Citing meager winter rainfall and snow, California officials are urging residents to conserve water as the state contends with a third year of severe drought.
to spread the message. With the handwritten slogan “Doing your part” on a whiteboard, the video shares water-saving tips, such as installing drip irrigation systems, using a smart irrigation controller and taking five-minute showers.spending an additional $10.5 million“Our reservoirs continue to decline, and so we are really in a critical time to move on our efforts to fortify our water supply,” Adel Hagekhalil, MWD’s general manager, told the district’s board this week.
“Right now, we’re working with our local water agencies and really being very clear about our expectation that they’re stepping up and they’re taking action through those water shortage contingency plans, which may involve mandatory restrictions on a local or regional basis,” Crowfoot said. Cooley said the last drought showed that conservation mandates work. California has over the last several years developed better data on water use and efficiency, she said, which can be used to create more customized mandates that reflect the local drought conditions as well as past progress on conservation.
Scientists have found that the extreme dryness across the West, from Montana to northern Mexico, is now the driest 22-year period, a megadrought that research shows is being worsened by humanity’s heating of the planet.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Douglas County school board weighs appealing judge’s order prohibiting one-on-one meetings, citing precedentThe deeply divided school board overseeing Douglas County School District spent Friday morning arguing whether to appeal a judge’s preliminary injunction prohibiting directors from having one-on-one meetings to privately discuss district business.
続きを読む »
Genesis Pulls Highway Drive Assist II From G80, GV70, And GV80 Citing Chip Shortages | CarscoopsGenesis Pulls Highway Drive Assist II From G80, GV70, And GV80 Citing Chip Shortages | Carscoops carscoops
続きを読む »
Ohio State’s Harry Miller medically retires from football, citing mental health struggleOhio State offensive lineman Harry Miller announced Thursday that he is medically retiring from football, citing a mental health struggle that included contemplation of suicide last year.
続きを読む »
Ohio State football player Harry Miller announces medical retirement, citing mental health strugglesMiller shared the news in a Twitter post, writing that he may have died by suicide if not for the help he received from the team's coaching staff.
続きを読む »
Citing ‘unrelenting assault on Ukraine,’ Disney suspends all business in Russia, not just film releasesThe Disney Company said that includes content and product licensing, Disney Cruise Line activities, National Geographic magazine and tours, local content productions and linear channels.
続きを読む »
San Francisco and Berkeley dropping proof of COVID-19 vaccine requirement for some businessesPeople are no longer required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result upon entering certain indoor businesses in San Francisco starting Friday, health officials announced.
続きを読む »