There are solutions to drought in regions where rain simply does not fall for years. It requires advanced transportation of fresh water from where it does rain. read more
There are solutions to drought in regions where rain simply does not fall for years. It requires advanced transportation of fresh water from where it does rain. The deserts of the world are within 1000 km of rainy regions so WaterBeads (guideway drones) would be able to move that abundant water across the expanse to the drought stricken desert. read more
Initially, the UN’s world climate research programme took up the challenge. A workshop in Barcelona in 2011 called for the creation of a global drought information system. But, despite some early cash from the European Union, funding never came through, says meteorologist Will Pozzi of the Vienna Institute of Technology, an early advocate. read more
While Governor Jerry Brown has implemented a series of wide-ranging measures aimed at curbing water usage, there are efforts underway to engineer the state out of its drought. Some are fairly well-tested—desalination, for example—while others, such as William Shatner’s proposed $30 billion Seattle-Lake Mead pipeline, seem straight-up wacky. read more