water supplies

Climate change is wreaking havoc on the US water cycle

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The water cycle that cycles Earth’s most vital resource in an endless, life-giving loop is in trouble. Climate change has disrupted the delicate balance of that cycle, disrupting the way water circulates between the ground, the oceans and the atmosphere. The events of 2023 show how extensive these disruptions have become. From extreme precipitation and … Read more

Why scientists aren’t sold on the idea of ​​diverting ocean water to the Great Salt Lake

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As the Great Salt Lake shrinks and scientists worry about toxic dust storms and its potential ecological collapse, Utah state leaders say all options for rescue are on the table. Rob Sowby, an assistant professor of civil and structural engineering at Brigham Young University, hopes to dismantle one: a pipeline that would pump seawater from … Read more