A bittern hiding in the grass in Florida – Lee Coursey – CC license, Flickr What’s secretive, pretends to be a stick, and is sometimes confused with a mythical creature? The figure in focus of this question is a beloved bird that’s returning in numbers to Tasmania for the first time in 40 years. The …
CHICO — A mild storm system worked its way Thursday evening into Northern California and is expected to bring some rainfall and light breezes. Kate Forrest, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office said the system has a chance of thunderstorms as well. “We’ve got a weak system moving into the area that …
Courtesy of De Dakdokters Below that stretches a filter layer, which keeps the soil from getting into the next layer, a lightweight crate system that stores the water. And finally, below that you’ve got additional layers to keep water and plant roots from infiltrating the actual roof. “You have, in fact, a flat rain barrel …
On its website, Greenstone describes itself as “a water company” and as “a developer and owner of reliable, sustainable water supplies.” Its CEO, Mike Schlehuber, previously worked for Vidler Water Company—another firm that essentially brokers water supply—as well as Summit Global Management, a company that invests in water suppliers and water rights. Greenstone’s managing director …
Solano‐Rojas and his colleagues found subsidence in the area of an overpass near the Olivos station, which collapsed in 2021 while a Metro train was traveling over it. “We did part of this analysis before 2021, and we detected that that area was having differential displacements,” says Solano‐Rojas. “We were like, ‘Oh, yeah, it looks …
French MPs on Thursday approved the first reading of a bill aimed at restricting the manufacture and sale of non-essential products containing PFAS or “forever chemicals”, marking a significant step in environmental health protection. The list of products, however, stopped short of including cookware after protests from manufacturers this week. Issued on: 04/04/2024 – 19:27 …
The Department of Water Resources announced a second increase in the State Water Project allocation forecast for 2024, doubling the previous forecast from 15 to 30% of requested supplies to contractors south of the California Delta. For contractors north of the Delta, the forecasted allocations is 50%, with 100% for Feather River settlement contractors. The …
Your city isn’t prepared for what’s coming. The classical method for dealing with stormwater is to get it out of town as quickly as possible, with gutters and sewers and canals. But more and more, that strategy is breaking down: As the atmosphere warms, it can hold more moisture, spawning ever-wetter storms that overwhelm this …
That is certainly the case in Yemen, on the south flank of the Arabian Peninsula, where the desert sands have a new look these days. Satellite images show around 100,000 solar panels glinting in the sun, surrounded by green fields. Hooked to water pumps, the panels provide free energy for farmers to pump out ancient …
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In this map, blue signifies higher amounts of annual stormwater runoff from urban areas, while red is lower. States with relatively large amounts of precipitation and large urban areas, like Texas and Florida, are getting much more stormwater runoff than Montana and Idaho, where there’s less precipitation and less urban coverage. But even if it …