• A few hit or miss showers and storms expected this afternoon

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Good morning and happy Tuesday! This morning, we’re starting off with mild temperatures in the 50s and 60s as clouds move into Middle Georgia. Today, we can expect a few hit-or-miss showers and thunderstorms, with temperatures reaching the 80s. Don’t forget to bring your rain jacket as you head out this morning! The rain is expected between

  • Improved AI process could better predict water supplies

    A new computer model uses a better artificial intelligence process to measure snow and water availability more accurately across vast distances in the West, information that could someday be used to better predict water availability for farmers and others.

  • Jamaica increases water storage in schools in face of drought

    Kingston, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Jamaica announced on Tuesday new measures to store more water, especially at the schools in the country's western region, and help alleviate the worsening of drought. The post Jamaica increases water storage in schools in face of drought first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Edinburgh is Britain's shower capital with over 70% preferring them to baths

    It ends the bath vs. shower debate in the city with the survey, conducted by leading bathroom supplier Sanctuary Bathrooms, showing 73% of residents saying that a shower was preferred to a soak in the bath - the highest of any UK city, beating off Bristol (72%). Almost 50% of respondents in Edinburgh revealed their preferred shower or bath routine makes them feel cleaner, revealing that self-care is crucial to those in Edinburgh, with over one in four saying their routines give them the...

  • BBC on board Philippine ship hit by Chinese water cannon

    The BBC’s Jonathan Head witnessed a confrontation in the disputed South China Sea.

  • Colombian Animal Sanctuary Needs Help Amidst Water Crisis

    Near Bogota, Colombia, is the Namigni Animal Sanctuary, a refuge for nearly 400 rescued animals, and it's facing a crisis.

  • Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana

    Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities told AFP Friday.

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    California farmers and residents to receive an increase in water supply from DWR

    (FOX40.COM) -- The California Department of Water Resources announced an increase in the State Water Project water supply allocation forecast for 2024. •Video Above: California uses innovative ways to improve groundwater storage. On Monday, DWR said the forecasted allocation was increased to 40 percent, up from 30 percent last month. The State Water Project provides []

  • Controlling Kettering bully told pregnant partner he'd shoot her in the stomach

    A Kettering bully told his pregnant partner that he’d shoot her in the stomach so that she and her unborn baby would die. Kurt Starnes made the chilling comment during a five-month campaign of control as well as threatening her with a knife. The 38-year-old also wouldn’t let her wear makeup or see a close friend before she plucked up the courage to contact the police. Yesterday (Monday) Starnes – who went on to pressure his victim to retract her statement from prison – was jailed for just over...

  • Status Market Capitalization Hits $156.77 Million (SNT)

    Status (SNT) traded 1.8% lower against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on April 21st. In the last seven days, Status has traded 3.3% higher against the U.S. dollar. Status has a market cap of $156.77 million and approximately $3.95 million worth of Status was traded on exchanges […]

  • Cool solution: how ice-cream saved drought-hit farmers in India

    As the climate crisis forces people to abandon their land in Rajasthan, a new industry has sprung up in the desert state, with thousands of gaily decorated vans setting off to sell ice-cream across the countryThe parched villages of Gangapur in the desert state of Rajasthan have a new season in their calendar. Between November and February, car workshops along the town’s dusty mile-long market open before sunrise, cylindrical stainless-steel food containers are put on display, and traders stock...

  • How a 'death trap' for fish in California's water system is limiting the pumping of supplies

    Giant pumps hum inside a warehouse-like building, pushing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into the California Aqueduct, where it travels more than 400 miles south to the taps of over half the state's population. But lately the powerful motors at the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant have been running at reduced capacity, despite a second year of drought-busting snow and rain. The reason: So many threatened fish have died at the plant's intake reservoir and pumps that it has...