Archive for August 2022
There is a Solution to the Current Global Drought
The global drought crisis is impacting the world’s largest economies, as reported in the Wall Street Journal and many other publications last week. With the US, China, and Europe facing historic drought it means nearly everyone on the planet will be affected. And that impact is just getting started as crops wither and livestock is…
Read MoreDrought Goes Global in 2022, and the Implications are Ominous
When the Wall Street Journal, perhaps the world’s premier financial publication, put this headline on the front page yesterday, you know there is a big problem. “Droughts Take Widening Toll on World’s Largest Economies” WSJ article. The headline tells a dismal story. If the world’s largest economies (US, China, Europe) are suffering, then the rest…
Read MoreNew Scientific Evidence For Deep Seated Water From “Mantle Rain”
Scientists are reporting more evidence that an ocean of water exists in the upper layers of the Earth’s mantle and that this water is being drawn upwards towards the surface as “mantle rain.” As reported in Smithsonian Magazine and published in Science Direct, geoscientists in France have developed a new model that shows how water-rich…
Read MoreTexas Declares Drought Disaster Across State – Does It Have To Be This Bad?
On July 8, Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation declaring a state of disaster in over 170 counties in Texas based on the “existence of serious drought conditions that pose an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property.” Texas drought disaster proclamation. The drought map above says it…
Read MoreFinding Groundwater Where Others Say “There Is None”
The current drought crisis is afflicting large portions of the planet, from the Western United States and Southern Europe to North Africa and the Middle East – making finding groundwater painful. In many of these locations experts have said, “No groundwater exists here” or the water table has dropped so low that it is impracticable…
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