Arid cities have an effect on rainfall patterns around them, and it appears that human activities such as land use and irrigation in these environments affect the entire water cycle as well.
For the first time, glaciologists have compared sets of ancient climate records trapped in ice cores from the Andes and the Himalayas to paint a picture of how climate has changed - and is changing - in the tropics. Their conclusions mark a climate shift to a much warmer world within the last 50 years.
Franklin Electric Co. has announced that, effective January 1, 2007, its new general sales policy will be to sell all of its products only on a direct basis to wholesale water systems distributors.
Sandvik AB has bought UDR Group from Major Drilling Group International Inc., Canada, for about $34 million. Australian-based UDR Group is a manufacturer of surface mineral drill rigs.
Terex Corp.'s board of directors recently authorized a two-for-one split of the company's common stock. The company anticipates that the additional shares resulting from the split will be issued on or about July 14.
Despite gains by states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recent years to help small water systems strengthen their capacity to meet federal drinking water regulations, more effort and resources are needed, concludes an internal agency report.
Preferred Pump & Equipment recently acquired Waterways Distribution in Chico, Calif. Waterways, founded by Jim Love, sells line-shaft turbine pumps, motors, controls and all associated supplies for the irrigation industry.
China recently blew up the protective cofferdam that was used as a temporary structure while the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, was being built.