Can AI protect the water supply? These Moravian Academy students have founded a company around it

Three 17-year-old Moravian Academy students founded a company that uses AI-powered cameras to alert construction companies to ...

100 years ago, California's last great rainmaker nearly drowned a city

In 1904, Hatfield saved the city of Los Angeles, his hometown, then steeped in a crushing drought. And in 1916, he nearly ...
PBS

Rain Gardens: Catch and Hold Runoff Water

See how to create a rain garden with beautiful native and adapted plants for pollinators. When it rains, it pours, and it’s no fun when it pools up next to the house, even in a brief cloudburst. And ...
MIT Technology Review

This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air

Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth.
AOL

The Best Plants For A Rain Garden That Really Solves Your Flooding Problem

If your favorite hobbies are best spent in the fresh air, then you're likely itching to get back outside once a rainstorm has passed. However, few things can rain on your parade like stepping outside ...
komonews

Second atmospheric river looms as western Washington battles widespread flooding

WESTERN WASHINGTON — After a night of heavy rain, lingering flooding -- both the urban and river version -- are causing issues in western Washington. Nearly two dozen rivers are under flood warnings, ...
KWCH

New water treatment plant further delayed due to ongoing mechanical problems

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Wichita announced that work at the city’s new, approximate $500 million water treatment plant is stalled again, this time due to “ongoing issues with the clarifiers.
NBC Los Angeles

Nearly 5.5 billion gallons of water captured from recent storms, LADWP says

Nearly 5.5 billion gallons of water were captured during one of the wettest Novembers on record in Los Angeles, the LADWP said. After a dry start to the water year, November brought several days of ...
Grist

Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city

This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tehran is running out of water. The city depends on five major reservoirs for its water ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Black water with 'rotten eggs' smell plagues Beaverville, Ill. residents for 6 months and counting

BEAVERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- What if the water coming out of your faucet was black and smelled? For the last six months, some residents in one local village say black or discolored water has been ...
Noozhawk

Saturday Night Rain Hammers Santa Barbara, Trapping People in Vehicles

A car is helped out of a flooded intersection in downtown Santa Barbara Saturday night after a major downpour. Credit: John Palminteri / KEYT News photo A surprise downpour Saturday night turned parts ...
The New York Times

As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories. By Sanam Mahoozi and ...