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WATER THOUGHTS

Constant Water news, insights, thoughts, and meanderings on water, wells, preparedness, and applications of the Constant Water system.

IN THE NEWS

• FEMA Struggles to Reach Many Due to Damage
• Puerto Rico Skeptical About FEMA Claims
• Puerto Rico Power/Water Outages Continue
• Hurricane Fiona Continues Through the Caribbean
• Hurricane Fiona Leaves All of Puerto Rico Without Power
• Northern California Hit by 4.4 Earthquake
• Drought Crisis Drives Water Cuts Along the CO River
• Western States Hit With More CO River Water Cuts
• Texas Wind Turbines at 8% Capacity–ERCOT Requests Energy Cutbacks
• Hoover Dam Electricity Threatened by Drought/Low Water Conditions
• Infectious Diseases Linked to Increasingly Common Disaster Conditions
• Texas Residents at Risk of Rolling Blackouts
• Sweeping Water Restrictions Imposed in Southern California
• Texas Calls for Power Conservation After 6 Generators Fail
• Majority of U.S. Power Grids at Risk of Failure This Summer
• NOAA Again Predicts Above Average Hurricane Season in 2022
• Renewable Energy Shortages Threaten Michigan Summer Blackouts
• More Water Restrictions Threaten California Residents
• Gulf of Mexico Weather Pattern Similar to 2005 and Katrina
• First Street Foundation Assigns Wildfire Risk Score to Every U.S. Home
• Texas Power Plants Go Down Due to Excessive Heat
• Less Pollution Equals More Hurricanes
• La Nina Weather Patterns Will Enhance Wildfire Activity
• Electricity Shortage Warnings Issued Across the U.S.
• Key California Reservoirs at Alarmingly Low Levels
• Multiple Wildfires Spread Across Western States
• Early Season AZ Wildfire Spreads–Homes Evacuated
• Changing Climate Worsening Hurricane Season
• Scientists See Dangerous Shift in Early Tornadoes
• Tornado Alley Shifts to Dixie
• Tornado Alley Shifts East and South
• AccuWeather Predicts 7th Consecutive Above Average Hurricane Season
• Puerto Rico Power Outage Leaves Many Without Water
• Near Record Temps Create Wildfire Threat in California
• Early U.S. Tornado Activity Nears Record Levels
• Power Affects Water and Power Isn’t Always Assured
• Water Supplies Being Cut to Urban CA Water Agencies
• Wildfires are Striking Earlier This Year
• Hackers Target U.S. Energy Companies
• JAMA Published Study Links Increased Mortality Rates Following Hurricanes.
• 750,000 Without Power in Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
• DC Area Hit With Widespread Power Outages
• Winter Storm Knocks Out Power in Mid-Atlantic
• Many in Kentucky Remain Displaced After Tornado
• 90,000 Lose Power in Major California Storm
• Snow Blast Pounds California and Northwest–Severe Cold
• Pandemic Puts 50 Million Pounds of Plastic in Ocean
• Major Storm Hits California
• Amazon Web Services Suffers Another Major Outage
• Severe Weather From Central South to Ohio Valley
• California Facing Mandatory Water Restrictions
• Is Alaska a Harbinger of U.S. Weather in 2021?
• First Widespread Freeze of the 2021 Season This Week
• IDA Continues Path of Destruction–Northeast US Hit Hard
• No Quick Power Relief for Louisiana Victims
• Weather Disasters More Frequent and Severe–Reuters
• Grand Isle, LA Uninhabitable Following IDA
• Small Communities Bear Brunt of IDA
• Hurricane IDA Damages Gulf Coast States
• Tropical Storm Henri Targets New England Coast
• North Carolina Historic Flooding From Fred
• PG&E Warns Customers of Power Shutoffs
• Feds Begin Water Rationing in Western States
• Named Tropical Storms Line Up
• TS ELSA Gains Strength, Enroute to FL via Keys
• PG&E Fights Wildfires by Shutting Off Power
• U.S. Water and Power at Shocking Risk of Cyber Attack
• CA PG&E Warns of More Power Outages
• Expert Explains New Texas Power Shortages
• Heat Wave Intensifies Across U.S. West
• Hurricanes Threaten 32 Million U.S. Homes
• Severe Heat Waves Impact Much of U.S.
