Drought, wildfires and water conservation issues: Finding a solution 19 Articles

by Gary C. Gibson

A trans-continental border water barrier should be constructed with earthmover's, and locks, concrete and high tech polymers to create a vast salt-water evaporation and sailing channel from El Centro California to the Gulf...read more

by David Layland

Drought has gripped the Southeastern US and plays a part in wildfires, like those raging in California. Some of these drought issues are naturally occurring, and many fear that drought patterns show the effects by global w...read more

by Alex Kee

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink and as the world gets warmer, as climate changes as a consequence of human activities, be prepared for a dryer climate, water shortages and the challenges that emanate from ...read more

by Caveat

Water has been an ever present problem in the USA. Many local wars were fought over water rights and its absence. For many years now the aquifer on which farmers relied for their crops and livelihoods has been failing to r...read more

by Arthur Allen

Recent fires in Southern California fueled by roaring winds of the Santa Ana are all too familiar of an occurrence with each year brining in record numbers of new incidents. In hard-hit San Diego County alone, the fire is ...read more

by Robert Mcmartin

Welcome people to the world of drought, wildfires and water conservation, here Downunder these are old friends that we know well. Australia is a very dry country, we have very little free standing water and no major lak...read more

by Hilary Keli

Never has the need to curb the wanton destruction of our environment be more urgent. World leaders are ever convening forums and seminars to chart out effective ways of averting an imminent catastrophe. People are getting ...read more

by Fred Tolleson

The problems with drought, wildfires and water conservancy have continued to pile up on our door step for many decades. Ignoring the problems doesn't seem to be working very well. Take the problems found in Atlanta - 4 m...read more

by Joseph Malek

Dear reader, if you don't already know, the environment in which we all live, Planet Earth, is rapidly changing for the worst. Yes, Mankind is destroying the only known place in the Universe that keeps us all healthy and a...read more

by Patty Musgrove

The solution is conservation on the part of the people. Period. Re-assesing our priorities is a must. I grew up in a small town in northern Arizona. We had to haul water by the 500 gallon tank(s) to our home as did ...read more

by Robert Williscroft

Drought is becoming a way of life for many southwestern communities. They sing the refrain, "Water, water, everywhere but here...," as with covetous eyes they gaze at the Columbia River and its tributaries. Several are ser...read more

by Martin W. Schwartz

While I cannot speak to water conservation issues, clearly California is overpopulated in no small part to the failure of the federal government to stem the tide of illegal immigration. With water being a finite resource ...read more

by Rebecca Phillips

Whatever happened to cloud seeding? Why isn't being used regularly during droughts and wildfires? How much does NASA spend on the International Space Station versus positive weather control operations? Is anyone at all ...read more

by Kelly Monteith

We are witnessing Mother Nature at her worst and before we know it, it may be too late.Finding a solution will not be easy, however if Helium readers and writers can make some observations through those who chose to write ...read more

by Norine Johari

Well despite the awareness to help save the Earth, people are still doing what they do - disposing of rubbish where they like, using hazardous products. Too many cars on the road results in the increase of CO2. Why can't w...read more

by Keith O Mahony

The cause of these events are more or less simple it's us. There are too many people on the planet for it to be health and the solution is for all of us to be equal in every thing that there is. Sounds mad i know but we ca...read more

by Christy Park

hello. well i believe that people dont know how much of our resources we use everyday. the more we use the less we will have for our children future. I am a mother and i'm scared to death to what has become of our planet.....read more

by Kisha Bennett

It's getting hot in here! If only it were a laughing matter. If only it made no difference. If only it were a nightmare. But sadly it is not. You know we as humans have a particularly significant characteristic which is...read more

by Blake T. Miller Blake

These massive forest fire are failure of Civil Engineering. Not only Californians face fighting fire, they will, also, have to face massive task of rebuilding. Something is obviously aggravating these fire to spread mercil...read more