New Yorkers, Enjoy the Sunshine—But Maybe Don’t Shower So Much
Let’s break it down. October was NYC’s second-longest dry spell since 1869. No significant rainfall, and those upstate reservoirs that usual
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May 22, 20234 min read
Drought Watch: The Colorado River
The Colorado River has long been a vital source of water and electricity for the American West, providing essential resources for agricultur
Oct 24, 20222 min read
5 Easy Ways to Conserve Water at Home
Water is a precious resource. Yet, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American family uses 300 gallons of...
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Why do Drought Conditions Matter?
The main reasons why water conservation is critical, both for our own health and for the health of the planet. Drought conditions have...
Oct 23, 20222 min read
Watergeddon: The Most Important Environmental Issue of the 21st Century
Imagine a world where there is no more water. A situation that we all know too well, and it's happening right now! How did this happen?
Sep 30, 20214 min read
Climate Gone Wild: Is There Another Dust Bowl Coming?
With droughts causing a primary concern across the Southwest, and tropical storms creating chaos in the Southeastern United States, I was...
Sep 29, 20217 min read
Superman’s Not Coming, but Wonder Woman Has Come to Your Rescue.
When it comes to water quality issues across America and the rest of the world, the more I dig into this nightmare situation, the more I...
Sep 26, 20216 min read
California Dreamin' Water. Winter is Coming.
I could see the droughts coming to Silicon Valley even a decade ago. While Silicon Valley was developing smartphones, search engines, social
Sep 17, 20213 min read
Water Fractals and the Colorado River Running Dry
Photo: Hoover Dam, Nevada Watergeddon is happening. It’s been quietly playing out over the last twenty years, and the non-linear effects...
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Drip, drip, drip … COVID-19 was not the only global problem in 2020
Drinking Water: 2 billion people (26% of the world’s population) lacked safely managed drinking water services in 2020.
Sep 7, 20212 min read
The Dream of Sustainable Water is Murky
Water is not on top of people’s minds until a water crisis arises in their own backyard. Water issues are glocal, global and local. Local wa
Sep 5, 20214 min read
A Child’s Water Life and the Social Cost of Water
I was reading two articles in VOX, "The concept of the social cost of carbon, We’ve been radically underestimating the true cost of our...
Sep 5, 20204 min read
Watergeddon News: Rome is Burning, and Do We Really Care?
The Burning of the Amazon Affects the Earth's Entire Hydrological Water Cycle When I look for patterns that could amplify and accelerate...
Aug 30, 20209 min read
Watergeddon News: What is More Valuable than Oil, the Stock Markets or Gold?
If the total world forest was an asset on a balance sheet, how much is it worth? We lose an area equivalent to 40k soccer fields every day..
Aug 23, 20206 min read
Watergeddon News: Waterworld, The Sequel
The ocean is warmer, more acidic and less productive. Melting glaciers and ice sheets are causing sea level rise, and coastal extreme events
Aug 22, 20206 min read
Watergeddon News: Human Migration | Rain Harvesting | Amsterdam is Collapsing
Over the last twelve months, I have observed different patterns that could accelerate the Watergeddon tipping point over the next ten years
Aug 20, 20204 min read
Watergeddon News: RIP Konrad Steffen | Greenland's Point of No Return
Understanding, and analyzing Greenland’s ice sheet is critical to understanding how climate change will affect sea-level rise.
Aug 14, 202011 min read
Watergeddon: The Beginning
A few months ago during the Covid-19 Pandemic, I had a horrible dream. I saw a vision of the future. And it wasn’t bright. In fact, it barre
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