In June 2019, as Iraq’s cities were in a heat wave of 122 degrees Celsius and 122 degrees Fahrenheit, Turkey stated that it would start filling the Tigris River at the source of the Ilisu Dam. This is the latest in Turkey’s long-term project to build 22 dams and power plants along the Tigris and Euphrates. According to a report from the French International Water Resources Office, the project is s...
First, California's fisheries are collapsing. One of nature's healthiest foods and a source of employment, salmon is threatened in all of our major rivers. Second, climate change is changing the amount and timing of snowmelt that feeds our reservoirs. This reduces the reliability of the state's largest water system. Third, the fiscal crisis is making the old approach impossible. With unemployment ...
There are many heat waves now than before. For that reason, increasingly more locations have become vulnerable to substantial temperatures. Why Moisture Matters Industry experts mention that very high temperatures have negative effects on people's wellness. Our system responds adversely when it is higher than 95°F (35°C). The greater the temperatures, the greater the danger we encounter. In many i...