The bucket
[NB The swimming bees were rescued]
Water woes in India
See this BBC page. Are we doing all we can to save water? Rainwater should be captured in butts and tanks for garden use.
Green Gold – regreening the desert
“It’s possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems.” Environmental film maker John D. Liu documents large-scale ecosystem restoration projects in China, Africa, South America and the Middle East, highlighting the enormous benefits for people and planet of undertaking these efforts globally.
El Nino – drought AND floods in California
from the Guardian The Golden State has suffered four parched years, but the land could be too dry to absorb heavy rains anticipated this winter Vast swathes of forest are so brittle and bone-dry that they burn up in an instant. … Continued
Cleaning the River Ganges (Ganga)
September 11th, Amritapuri: Amma has presented a cheque for the equivalent of $15 million (£9.73 million) for the construction of toilets in the poorest villages surrounding the Ganga River, as part of the Clean India and Clean Ganga projects. A … Continued
WATER IS LIFE – The Water Retention Landscape of Tamera
This is a site in Portugal where proper use of water has restored an arid area to full productivity. Similar work is being done in China, Ethiopia and Rwanda. But this is a global problem; surely we can all find … Continued
Planting trees can stop flooding
Planting trees could help tackle incidents of flooding 5 February 2014 Last updated at 19:39 GMT As Wales continues to be battered by storms, incidents of flooding are likely to increase. For decades the authorities have managed the problem by … Continued
Droughts and floods are our future
The Environment Agency has said that Britain must adapt to weather extremes, on the basis of the data for 2012, when within a four-month period rivers such as the Tyne, Ouse and Tone fell to their lowest and rose to their … Continued
Top tips for evading the drought
Garden Organic have published ten tips for drought-proofing your garden, ranging from leaving grass clippings where they lie to trenches for runner beans…
Ways to conserve water – from Malta
Ways to conserve rainwater on a dry island – an article from the Times of Malta 2010