Moderate drought conditions expanded across the District of Columbia area, according to a report released Thursday, as rain levels drop to 7 to 9 inches below normal this year and experts raise concerns about the impact on water supply. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report showed “moderate drought” — the...
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By Janet Street-Porter For Mailonline 16:48 16 Jun 2023, updated 16:48 16 Jun 2023 Are our water companies as incompetent as rail operators? If there’s a heavy rain these overpaid fat-cats complain there’s too much rain for their antiquated systems to cope – so raw sewage gets dumped on our...
By Colin Fernandez Environment Editor For The Daily Mail and Elena Salvoni 21:19 13 Jun 2023, updated 21:27 13 Jun 2023 Records show the temperature has never topped 30C on June 13 – until Tuesday Water rationing was imposed in parts of Kent and Sussex after lack of rainfall Water rationing...
As the drought in eastern Nebraska worsens, imagine not having any running water for over a month.That’s what one rural Lancaster County family has been dealing with.Jeff and Jenni Gall had their water shut off by the rural water district, not because they weren’t paying their bills but because of...
Cabernet sauvignon vines leaves turning color at the end of the season at J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines east of Paso Robles on Nov. 12, 2021. David Middlecamp [email protected] Heavy winter rains did some good for the dire groundwater conditions in the Paso Robles area, new data show. According to...
KHARTOUM Fighting in Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of Khartoum residents without running water, with some forced to risk their lives and seek it out during brief lulls in violence. class=”cf”> After nearly six weeks of street battles between forces loyal to rival generals and with temperatures regularly topping...
Eight buffalo fell through the pool cover and into the water at the couple’s home NFU Mutual has paid the family’s £25K damage claim in full after nearly a year CCTV captured the moment a herd of escaped water buffalo stampeded through a couple’s garden and took a dip in...
On Wednesday, the city of Turlock began adding small amounts of chlorine to its water system.Historically, the city relied solely on sealed groundwater wells for its entire water supply, but only 23 of the city’s 40 wells remain operable after decades of over-pumping. To make up for the deficit, surface...