Tag: irrigation
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Water shortages can destroy cultures: Interplay between society and hydrological effects
The demise of the Maya civilization Something really drastic must have happened to end the Classic Maya Period in the 9th Century. Within a short period of time, this advanced civilisation in Central America went from flourishing to collapsing — the population dwindling rapidly and monumental stone structures, like the ones built at Yucatán, were…
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Kingman is finding ways to reuse treated water
The City of Kingman’s water treatment facilities already reuse solid waste for compost and are looking for a way to recycle the liquid waste, too. Water is a dwindling resource for the ever-exploding desert population, and it’s time to find a way to make the best of what we have. The same system that separates…
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How Water Gets From the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Los Angeles
Strong storms and cold temperatures this winter have left a behind a deep snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which provides water for about 23 million Californians from the Bay Area to Southern California. So how does all that water actually travel hundreds of miles to the Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California? If…
