For many, the topic of 'saving our water' immediately causes the rolling of eyes much like the late British comedian Marty Feldman in "Young Frankenstein." But only a cursory review of my posts on the National Drought Monitor makes us realize that Our supply of potable water is limited. Southern California is experiencing its fifth [...]
Month: December 2015
Going With the Flow
Going With the Flow
How the Dutch protect against flooding
Two thousand years ago, the land was an alluvial plain. Over the next thousand years, the Dutch built dikes around the highest land. In more recent times, the Dutch added the familiar Windmill pumps, and today pumps dot the landscape of The Netherlands to remove water accumulated from the deadliest of storms. This particular set of [...]
Furosemide Blues
Furosemide Blues
Top Story: California’s Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Ongoing Conservation Mandate
Top Story: California’s Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Ongoing Conservation Mandate
Book Discussion on Florida’s Big Dig
Book Discussion on Florida's Big Dig
Water, water everywhere…except in California
United States Drought Monitor > Home
United States Drought Monitor > Home
Americans Held Hostage in Iran Win Compensation 36 Years Later
Americans Held Hostage in Iran Win Compensation 36 Years Later
Port Everglades, Fla., Expansion Project
Port Everglades, Fla., Expansion Project This year, 2015, the Chief of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C.., approved increases in various dimensions of Port Everglades, Florida, widening some areas, lengthening others, and deepening still others, to allow the Port to compete with the gigantic Panamax vessels planned for use in a [...]
Florida’s Big Dig 