Water

Iran made an all-out effort last week to combat a severe drought by seeding the clouds with chemicals to produce rain. The technique appears to have worked all too well, as heavy rainfall caused flooding in portions of western Iran on Monday.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins warned California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Sunday that the Trump administration intends to save several dams that the state intends to tear down.

The 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir, which was almost empty when the Palisades Fire struck western Los Angeles in January, must be drained again after new cracks were found in the floating cover.

California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is at 96% of the historical average for April 1st, the official date when the measurement is made, marking the highest 3-year average in the last 25 years, a good sign for water supply.

No new water storage infrastructure has been built in California, more than a decade after voters approved a $7.5 billion water bond in Proposition 1 of 2014.

The Eaton Fire, which burned through parts of Altadena and Pasadena, east of Los Angeles, last month, also saw fire hydrants lose water pressure — even though, unlike Pacific Palisades, there was no empty reservoir to blame.

California is finally enjoying an abundance of rain, making this the third wet winter in a row — but the rainfall comes too late to save Southern California from the fires that burned large parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday night that he sent the military to California and used his emergency powers.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) accused President Donald Trump of spreading “misinformation” about California’s struggles with water, saying there is no “spigot” that can be turned to solve all the state’s water problems.

During a portion of an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Donald Trump argued that California should not get any money for disaster relief until there are changes made to the state’s water policies.

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “ReidOut,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland responded to arguments that California removing dams due to pressure from Native American groups is to blame for the devastation in the recent fires by saying, “I expect this from

Officials are using ocean water to battle the fires sweeping across the Los Angeles area, but the move could bring consequences.

Police are investigating suspected sabotage after persons unknown attempted to access the water treatment plant at a German NATO airbase.

During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated that local authorities are trying to figure out the situation with water and that President-Elect Donald Trump “wanted to politicize” the disaster, adding, “I

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Sheila Kelliher stated that municipal water supplies just are not designed for firefighting and there were also issues where high winds prevented air support and

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” NBC News Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard stated that the issue around the water supply in California during the recent fires in the state “is where you are getting into a lot of the details

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has granted only 5% of the requested water allocations to agencies throughout the state, amid concerns about a hot summer and a possible return of drought in a dry winter.

The city of Winter Haven, Florida, is ditching fluoride in their water supply, citing, in part, warnings from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary.

President Donald Trump told reporters Friday at a press briefing in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, that he would make sure the state had access to more water if he was elected.

A report published by cybersecurity firm Mandiant last week claimed that a gang of hackers linked to the Russian government has attacked water utility companies around the world, including a treatment plant in the northern Texas town of Muleshoe.

GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel — The sunlight glints off a geometric shape across the glassy surface of a reservoir in the Golan Heights. This is a solar array, with panels mounted on floating pontoons, and anchored to the banks, rising and

Johannesburg and the large township of Soweto nearby have been forced to endure several days without water as electricity problems have knocked out pumping stations and a late summer heat wave has strained reservoirs.

Local water authorities are preparing to implement new “toilet-to-tap” technology by 2032 that could see 60% of L.A.’s wastewater recycled rather than being flushed out to sea.

The DOE was wrong when it reversed Trump-era rules making dishwashers and laundry machines more efficient, a federal appeals court ruled.

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted this week to approve the controversial Delta Tunnel project, which will bring water from the Sacramento River south via an underground pipeline to avoid the San Francisco-San Joaquin River Delta.

The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will consider regulations next week that would allow “toilet to tap” reuse of water supplies, treating sewage water and sending it back into ordinary drinking water systems in select municipalities.

A state water agency in Hawaii has been accused of delaying the release of water from a traditional farm that landowners reportedly wanted to use to protect their property as the Maui wildfire spread last week.

Heavy rains in Paris have led to the cancellation of a swimming event in the Seine River that was to be a test for next year’s Olympics.

California’s State Water Resources Control Board proposed regulations on Tuesday that would allow for “toilet-to-tap” programs that recycle wastewater and add it back to drinking water systems.

Two of California’s largest reservoirs in Northern California are near 100% capacity, and the newly-resurrected Tulare Lake in the Central Valley is near its peak size, as the spring runoff from a rainy winter continues.

Rajesh Biswas, a food inspector working for the state of Chhattisgarh in India, was fined 53,092 rupees (about $640) and suspended from his position on Friday because he ordered over four million liters of water drained from a reservoir so he could look for his missing cell phone. 

A top Taliban jihadist warned his group would “conquer Iran” if given approval in a video that surfaced this weekend after a deadly shootout between Iranian border guards and the Afghan terrorist group.

The State of California has decided to provide local water agencies with 100% of the water supplies that they requested for the first time since 2006, up from 5% that was initially allocated before the rainy winter began.

Russian hackers are seeking to “disrupt or destroy” Britain´s critical infrastructure, the UK government has warned.

Police vehicles were torched and clashes were seen as thousands of officers squared off with radical climate change activists on Saturday.

California’s dams are filling up, thanks to the winter’s heavy storms — but soon the state’s dams will be opening their floodgates to prevent overflowing.