Tag: rainfall
Californians increase support for recycled water
Last year's rainfall eased drought conditions in California but residents are still concerned about future water shortages.
A statewide survey conducted in late 2017 by...
Unleashing Tehran’s ‘water renaissance’
If the capital of Iran can combine ancient systems of water governance–qanat–with modern information technology, it could drought-proof the capital and protect its citizens...
Why measure? Introducing the Water Indicator Application
By Paola Espinoza, Raul Glotzbach, and Katherine Cross
Our daily life is full of indicators: from GDP providing an indication of economic health, to grades...
The South African drought teaches us that business as usual is...
By Kirsten de Vette*
South Africa has been suffering through one of the most severe droughts in living memory. In Cape Town, it is the...
British Water publishes code of practice for SuDS technology
In a first for the UK water industry, British Water has published a code of practice for assessing surface water treatment technologies. The Environment...
Drought pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa
Drought throughout East Africa has sharply curbed harvests and pushed the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a...
