flooding

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Photo: Crews work on a breach in the banks of Deer Creek about 3 miles north east of Allensworth. The…

1 year ago

California Water Agencies Hoped A Deluge Would Recharge Their Aquifers. But When It Came, Some Couldn’t Use It

WESTERN WATER IN-DEPTH: January storms jump-started recharge projects in badly overdrafted San Joaquin Valley, but hurdles with state permits and…

1 year ago

What does (slow) water want? Most humans seem to have forgotten.

Erica Gies is an independent journalist who covers science and the environment from Victoria, British Columbia, and San Francisco, California.…

1 year ago

Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

Near or far, forests — like this one at the edge of Hong Kong — affect the movement, quality and…

4 years ago

The covert industry that is destroying the world’s rivers

Sediment is being removed from the rivers like the Mekong faster than it can be naturally replenished, increasing the risk…

4 years ago