The ancient Sri Lankan ‘tank cascades’ tackling drought Zinara Rathnayake Pinchal Weldurelage Siriwardene stands in front of a tank water cascade in Maeliya, Sri Lanka A 2,000-year-old Sri Lankan hydraulic system uses natural features to help harvest and store rainwater. Zinara Rathnayake By releasing water into irrigation canals, the tank cascades sustain the rice crop during the dry season Constructed …
LAS VEGAS — Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas — causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area — were part of a broad regional monsoon pattern that may repeat through the weekend, a National Weather Service official said Friday. “We’re getting right into the heart of …
California faces severe and extreme drought after two consecutive La Niña years, and the hot, dry summer season hasn’t even started. If NOAA is correct, high temperatures and the lingering La Niña will have major impacts on urban and agricultural water use across the American West, as well as for California’s increasingly extreme fire season. “Last year, one thing that …
