an additional future water supply in the increasingly arid region.
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| Categories: | Tags: El Paso, treatment, reuse, facility, infrastructure, texas, climate change, drought, reclaim, recycle, water, potable, innovation | View Count: (400) |
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Why do floods follow wildfires?

Dave Gaylinn posted on 1/31/2025 2:08:00 PM
Why do floods follow wildfires?
A wildfire can cause extensive damage and potentially devastating loss. While it burns, first responders hope for rain to help contain or extinguish the flames. After a wildfire, however, the same rainstorm could lead to significant flooding.
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| Categories: | Tags: wildfire, disaster, fire, flood, weather, climate change, emergency | View Count: (489) |
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Recent study says reservoir levels dropping across the U.S.

Dave Gaylinn posted on 8/23/2024 12:54:00 PM
Recent study says reservoir levels dropping across the U.S.
A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters found that reservoirs across the United States are experiencing low storage with greater regularity and more severity than several decades ago.
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| Categories: | Tags: reservoir, climate change, conservation, research, U.S. Geological Survey, level, drought | View Count: (750) |
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What is a saltwater intrusion?

Dave Gaylinn posted on 10/10/2023 3:34:00 PM
What is a saltwater intrusion?
An ongoing situation in Louisiana that has generated a lot of news coverage is introducing the term “saltwater intrusion” to many people. It also highlights the potential impact of more familiar challenges facing the water sector – climate change, drought and source water protection.
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| Categories: | Tags: saltwater intrusion, climate change, source water, louisiana, weather, drought, New Orleans, rain, precipitation, army corps of engineers | View Count: (1204) |
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New movie offers security measures reminder

Dave Gaylinn posted on 4/14/2023 2:13:00 PM
New movie offers security measures reminder
A recently released movie offers an opportunity to remind consumers that water systems and other providers of critical services make a significant investment in both money and resources to protect themselves from physical or cyberattacks.
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| Categories: | Tags: movie, security, cyber, physical attack, book, climate change, protection, america's water infrastructure act | View Count: (1725) |
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California reservoirs simultaneously navigating a drought and flooding

Dave Gaylinn posted on 1/12/2023 12:29:00 PM
California reservoirs simultaneously navigating a drought and flooding
Massive storms over a few weeks have led to extreme flooding, yet California remains in an historic drought, which has prompted experts to explore ways to better manage floodwaters.
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| Categories: | Tags: Folsom Lake, Lake Mendocino, California, water, conservation, drought, climate change, storage, NPR, global warming, storms, water loss, flood | View Count: (1534) |
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Getting a new perspective on climate change

Dave Gaylinn posted on 12/15/2022 10:06:00 AM
Getting a new perspective on climate change
A U.S. space mission that launched Dec. 15 will map the Earth’s water and collect data to help manage climate change. The mission will “conduct a comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time.”
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| Categories: | Tags: space, climate, change, oceans, earth, nasa, SWOT, globe, warming, spacex, falcon | View Count: (1745) |
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Will Cape Town have no water soon?

Amber Wilson posted on 2/14/2018 2:13:00 PM
There is a looming crisis in Cape Town, South Africa - the upcoming loss of all water service.
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| Categories: | Tags: Cape Town, South Africa, water crisis, climate change, Day Zero, drought, infrastructure, Smithsonian, CNN | View Count: (2905) |
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Calculating your water footprint

Amber Wilson posted on 7/26/2016 2:42:00 AM
How much water do you think you use in a day? 50 gallons? 75 gallons? 100 gallons?
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| Categories: | Tags: water footprint, water usage, conservation, Yale Climate Connections, Grace Communications Foundation | View Count: (4252) |
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Celebrate Earth Hour tomorrow

Amber Wilson posted on 3/18/2016 3:05:00 AM
Earth Hour will be held tomorrow, Sat., March 19, 8:30-9:30 p.m. in your local time zone.
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| Categories: | Tags: Earth Hour, WWF, climate change | View Count: (3357) |
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