Refill aquifers to quench drought

• Autores: Hal Hodson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3021, 2015, pág. 12
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The worst recorded drought in California's history has forced state regulators to restrict people's water use by a quarter. In the long-run, though, climate change and limited supply mean the state must radically change the way it manages water, particularly below ground. The state normally depends on winter storms to replenish its water. Most climate models suggest these storms will become less frequent but more intense, says Alexander Gershunov, a climatologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. So water will come in huge, sudden gushes, possibly bringing more than existing infrastructure can capture.