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Drought & Floods; Intensification of climate patterns

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:44:59 +0000

The devastating floods in Queensland may be subsiding, but the weather pattern that caused it is not over – and Sydney could be in the firing line.

Sydney’s last major floods were in 1986 and 1988, said the Bureau of Meteorology. In the Liverpool region in 1986, water levels for the [...]

Freshwater Supply per capita expected to Halve

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:29:01 +0000

The World Resources Institute rates South Africa’s current yearly renew- able freshwater supply between 1 000 m³ and 1 700 m³ per capita, but this is likely to descrease to less than 500 m³ by 2025.

The institute says that any amount less than 1 000 m³ a person means that water stress will [...]

Texas homeowners ask city to OK rainwater irrigation system

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:52:41 +0000

As homeowners become more environmentally conscious, they are leading cities into unfamiliar territory.
In many cases, people are bringing centuries-old practices, such as rainwater harvesting, into modern urban and suburban areas.

Regulations developed for suburbia weren’t written with that in mind, sometimes resulting in red tape as cities catch up with emerging trends.

That’s [...]

Desalinated sea water for Cape Town in four years

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:59:04 +0000

The energy required to power desalination would drive up the price of water, and consume more non-renewable energy, the price of which is rapidly being felt by South African electricity users. Water Rhapsody provides a means to save up to 90% of your municipal water bill with our water conservation systems. here [...]