Water supply is more unpredictable than ever before because of climate change. What to do? Californians are trying to come up with solutions.
https://t.co/nrJwB5ZlZR
Islands, often depending on groundwater from aquifers for their water supply, are vulnerable to climate change because their aquifers are not recharged, risking saltwater intrusion instead. Improved water efficiency is important to mitigate water crises.
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#Groundwater is no longer a reliable water supplier in Texas, due to recurring heatwaves and droughts. For those intent on staying, it is time to come up with some serious water efficiency planning.
https://t.co/dmnUnytmcY
#water#heatwave#drought
#Waterscarcity in Spain is forcing the reduction of #water withdrawal for all uses including slashing irrigation by 40%. For all water-dependent businesses, it is time to invest in water efficiency tech, such as evaporative water recovery or risk shutdown
https://t.co/6NfpNeMIvS
In the face of #waterscarcity, western US states finally agrees on some water-cutting measures to help save their main water source. Changing hurts. But better to adapt now than before it is too late. https://t.co/0AoE0F84py
Recycled water is not as bad many may think anymore. #Waterscarcity is forcing us to adapt, and #recycle more. #Water should not be judged by its history, but by its quality.
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“Are [the farmers] really going to be allowed to grow alfalfa hay and export it while 10 million people in Los Angeles go without? Of course not.” Water cuts are coming all businesses' way.
https://t.co/K6QUXaC3k1
Europe is not receiving the amount of rain and snow that it used to, hitting tourism, farming, and the industry, hard. Ever more urgent to adapt to a #water scarce future, such as #recycling of #evaporativewater#waterscarcity#drought
https://t.co/PTsJzkTd4w
Water concerns in Egypt caused by #climatechange are growing. "Folks have never actually went to war just because of #water. Now, we could be at the point in history where that changes," says director of the Climate and Water Program at the MEI
https://t.co/iz0PwNl5x9
Catalonia could enter a #drought "emergency" this September, according to Catalan authorities. Nearly three years of drought have shrunk the #water levels in the reservoirs that supply northern Catalonia to 27% capacity, forcing water cuts during the night
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“We recognize that there is simply far less #water flowing into the Colorado River system than the amount that leaves it, and that we have effectively run out of storage to deplete.”
https://t.co/FMP9jR1TeF
#Water tension in the US is on the rise. While the West is running dry, the water-rich Great Lakes region is watching with growing unease as thirsty neighbours want in. That door remains closed for now, but as desperation grows so will political pressure.
https://t.co/0emejNYltO
Restoring #groundwater requires detailed planning and tens of millions of dollars in state funds. Land has to be purchased or growers must be compensated for flooding their fields. But above all, commercial users must reduce the #water they pump.
https://t.co/11O6tgL8JD
Valuation of #water is complex. For water-dependent businesses in #waterscarcity places, investments in #watersupply can be difficult. Consider this — what revenue loss would a forced water cut of 10% equal for your organisation? https://t.co/v3Zc0o5K2q
The Kansas Water Authority is telling lawmakers that Kansas' farmers and ranchers must cut 30% of its #groundwater extraction or risk the economic collapse of the entire region. That warning is setting up a big and messy fight in the state legislature
https://t.co/lsaHq2px53
How will #watershortage affect your business? A typical processing plant can increase #waterefficiency with over 50% by recovering their #wastesteam. If not for society, do it for your own #businessrisk mitigation
https://t.co/v3Zc0o5K2q