One of TapIt's
favorite sites, Water News, published by the environmental engineering
and consulting firm, Brown and Caldwell, just got cooler with the new 'Watercooler' page. While Water News is a great way to keep up on water developments from around the world, The Watercooler page takes a look at climate change as it relates to water issues.
The Water Cooler has an informative blog written by water experts from several firms and organizations in the field. The site also features a really interesting drought map of the US. You can watch the weekly changes over the last few months as different areas of the country become dryer or have severe droughts. For instance, you can see from the map right now, areas of Southern Texas are moving into exceptional drought like conditions (see full size map here). You can see if your area is at risk for drought or may be heading towards more severely dry conditions. The site also updates dozens of climate change and water news headlines and has a video section with current news clips.
It is really great to see climate change and water being discussed as interconnected issues. Many of the most noticeable and early problems of climate change are occur as a result of changing watershed and ocean conditions i.e. droughts and hurricanes. Some areas that already have water shortages or other problems, may be the first to be affected by a change in temperature. This is fascinating stuff to keep up on especially if you love water and the environment as much as TapIt does.
image credit: www.bcwaternews.com
The Water Cooler has an informative blog written by water experts from several firms and organizations in the field. The site also features a really interesting drought map of the US. You can watch the weekly changes over the last few months as different areas of the country become dryer or have severe droughts. For instance, you can see from the map right now, areas of Southern Texas are moving into exceptional drought like conditions (see full size map here). You can see if your area is at risk for drought or may be heading towards more severely dry conditions. The site also updates dozens of climate change and water news headlines and has a video section with current news clips.
It is really great to see climate change and water being discussed as interconnected issues. Many of the most noticeable and early problems of climate change are occur as a result of changing watershed and ocean conditions i.e. droughts and hurricanes. Some areas that already have water shortages or other problems, may be the first to be affected by a change in temperature. This is fascinating stuff to keep up on especially if you love water and the environment as much as TapIt does.
image credit: www.bcwaternews.com
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