Excerpted from the full report August 2012 Executive Summary The 2010 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment is the fifth report prepared in response to the mandate in the 1974 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (Public Law 93–378, 88 Stat 475, as amended). This report summarizes findings about the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Water
The Dying Aral Sea
The Independent September 30, 2014 It was once the fourth largest lake in the world, but what used to be an expanse of water in the basin of the Kyzylkum Desert now lies almost completely dry. The Aral Sea has been retreating over the last half-century since a massive Soviet … Continue reading
Water rationing hits California
Limit of 50 gallons per person per day or face fines of $500 Monday, September 29, 2014 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger (NaturalNews) Millions of Californians are about to be hit with strict water rationing — daily “allocation” numbers that represent the maximum amount of water you’re allowed to … Continue reading
California’s Drought Linked To Greenhouse gases
California’s drought linked to greenhouse gases, climate change in Stanford study By Lisa M. Krieger | lkrieger@mercurynews.com The stubborn high-pressure systems that block California rains are linked to the abundance of human-caused greenhouse gases that heat the oceans, according to a major paper released Monday by Stanford scientists. But … Continue reading
China’s South–North Water Transfer Project
The South–North Water Transfer Project is a multi-decade infrastructure project of the People’s Republic of China to better utilize water resources available to China. This is to be achieved through the South North Water Diversion Project (SNWD). While the main thrust is to divert water from the Yangtze … Continue reading
Water-vulnerable American Cities
This study at the Environmental Hydrology Laboratory at the University of Florida ranks 225 American cities with populations greater than 100,000 on fresh water availability and vulnerability. For method details, see Padowski, J. C., and J. W. Jawitz, 2012. Water availability and vulnerability of 225 large cities in the United … Continue reading
Drought
It’s easy to loose sight of how our normal activities of daily living impact the environment on which we all depend for our livelihood. But they do –profoundly. The environment is being over exploited, and it shows: climate change, pollution, fresh water depletion, declining food production, deforestation, and ocean … Continue reading
Aquafacture Details
Characteristics Basically, aquafacture is a process that uses a dedicated grid of solar-generated electricity and seawater to produce hydrogen. The hydrogen is then pumped up to a nearby mountaintop to a cluster of 5 or more power plants using Advanced Hydrogen Turbines (currently under development) that do not require fuel … Continue reading
Basics
Introduction We are now in the 21st century, the age of weapons of mass destruction, computers, the internet, and interplanetary exploration. But when it comes to water, we still depend on natural precipitation to fill our reservoirs, lakes, rivers and aquifers, much like ancient civilizations did thousands of years ago. … Continue reading
Depletion And Pollution
Depletion and Pollution of Water The world is facing extraordinarily serious fresh water depletion and pollution, both exacerbated by ever rising demand. Over the next 40 years estimates are that demand for water will rise 50% while demand for food will rise 70%, all in the same period that we’ll … Continue reading