• Drought Conditions Add to Threats Entering Storm/Hurricane Season
• Repeat of Disastrous 2011 Tornado Season Feared
• Severe Tornado Season Predicted
• Early Foul Weather Threatens Recently Hit States Plus More
• Texas Outages Hit Water Supplies
• Blackouts Hit 13 States Beyond Texas in Deepening Power Crisis
• Millions Struggle Without Power In Deadly Cold Snap
• Senator Warner Seeks Answers in Florida Town Water Supply Hack
• Hackers Try to Contaminate Florida Town Water Supply
• Zeta Sweeps Through South–Headed East
• Zeta Power Outages Top 2M-Days or Weeks to Recover
• Sweltering Heat and Power Outages In Louisiana following Hurricane Delta
• PG&E Blackouts Continue
• California Faces Most Dangerous Fire Weather of the Year
• California Wildfires Force Evacuations
• Hurricane Laura Could Be Category 4 at Landfall
• Texas, Louisiana in Hurricane Strike Zone
• NY, NJ, and CT Demand Answers to Power Outages from Isaias
• 3.5 Million Without Power in Northeast Following Isaias
• Isaias Causes Floods and Slides in Puerto Rico
• Florida and East Coast Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Isaias
• Puerto Rico Hit With Big Wind and Heavy Raid
• East Coast to Receive Hurricane Impact
• Miami-Dade County Residence Urged to Prepare for Hurricane
• SOCAL Shaken By Early Morning Earthquake
• Much of Puerto Rico Without Power Before First Major Storm
• Arizona Wildfires Grow as Early Drought Continues
• 8 Oklahoma Earthquakes in 24 Hours
• Michigan Flood Displaces Thousands
• 10 Earthquakes Rattle Northern California
• 700 Isolated in New York for Coronavirus Monitoring
• 8,400 in California Monitored for Coronavirus
• Ahead of Pending Drought, California to Drain Key Water Supply
• Washington State High School Closes Over Coronavirus Risk
• Puerto Rico Earthquake–Power and Water are Out
• Severe Storms Tear Through South
• Power Outages Begin in California
• PG&E Power Shutdown Begins in California
• California Faces Historical Power Outage Due to Fire Danger
• California Power Outages:  What Happens When The Lights Go Out
• 15 Years Ago–Florida Nightmare–4 Hurricanes in 6 Weeks
• 2 quakes in 2 days, no warning from ShakeAlertLA
• FEMA admits it’s ‘short a few thousand employees’ as hurricane season begins
• Millions In Indiana/Ohio Without Power Will Leave Millions Without Water
• Oklahoma Flooding Will Leave Many Without Power/Water
• Tornadoes More Frequent and “Tornado Alley” Shifts
• Stolen NSA Tools Threaten Water/Power Infrastructures
• Hurricane Preparedness;Are You Ready?
• FEMA Urges More Individual Responsibility for Disasters
• FEMA Pushing Disaster Prep and Response to Lower Levels Amid Increasing Disasters and Decreasing Financial Capabilities
• 2019 Hurricane Forecast is Another Severe Season
• Midwest Flooding Highlights Limits of Post-Event Emergency Response
• PGE to Cut California Power to Fight Fires
• Judge Allows Termination of PR Housing Relief–Hundreds of Thousands of Homes Still Need Rebuilt
• Puerto Rico Mortality Report–Recommends Fixes to Mortality Reporting.  Doesn’t Address the Cause of Mortality
• Puerto Rico Power Grid Restored–Will Not Withstand Next Storm
• $30 per Gallon for PR Emergency Bottled Water
• 170K without power–Hurricane Hermine Moving North
• Hundreds of thousands without power in WA state due to storm
• Christmas in the dark? Storm brings ice and outages to Midwest, Northeast
• Hospital generators fail again, raising new questions
• No water, no power means days of misery for Louisiana
• Disaster-proofed homeowners aren’t worried about Sandy
• Concord’s plastic water bottle ban now in effect
• Malicious virus shuttered U.S. power plant – DHS
• Piedmont Virginian Magazine Highlights Constant Water
• Thousands Without Water and Power in SC following Joaquin
• Keeping the Water Running
• Attack on California Power Station Raises Alarm
• Pennsylvanians Without Power
• Winter weather: Temperatures plummet, thousands face Christmas without power