Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting in L.A. Gov. Gavin Newsom orders independent investigation into how the loss of water pressure left fire hydrants dry, hindering firefighting efforts in Los Angeles. 01/10/2025 - 9:02 am | View Link
Lack of water is hampering LA fire battle. Why not use ocean water to fight fires? With Southern California ablaze, the lack of water leaves many wondering, why not use ocean water to combat fires? 01/10/2025 - 1:36 am | View Link
What's the Third Pole and why do you need to know about it? To address these challenges, it is essential to promote better water use and resilience through market and policy options. Efficient water use can be encouraged by reforming water pricing and subsidies, promoting water trading, and investing in water-saving technologies. For instance, switching to micro-irrigation and drought-resistant crops ... 01/10/2025 - 3:45 am | View Link
How the water sector can lead the way to net-zero Water operators have long been stewards of an essential resource and water infrastructure is a cornerstone of every prosperous economy. At the same time, today’s water systems are major sources of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: global water utilities emit the same volume of GHGs as the world’s shipping industry. 01/10/2025 - 1:00 am | View Link
Semiconductor manufacturing and big tech's water challenge A new chip facility being built by TSMC in Phoenix, Arizona, for instance, says it will reclaim about 65% of the water it uses, reducing its dependence on city water. The region is grappling with population growth and increasing water scarcity due to historic water shortages in the Colorado River, which feeds water supplies. 01/9/2025 - 1:33 pm | View Link
Investing in water resilience is crucial – and a major opportunity Nature-based solutions, or “green” infrastructure – as alternatives to human-built “grey” infrastructure such as dams or river regulations – are proven to deliver cost-effective, measurable and sustainable benefits to drive water resilience for people and nature, especially those most vulnerable to climate impacts. 01/9/2025 - 5:12 am | View Link
Food and Water Systems in the Intelligent Age Water, essential to the world’s food supply, is increasingly at risk, with food systems representing 72% of freshwater withdrawals worldwide. An integrated view of interconnected data from both food and water can unlock sustainable solutions addressing this growing risk. 01/9/2025 - 5:05 am | View Link
Mike "Jesus" Johnson told reporters yesterday there’s “been some discussion” of tying California wildfire aid to a debt limit increase for the Giant Man Baby, after GOP members seized the opportunity to raise the issue with Yambo at Mar-A-Lago this weekend.
The notion that Congress could make the release of disaster relief dollars conditional upon also agreeing to raise the debt ceiling is already facing pushback from some Democrats.
But many California Republicans, including Rep.
Republicans hold 53 seats in the Senate, and nominations require a simple majority, meaning most of Trump's picks should be comfortably confirmed shortly after he takes office next week. Others could face an uphill battle if only a handful of GOP senators oppose their nominations.
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The senator from the welfare state of Alabama doesn't want any of those "woke" California wildfire victims getting any help from the federal government.
Here's candidate for the dumbest member of the United States Senate, Tommy Tuberville, threatening the California wildfire victims on this Wednesday's The Chris Salcedo Show on Newsmax:
SALCEDO: Senator, why should other states be bailing out California for choosing the wrong people to run their state?
TUBERVILLE: We shouldn't be.
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MAGA Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Donald's Inauguration Day, thus breaking federal protocol as the country mourns Jimmy Carter's death. Abbott just had to suck up to Donald's lil' mushroom after President Joe Biden ordered the United States flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days following the former President's death on December 29th.
PBS reports this fuckery:
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight, including six women and four children, health officials said Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be narrowing in on a ceasefire deal to end the 15-month war and release dozens of hostages.
Officials have expressed mounting optimism that they can conclude an agreement in the coming days after more than a year of talks that have repeatedly stalled.
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels meanwhile fired a missile at central Israel, setting off sirens and sending people fleeing to shelters without causing any casualties.