CNN — With an endless stream of water bottles making numerous claims about technological innovations and insulating properties flowing into the market, it’s easy to get lost in all the options. To determine which bottles are truly worth their price tag, we culled thousands of insulated water bottles down to 15 contenders after reading … Read more
The Colorado River irrigates farms, powers electric grids and provides drinking water to 40 million people. But as its supply dwindles, a crisis looms. By Drew Kann, Renée Rigdon and Daniel Wolfe, CNN Published August 21, 2021 Maricopa, ArizonaFor farmers in the deserts of central Arizona, success and failure is defined by who has water … Read more
Floods are devastating. They are tearing apart communities, devastating neighborhoods, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people each year, and it can take years to recover – provided recovery is possible at all. The US government estimates that floods (excluding hurricanes and tropical storms) have caused an estimated $ 160 billion in damage and killed … Read more
(CNN) — When you dive into the marketplace for water filters, pitchers and dispensers, you’ll find a wide variety of offerings. In an effort to find the best brand and shape that fits every lifestyle, we tested eight options — ranging from a super-small, made-for-one pitcher to a giant, double-digit cup dispenser. We put … Read more
MELBOURNE, Fla. – A World War II-era aircraft participating in the Cocoa Beach Air Show landed in the ocean near the beaches at Patrick Space Force Base Saturday afternoon. No one was injured, emergency officials said. A video posted on Twitter showed the single-engine TBM Avenger landing “flat” in shallow water south of Cocoa Beach. … Read more
Greetings from the Golden State, where homeowners who have Christmas lights on their homes after February 2 may face a $ 250 fine, according to california.com. I’m Winston Gieseke, Philanthropy Editor and Special Sections for The Desert Sun in sunny Palm Springs, and here are some of today’s major headlines. California is where you can … Read more
With hopes of a thaw on the horizon, millions of Americans in the southern United States grappled with the aftermath of Saturday’s deadly winter explosion. The storm-hit residents were slowly returning to electricity, but many were still without safe drinking water. More than 350,000 people in eight States were without power on Saturday afternoon, including … Read more