Ancient Water Harvesting Method May Be Revived
Berkeley scientist Lloyd E. Myers of the U S Water Conservation Laboratory cites ancient Negev Desert use of rock removal to increase runoff and irrigation. He notes Gibraltar uses runoff collection for its water supply and cites cost reductions from three dollars to under fifty cents per square yard for durable harvesting aprons.
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U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory
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Negev Desert
Israel
Gibraltar
General Assembly
The
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
Rain floods Arizona towns and halts logging activity
Thunderstorms across Arizona disrupted logging near Eagar and flooded downtown Miami with curb to curb water. U.S. 60-70 near Miami closed by a rockslide for 30 minutes. Twenty five loggers in the Eagar area remain out of work as forest roads turn to mud. Springerville faces runoff and evacuations while Maricopa County reports record mosquitoes. health crews spray insecticides around the clock after August rains.
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Eagar
Miami
Springerville
Phoenix
U.S
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Maricopa County
8. E. Farnsworth
Denmark Tornado Ravages Central Jutland Injures Dozens
A rare tornado struck central Jutland damaging about 50 houses with a two mile path between Faarvang and Gern. Dozens were injured and many farm animals were killed in the Danish disruption.
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Denmark
Jutland
Faarvang
Gern
Mosquito Increase Raises Encephalitis Alert in Glendale and Scottsdale
Farnsworth warned that rising mosquito numbers heighten the chance of an encephalitis outbreak. He noted the threat remains not serious for now, with the Glenidale and Scottsdale areas near the Salt River Reservation most affected.
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Glenidale
Scottsdale
Salt River Reservation
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