Flash droughts are also a global problem, with Brazil, India, and multiple countries in Africa facing the worst impacts. In 2010, a flash drought followed by a heat wave in…
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The 4 Best Water Leak Detectors for Your Home
Here’s what you need to think about when you shop for smart water leak detectors and install them in your home. Placement and Sensors: Unless you have a single problem…
A Vast Underground Water System Helps Drive Antarctica’s Glaciers
Lake Whillans is a strange body of water, starting with the fact that there is liquid to fill it at all. Though buried under more than 2,000 feet of Antarctic…
The Concrete Jungle Is Turning Green Again
In 1973, Lee set up the Garden City Action Committee and sent out green missions across the globe. “Our botanists brought back 8,000 different varieties and got some 2,000 to…
Drought Is Threatening Hydropower in the Southwestern US
News that Lake Powell, a reservoir on the border of Arizona and Utah, is slowly but surely drying up has spread far and wide. Behind the 1,320-megawatt Glen Canyon Dam…