Scientists Describe Megadrought in Southwest U.S.
From the Arizona Republic newspaper June 7, 2021: “By mid-June, Lake Mead is set to decline to its lowest levels on record. Hoover Dam will soon hold the smallest amount of water since it was filled in the 1930s triggering the largest water cuts to date next year for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. Even larger…
Read MoreEarth’s Water – Fallen from Outer Space or Degassing from Inside the Planet?
This is certainly a big question. That is, did nearly all of the water on Earth arrive from outer space or has it always been present in the earth’s mantle and released to the surface over time? We will not be answering it definitively here, of course, but knowledgeable scientists continue to debate the alternatives.…
Read MoreDeep Seated Water Illustration Explained
Global water management strategies are missing a key component in their planning and water conservation models, resulting in overdrawn surface water supply sources such as endangered rivers and depleting shallow ground water resources. A century of innovation and scientific discovery indicates there may well be a set of pathways that can lead to natural, sustainable…
Read MoreSolving the Global Water Crisis
By 2025, 1.8 billion people will experience absolute water scarcity and two-thirds of the world will be living under water-stressed conditions, according to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Four billion people depend on shallow groundwater for drinking and food production, with more of that water becoming contaminated every day from pesticides, chemicals and other…
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