About 97.5% of the Earth’s water is too salty to drink, so it is remarkable that we actually breathe the closest source for potable water: the air! Crisis – Drinking water scarcity is a global problem that has the world scrambling for cost-effective and environmentally-friendly, point-of-use solutions that can reach people wherever they are, without […]
In ancient literature, young women are portrayed as the water bearers and are often encountered at the community well. They draw water and serve their families, visitors and flocks. The Old Testament tells how Rebecca, Rachel and Zipporah were all discovered at their wells as the perfect wives for Isaac, Jacob and Moses respectively. Then, […]
Headlines earlier this year announced that Sacramento, California had its first rain-free February in history, and San Francisco had its first dry February in 156 years! Winter is supposed to be the rainy season in California, and yet January was a dry month for these cities, too. Sacramento and San Francisco only received 30% and […]
Hard to believe, but fresh drinking water is a rare commodity…and is becoming ever more scarce. You may ask, “How can this be, when about 71% of the Earth is covered by water?!” An impressive 96.5% of the Earth’s water is held by the oceans and seas, but seawater contains about 3.5% salinity (mostly sodium chloride). […]
Cape Town: The World’s First Developed City to “Run Out” of Water! Guidelines for water rationing, tweeted by the Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South Africa, February 2, 2018. In 2007, the writing was on the wall: Cape Town, South Africa’s beautiful southern city on the sea, was coming close to “Day Zero”, the day […]
Every Thursday, the US Drought Monitor releases a map to illustrate areas of drought throughout the country[1]. The problem of drought in the United States is serious enough that it must be monitored weekly. Drought is caused by a lack of precipitation, as well as by warmer temperatures that expedite evaporation. Both are likely worsened […]
